CLEARWATER STEAM NEWSLETTER
Home of the Dolphins October 23 - 27, 2023
Greetings Clearwater Families,
We had another great week of STEAM learning and parent engagement at Clearwater. We had Project-Based Learning (PBL) Showcases in grades 4, 2nd, and Kindergarten this week! Students had the opportunity to present to their parents and students the research and learning they have been engaging in over the last few weeks. We finalized the week with a well-attended Dive into Reading event. Thank you to all the parents who came to read with our Dolphins!
This upcoming week we are participating in Red Ribbon Week; students will be participating in activities related to Drug and Tobacco Abuse Prevention. Please see below for our spirit days!
Let's make it another great week!
Dive Into Reading
Seeing parents on campus engaging in literacy with their children is always wonderful! Thank you so much to the close to 200 parents who attended Dive Into Reading on Friday, October 20th, at 8:30 a.m.
Special thanks to the parents who also attended our Aeries/Parent Square workshop prior to Dive into Reading. This workshop was designed to support parents in signing up for Parent Square and highlighted the many features of our new communication platform. Please see the images below.
STEAM FOCUS
2nd Grade Project Based Learning
Kindergarten Project Based Learning
Kindergarten students' Project Based Learning Project for trimester 1 was centered around weather! Their task was to create a house for the three little pigs that could withstand an air attack from the Big Bad Wolf! Did the houses hold?
4th Grade Project Based Learning
4th-grade students have been learning about Natural Disasters as part of their PBL Unit. On the day of the Great California Shakeout, October 19th, students shared what they learned about Natural Disasters and how to prepare for an earthquake.
3D Printing Club
3D printing club students created keychains they designed in TinkerCad and then printed on the 3D printer. This is the first project. We can't wait to see more 3D creations!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Week of 10/23 – 10/27 RED RIBBON WEEK!
T 10/24
AAPAC Meeting @8:00 am
W 10/25
SSC Council Meeting 2:30pm
F 10/27
Friday Flag: Character Parade
Trunk or Treat
S 10/28
Saturday Clearwater STEAM Academy
AAPAC Meeting Tuesday 10/24 @8:30
We invite the parents/guardians of our African American students to join our AAPAC.
Get INVOLVED and ENGAGE with us! Help us to continue to support the academic and social-emotional growth of our African American students.
Please join us for coffee and a great conversation. Hope to see you there!
Trunk or Treat
Join us on Friday, October 27th, for Clearwater's Trunk or Treat Event! This is our 2nd annual Trunk or Treat, last year we had an amazing turnout. It is a fun and safe event for our Clearwater Community!
PLAYGROUND UPDATE
The Playgrounds Look Refreshed
Students were curious to see how the construction crews removed the old surface under the toy structures and replaced it with new materials. Both the kinder toy and big playground toy are now ready for action!
COUNSELOR CORNER
Thank you. Ms. Baker, for completing Bully Prevention lessons in classrooms. It is essential that the students learn ways to stop bullying here on campus and how we are a team!
COMMUNITY CONNECTION
Perris Fair - Blue Ribbon
Ms. Balys' class made a dolphin quilt and entered it into the Perris Fair for judging. All the students received a Blue Ribbon for Clearwater quilt.