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The Pirate Press Coronado Beach Elementary S c h o o l 3550 Michigan Ave March 2021 New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169 38 6 -42 4 - 252 5 Important Dates March 1-5 Read Across Coronado Beach Elementary, from marine science to agriscience, educating America Week the next generation of critical thinkers and problem solvers. March 3 Early Release @ 1:30 March 5 Twistee Treat Spirit Principal’s Message Night 3-7pm Dear Coronado Pirates, March 8 Virtual PTA mtg @ March is here and we kick off the month by celebrating Read Across America . 6:30 Fostering a love for reading is a common theme at Coronado. Reading with your child March 14 Daylight Savings at home can be a great activity to support your child in their studies, and also an opportunity to share some quality time. Our media specialist, Mrs. Mussard, has a week full of fun activities planned for us. The schedule is as follows: Monday: Crazy Sock Day March 16th Virtual SAC mtg @ Tuesday: Hats off to Dr. Seuss: Hat Day 2:45 March 17 St. Patrick’s Day Wednesday: Wacky Hair Day Thursday: Random Acts of Kindness Day Friday: Pajama Day March 19 No School/TDD We have been approved for a construction project for buildings 4 and 5. We have March 20 First day of Spring temporarily moved classes out of the buildings so that we can begin renovations. It is anticipated that construction will continue for the rest of this school year, and it should be complete over the summer. I am excited for our Pirates to see their new classrooms! Spring break begins at the end of the day on March 18th. I hope everyone has a great March 22-26 Spring Break break, and please continue to be safe. Tracy Buckner Principal Kindergarten News Second Grade News Happy birthday Dr. Seuss from Kindergarten! In ELA, During March second graders will be busy sharpening students will celebrate Dr. Seuss by reading and skills in ELA and learning new concepts/ideas in Math responding to many of his wonderful books. We will also and Science. be reading fiction and nonfiction books on a variety of In reading we will continue working on sequence and different animals. In Math, we will be counting, writing, cause/effect of nonfiction texts. Students will also begin and making sets to 20. In Science, students will continue exploring character’s point of view in literature. investigating force and motion. In Social Studies, For social studies we will move on from the Statue of students will learn about landforms and bodies of water. Liberty to the two ways people can become a United States citizen, and how they can be good citizens in Spring break will begin on March 19th. We wish their communities. Students will begin exploring everyone a wonderful and restful measurement in math. They will measure the length of spring break! objects (to the nearest inch, foot, centimeter, or meter), choose the appropriate tool, and determine Mrs. Bartley and Ms. Wendt how much longer an object is than another. And in science, we will begin our study of plants and animals, their life cycles, and basic needs. We look forward to First Grade News another fun month of learning! Reading: We are really reading now! Students are now reading stories independently on classroom assessments. Mrs. Ranieri and Mrs. Scalo The best way to improve reading fluency is reading each day. We will be learning about the main topic and point of view this month. Asking about these while reading at Third Grade News home can be a great help in student growth. Math: We have been working on adding and subtracting Our Third-Grade students have been working hard on two-digit numbers using multiple strategies. We have used testing strategies to prepare for state testing coming up blocks, models, and 120 charts. This month we will be in the next few weeks. They have learned a new learning more about measurement. We will learn how to acronym to help with finding evidence in the text, the order three objects by length and compare the lengths of RELAX method. See if your child can tell you what it two objects indirectly by using a third object. We will also means! In Reading, we are working on the skill of discover how to use a ruler and measure to the nearest compare and contrast. Students can compare a main inch. topic with multiple texts on the same topic. They have Science: We are studying all about living and nonliving been using a Venn Diagram to organize their things. Ask me about the characteristics of living and Information. Fractions have taken over our Math world. nonliving things! We will learn to recognize that all plants The kids are doing an amazing job creating equal and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities shares, naming these shares as a fraction, and even of air, water, food, and space. comparing fractions. We are still working on our Social Studies: Students are learning to create a timeline. multiplication and division fluency, so keep that up at We will be making timelines using primary sources and home as well. We have started studying plants and animals in Science. This is usually one of their favorite base them on the student’s life and school events . units of study for Science. I hope they share some of Ms. Drollinger, Mrs. McCafferty and Mrs. Wassem their learning at home! In Social Studies we are learning about the five regions of the United States. Students are learning about what makes each region different, as well as locating the states in each region. Let’s keep working hard and being kind. The fourth quarter is right around the corner! Mrs. Luper and Mrs. Mullins Fourth Grade News Fifth Grade News We are busy preparing for our upcoming FSAs in 4th Spring is only a few short weeks away, and we still have grade! One important thing we will be focusing on lots of 5th grade standards to cover. In science our before these assessments will be doing some mock students will be exploring forms of energy, force and tests. This will help students experience what the motion. We will continue experimenting with circuits and days will look like and how to manage their time static electricity and learning all about conductors and properly. insulators. Volume of irregular prisms, and representing and interpreting data is on our math agenda. In ELA our The standards for ELA that we will be working on for students continue to grow in their ability to comprehend the next month are identifying characters, setting, complex text and write for the purpose of communicating and plot while reading a series of Greek Mythology information, voicing their opinions and presenting a texts. We will end this unit by doing a book study on pervasive argument. Percy Jackson – The Lightning Thief. For Social Studies, we are continuing to learn about the civil Thank you for your continued support. Please continue to rights movement in Florida. In writing we are working contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions. on writing opinion essays. Ms. Paradiso and Mrs. Sokerka For math we are learning about the relative size of measurement units within one system, as well as, converting larger units of measure into smaller equivalent units. In Science we are recognizing that humans need resources found on Earth and that these are either renewable or nonrenewable. Mrs. Campbell and Mr. Pecoroni STEM Department School Advisory Council News The students have been learning about Mars and rovers in STEM class! Ask them about the rover that successfully landed on Mars on February 18th! Also, a Happy March SAC members and guests! Can you huge congratulations to Olivia Lambert and believe how quickly spring is approaching? I am happy Aliyah Stephens, who are the finalist representing that we were able to welcome some new faces and Coronado at the district Science Expo! The Judges, voices to our February meeting. Our March meeting teachers, and I enjoyed seeing all the hard work that the will be held on Tuesday March 16th on Microsoft 5th grade students put into their projects. Teams at 2:45 pm. Please keep an eye out for an e-mail containing the meeting link. Ms. Ramirez All the best, Ms. Quigley PE News Guidance We have still not been cleared to use equipment yet. I I wanted to start off by thanking you all for your am still hoping that it happens soon. We are still support of me and making National School Counseling practicing different line dances. Have your child show week so special! you the dance we learned to “La Freak”. Speaking of dancing, Ms. Ramirez is going to be sending you a We have testing coming up for our Intermediate video and it showcases the whole school dancing to classes in the beginning of April! Considering the “Funkytown”! Look for it. The weather is starting to cancellation of testing last year; some students may warm up a little so make sure to drink a lot of water. experience additional test anxiety this year. I will be We have been playing Shadow Jousting, Soccer Golf, discussing Test Anxiety this month in our lessons and I and Fear Factor…..ask your kids about them. wanted to reshare these tips that you can share with All the Best, your students to help lower test anxiety prior to the test. Coach Heer 1. Wear layers of clothing to stay comfortable. 2. Get enough sleep – about 10-11 hours a night.