November 2020 Katie Purper - Principal John Code & Brynn Falise - Assistant Principals

Winfield

Elementary

Dear Winfield Families,

We have had an exciting October! Every student, staff member and parent has done an amazing job with flexibility during our transition to Hybrid. We have seen so many acts of kindness, perseverance and strength! As a community, we have banded together and shown that we are brave, confident and strong. November is American Education Week. This year we will be celebrating American Education Week virtually. The week of November 16-20, please feel free to visit your child’s virtual classroom. As always, American Education week is a chance for you to see your child engaged in the learning environment. The teacher will be teaching the class in the normal hybrid format. Please join the classroom by sitting next to your child during the meet on their virtual day. Parents will not be able to join the meet without their child present, as parents do not have the meet links. Thank you again for a great start to the hybrid model. Please feel free to contact the office with any questions.

Sincerely, Mrs. Purper, Mr. Code and Mrs. Falise

Winfield’s Mission and School Values: “Winfield school is a community of motivated learners working together to achieve each individual’s highest potential.”

Winfield’s PBIS ROAR Values: Respect, On-task, Attitude, Responsibility

Website: http://www.carrollk12.org/win/ Attendance email: [email protected] School Hours: 9:30-4:00. Doors open for students at 9:00 and parent drop off doors are closed at 9:25. Students may not be dropped off at parent drop off after 9:25. Dismissal begins promptly at 4:00.

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Lunch Menu If your child is interested in receiving a hot or cold lunch during school on their Cohort day, please visit the following link to view what is on the menu. https://carrollk12.nutrislice.com/menu/winfield-elementary/weekly-meal- kit/2020-10-12

This year, Winfield students are using Lexia Reading Core5®, a fun computer-based program that has helped millions of students. The activities in Core5 support and build on our classroom curriculum and focus on reading skills in six areas: phonological awareness, phonics, structural analysis, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Here’s how Lexia Reading Core5 works:

Students begin Core5 Progress and at a starting point performance in that corresponds with Online activities the program are individual reading include direct reported so needs and complete instruction and teachers can different online feedback as provide help activities throughout students learn when needed. the week. new skills.

Lexia Core5 is Paper-and-pencil While teachers accessible activities are also assign time for through Clever. used for practice Lexia, students and may be done may always in school or practice longer if brought home. they would like to read more.

We hope you share in our excitement about Lexia Reading Core5. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s ELA teacher or Jena Ehmann, the Reading Specialist. Happy Reading!

PBIS

With CCPS going hybrid, the PBIS team met to discuss how we can continue to best support our students and families. We are encouraging you to continue using the virtual matrix at home and teachers are reviewing and using the school matrix at Winfield. As a team, we have added 4 new expectations that align with all that is going on right now. We will continue to support and positively encourage and reinforce every single one of the students at Winfield. Please see attached documents to view the ROAR Virtual Learning Matrixes.

A note from the School Counselor - Ms. Johnson It has been so good to physically see the kids in the building this week! I have enjoyed catching up with them and checking in on how they are doing and have been doing. I am so proud of the hard work they have put in so far and am very impressed with how they performed at school this week.

As we continue to move through this school year of new adventures, I continue to be a support for all staff, students and families at Winfield Elementary School.

Please use the below resources to help navigate through all of this!

My Virtual Office https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FBCaVSf5DWtNVmp55bOmic643T1-Wl0G8pZLjylz4fs/edit?usp=sharing

Appointment Form (also found in my virtual office) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDd422oLU6ZjPMybVBvMjo9LEU- 5EBSz1D7WGmKzo06UiHnw/viewform

Email [email protected]

Phone Number 410-751-3242

Reminders

• Wear your mask the right way

• Wash your hands with soap and water

• Keep self to self

• Sneeze into a tissue or use your elbow

Notes from the Nurses Office Food Allergies Please be sure that your children know that no food sharing is allowed at school. This means, no sharing food with a friend, and no accepting food from a friend. Why do we have this rule?

Cross Contact First and most important is the way each food is prepared or packed for each student’s lunch. For example, a student may handle bread, cheese, peanut butter or other allergens while eating breakfast or preparing a lunch, then reach into the fridge to grab an apple for the lunchbox or backpack without first washing hands. This simple bit of cross contact may seem harmless to the individual handling the food, but could have life-threatening results for the child who unknowingly consumes that apple when it is shared with him by a friend at lunch.

New Allergies But what if neither of the students sharing food have allergies and there is no prior history of allergies in their families? In 25% of food allergy reactions that occur at school, the student had not been previously diagnosed. Food allergies in children are on the rise and children do not have to have other family members with food allergies to develop them on their own. (information borrowed from the website: allergycookie.com, a great resource for allergen-free recipes, news, and tips.)

**If your child has food allergies, please be sure to let the school nurse know. The school nurse will make sure that your child’s teachers and the cafeteria staff are aware of their allergy. **

My Classmate Has a Food Allergy. What Can I Do to Help?

Know that food allergies are serious. It’s hard to believe that foods you eat every day can hurt others, but it’s true! If someone with a food allergy eats something they are allergic to, they can get very sick and sometimes have to go to the hospital. If a friend or classmate has a food allergy, don’t tease, bully or make fun of them. Tell an adult right away if you see other kids picking on someone with a food allergy.

Learn about your classmate’s allergy. Find out which foods your friend is allergic to and what to do in case of an emergency. Ask about their symptoms and what to expect if they are having an allergic reaction. Many symptoms happen right away – hives, a rash, stomach pain, itchy mouth. Other symptoms can take longer to show up. Be aware of any medication that your classmate may need to treat an allergic reaction and where it is kept. The more you learn about your friend’s allergy, the more you will be able to support them.

Never share food with classmates. You can share jokes and laughs with your classmates, but don’t share food.

Wash your hands after eating. Washing your hands with soap and water after you eat is very important. It’s a good way to clean off any food that is on your hands. Hand sanitizers and wipes don’t get rid of all the allergens. Hand wipes aren’t as good as soap and water, but they work better than hand sanitizer.

Help all of your friends and classmates have fun together! There are lots of ways to have fun without food! Listening to music, playing board or video games, making crafts, going for a bike ride, and playing sports are just some of the cool things you can do together. This way, everyone stays safe and has fun!

Get help immediately if a classmate with food allergies becomes ill. If your classmate feels sick or thinks they may have eaten something they are allergic to, tell an adult right away or dial 911! They will make sure your friend gets help and gets the medicine they need to feel better.

(Information borrowed from: https://www.foodallergy.org/resources/food-allergies-classroom )

CCPS Advanced Academics (G/T) Program:

The CCPS Advanced Academics (G/T) Program is designed to meet the needs of highly able learners and maximize student achievement. Advanced Academics teachers, in collaboration with classroom instructors, will continue to provide a continuum of instructional options designed to meet the needs of highly able learners and students identified as possessing gifted learning traits. This may include in-class extended instruction, pullout enrichment groups, and/or advanced resource development with classroom teachers. A Referral and Review Team, as well as collaboration with classroom teachers, will determine student eligibility for advanced instructional options. Indicators for participation include observational checklists, standardized test scores, work samples, and classroom performance. Although students are not typically, formally identified until the beginning of third grade, Advanced Academics teachers will continue to provide a range of services for grades K-5. Look for more information about the program to come home throughout the school year.

Pre-K November is an exciting month in Pre-K!

Fundations We will move into identifying the new letters M-S and the sounds they make. We will continue studying numerals 0-5 in math including but not limited to; matching numeral sets 0-5, practicing counting using one to one correspondence and continuing counting and identifying numerals using a Five Frame.

Science We will continue to explore shadows and we will learn more about making friends and begin our study of families in ELA. We will continue exploring our feelings in Social/Emotional Learning and learn how to properly express them. Wishing all our families a very happy and joyful Thanksgiving! -Mrs. Rosenberg

Kindergarten Reading Kindergarten will be working on identifying key details, characters and the setting in a text. We are focusing on phonemic awareness skills that will be evaluated on the CCPS Reading Assessments. Skills that will be assessed include rhyming, letter identification, letter sounds and matching the beginning consonants of like words.

Writing We will be working on forming sentences and attempting to stretch out the words to write the sounds that we hear. In Math, we will continue working on building, decomposing and comparing numbers from 0-10. We will also be focusing on addition and subtraction problems by acting out and using models.

Social Studies Kindergarteners will be in the Me and My Family Unit that discusses the past and the present. During Science this month, we will be focusing on weather and the seasons. Your child has begun our sight word curriculum and should be practicing their word rings frequently. The County’s expectation is that kindergartners can identify 35 high frequency words on the January Benchmark Assessment. Thank you for your continued support at home!

1st Grade Reading and Writing First graders have been working hard with reading and writing! We recently completed our third unit of word study and are moving into unit 4. In this unit, we will learn the bonus letter rule. We will read and spell one syllable words with bonus letters, as well as the glued sound -all. In reading, we continue to use illustrations, reread the text, and visualize to identify key details in both fiction and nonfiction texts. We are focusing on retelling what we have read about the characters, setting and events to demonstrate thorough understanding of texts. We continue to use decoding strategies in guided reading groups to read unknown words in our leveled texts. We are demonstrating our understanding of these texts by retelling and answering comprehension questions. In writing, we will explore various types of writing, including informative, narrative, and opinion. At home, please continue practicing sight words frequently!

Math We are moving into Unit 2. In this unit we will be learning about numbers and place value to 120. We will be able to identify, write, and build numbers to 120. We also will be able to count on from any number, compare numbers, and identify 10 more, 10 less, 1 more and 1 less than a number. We will continue to represent and solve story problems involving addition and subtraction and continue to collect and interpret data through tally charts. Please continue to practice math facts at home to help your child become accurate and fluent with facts to 20.

We are also moving into our next Social Studies Unit- Past and Present. We will begin by exploring and creating our own timelines. Then we will discuss how people live, work, and play long ago and today.

Thank you for your continued support!

2nd Grade Math We will be testing Unit 1 Math, which focuses on basic facts, during the last week in October. Your child should be working on becoming fluent with adding and subtracting within 20. All addition and subtraction facts must be memorized by the end of 2nd grade. During Unit 2, your child will use their understanding of addition and place value to develop fluency with addition and subtraction within 100. We will solve problems by applying their understanding of fact strategies and models for addition and subtraction. Your child will develop, discuss, and use efficient, accurate and generalizable methods to compute sums and differences of whole numbers to 1,000 using their understanding of place value and the properties of operations

Reading The second graders have been reading stories in whole group from the Wonders Book. We have been looking at key details in the story and identifying the character, setting and events. As we do this, we are asking questions about the character, setting and events. Also, we have read some non-fiction stories and the children have learned the text features and how to use them while they are reading. The students are working on the same things in Reading Group as well as the three big questions. They will find these in their ELA Resource packet. For writing, the students are to be focusing on writing an informational paragraph and using a rubric to score it. Unit 4 in Fundations is focusing on suffixes.

Science During Science students will continue experimenting with sound and light waves.

The Second Grade Team wants to thank all families for their continued support!

3rd Grade We are so appreciative of the support from families and students as we transitioned into the hybrid schedule. As the first quarter begins to wind down, we encourage students and families to look back over missing assignments in the Google Classroom and Home Access Center. Missing assignments will impact a student’s grade.

ELA This month, we will continue with our reading anthology, Wonders. Students are working on fictional text with a focus on character development and story elements. Encourage your students to retell chapters or parts of a text. We will also begin to write narrative stories using a beginning middle and end sequence graphic organizer. Stories will focus on character’s problems, setting, and solution.

Please continue to encourage students to read every night for at least 20 minutes! Also, all learners were given access to Lexia (found in the Clever portal) which works on developing reading skills at all levels. This is a great site that they can visit to get in their reading time.

4th Grade Humanities: We are working on informational writing and poetry. We are using text to identify main idea, details, summarizing and paraphrasing. We are also reviewing text features and structures with informational text and poems. Throughout the year we will be continuing to practice State-Cite-Explain to respond to a text. Coming up in November students will also be taking the CBA.

Math We are continuing with our Multiplication and Division unit. During this unit we will focus on factors, multiples, and prime/composite numbers. Students will also be multiplying up to 2 digit by 2 digit factors using alternative algorithms. In science we are studying ecosystems.

We are currently looking for students and parents that are interested in joining the Battle of the books. If you are interested please respond directly to Beth Hogg at [email protected].

5th Grade Fifth graders will be very busy during the month of November learning about Colonial America! Students will be presenting their Native American Culture Region presentations on Wednesday, November 4th during our virtual learning day. This is a great way for students to demonstrate understanding of a cultural region of their choosing. We will be learning about European explorers and early colonial settlements. Students will be receiving about set of social studies words that coincides with our topics in class discussions. The quiz for this is scheduled for November 17th.

Students should work on their Reader’s Notebook, in Google Classroom, for the month of November. This is a graded assignment due November 30th. As a reminder, students should be bringing 1-2 books to school if they are attending on either Cohort A or Cohort B days. This can count towards their independent reading. Please make sure your child is completing Lexia when it is assigned as part of their independent activities throughout the week. As we finish up narrative writing, students will be working on informational writing. More information will be shared with students soon. Stay tuned!

All 5th grade students will be completing the County Benchmark Assessment (CBA) on Wednesday, November 18th. This will take place during our whole group instruction time. Reading groups will not take place to give students ample time to complete this assessment.

In STEM, students will be continuing to deepen their understanding of decimals, the powers of 10, and metric conversion. Be on the lookout for information about the assessment in the upcoming weeks. In science, we will finish our Earth Systems Unit and begin our Earth and Space unit.

Please remember to check HAC weekly to monitor your child’s progress and grades. Please let your child’s teacher know if you have any questions. The quarter ends Nov. 11th. Thank you for your continued support at home.

Specials Media News: Attention 4th and 5th graders!

Make sure to get a team together and sign up for Battle of the Books if you are interested. Parents/coaches are responsible for forming teams with 5-9 students. The form to fill out can be found in Google Classrooms and a hard copy was given to hybrid students. This form is due to Ms. Stitely by November 30th. For more information, please visit https://library.carr.org/programs/BoB.asp

All students- don't forget to checkout eBooks from SORA! There are 1000s of books to choose! Remember, you can get to SORA through Clever, signing in with your username and password, and finding Carroll County Public Schools.

This month in Media classes, students will be introduced to Digital Citizenship. Students will learn how to be safe and responsible when they are online.

Health: We will be learning about disease prevention.

Physical Education: We will be practicing out skills with Soccer – Ball Handling, dribbling and passing.

Music: We continue to work on steady beat, rhythms with Ta, Ta-Ti, Ta-a, and Tri-ple-ti. We used many fall and Halloween songs during the month of October. Grades 3-5 even performed The Adams Family cup song! Grades K-2 students are developing their singing skills while at home working through the google meet!

Early Dismissal Dates November 11, 2020 – Schools 2 hour 45 min Early Dismissal (Marking Period 1 Ends) November 25, 2020 – Schools/Offices 2 hour 45 min Early Dismissal (No Pre-K, Last day before Thanksgiving) December 23 ,2020 – Schools/Offices 2 hour 45 min Early Dismissal (Last day before Winter Holiday) April 9, 2021 – Schools 2 hour 45 min Early Dismissal (Marking Period 3 ends) June 16, 2021 – Schools 2 hour 45 min Early Dismissal (Last day of school) School Closure Dates November 3, 2020 – Schools/Offices Closed (Election Day) November 26-27, 2020 – Schools/Offices Closed (Thanksgiving Holiday) December 24-31, 2020 – Schools/Offices Closed (Winter Holiday) January 1, 2021 – Schools/Offices Closed (Winter Holiday) January 18, 2021 – Schools/Offices Closed (Martin Luther King, Jr) February 1, 2021 – Schools Closed (End of Marking Period 2) February 15, 2021 – Schools/Offices Closed (Presidents’ Day) April 2-5, 2021 – Schools/Offices Closed (Spring Break) May 31, 2021 – Schools/Offices Closed (Memorial Day) June 15, 2021 – Last Day for Pre-K Students November Dates to Remember November 12, 2020 – Parent/Teacher Conferences November 19, 2020- Parent Teacher Conferences December Dates to Remember

December 8, 2020 – Cohort A Student Picture Day (Virtual Students 4:10pm-6:10pm)

December 10, 2020 – Cohort B Student Picture Day (Virtual Students 4:10pm-6:10pm)

School Safety and Security Summary

It is a priority of CCPS and Winfield Elementary to provide a safe and secure learning environment for all students.

Visitors are required to use the main entrance and ring the doorbell to ask for entry into the building. Upon entering, will be asked questions related to COVID 19, your name, if you have an appointment, and reason for entering the school. You will then be asked to report to the main office. Any visitor who intends to proceed beyond the office must have valid photo ID. Masks are required inside the building. The school follows the Standard Response Protocol to respond to emergencies that may arise. Staff and students practice several emergency drills (Lockout, Lock Down, Shelter, and Evacuate) throughout the school year to learn these procedures.

In the event of a true emergency at our school, parents should be on the lookout for information to come from CCPS Central Office via email or phone. To allow staff and emergency personnel to respond to the emergency, parents should refrain from calling the school or coming to the school until specific instructions have been communicated.

A School Resource Officer has been assigned to the elementary and middle schools in our region. This officer has been tasked with providing security, handling crimes that may occur at the school, and developing positive relationships with students. He has already made frequent visits in order to learn about our school.

We ask parents and community members to assist in keeping our school safe. If you see something, say something. If you become aware of a possible threat, please notify school administration (during school hours) or law enforcement (outside of school hours). Though most threats are unsubstantiated, all threats are taken seriously.

The School Dude Safety Center app is available to all parents and students. It has information about responding to critical incidents. See the QR codes below. The Safe Schools Maryland Tip Line is also available for community members.

CONSENT AND RELEASE

Permission to Photograph, Videotape or Audiotape Throughout the school year, the Carroll County Public School System frequently covers school activities and may use your child’s photograph, video image, or voice for educational, informational, or public relations purposes, with or without identification by name. If you do not wish to have your child’s voice reproduced on tape or to have his/her image appear in such things as a video or a photograph, or on the school or school system website or social media, please notify the school principal in writing. It is assumed that parents and guardians consent to their children being audiotaped, photographed, videotaped, or having their image placed on a school website or social media by the school system unless such notification is received. There are also occasions when the media cover certain school events (such as when a government leader visits a school). If you do not wish to have your child’s name or likeness published by the media, you should address your concerns directly to the school involved so that the media is so advised. Please be advised that the school system has no control over the media when they are covering activities such as sporting events and musical programs that are open to the public.

Use of Student Work on Websites or in Publications

There may be times throughout the year when the Carroll County Public School System wishes to display student work on school websites, social media, or in publications. If you do not wish to have your child’s art, poetry, writing, etc. appear on school websites, social media, or in publications, please notify the school principal in writing. It is assumed that parents and guardians consent to their child’s work being displayed on school websites, social media, or in publications unless such notification is received.

ADA ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

The Board of Education of Carroll County does not engage in discrimination that is unlawful or contrary to Maryland State Department of Education guidance on the basis of age, color, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, ancestry or national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

The Board of Education of Carroll County is firmly committed to creating equal employment and educational opportunities for all persons by providing an environment that supports optimal academic achievement and productive work and is free from any form of unlawful discrimination, including access to school facilities, educational programs, and extracurricular activities.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non- discrimination policies: Director of Human Resources, 125 North Court Street, Westminster, Maryland 21157, (410) 751-3070.

The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)

Management plans for all buildings owned or leased by the Board of Education for Carroll County are available for review at the individual Carroll County school locations and at the Office of Plant Operations, located at 191 Schaeffer Avenue, Westminster, Maryland 21157. Management plans are required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and depict the location, amount, condition, and response action projected for any asbestos containing materials, if any are located in the school building.