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March Newsletter Memorial School
A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK
How to Help your Child with the Ohio State Testing- April 9th - May 3rd
Happy Spring Memorial Families!
As we are beginning Quarter 4 and beginning our State Testing season, it is crucial your child/children come to school on time and are here everyday. Hopefully we will start to see some consistently nice weather very soon! With spring, also comes restless behavior from some students. Please speak to your children about being on their very best behavior at school and following directions at all times from their teachers and other adults in the building. Please also make sure your children continue to come to school daily and come on time. We are in the middle of state testing and it's important that students are on time each day. Please also ensure they go to bed early and eat breakfast at home or get to school by 7:05 a.m. to eat breakfast at school.
Thank you for being the best parents in CMSD and for always supporting us in and out of the classroom!
Love Mrs. Dinkins
MR. NEAL'S PBIS PUBLICATION
This month our PBIS incentive for students was Movie & Ice Cream, this was rewarded to students who earned 14 Memorial bucks throughout the month of March.
For the month of April, the Incentive is a Staff vs. Student Volleyball game. Scholars need to earn 20 Memorial bucks! They can also spend their Memorial dollars in the store on different items! Scholars earn their Memorial bucks by displaying respect, and responsibility, and being ready to learn in their classrooms, hallways, bathroom, cafeteria, outside areas, buses, offices or clinics, computer labs, or atarrival and dismissal.
Families, you can support this initiative by discussing positive behaviors and what respect looks like and sounds like with your child/children.
WORDS OF WISDOM FOR STATE TESTING
It is that time of year again! Each year, our scholars have an opportunity to showcase what they have learned all year by participating in the Ohio State Tests. Grades 3 - 8 take Mathematics & Language Arts for their current grade-level, and both grades 5 and 8 also take a Science test. Although this is an exciting time of year, it can sometimes be stressful for students.
As a parent, here are ways you can support your child through testing:
1. Be on time to school (7:05 a.m. for breakfast/7:35 a.m. start time)
2. Be sure your child has had a good night's sleep!
3. Be sure your child eats breakfast!
4. Be positive and encourage your child to do his/her best!
5. Review with your child using the Family Resource Portal from the Ohio State's Testing Resources: https://oh-ost.portal.cambiumast.com/families.html
6. Bring your charged laptop EVERYDAY!
Our goal is to provide our scholars with a quiet and nurturing environment to take their tests! Please support us in preparing your child for their testing days! We are so proud of our scholars and know they will do their very best!
Thank you for your support!
Educationally,
Mrs. Wadsworth
UPCOMING EVENTS
CHROMEBOOKS AND IPADS
If your child needs to have a chromebook or ipad replaced, the cost of replacement is $50. If they are missing their charger, the cost of chargers is $15.
PRE-K NEWS
We have started a new unit all about being creative! We are working on telling tales. The first week specifically is all about folktales throughout the reading of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Throughout this unit we are also talking about sizing small, medium, and large objects. Medium can be a touch concept for our students to master because it is not definitively small or large. We will be working hard on learning this concept throughout this unit.
Remember that Kindergarten is right around the corner. Please remember to reach out to your teachers if you have questions on where your child will be attending next year.
MRS. RODGERS NEWS
I hope this newsletter finds you well. Here are some highlights of what we have been working on this month:
Reading
Ask and answer questions about a text
Retell stories and include key details
Understand that words can be written with letters
Read sight words
Produce all letter sounds
Identify first, middle, and ending sounds in words
Segment words
Read and write short vowel words
Math
Count to 120
Read and write numbers, count objects to 120
Count objects and tell how many
Understand that numbers represent quantities and each number is one bigger than the one before
Identify greater, less, and equal amounts of objects in two groups
Compare numbers between 1 and 10
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
Identify expected and unexpected actions
Follow and adapt to daily grade-level routines
Wait our turn
Pay attention
Congratulations to those students who got to celebrate their positive behavior and citizenship with ice cream and Trolls movie!
Have a safe and relaxing spring break!
MRS. GUZIK'S NEWS
Shout outs to Laurel Rucker, Diamond Martin, Tanaija Johnson-Bland, Mya Moreland, Krystian Jennings, Krystal Jennings and Ahmir Johnson on doing an amazing job on their Demonstration of Learning. They really impressed the judges with their math and writing skills. We are hoping to put our project into action next month and bake some sweets for a bake sale. The money earned will go to new playground equipment. Stay tuned!
MRS AHRENS FIRST GRADE NEWS
Our Fabulous First Graders are working hard on silent -e words and making complete sentences! Please make sure you are completing homework each week and practicing reading with your child at home. We are finishing our unit on Night and Day and will soon be starting a unit about Celebrations! In math, we have been practicing measurement concepts. We are so proud of our scholars! Keep up the great work!
MRS. KIRK'S 3RD GRADE NEWS
We are very busy getting ready for the OST! We have been practicing reading skills using our Measure Up books. We are learning about fractions in math. We are excited for spring break and the solar eclipse on April 8th. Don’t forget, that is now a day off!
MRS. PETRO'S 3RD GRADE NEWS
Dear Families, No Leprechauns have been found in room 117. We will keep our eyes open for any funny stuff! We are in full test preparation mode. In reading we are using the Measure Up workbook to reinforce the skills we have been working on all year. We are also working on using the R.A.C.E.S strategy for writing a response on the OST ( Ohio State Test) In math we are using the Measure up book to review skills we have learned and practicing with released questions from previous years OST math test. We are also looking forward to Spring Break. I will be sending home a Spring Reading Challenge paper to read over break. Thank you again for all your continued support! You do make a difference. Yours in Education, Mrs. Petro
MRS. KLINE'S 4TH GRADE NEWS
Mrs. Parks 5th Grade News
Dear Parents, heck at this point we are family!
Last month I didn't have much to say, well let me catch you up! Last month 5th grade ROCKED!!! Ms. Crocker's group won for best performance at the Black History Program. She gave up part of her lunch for a month. The girls were amazing. I won the door contest and the kids earned a pizza party.
OST is coming April through May. Ms Crocker and I have been giving the students practice questions. I have been focusing more on essay writing. What can you do? Encourage your child that they are the best and patience and concentration will make them successful. Your child is prepared if they have good attention, take their time, and their teacher's advice.
Being kind to each other and adults is utmost in our expectations. I know you reinforce that at home. Let's keep our kids safe. What will your child do if they feel disrespected??? Their choices will change their lives and so will yours.
Reach out to us for anything...we are understanding, compassionate, and problem solvers. The biggest favor you can do for your child is not make excuses for them. In the real world excuses don't last.
MS. CROCKER'S 5TH GRADE NEWS
It’s almost Spring Break-we made it.
We are working hard to get ready for OST Testing. 5th grade will take the Math OST April 15 and April 17, so please make sure your child comes to school and ready to past the OST Math.
Please keep working with them daily on their math facts and having them practice OST questions daily.
Thank you for all of your support.
Also thank you to the 5th graders that participated in the Black History Program - YOU GUYS ROCKED!
MS. HOLTON'S NEWS
From the Pen of Ms. Holton:
We have been having a great time in 6th Grade. Earlier this month, we had a few Celebrations of Learning!!! The students who met their cut scores in both Reading and Math had a catered Chipotle Party with all the fixings. The students who showed growth which was the whole class had a Pizza Party with the works and the ones who met their projected growth or beyond received a special candy treat in addition to the parties.
We are now preparing for the Ohio State Test. We have been doing practice tests and the students have been jamming and knocking the questions out of the park. It is imperative that your child is here daily and on time so that they will not miss out on any valuable information.
Please talk to your child about their behavior because at this point, we need no distractions, we only need students to be focused. Disruptive behavior will result in a detention as well as every 3 tardies will result in a detention. I am confident that most of the 6th Graders are going to do great and get the target score of 700 or beyond,
Students should still be working on Lexia as it is a part of their Reading Grade. Some students are slacking and this will hurt their grade. Homework is given Monday- Thursday and should be completed with no exceptions because homework is a reinforcement of what’s being taught in class and it also prepares students for upcoming class tests and state testing. Detentions will also be given for chronically missed homework.
Our class will be administered the OST in Reading on April 16th and 19th and in Math on April 25th and 26th. Please have your child in school that day and on time because research shows that when the students test with their peers and the presence of their teacher, they do better on the test!!!
I wish each of you a Happy and Safe Spring Break and I look forward to finishing up the school year strong!!!
As always…Thank You for your time and support in advance!!!
Miss Boone's Math News
Ohio State Testing prep continues! Please make sure that your student(s) are on time for school with their laptops. We are aiming for 700 or higher. Just a reminder that homework is given daily and graded. Homework is critical to your student’s grade.
MRS. VALEK'S NEWS
The OST push is on. Students will continue to read and complete assignments in the Into Literature Textbook. Lexia and Performance Matters are homework assignments for every night. We are writing responses to various prompts on Performance Matters. We will be taking practice tests for the OST.
MRS. BALDASSAR'S NEWS
MRS. JOHNSON'S READING INTERVENTION NEWS
Pre K and Kindergarten: We are making sure we know the letters in our own names and what sounds the letters make. We will perfect our name writing and continue to enjoy listening to stories together. We are doing fun activities to strengthen our hands like, cutting, tracing and playdoh.
Grades 3: We are learning about Point of View. We are going to do Readers Theater to improve our reading fluency. And we are using plays to prepare for the OST.
Grade 1 and 2:: Scholars are practicing letter formation and letter sounds (phonemic awareness). We are putting letters together to write words. And we are working on our reading fluency. We are writing and spelling words correctly.
Grade 4: We are reading Bud, Not Buddy. We will do lots of learning activities with this fun book.
Grade 5 and 6: We have practiced how to find answers to text questions. We are using Time for Kids to read Informational Text. We will practice all of the standards related to this type of material and use technology as we show what we’ve learned. Our main goal is to be able to defend our answers with evidence from the text.
Grades 7 and 8: We are reading fiction and nonfiction selections and using our knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to figure out new vocabulary words.
MRS. HOPKINS ART NEWS
Happy March!
This month, our PreK & Kdg. students will learn about Dr. Seuss, St. Patrick’s Day, and Spring. We will create art projects to show our understanding of each topic.
Grades 1-2 finished up their African Lion paintings from February. We will learn about Dr. Seuss and create our own version of a Fox in Sox!
Grades 3 & 4 finished their awesome zebra paintings and will also create a Dr. Seuss inspired painting. We will discuss the story of The Lorax and create our own “truffula” trees.
Grades 5 from Mrs. Parks room have been working in cooperative learning groups to create underwater homes for a project based learning project.
Grades 5 & 6 are learning about ancient Egypt and how King Tut’s tomb was discovered in the early 1900s. We are creating a sarcophagus design with our name in hieroglyphics.
Grades 7 & 8 students completed wonderful paintings of a piano man inspired by artist, Ivey Hayes. This month, we are learning about stained glass windows from medieval cathedrals and from the Art Deco movement. We are creating our own stained glass window designs on acrylic sheets. They are really cool!
The ART SHOW is going to be Thursday May 9 from 4:30-6:30pm so be sure to mark your calendar!!!
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