Lincoln-Central Elementary School Ready, Set, Learn September-October- November 2015 Working Together for School Success! Month-At- A-Glance READING CONNECTION October 23 - 2nd grade to Care Center Encourage your child to use his/her finger to point to 26 - 3rd grade Community Wk. 1:15-3:30 (City Hall each word. Read a sentence and have your child repeat it. & Fire Dept. Take turns reading a sentence each or a page each. 27 - 3rd grade Community Wk. 1:15-3:30 (Post Talk about the story as you read it. What do you think will Office, Peoples State Bank, Diploma Center) happen next? What does this story remind you of? How 28 - Buddy Day do you think this character feels? Chess Club 3:45-4:45 Don’t be afraid to read the same book again! Repeated 29 - Class Halloween Parade & parties reading helps build reading fluency! KG Pumpkin carving 15-20 minutes is plenty for a beginning reader! 30 - NO SCHOOL November MATH MINUTES 2 - NO SCHOOL Children begin to understand the idea of numbers 3 - PTC Skate Night - there will be a bus around the age of 3 and parents can help their 4 - Math Club 3:45-4:45 children get a feel for numbers through the age of 7. 5-13 Fall Book Fair Some easy math activities for early learning include: 6 - 2nd grade to Care Center Building blocks, interlocking cubes, or kits for making Make -up day for fall pictures objects. These help develop spatial reasoning, a PTC Movie Night foundation for mathematical understanding. 10 - 3rd/4 th Veterans’ Day Program @ 7:00 pm Jigsaw puzzles, Rubik's cubes, and anything else that 11 - 3rd/4th grade perform at Community Center involves moving, rotating, or fitting objects together will 10:30 am also help develop spatial reasoning. Exploring mathematically interesting items like house Science Club 3:45-4:45 numbers, fence posts, and patterns in nature. nd 13 - 2 grade to Care Center Reading books with a mathematical undertone, such 18 - Discovery Club 3:45-4:45 as Math Curse by John Scieszka 20 - 2nd grade to Care Center Learning about shapes and addition together with 24 - K-6 Student Health Fair fun, early learning printables. 25-27 Thanksgiving Break 30 - Penny/canned food drive begins JUST FOR FUN! Read more on FYI - October is Parent Involvement Month FamilyEducation: http://school.familyeducation.c Kicks for Kids – We are accepting donations om/math/arithmetic/63976.html#ixzz3DzYe6z9Z of new shoes &/or socks from now until the For your Sept 1 end of November. There is a box inside the Calendarfront doorLabor for the Day donations. The shoes/socks will help students that have a need. If you have questions, please call 336-8140. WISE QUOTES: No one can make you feel inferior without your permission. Eleanor Roosevelt We’ve Been Busy! WISE SKILLS for September October 11 – Our students made many great memories when their Respect grandparents arrived to celebrate Grandparent’s Day. Our food Respect is a critical element in all service provided delicious cookies and juice. We really appreciate all healthy relationships. When students the grandparents coming out for this event! respect others, they treat people 22 – Officer Mike Pena presented a Cyber Bullying and Social Media with consideration and courtesy Awareness Seminar for parents in the auditorium. and do not violate them physically 22 – 1st PTC meeting had a great turnout. Discussed plans for the year or verbally. Respect for others should & elected officers. be woven into the fabric of each 24 – Mrs. Hardy’s 6th grade entered the 2016 "Keep It Clean Kansas student’s life and characterize all of Calendar Contest." They also made posters about our Constitution, the their relationships. It is a Bill of Rights and our founding Fathers and presented them during fundamental character quality that Celebrate Freedom Week. prepares students to live productive 24 – Randy Nadler visited our school again this year to share about a lives as they relate to and work with country he lived in over the summer months. This year was Italy. The others. students remember so many things from his trips and really enjoy his Self-Respect - Students will see the presentations. importance of treating themselves 25 – 5th grade students took a trip to Fredonia for Old Iron Days. They with respect. saw everything from demonstrations of how pioneers worked in their Respect for Authority - Students will daily lives to getting a free meal including homemade ice cream! see the benefits of obeying their October parents, teachers, and others in 6-8 & 13-15 – Donuts w/Dad & Muffins w/ Mom was a huge success! It authority. was great to see all the parents in the building. Respect for Others - Students will 9 – 2nd grade students wore their special tie-dyed shirts when the understand the importance of Charger HS football team came to L-C to buddy read with them. The having respect for others. students really look forward to this annual homecoming week tradition. Tolerance - Students will see the 9 – The students rounded out their volleyball unit in PE by having a importance of respecting and tournament with grades 4-6. Chappell-4th, Whitson-5th, & Hardy-6th had accepting people who are different the winning classes. from them. 12-16 – The Cherryvale Fire Department brought the “smoke house” to show students how to be safe in the event of a fire. 13 – Author/illustrator Brad Sneed spoke to our students. He drew pictures for the older and younger students and signed pre-ordered BOOK PICKS The book fair is coming and it’s books. A big “thank you” goes to Mrs. Mahaffey for arranging this going to be a Monster! honor. 16 – Officer Mike Pena presented a Social Media Seminar to grades 4-6 covering areas from cyber-bullying to protecting yourself when online. Mark your calendars for November 5-13 to stop in, check out the great books, and help support our library. WWW – Websites Worth Watching https://kscloud1.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/cherryvale.jsp Infinite Campus is our school information system. Through this site, parents/guardians can get real time information regarding student grades, attendance, homework, meal account balances, and school events/activities. There is also a mobile app available so you can access the site on phones and/or tablets. For more information on how to get started, contact your child’s school office. Contact Email: Phone Website: Information Mrs. Janet Bernd - [email protected] 620-336-8140 www.usd447schools.org .