THIS WEEK AT CRESCENT...
JANUARY 19, 2018
NEWS FROM MS. KOSSOY
Dear Crescent Families,
Warmest regards,
Marisa Kossoy
FRIENDLY REMINDERS
- Please use extreme caution when navigating through the parking lot in the morning and afternoon. Keeping a safe speed and being mindful of others is important to ensure that everyone arrives and leaves safely.
- Please be sure that children are dressed appropriately for the cold weather! Children go outside for recess. The fresh air and time to run help to make the afternoons more productive. Hats, gloves, and a warm coat should be standard winter apparel.
NEWS FROM OUR NURSE
Dear Parent/Guardian:
As the Cold/Flu season is upon us, please keep the following guidelines in mind when deciding whether or not to send your child to school. I would also ask that when notifying the school of your child’s absence, please give us the reason for the absence. It is very helpful for the nurse to know what is “going around” in regards to confirmed illness, such as strep throat, pink eye, or the flu. With that information, I am better able to monitor those students in school and alert parents to suspected illnesses.
Students should remain home for the following reasons:
Temperature greater than 100 degrees. Children should be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school and NOT be taking fever-reducing medication to control symptoms
Diarrhea and/or Vomiting within the last 24 hours
A severe cough
Severe cold, especially with greenish/yellow nasal discharge
Red, watery, burning, itching eyes or yellowish drainage. (Pink eye must be treated for 24 hours before returning to school)
Undetermined rash (requires doctor’s note indicating it is not contagious in order to return to school
If diagnosed with a strep infection, students need to be on an antibiotic for a minimum of 24 hours, fever free and feeling well before returning to school
If diagnosed with the flu, students need to be fever free for 48 hours and feeling well before returning to school
Please make arrangements to have a caregiver available in case your child becomes ill while in school. Be sure to keep your child’s emergency contact information in Genesis current with name and phone numbers to reach someone who can pick up your child or in case of an emergency.
In following these simple guidelines, it will assist the school in decreasing the spread of illness. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the health office.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Janet White, R.N., B.S.N., C.S.N., M.A.
Crescent School Nurse
STEM BIN ACTIVITIES- FIRST GRADE
Our first-grade scientists were busy this week creating a large Marble Run!
Every scientist is born with a superpower: the ability to observe! Observing, or looking closely, at the world around us is a useful skill that scientists use in their work. During this activity, students used powers of observation to watch how a marble rolled on a track that they designed. Like a scientist, students looked for patterns in the way their marble moved.
Moving things efficiently from one point to another is a challenge that engineers have been working on for hundreds of years. Engineers use creativity to solve this and many other problems. Marble runs make great engineering challenges for kids!
Marble Run Goals...
- Keep the marble rolling as long as possible, not as far as possible.
- Use the environment to your advantage. Students can build on walls, chairs, tables, and even the floor.
LET'S THINK...
- What will cause the marble to speed up as it goes along?
- What will cause it to slow down?
MS. ALOIA'S CLASS LEARNS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A HERO
K-A explored what it means to be a hero this past Veteran's Day by writing letters to the brave men and women that serve our country and keep us safe. After reading the Scholastic article, "An Army Family" and watching the video, "Thank You, Veterans!", the kindergartners were ready to send their support and love to Fort Carson, Colorado, addressed to the soldiers in the US Army Combat Aviation Brigade.
The soldiers loved their letters so much, K-A's artwork and kind words are now covering their office walls! This week, the soldiers sent back a package for the students full of US Army keychains!
Go Army!
ELL- AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
English Language Learners in our After School Program presented their own interpretation of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."
After reading different examples and versions of the classic fairytale, students were able to make personal connections, connect to the text, and utilize vocabulary words pertaining to household items and size.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Crescent Elementary School
Website: https://www.waldwickschools.org
Location: 165 Crescent Avenue, Waldwick, NJ, United States
Phone: 201-445-0690
Twitter: @WaldwickCres