Bloomingdale Elementary News
September 20, 2021
PRINCIPAL'S NOTES
This week, I want to share a great article with our families about the benefits of reading to your child. Reading to and with children is one of the most important things parents can do to help their children in school. Please see the link below and continue (or start!) reading with your little one today!
Notes From Nurse Healy
Flu vs Covid-19
Well, if Covid wasn’t enough to deal with these days, we are now officially into Flu Season. In fact, cases of Flu B are already being reported in the Savannah metro area. So, just how can you tell if you have Covid-19 or the Flu?
Covid 19 and the Flu are both respiratory illnesses, and share many of the same symptoms. Often a test is the only way to distinguish which you might have. According to the CDC, the Flu tends to come on quickly, whereas Covid takes days to show symptoms. Both the Flu and Covid are contagious, however Covid is much more contagious and for a longer period of time.
Signs and Symptoms of the Flu are :
• Fever or feeling feverish/having chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue (tiredness)
• Sore throat
• Runny or stuffy nose
• Muscle pain or body aches
• Headache
• Vomiting and diarrhea
The CDC recommends people 6 months or age and older get a Flu vaccine each fall. Students who get the flu tend to miss several days of school, and are at risk of falling behind in their work. Pharmacies in the area are currently advertising that they have the Flu vaccine in stock. Please protect yourself and your family and consider scheduling your Flu vaccine soon.
Bloomingdale Elementary' s Talent and Gifted Program
The website National Association for Gifted Children (nagc.org) is a great resource for teachers and parents of gifted children. Here is an activity suggested by the organization to challenge your child’s higher-order thinking. This can be done by going through levels of questioning with your child:
Level 1: Remember—recall basic information such as asking for names or descriptions.
Level 2: Understand—ask your child to explain a concept to you or ask them what they think about it.
Level 3: Apply—ask your child what they would do or if they can make a connection between the lesson and something from their own experience.
Level 4: Analyze—brainstorm a problem that could arise and ask your child to find a solution.
Level 5: Evaluate—ask your child to justify or judge a topic. This can be as simple as asking your child if something is good or bad.
Level 6: Create—take a problem with the topic and create a product to solve it.
Media Center News
The Media Center proudly presents the September Choice Board. Use these monthly activity boards with your students. They will be engaged in reading, making, tech, and social learning opportunities. Look for a new Choice Board each month.
September’s Choice Board includes special events and more, including the chance to make your very own hero with the PBS Hero Maker. Create a backyard habitat with Elinor Wonders Why! With Song Maker from Chrome Music Lab, create a song with all of the different instruments and your voice. It is all free and available for the entire year. Be sure to bookmark this page!
ART News in OUR world: reported by Ms. Wolff
In a previous newsletter, I announced my acceptance to the ART Teachers Annual Exhibit at the “Jepson Center for the Arts” in downtown Savannah. I challenged all Bloomingdale Bears to visit the Museum on the FREE Family Day, August 21st, 2021. Any student that could tell me the name of or describe my art would win a prize!
Liam Palmer, 4th grader in Mrs. Reeves’ class described my artwork and the title and received a large packet of SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) donated art materials. He also told me that his Grandfather helped create the
beautiful museum.
I asked him to interview his grandfather, George Palmer.
Question: How did you make this museum look so beautiful?
I made custom millwork stair treads to cover the stairs ( risers).They were created with the same material as the stairs, so the floor and stairs look like they keep going up and up (visually continuous). I worked for Neal Blun Custom Mill shop
Question: How did you decide what you wanted to be when you grew up? When I was a young man, a house was being built on our street. I walked down there and asked the man if he needed any help. He asked me “What did I know how to do?’ I replied “Nothing, but I am willing to learn anything!” That contractor taught me so much. I also served in the Army National Guard in Brunswick, GA, but “on the job” training was the best teacher.
Thank you Mr. Palmer for using your creative skills to give us such an amazing museum!