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Nov. 5 District Wide PD

Nov. 7 Report Cards will go home with students.

Nov. 7 5th grade to Career Academy

Nov. 7 5-6:30 Title Math Night

Nov 8 1/2 of 2nd grade to City Hall 9-11 (Tomke, May, Ross)

Nov. 11 2nd grade music concert 5:30

5th grade music concert 6:15

Nov. 20 1/2 of 2nd grade to City Hall 9-11 (Edwards and Richter)

Nov. 27 2 hour early dismissal

Nov. 28 No School Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 29 No School Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 20 2 hour early dismissal

Dec. 23-Jan. 3 No School

Jan. 6 School Resumes

Happy November Bears!

The end of our 1st Quarter was on October 24th and you should receive your student's report card on Thursday, November 7th. We are still working to set up parent/teacher conferences for those that could not attend as it is important to us that we share your student's progress. If you have any questions about the conference or the report card you received, please do not hesitate to reach out. 2nd Quarter has started and will take us through Jan. 15th which will also ends the 1st Semester. It seems so odd to be talking about the end of the semester!

The end of the quarter is also a good time to reflect on your student's attendance so far this school year. Mrs. Holdsworth has been busy holding meetings and answering questions regarding the new Attendance Law in the state of Iowa. Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions. Our 1st quarter attendance was great. I have included the graphic below. We thank you for ensuring your students are in school! Attendance Matters and we will continue to have surprise Attendance Matters celebrations throughout the school year.

Our Title team has worked hard to design our Math Family night this evening at 5:15. RSVPs went out a few weeks ago and were due by Friday, Nov. 1st. Please reach out as soon as possible if you are wanting to join us so that we can have accurate numbers. We hope to see all of you there!

This month during our Character Strong time, grade levels are learning about Gratitude which is super fitting for this time of year. The various grade levels will be focusing on the following:

Kindergarten--identifying emotions across different situations, understanding what Gratitude means and practicing Gratitude, surprising someone in school by showing Gratitude, and showing their learning by creating a Gratitude wall.

1st grade--practice identifying and communicating how they would feel in different scenarios, identifying and sharing things they are Grateful for, making a plan for how to respond and act when feeling certain emotions, and reflecting on a time they felt Grateful and identify their emotions

2nd grade--practicing expressing Gratitude as a way to regulate their emotions, identifying different things they are Grateful for and proud of within themselves, express what they are Grateful for by making a Gratitude Collage, and understanding how feelings of Gratitude can help them balance out big emotions

3rd grade--identifying emotions and explaining why they are Grateful for their emotions, finding reasons for Gratitude in disappointing situations, understanding how they have control over big emotions and can advocate for themselves, creating a poster of Gratitude using I-statements to express what they are thankful for.

4th grade--using positive self-talk to put Gratitude into practice, expressing Gratitude to others and to themselves while creating tools for practicing positive self-talk, practicing reframing negative self-talk to positive self-talk, and sharing Gratitude and positive self-talk with others in the school community.

5th grade--evaluating stress management tools by creating a Gratitude recipe for coping with stress, practicing Gratitude as a way to manage stressful situations, identifying and showing Gratitude for a person who can help them manage their stress, and working together to create a Public Service Announcement to communicate ways to handle stress.

Thank you for partnering with us in your child's education. I am grateful for the students, staff, and families that we have at Bryant.

Dr. Holcomb

Nov. 11

2nd Grade Music Program @ 5:30 p.m.

5th Grade Music Program @ 6:15 p.m.

Mar. 10

1st Grade Music Program @ 5:30 p.m.

4th Grade Music Program @ 6:15 p.m.

5th Grade Orchestra @ 7:00 p.m.

April 14

Kindergarten Music Program @ 5:30 p.m.

3rd Grade Music Program @ 6:15 p.m.

5th Grade Band @ 7:00 p.m.

Would you like to have a voice in our school district? The English Learner and Dual Language Department is inviting parents of English Learners to join us. We will get together on Tuesday, December 3, at the Education Service Center (627 4th Street) at 12:00 noon for a light lunch together and a conversation about the education journey of your son or daughter. If you don’t want to talk, that’s fine – just come and listen. Please let us know if you can attend by calling 712.279.6840 before November 22. Se habla español.

With the cooler temperatures upon us, please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the colder winter. Even during the winter season, the District allows recess and outdoor activities to continue as usual, so it is important that students have the right winter weather clothing. When the temperature feels like 15 degrees or lower, students are kept inside for recess and activities. Students should be prepared for the cooler weather with a warm coat, hat, scarf, and gloves.

If your student does not have access to cold-weather apparel, please contact the school office and we will help get them a coat.

The weather in Iowa can be unpredictable. If the weather requires us to delay the start of our school day, cancel school for the day, or dismiss school early, information will be sent to families through email, text, and voicemail. In addition, this information is posted to our social media sites and the District website.

Please remember that parents and guardians have the right to make the decision to keep their child home on any day they feel it is unsafe for their student to be in school because of weather conditions. If you believe the weather provides a sincere reason why you may have to keep your student at home, or take your student home when classes are scheduled to continue, you as a parent or guardian will simply need to contact our school office to let us know.

There will be no school on Tuesday, November 5 for staff professional development.

School will be dismissed two hours early on Wednesday, November 27 for Thanksgiving break. There will be no school on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29. School will resume on Monday, December 2.

(Please link the graphic below to: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/page/careers)