Tk-8th Stellar Bulletin

February 12th-16th

Events

2/12 Mt. Shasta Ski/Snowboard day

2/12-2/16 Kindness Week

2/13 We❤️Kindness Wear Pink or Red!

2/13 1-5th grade Valentines Exchange

2/13 - Tennis Information Meeting for 4th-8th Graders @ 3 pm

2/15 Team Up for Kindness Wear your Favorite Team Jersey!

2/13 Spelling Bee @ 3 pm

2/15 & 16 Juried Art Show

2/19-23 No School - Presidents week

Please complete by 3/29/24

Student Spotlight

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Bookshare Resources

Bookshare is a free online accessible eBook library that makes reading easier for students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities, visual impairments, or physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy. Students can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they need for school or the joy of reading. Bookshare's collection contains over one million eBooks including textbooks and supplemental educational materials, in five accessible formats so that students with reading challenges can have convenient access to the same learning materials as their peers. Bookshare is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, and is available for free for U.S. schools and students.

Recommended Literature List

The Recommended Literature List for Prekindergarten through Grade 12 has been updated! Over 200 new books are now in the database. Last year’s recommendations will be available to download on the Recommended Literature List web page. Make sure to also check out all of the resources curated for our new update on Teaching Books!

Find Walking Inspiration with the 2024 Healthy Shasta Walks Passport

Looking for ways to get active this winter?

Find motivation and explore new places with the fun challenges on the new 2024 Healthy Shasta Walks Passport which begins January 1- February 29, 2024.

Individuals of all ages and abilities can participate in the Healthy Shasta Walks Passport Challenge. All participants must live or work in Shasta County.

All participants who complete and check off at least 10 different walks on the Walks Passport are eligible to be entered into a prize drawing.

Participants who black out the passport (complete all 25 walks) will also be entered into a separate drawing for a local sporting goods store gift card. Walks cannot be counted twice.

By March 1, 2024, all passports must be submitted to admin@healthyshasta.org, or postmarked to Healthy Shasta, 2650 Breslauer Way, Redding, CA 96001. Prize drawing winners will be notified by March 15, 2024. Prizes must be collected by March 30, 2024, or prizes will be donated to future Healthy Shasta activities.

Use the attached Walks Passport or download a fillable copy from our website at www.healthyshastawalks.org

Thanks for sharing and Happy Trails!

https://healthyshasta.org/walks/

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February 13th &14th

Spelling Bee hosted by SCOE

The Shasta County Office of Education (SCOE) is pleased to host the Shasta County Spelling Bee 2024 competition! The spelling bee is open for Shasta County students in grades 4-9.

SCOE will host two county spelling bees:

● Shasta County Elementary Spelling Bee (Grades 4-6) will be held on Monday, March 11, 2024 at the McLaughlin Theatre at Sequoia Middle School. Check-in begins at 12:30 pm here with the competition beginning promptly at 1:00 pm

● Shasta County Junior High Spelling Bee (Grades 7-9) will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at the McLaughlin Theatre at Sequoia Middle School. Check-in begins at 12:30 pm with the competition beginning promptly at 1:00 pm

To Qualify for the Spelling Bees: It is up to each school staff to determine how they select their participants for the county bees; any competition a school uses to determine the spellers that will advance to the county bees is acceptable. Schools with students in grades 4, 5 and/or 6 may send two students to the elementary bee and schools with students in grades 7, 8 and/or 9 may send two students to the junior high bee. Schools that have

students in grades 4-8, or any other combination of elementary & junior high grades, may send two students to the elementary bee and two students to the junior high bee.

Winners: Each of the county competitions will have two winners. The Shasta County Elementary Spelling Bee winner will advance to the California State Elementary Spelling Bee on April 27, 2024 in San Joaquin County starting at 7:45 am. The Shasta County Junior High Spelling Bee winner will advance to the California State Junior High Spelling Bee on Saturday, April 27, 2024 in San Joaquin County starting at 1:45 pm.

Participation: Registration is being done solely online. If your school would like to participate in one, or both, of the Shasta County Spelling Bees, please register your students here or visit our website for more information. There is a registration fee of $25.00 per speller. Please note students will not be allowed to compete in the bee unless registration forms and the registration fee have been submitted by Friday, March 4, 2024.

Spelling lists will be available by email request or by visiting https://www.shastacoe.org/families/student-events/shasta-county-spelling-bee If you have any further questions or concerns please contact Melissa Wetzel 530-232-0034 or instructionalservices@shastacoe.org.

Rules

Elephant & Piggie Series (25 books)

Gary The Farting Gingerbread Man

Freddie The Farting Snowman

Sneezy the Snowman

The Giving Snowman

How to Catch a Snowman

Snowmen at Night

Over and Under the Snow

Snowy Nap

Don't Throw It To Mo!

Get A Hit, Mo!

Pass The Ball, Mo!

Kick It, Mo!

The Moon's Time to Shine

The Very Quiet Cricket

Snow Day!

Little Critter Sleeps Over

The Snowman

Wild Kratts - Wild Winter Creatures!

Wild Kratts - Sharks, Whales and Dolphins

Wild Kratts - Snakes, Crocodiles, Lizards and Turtles

Wild Kratts - Wild Insects and Spiders

Wild Kratts - Wild Animal Babies

Luca - Friends Are Forever

Turning Red - Friends Are The Best

Cars - Go, Go, Go!

Tangled Outside My Window

Frozen - A Tale of Two Sisters

DC League of Super-Pets

Elemental - Better Together

Elemental - A Family's Dream

Minecraft - Mobs in the Mansion

Stellar Mt. Shasta Ski/Snowboard

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The California Physical Fitness Test and FITNESSGRAM®

The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is part of the state testing program. California has chosen the FITNESSGRAM® as the annual PFT for students in public schools. The FITNESSGRAM® is a comprehensive health-related fitness test developed by The Cooper Institute.

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