Crosswell Chronicle

What a wonderful week it has been as we welcomed our Cubs back to school! It has been such a joy to see the excitement in our students' faces as they returned and jumped right back into their routines with energy and enthusiasm. Your children’s eagerness to learn and reconnect with their teachers and friends has truly made this week special.

I hope that you and your family were able to enjoy the snow on Friday. It was such a magical moment to see the snow falling and to witness the joy it brought to my own children’s eyes. I hope your family had a chance to make some special memories together in the snow as well.

As we move into the new week, we are excited to see all our Cubs back for another week of learning, growth, and fun. Thank you for your continued support and partnership in making our school a great place for your children.

Warmest regards,

Andrew Shipman, Principal

Please make sure that your student is completing his/her e-learning assignments from the inclement weather days. Turning in these assignments will count towards your student's attendance for those days. Students have 5 school days to complete and turn in assignments. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's teacher.

Our habit for the month of January is Habit #4: Think Win-Win. When people think win-win they try to find solutions that are fair to everyone. People who exhibit this habit are unselfish, fair, and respectful of everyone. They don't look at every opportunity as a competition rather than a way to work as a team.

Number Sense is the ability to understand, relate to, and connect numbers. Students should be able to easily manipulate (decompose) numbers and use mental mathematics. Children need opportunities to learn and experience numbers through repeated experiences to build fluency with numbers.

• Talk about a number of the day/week and the different ways to represent it (word form, tallies, counters, basic addition fact- i.e., 3 + 2 = 5, etc.)
• Count out loud starting at one and building to higher and higher numbers.
• Have your child practice counting objects around the house or while riding in the car.
• Matching numbers using a deck of cards and then counting out the number of items to represent the number.
• Practice one more and one less using counters (i.e., beans, blocks/Legos, beads, cotton balls, etc.)
• Roll two dice and practice adding or subtracting basic facts.
• Use cards to determine greater than, less than, or equal to (flip over two cards and discuss which number is greater than, less than, or if the numbers are equal).

South Carolina State Department of Education has created a list of incredibly helpful courses to teach parents how to support literacy at home. This would be a quick and easy way to learn more about how literacy is developed in children as well as ways to support their reading at home. Click the button below!

Each month, we will post a calendar with events that are happening at Crosswell as well as around the community. These events will be both educational but, also, events for you to spend quality time as a family. Please see the following calendar below to stay up to date!

Crosswell is excited to partner, again, with United Way of Pickens County to provide our Cub Tales' Program! This is a wonderful opportunity for those in the community with children 3 years old and younger. During this time, we follow the Palmetto Basics (see link below) to help families provide enriching opportunities for students through literacy. The Basics are 5 fun, simple, and powerful ways that every parent and caregiver can give every child a great start in life! These basics are simple and for everyone and are based on decades of research! Join us for Cub Tales!

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Additional Information:

• Important Links for CWE Families
• Additional Car Tag Requests
• Student Transportation Changes
• Parent Volunteer Interest Form
• Attendance Form for Absences