SWS Newsletter
March 1, 2024
TALENT SHOWCASE
We are excited to announce SWS will be hosting a Talent Showcase on Friday, May 17, 2024. We encourage any K-6 student interested to join up to perform for our community. Parents/guardians can sign their child up in one of two ways:
Printed forms came home with your child last week. Return this form to the main office by March. 12. The form was also emailed home directly to families.
OR
Fill out the permission and interest form online using this link - click here for the online form
Questions can be directed to Talent Showcase Advisor Mr. Joe Nicolaro.
A Note From Coach Deckert About Spring Sports
In PE this week, students are practicing physical fitness skills including strength training, cardiovascular endurance activities and flexibility. I am encouraging students to try their best and focus on their personal growth. Next week the upper grades will be setting some fitness goals for the coming weeks. Lower grades will continue to practice a variety of physical skills focusing on proper body mechanics. I would also like to pass along information for spring sports in the area as signups are currently underway. Our volunteer run organizations appreciate early signups so they can form teams and secure coaches.
Baseball: https://www.kittatinnybaseball.com/
Lacrosse: https://www.blastathletics.com/clubs/912-kittatinny-youth-lacrosse-club
Recreation Soccer: https://sandystonrec.weebly.com/soccer.html
Softball: https://www.kittatinnysoftball.com
Travel Soccer: https://clubs.bluesombrero.com/kittatinnysoccer
Club/ECNL-RL Soccer: https://pdascp.sportngin.com
AAU Basketball: https://xroadsbasketball.com
Attn: MP 2 report cards will be available on the parent portal Friday, March 8.
Dates to Keep In Mind:
Fri. Mar. 1 - Bingo Night, 6pm
Mon. Mar 4 - SEPAG Meeting, 6:30pm
Mon. Mar. 4 - PTO Meeting, 7pm
Fri. Mar 15 - STEM Challenge Fair, 5:30pm
Wed. Mar. 27 and Thurs. Mar. 28 - Early Dismissal Days, Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 29 - April 5 - School Closed, Spring Break
April 8 - SEPAG Meeting, 6:30pm
April 9 - PTO Meeting, 7pm
April 19 - School Dance
April 22-25 - Spring Book Fair
May 6-10 - NJSLA Testing, Grades 3-6
Students in Ms. Saporito's class had a book tasting this week. The students had the opportunity to visit the restaurant of their favorite authors: Mo Willems, Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, Laura Numeroff, and James Dean. They had a delicious time!!
In sixth grade science, students are starting a new scope on Newton’s third law of motion. To prepare for upcoming labs, students spent some time exploring the idea of systems. Classmates worked in teams with common board games to identify parts and aspects of systems and how they interact. This exploration helps them understand that systems can be studied when they’re defined by real or imaginary boundaries.
First grade performed a readers theater play for the kindergarten class.
Second grade celebrates Love of Reading Week by engaging with their non-fiction and fiction texts.
As students study Ancient Egypt, they are learning about the mummification process. Students are researching the steps in the mummification process. To understand the process better, they are creating mummies using carrots as "pharaohs." This week the class began the first few steps to mummify their pharaohs/carrots. They began to dry out the "bodies" by using a salt mixture similar to what the Egyptians used. The carrots will sit in the salt mixture for a few weeks. When they are done, students will then wrap the pharaohs/carrots and place them in a sarcophagus, or coffin, that the students have decorated.
Third grade explored the power of magnets by creating paper cars and desiging race tracks, then using magnets to drive their car in a racing showdown!
Technology classes explored shapes and geometry, creating tanagram puzzles for everyone to solve.
First grade was wild about reading this week!
Kindergarten students read to their 'Book Buddies" and filled out a Buddy Report to record their stuffed animal's favorite part of the story.
Is your child missing something? Be sure to check the lost and found, the latest items are pictured below.