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သင်သည် ဤသတင်းလွှာကို အခြားဘာသာစကားဖြင့် လိုအပ်ပါက၊ “ဤအီးမေးလ်ကို ဘရောက်ဇာတွင်ဖွင့်ပါ” ကိုနှိပ်ပါ။

ဘရောက်ဆာဝင်းဒိုးအသစ်တွင် အခြားဘာသာစကားတစ်ခုကို ရွေးချယ်ရန် အထက်တွင် လင့်ခ်ချိတ်ပါ။

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Our annual holiday music program is next week!!! Our beloved music teacher, Mrs. Carr, has been working out the details for this program and it is going to be spectacular!!!

All of our kiddos have been diligently learning all of the songs and steps to the program.

This will be a delightful event!!

Please join us!!

Doors open @10:15 am

Date: Thursday, December 7th

Time: 10:30 am

Venue: Journey Church

Location: 800 South 24th St. Battle Creek, MI 49015

Happy Friday, Riverside Families!

I am so happy to share that Summer Baker will be our new Resilience Coach at Riverside. Mrs. Baker will be joining the Riverside staff starting next Monday, December 4th, 2023.

Our Resilience Coach at Riverside Elementary works with students and families, as well as teachers, to support students in building the personal resilience to meet their goals and do their work in the midst of trials and setbacks that may get in their way. Instead of mowing down obstacles that our students must face, we are teaching students through our Social Emotional Learning curriculum to face their challenges head on with strategies and tools for resetting themselves. Mrs. Baker will be leading this work at Riverside.

Mrs. Baker has been a 6th grade teacher at Lakeview Middle School and a member of the Resilience team at the 5/6 Academy for the past several years, and she is ready to hit the ground running with students as soon as she can.

If your family has had the privilege to get to know Mrs. Baker, you know she is known throughout the Lakeview school community for being a problem-solver, a reflective learner, a partner to families, and a resourceful and scrappy teacher. Those things will all make her a great addition at Riverside Elementary.

Welcome to Mrs. Baker! I look forward to the positive impact she’ll have on our school community.

If you have any questions or would like to connect with our new Resilience coach, feel free to reach out at sbaker1@lakeviewspartans.org

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Tara Rice

Before a student can comprehend, make connections or work within a story, they have to be able to hear the words and their individual sounds WITHOUT seeing print. This is called phonological awareness and it is the base foundation for all reading and writing. If a student is struggling with anything at this level, they will be unable to progress through their redding career. There are many ways to easily work on this skill with your student at home.

o Identify words with the same beginning sound (Do cat and cow start with the same sound? What else starts with the same sound as book?)

o Identify words with the same endings sound (Do fish and dish have the same ending sound? Do fish and cat?) Hat ends with the /t/ sound. Listen, haT.” Use words that are meaningful to the child like his/her name or favorite toys. o How many words end in___? Come up with a list of words that all end with the same sound: “bat, cot, boat”, etc. Try and beat your records. (Reminder: This is NOT a writing activity.)

o “See It and Say It”- (To help your child isolate the beginning sound in a word) “I see a ball in your room, what other thing do you see that has the same beginning sound?” “I see a book.” Yes, ball and book have the same beginning sound /b/. Later move to sounds at the end of the word, and eventually move to the middle vowel sounds (those are the hardest to hear).

o “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” game for segmenting (separating) words. Use a word with up to four phonemes (single sounds). The child stands and touches head, shoulder, knees, and toes, saying each sound in the word (Jump - /j/u/m/p/).

o “Snail Talk” - Cut out pictures of objects your child will recognize. Tell your child you are going to talk like a snail (very slowly). He/she will look at the pictures and figure out which word you are saying. PPP LLLLAAANNN (plane- remember the “e” is silent). Your child repeats the word stretched out, then says the word in a regular way. Eventually, remove the pictures.

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” - Cicero

2023-2024 Calendar

Dec. 25 - Jan 5-Winter Break; No School

January 12-Half Day

January 15-MLK Day; No School

February 6-Half Day (K-8 only)

February 14-Count Day

February 16-Half Day

February 19-20-No School

February 29-Half Day

March 1-Half Day; End of 2nd Trimester

March 8-Half Day

March 25-29-Spring Break; No School

April 26-Half Day

May 23-LHS Graduation

May 27-Memorial Day; No school

May 30-Half Day

May 31-Half Day; Last day of School

Congratulations to Mrs. Richards for her selection to receive $500 toward her classroom as part of this year's Honor’s Annual Teacher Awards! Students now enjoy new books, writing tables, cushions and more thanks to Honor Credit Union!

Our Riverside turkey, Fred, grew all of his feathers!!

Each student filled out a feather that said what they were most thankful for; they were a joy to read!!

Our therapy dog, River, is gearing up for the upcoming holiday season!!

Happy December!!

"Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree.

In the eyes of children,

they are all 30 feet tall."

Mrs. Rose and Ms. Ayres