Steele Family Newsletter

Mrs. Grice, Dean of Students

Mrs. Knuth, Nurse

Mrs. Hickey, Family Engagement

Mrs. Mowen, Outreach

Mrs. Fones and Ms. Patch, Front Office Assistants

Email: kcoate@galesburg205.org
Website: https://steele.galesburg205.org/
Location: 1480 West Main Street, Galesburg, IL, USA
Phone: (309)973-2016
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steele205/
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Instagram: @205steelestars

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Take a look at the "Family Strong" website for more resources for home Family Strong

We are getting close to our next #Shinein205 awards! Help us recognize someone who has gone above and beyond for the students in #205! #Thisis205

Click the link to nominate: https://forms.gle/5vV1qBzhPNzyXSyw6

Top Attendance 10/28-11/1

K - Woerly 97.0%

1 - Carter 96.84%

2 - Kleine 98.26%

3 - Wilson 95.0%

4 - Golden 96.36%

Mrs. Huizenga 92.7%

Top Grade- 2nd Grade 93.6%

Top Class- Mrs. Kleine 98.26%

This second quarter will go by just as quickly. Please make sure to check all of the dates below so that you are prepared.

• Nov 26th - Monthly Behavior Incentive
• Nov 27 - 29th - No School Thanksgiving
• Dec 2nd - PTO Meeting 5:30 pm
• Dec 20th - 1 hour early dismissal, End of 2nd Quarter
• Dec 21 - Jan 6th - No School Winter Break

Families help their children learn and grow every day. This parent-friendly magazine provides effective and easy strategies to promote reading throughout a child’s early years. The magazine is available in English and Spanish and includes a monthly calendar of activities to do with your child.

https://familieslearning.org/learning-material/cultivating-readers/

We are starting a spelling bee club at Steele School for 2nd - 4th graders! This is an honor as these students scored in the top 20% for reading at the beginning of this school year. They will work on spelling and vocabulary skills. Amanda Weedman will run this as part of her duties as Spelling Bee coordinator. 29 students are being invited and it will run on Tuesdays. The first meeting is Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 3:45-4:45 p.m. and runs through December. Permission slips will go home next week to selected students.

School is all about giving students the skills they need to succeed. That certainly applies to reading, writing, and math, but students also need the fundamental skill of self-regulation. These tips can easily be used at home too when emotions are big and children are having trouble managing their feelings.

“I found that thinking about behavior objectively—as a skill to be taught rather than simply as good or bad—was immensely helpful in my ability to guide children in learning to control their behavior,” ...........

https://www.edutopia.org/article/elementary-student-strategies-for-self-regulation/

Chloe spent her dojo points from Miss Eager's 3rd Grade classroom to spend some time as a principal in training. She was a natural!

We started a safety patrol during lunch and lunch recess. The student helpers have been so responsible!

We welcomed almost 200 families to our Family Reading Night. We had a variety of activities to choose from and a free dinner. All students got to leave with a new book!

Miss Cooper's first graders practiced writing a dictated sentence.

It is a tradition for students in Ms. Laurin's second-grade class to hold a candy election and this year the "Candy Dates" were Skittles and Feastables!

Students were asked to bring in their favorite candy wrapper and then the class held a primary election to decide what two candies would be up against each other in the election. The two candy wrappers are separated into two parties and students are then asked to choose sides.

Once students selected the party they wanted to support they worked together to determine the pros and cons of each candy date. The students then worked on their speeches and it was time to get on the campaign trail!

Speeches were made at each second-grade classroom and all students were given an official ballot to cast their choice for the best second-grade candy.

And the winner is....both candies received the same amount of votes, making it a tie! For more photos, visit: https://www.galesburg205.org/article/1858850

Hip, Hip, Hooray! You have won breakfast at Judy's Cafe! We are so fortunate to partner with Judy's Family Cafe in Galesburg for our weekly attendance prizes. Judy graciously donates a free breakfast to each one of our winners every week! Teachers will pick one student per week that has been at school all week long and has shown up ready to learn.

Judy's Family Cafe 1195 N. Broad Street, Galesburg https://www.facebook.com/judysfamilycafe

Congratulations to our weekly attendance winners!

October 28 - November 1 , 2024

Congratulations to our students that were recognized for following our Steele Star behavior expectations.

October 28 - November 1 , 2024

All meetings are held at Steele in the library. Meetings run from 5:30 - 6:30 PM and are typically on the first Monday of the month.

A Google Meet will be set up for those of you that want to attend but cannot be in person.

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/jms-yjdu-agj

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 678-487-9512‬ PIN: ‪356 280 867‬#

Quarter 1: August 8 - October 11, 2024

Quarter 2: October 14 - December 20, 2024

Quarter 3: January 6 - March 14, 2025

Quarter 4: March 17 - May 21, 2025*

*unless emergency days are needed

How do we grade at the elementary level? We use a standards-based report card instead of a report card with letter grades. Elementary report cards are issued at the end of each grading period. They are intended to give an evaluation of the scholastic achievement and work habits of each child. Parents should examine all cards carefully since each child is rated not only on academic progress, but also progress in development of social attitudes and work habits.

We use a 4,3,2,1 system to assess a student's mastery of standards.

4 = Exceeding State and District Standards

3 = Meeting State and District Standards

2 = Approaching State and District Standards

1 = Not Meeting State and District Standards