AVID Corner
Kindergarten: Self Efficacy
AVID helps students develop a sense of self efficacy. Students need to know that they can advocate for themselves and have the skills they need to accomplish their goals. There are specific things that kindergarten teachers do to help students advocate for themselves in a variety of situations. Kelso’s wheel is one tool students can use to advocate for themselves in social situations. It teaches students specific action steps they can take to solve problems with their friends. This helps students develop their sense of independence by allowing them to solve problems on their own. Self efficacy is also developed when students look back and see their growth throughout the year. When they see all they have accomplished, students know that they are capable and can accomplish their goals. This sense of confidence will follow them throughout their life.
1st Grade: Self Efficacy
At this point in the year, students’ emotions are very big; some of them making us feel really good, and some of them making us feel really icky. Not only are we learning strategies to add to our Tool Box to help ourselves, but also learning how we can help our classmates when they are struggling with big emotions. We have been incorporating our Mood Meter, social emotional lessons, as well as using Kelso’s Choices to help us on the playground and in the classroom. We also are revisiting our organizational skills by keeping track of our notes for our Animal Reports. We are becoming quite the scientific researchers!
2nd Grade: Independent Writing Projects
Throughout the year, students have explored the different genres of writing. They have studied and written personal narratives, teaching books, fractured folktales and fairytales, poetry, research books, opinion letters, and narrative series books. For the last month of the school year, each student reflects on their writing journey and selects the genre and structure of writing they would like to focus on independently. During their independent writing projects, students are in the driver’s seat! Teachers are there to facilitate their learning and support them in their independent writing needs by helping them set personal goals about their writing.
3rd Grade: Focusing on the W and R in WICOR (writing and reading)
As we prepare the third graders to move on to fourth grade it is important that they understand that reading and writing are a vital part of the learning process. They will be using their literacy skills throughout their school experience to learn new things. In class we will be using reading and writing in research clubs, science investigations, and even math lessons.
Kindergarten Round Up Night!
Thursday, May 4th, 2023
English Session: 5:00pm (SES library)
Spanish Session: 6:00 (SES library)
*Incoming KG students will be in a classroom with SES staff doing a fun activity
What To Expect:
Meet the KG teachers and principal.
Register your incoming KG student for school (please bring child’s birth certificate, immunization records and proof of residence)
Sign up for transportation if applicable
Once registered, you will receive more information in August regarding smooth start days/times and first day of school. Feel free to call the school office if you have more questions, 503-769-2336, Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm.
1st Graders Visit the Oregon Zoo
2nd Graders Visit the Oregon Aquarium
All School BBQ May 26th
3rd Graders Participate in Swim Lessons, May 30-June 2
