Newsletter 12/16

Our Weekly Learning   12-16-16

News and Information . No School Wednesday 12/21/16 - 1/3/16 Progress reports will be sent home after Christmas Break. Some first grade classes finished up NWEA testing this week. In Math, we tested over data and graphs. In Language we read books about Force and Motion and did experiments. We did our 2nd Quarter reading and writing assessments for the word wall this week. Next week we will have our Read-a-thon on Monday and Christmas Sing-along on Tuesday. Read-a-thon: Students may wear their pajamas and bring a stuffed animal. Please no blankets.

Newsletter 12/9

Our Weekly Learning   12-9-16

News and Information Keep working hard to meet the Reading Challenge, it is due DECEMBER 16th!! The 1st Grade Christmas Program will be held on Monday, December 12th at 7 pm in the HS Auditorium. Please make sure your student is there by 6:40.  Please do not come before 6:30 as the Kindergarten program will be ending. This week we have worked on NWEA testing.  Some first grade classes finished up this week and some will finish up next week. In Math, we are learning about graphs and data.  We will finish up this unit next week. Next week we will review 2nd quarter word wall words.  Please practice reading and spelling these words.  We will test over these at the end of next week. We will continue to work on narrative writing. Our Christmas Party is Friday, December 16th. Set up begins at 11:30.  We will do a PTA christmas craft from 12:00 to 12:30 and party in our rooms from 12:30 to 1:00.

Picture Retakes Tomorrow

Picture retakes are tomorrow, 12-1.  You you wish to have your child's pictures retaken, please send back the picture packet.

Cox Care Mobile..12/1/16

The Cox Care Mobile is scheduled to be at Clever Schools on Thursday, December 1st. Your child can be seen for FREE whether you have insurance or not. Services are available for children ages birth to eighteen years. You may call the school nurse to inquire about the services provided, to schedule an appointment, or to receive the necessary paperwork. Thank you!

Children's Grief Awareness Day Tomorrow....Wear a Hat for $1

DID YOU KNOW?

• 1 in 20 children experience the death of a parent before the age of 18.
• Children with unresolved grief are 9 times more likely to drop out of High School.

What can we do to help?

Thursday, November 17th is Children’s Grief Awareness Day.  We are asking each of you to WEAR BLUE to support Grieving Children.

For a $1 donation to Lost & Found Grief Center in Springfield, students can also wear a hat on Thursday, November 17th.

Grief is a natural reaction to death for children as well as adults. It is about so much more than sadness. Grieving children walk around carrying their worries like a heavy backpack, waiting for someone to help them unload those feelings. The painful emotions they carry every day is exhausting.

Grief doesn't go away just because you want it to. The opportunity to be in a group with other children who have experienced a loss helps prevent unresolved grief. Lost & Found Grief Center provides grief support services, at no charge, in a safe and supportive environment for children, young adults, and their families grieving the death of a loved one. Every person deserves the opportunity to grieve in a supportive and understanding environment.t

Flu Shots

Flu vaccines are available on the Cox Care Mobile for students that do not have insurance or for students that have active Medicaid.  The Care Mobile will be here next week on November 9th.  Call your school nurse to schedule an appointment.

Free Throw Contest

Elks National Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest will be December 3, 2016, at the OC in Ozark, MO. Registration starts at 9am with the contest starting at 10am.  This is a free throw contest for boys and girls ages 8-13.  For more information call Jeff Holt at 865-7943.

November Lunch Menus

Due to a problem with OPAA's printer, we do not have November lunch menus yet.  

Tomorrow's lunch choices are:

1) Chicken Soft Tacos

2) Pizza Quesadilla

3) Taco Salad

  Sides:  Fresh Garden Salad, Cowboy Beans, Fresh Fruit, Orange Pineapple Mix, Cornbread

Newsletter

Our Weekly Learning    10-28-16
News and Information 2nd Quarter reading challenge is coming home today! Don’t forget to send in book bags for new books on Fridays. Thanks to all who helped make our Halloween Party a great time!
Language Workshop This week we read and compared the classic version of Cinderella with a new version called Ponyella.  We learned about pronouns. Pronouns take the place of nouns. We practiced using pronouns and finding them in our reading.	Math Workshop We continued working on Topic 4 “Addition and Subtraction Facts to 12” this week.  We practiced using a ten frame to help us add. Remember, addition flash cards are a great way to help your child build fluency with these facts.  You can usually find these at the dollar stores!
Writing Workshop This week we learned about publishing.  After we reviewed all the steps, we practiced publishing some of our work.	Word Study Our words for next week will be:     got     on     stop     frog     chop     hot     top     shop     of      job **Next week we will also include a sentence.  Students will be expected to spell all word wall words correctly and use correct capitalization, punctuation.
Next Week Next week we will continue with our unit on fairy tales.  We will practice using pronouns and work on story elements (Characters, Setting, Beginning, Middle, End).   In math we will continue with Topic 4.	Important Dates Oct. 31 Trunk or Treat 5 - 7 p.m. (High School parking lot) Nov. 23-25   Thanksgiving Break Dec. 16  2nd Quarter Reading Challenge Due Dec. 21-Jan. 3 Christmas Break

PTA Fundraiser Pick Up

Fundraiser pickup is Thursday 27th 3-6pm in the north gym. 

PTA is also asking for candy donation for our costume parade on Friday.  Candy can be turned into the office Friday morning. 

Cox Care Mobile

The Cox Care Mobile is scheduled to be at Clever Schools on November 9, 2016.  Your child can be seen for FREE whether you have insurance or not.  Services are available for children ages birth to 18 years.  You may call the school nurse to inquire about the services provided, to schedule an appointment and to receive the necessary paperwork.

Halloween Party Information

Book Fair Monday-10/24

During our specials time on Monday (10/24), our class will be visiting the book fair.  If you would like to send money with your child to shop, please send it in an envelope with his/her name on it.

Newsletter

Our Weekly Learning    10-21-16
News and Information      Celebrating Red Ribbon Week Oct. 24-27   A “minion” reasons to be drug-free!     Monday: A “Minion” reasons to be drug free-Dream Big--Pajama Day     Tuesday: Drugs are Despicable--Crazy Socks and Crazy Hair-Sock Hop for K-3     Wednesday: You are one in a “Minion”--Dress up like Minions     Thursday: Team up against drugs--Hats and Team Jerseys Our Halloween Party will be on Friday, October 28th.  Parents are welcomed to come to school at 11:30 to help set up and help the kids get dressed in their costumes.  Please send your child’s costume to school with them on Friday (it is best not to wait and bring it with you, just in case you are running late-- kids tend to get a little frantic if it’s not here).  The parade will start at 12 with the party following immediately after.  Special note about costumes--NO weapons of any kind, please keep blood and gore to a minimum.   Please note the following lunch menu change:  Thursday:  Cheese Pizza, Corn Dog, or Popcorn Chicken Salad.  Friday:  Sack Lunch (Turkey and cheese sandwich, chips, carrots, fruit)
Language Workshop This week we started our fairy tales unit.  We read and compared the classic version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears with a new version called Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!  We learned what makes a story a fairy tale and we learned about Point of View (who is telling the story).	Math Workshop We started Topic 4 “Addition and Subtraction Facts to 12” this week.  We have been working on adding 0, 1, and 2, adding doubles, and adding near doubles.  Addition flash cards are a great way to help your child build fluency with these facts.  You can usually find these at the dollar stores!
Writing Workshop This week we reviewed editing marks and practiced using them to make corrections to our writing.  So far we have learned to prewrite, draft, and edit.  Next comes publishing!	Word Study Our words for next week will be:     fit     trip     swim     sip     into     him     will     if **Next week we will also include a sentence.  Students will be expected to spell all word wall words correctly and use correct capitalization, punctuation.
Next Week Next week we will continue with our unit on fairy tales.  We will work on story elements and retelling.  We will also introduce and learn about pronouns.  In math we will continue with Topic 4.	Important Dates     October 24-27: Red Ribbon Week October 28: Halloween Party

Clever Wear

Who needs some Clever Wear to show their school spirit?  Or, who needs some great Christmas gifts?  Order forms for Clever Wear have been sent home.   Proceeds benefit our Care To Learn chapter.  Please follow this link to view the order form in color.  http://bit.ly/CleverWearOrders.  Samples of most items will be available at both the lower and upper offices during parent/teacher conferences.  

Orders are due November 11th.

Please make checks payable to Care To Learn.

Please send your order form and payment to  your classroom teacher.

Halloween Party

Newsletter

Our Weekly Learning   10-14-16
News and Information NO SCHOOL MONDAY! Tuesday 10/18 is Picture Day!  If you would like to order, you can send in the order form or there is also the option to order online. We have a new district website at www.cleverbluejays.org  You can also download the app in the Google play store or Apple app store by searching for "clever rv school district".   Make sure you have signed up for a conference time. Conferences are next week!!! Please sign up for SeeSaw. This will allow you to see your child participating in various activities and I plan to use it for some assessments. It is very user friendly and lets me quickly share things to the whole class or to individual parents.
Language Workshop This week we continued our poetry unit. We started applying what we learned about nouns. We created a “My Favorite Nouns” book. We are having a blast looking through our books and discovering nouns as we read. We will start learning about Fairy Tales next week.	Math Workshop We finished Topic 3, “Five and Ten Relationships” and continued practicing math centers. The kids are really enjoying the activities. We pretested Topic 4 and will start Topic 4 next week. **If you have any dominoes, playing cards, or uno cards, that you do not use--we would gladly take them off your hands to use for our centers.
Word Study We reviewed the word wall this week. We will go in more depth on what a noun is. We will be putting words in categories on “What is a noun, and what is not a noun.”	Writing Workshop We continued working on the writing process by practicing prewriting and drafting. We also introduced revising and editing. We learned the different marks used to correct errors in our writing.
Next Week We will start our unit on Fairy Tales. We will continue to work with nouns. In math, we will start Topic 4. Writing will be a continuation of using the writing process and the writing binders. Tuesday will be picture day, and Friday, we will have our Read-a-thon. Remember, our character word for October is Responsibility.	Important Dates     October 17: No School October 18: Picture Day October 18 & 20: Fall Conferences Don’t forget to sign up. October 24-27: Red Ribbon Week October 28: Halloween Party

Newsletter

Our Weekly Learning   10-7-16
News and Information Be sure to read with your child to help them meet their reading challenge. It is due Oct 14. We have a new district website at www.cleverbluejays.org  You can also download the app in the Google play store or Apple app store by searching for "clever rv school district".   PTA Fall Festival at the Elemiddle playground from 5-7pm and then a movie after 7pm on Saturday, October 8th!! We will have a fire truck, hay maze, bounce houses, raffle of prizes from local businesses, chick-fil-a concessions, and monopoly type game boards purchased for $10 to play at game booths (2 chances to play each game). Please sign up for SeeSaw. This will allow you to see your child participating in various activities and I plan to use it for some assessments. It is very user friendly and lets me quickly share things to the whole class or to individual parents.
Language Workshop This week we started our poetry unit.  We read My Perfect Pumpkin Pick and Scarecrows. We also learned that a noun is a person, place, or thing. Then we found nouns in our poems. We also practiced reading poetry to increase fluency. The students read their poetry to the class.	Math Workshop We started Topic 3, “Five and Ten Relationships” and continued practicing math centers. The kids are really enjoying the activities. We will be pretesting Topic 4 soon and using the scores to set class goals for the post-test. **If you have any dominoes, playing cards, or Uno cards, that you do not use--we would gladly take them off your hands to use for our centers.
Word Study We reviewed the word wall this week and tested reading and writing the words. Next week’s words are: his, big, did, ship, list, wish, slip, gift, lid, hit. Be sure to practice reading and writing these words at home!	Writing Workshop We continued working on the writing process by practicing prewriting and drafting. We also introduced the writing binders. Students will use their binders to organize their papers. The binders have 4 folders (Prewriting, Drafting, Revising/Editing, Publishing).
Next Week We will continue our unit on Poetry. We will practice responding to poems and continue finding nouns. In math, we will finish up Topic 3 and assess later on in the week. Writing will be a continuation of using the writing binders and we will introduce editing. On Thursday, we will get to learn about fire safety and on Friday, we will have our Read-a-thon. Also, our character word for October is Responsibility. Each month there will be a character student picked from each class.	Important Dates     October 8: PTA Fall Festival October 14: End of First Quarter October 14: Reading Challenge is Due October 14: Read-a-thon October 17: No School October 18: Picture Day October 18 & 20: Fall Conferences *You may call the office to to set up a time if you have not do so.  743-4810