Thursday, August 8, 2013

Aug. 12-16, 2013 NEWSLETTER



Religion: Chapter 1: We Belong to Jesus’ Church

-Assumption of Mary

-We will be saying the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading: Sam Come Back!

Skills: short a, final ck, character, introduce sentences

Story test Thursday.

Spelling: short a words

Pretest Mon.

Practice test and dictation Wed.

Final test Fri.

Spelling Word Lists

List 1: at, can, cat, back, dad, am, bat, mad, ran, sack, way, on

List 2: black, snack, quack, that, flat, band, grand, tram, scram, scramble, on, way

Math:

review kindergarten skills in preparation for 1st grade work

Science:Chapter 1:

Living and Nonliving things

Social Studies: Integrated with reading

Other: Notes from the Teacher:

-Each Wed. we will have a practice spelling test. Anyone who makes a 100% on Wed. will not have to take the test on Friday!

-AR has begun.  Please see AR information below.

-I will not be sending the newsletter via e-mail until I receive all the e-mail addresses. There will be more information on Curriculum Night. Thanks!

BIRTHDAY TREATS:

No birthday parties are permitted at the K-3 Campus. Due to the increase in food allergies, and in order to ensure the safety of all students absolutely NO food may be brought in for a child’s birthday. Birthday invitations are not to be brought to school and distributed unless all members of the same gender in the classroom are invited.

 

All snacks brought to school, must be individually wrapped OR in an individual baggie. Students MAY NOT bring in snacks for anyone other than themselves. In order to protect all children with food allergies, we ask that parents refer to the www.snacksafely.com website to find nutritional and safe snacks. Please do NOT send in snacks with peanut butter or peanuts in them.

Afternoon Pick Up- Important Information

Thank you for patience as we work through Afternoon Car Rider Dismissal. Please remember:

~ Parents must get out of their vehicle and stand in the front part of the parking lot area so that their child can see them. For older students you could pick a meeting spot where you are waiting every day. Due to the number of cars in the lot, students are not allowed to walk up and down the aisles looking for a parent.

~ Parents who park on Time Drive must walk over to the parking lot to get their child. PLEASE stress to your child that if you are not there to pick them up, they are NEVER to walk over to Time Drive looking for you.

~ Kindergarten students will exit a few minutes early from the front lobby, and are to remain in the fenced area until the person picking them up comes to get them.

~ Students who do not see their parent are to return to the front of the school. We have nine staff members supervising the parking lot area and can communicate via 2-way radio. Please, tell your child if they can’t find you to go back to the front of the school and if a staff member sees you before they do, we can call them via radio.

The Accelerated Reader Program has begun. It will end on the last day of school before Spring Break.

50 Point Increment Rewards

Every time a student reaches a 50 point increment in Accelerated Reader, their name will be announced during daily announcements, and they will be invited for a special celebration with the principal, along with all other students who reached a 50 Point increment (50, 100, 150 points, etc.).

These celebrations will take place in October, December, and April, and will take the place of being recognized at the end of the year Closing Ceremony.

School Wide Reward- The entire school will be rewarded with a picnic to Legion Park at the end of the school year to celebrate reading!

Classroom Reward- Teachers will plan incentives and rewards within their classroom for students who reach individual goals. The teacher will send home information about individual goals for your child.