We have NWEA Growth Assessment Testing this week! Please be sure your child gets plenty of rest and arrives to school on time. This is a very important test as it will be guiding our instruction. The classroom with the highest percentage of growth from the beginning of the year's test will get to PIE THE PRINCIPALS! LET'S ROCK THE TEST!

Monday, December 16th:

• 4:00 - 5:00pm - Greenhouse Forensics Speech and Debate - 2nd and 5th grade

Tuesday, December 17th

• 8:30 - 9:00am - Student Pictures with Santa for $1
• 8:20 - 8:50am - Student Council Holiday Store is Open - items range in price from $1- 6 dollars
• 7:45 - 8:40am - MAP Tutoring - 3rd and 4th grade - please return permission slips if you received an invite
• 5th Grade NWEA Science Assessment
• 3rd Grade NWEA Language Assessment
• 4:00 - 5:00pm - Cheerleading Practice

Wednesday, December 18th

• 8:20 - 8:50am - Student Council Holiday Store is Open - items range in price from $1- 6 dollars
• 4th Grade - NWEA Language Assessment

Thursday, December 19th

• 7:45 - 8:40am - MAP Tutoring - 3rd and 4th grade - please return permission slips if you received an invite
• 8:20 - 8:50am - Student Council Holiday Store is Open - items range in price from $1- 6 dollars
• 4:00 - 5:00pm - Cheerleading Practice

Friday, December 20th

• Half Day - Students dismiss at 11:50am

Students can get their picture taken with Santa on Tuesday morning during arrival! Pictures are $1 and they will be sent home that afternoon.

Ms. Steward and our Student Council will be open for business during morning arrival if students would like to purchase gifts for the holidays!

For the month of November, Cold Water Elementary's Average Daily Attendance (ADA) slightly improved to 92.17%. Our overall goal is to achieve 95% for the month of December. However, our Proportional Attendance decreased. Early dismissals and late arrivals have an impact on our attendance as students are missing out on instructional minutes. Please make every effort to ensure your child is at school for the duration of each and every school day. We can do it! In order to make this happen, please view the following tips:

What can you do to support your child's good attendance?

• Set a regular bedtime and morning routine
• Lay out clothes and pack backpacks the night before
• Arrive at the bus stop 5 minutes early
• Don't let your child stay home unless he/she is truly sick.
• If your child seems anxious about going to school, talk to the teachers, school counselors, or other parents for advice on how to make him/her comfortable and excited about learning.
• Develop a back up plan for arriving at school if something comes up. Call on family member, neighbor, or friend to help.
• Avoid medical appointments and extended trips when school is in session.

Why does attendance even matter?

• Starting in kindergarten, too many absences can cause children to fall behind in school.
• Missing 10% can make it harder to learn to read.
• Students can still fall behind if they miss just a day or two every few weeks.
• Being late to school may lead to poor attendance.
• Absences can affect the whole classroom if the teacher has to slow down learning to help catch children up.

Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow!

The Hazelwood School District follows the following procedures and guidelines for children participating in outdoor activities during cold weather.

The Building Administrator must monitor the temperatures, including the wind chill factor, and can use discretionary judgment when determining whether to modify outdoor activities when temperatures are above 20 degrees, including wind chill.

Guidelines for Recess and Physical Education (PE) outdoors for the general student population:

• If the temperature, including wind chill, is below 20 degrees, children should stay inside.

During cold weather, improperly clothed children should not be allowed outside for recess or PE.

HSD is launching a new campaign, Let Me Help You, Come to Me First. It is imperative that the Cold Water community understands the chain of problem solving within the school district.

Chain of Problem Solving:

1 - Teacher - Come to the teacher first. He/she will be able to help you!

2- Principal - If the issue isn't resolved, report to Mr. Traughber or Dr. McCain. We will help you!

3. Asst Superintendent

4. Deputy Superintendent

5. Superintendent

The Cold Water staff is here to support you in your child's educational journey. Never hesitate to reach out to us. We are in this together!

In 4th and 5th grade, we will be pausing curriculum on Tuesday morning from 9:10 - 9:40am. We will be discussing Happiness! We will be focusing on promoting Happiness in school. Please talk with your child about how feeling happy can help us reduce fighting and bullying in school.

In the event that the district announces that we are going to utilize an AMI/Inclement Weather day, your child will need to do the following:

1. Students will need to access their assignments for the day through their homeroom’s Google Classroom. Your child’s teacher will contact you regarding assignments and where to find them. ***If your child would have gone to Galactic on the AMI day, they will log into their Galactic teacher’s Google Classroom. You can message me or your child’s Cold Water teacher’s at any time using DOJO or their email.

2. Students will have the ability to check in with their teacher at two scheduled times below through a Google Meet. Your child’s teacher will be available throughout the day for support through email. This will be accessed through their teacher’s Google Classroom.

3. Finally, go play! Drink Hot Chocolate! Bake cookies with an adult! Be a kid on a “Snow Day!”

If you need assistance with internet connection at your residence, please contact the main office at 314-953-4150. Please do this ASAP as nobody will be at the school to assist on an AMI day.

1. Keep your Chromebook on a flat surface like a table or a desk. (Don't leave it on the floor where someone could step on it.)
   
2. Don't pile things on top of your Chromebook.
   
3. Make sure there isn't anything on the keyboard when you close your Chromebook.
   
4. Keep food and drinks away from your Chromebook and make sure your hands are clean. (Crumbs and liquids are very bad for your Chromebook and can cause it to stop working properly.)
   
5. Be careful how you carry your Chromebook. Make sure your Chromebook is closed, always use two hands, and never carry your Chromebook by the screen.
   
6. Keep it charged. Plug it in when you are not using it so that it will be charged and ready when you need it.
   
7. Tell your teacher right away if it breaks. Don't try to fix it yourself.
   
8. Remember to take care of yourself online too. Stay on approved websites, keep your password private, and log off when you're done. Remember anything that happens under your account is your responsibility. Always remember the importance of digital citizenship!

Please view the video below to access your child's google classroom and classroom resources. We hope this will help make a home school connection! Please never hesitate to reach out if you need assistance.

In an effort to improve student number sense and overall computation, we have developed a Math Computation Plan. You can help your child achieve their goal(s) by practicing facts at home. Here is the plan:

Pre-K - Decomposing Numbers to 5

Kindergarten - Addition Facts to the Number 5

1st Grade: Addition Facts to the Number 10

2nd Grade: Subtraction Facts from the Number 10

3rd Grade: Multiplication Facts: 3, 4, 5, 6

4th Grade: Mixed Multiplication Facts

5th Grade: Mixed Multiplication Facts: 3, 6, 9, 12

Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions or would like additional homework resources.

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