Hurricane Forecast December 2021
Castle Hayne Elementary School Family Newsletter
Dates to Remember~
Thursday, December 2nd - Starts the "Twas' the 12 Days Before Winter Break 2021"
Tuesday, December 7th - Brainard/ Duerr Field Trip to Fort Fisher
Monday, December 13th - Friday, December 17th - Book Fair
Tuesday, December 14th - 5:00 - 7:00 pm "Baby, it's Cold Outside so Come Inside!" Pre-Register
Monday, December 20th - Wednesday, January 5th - Winter Break - No School
Staff Celebration
We would like to introduce you to our new Data Manager. Kelly Carr, who currently works at CHES has been promoted to Data Manager. Mrs. Carr served in the United States Army and fought in Desert Storm. She was the Branch Manager for Interim/Spherion Personnel for 8 years. She left the corporate world behind to raise her 3 daughters. Mrs. Carr has been a part of the Castle Hayne family for 10 years. She volunteered her time for 6 years as a classroom parent, library helper, parent volunteer coordinator, PTA Vice President and the PTA President. She joined our staff in 2016, as a Teacher Assistant with a goal of helping as many students as possible. Last year she took on the role of Social Emotional Learning Support Specialist. She has built many relationships with the students in our building. We are excited for Mrs. Carr to serve the school in this new role and thrilled to have her join the office team.
Baby, It's Cold Outside... So Come Inside
We are so excited to see you.
Thank you to our "Baby, it's Cold Outside so Come Inside" Sponsors
Nourish NC
State Farm Insurance Agent Rob Rens
Kindness Week
Mrs. Duerr and Mrs. Brainard
Ms. Ferrell and Ms. Rouzzo
Mrs. Plumley
Thank you Assistance League of Greater Wilmington
CHES Library Media Center Awarded Grant
Our library media center was recently awarded a $1,000 grant from the Assistance League of Greater Wilmington. The goal of this collection development project is to add as many books as possible to some of the popular series that are currently in our school’s library. Most of these series have published new titles over the past few years and what better way to encourage reluctant readers than to provide them with the newest adventures of their favorite characters. We also have a few series that are missing one or more of the first few book(s) in the series. It’s hard (understandably so) to convince students to read a great series when book number one, two, or three is missing, even if it’s not a series that needs to be read in chronological order. Our main objective is to purchase series titles and graphic novels that have been frequently requested by our 3rd-5th grade students. Many of these students are already hooked on a particular series and are anxiously awaiting the newest titles in those series, so we would like to fill in those gaps. Interest in graphic novels is growing rapidly and our graphic novel collection is rather small, so this grant will give our little collection a facelift.Grade Level Happenings
Pre-Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Kindergarten has been in full swing this Fall. In Fundations we have been finishing up learning the lowercase letters of the alphabet, learning about FUNctional writing in Writer’s Workshop, and completed our unit on flat and solid shapes in Math. Continue reviewing letter names and sounds daily with your child to support their learning in Fundations. Go on a “FUNctional Writing Scavenger Hunt” at home and search for: lists, letters (friendly/ persuasive), postcards, advertisements, recipes, etc. Find flat (2D) and solid (3D) shapes around your house and compare the number of sides, points, and faces together. We learned circle, square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, sphere, cylinder, cube, and cone. We began our Culture Unit in Social Studies, and focused on the Day of Dead Celebration in Mexico and the Jamhuri Celebration in Kenya. We also explored the language, special foods, traditional clothing worn, symbols, and season for those celebrations. Ask your child to share interesting facts from Mexico and Kenya. Please continue to read with your child daily and work on the skills from the second nine weeks progress report. Don’t forget to pack a water bottle and extra masks in the backpack daily too.
The pictures show Mrs. Perry’s students presenting their writing with the class.
First Grade
Second Grade
Second graders have been super busy this month. In reading we have enjoyed reading different versions of the same fairy tale and making comparisons. In addition we examined the elements of the fairy tales such as good characters versus evil characters and what lesson they may have learned. Finally we rated our favorite fairy tale characters and gave reasoning for our judgment.
In math we have continued to build on our skills in addition and subtraction and applying the strategies we have learned such as place value disks, base ten blocks, dots representing 100’s, 10’s, and 1’s, as well as the number line. We also have begun to expand our knowledge of addition using Marcy Cook tiles. The students have found the challenge exciting while working with a partner to solve the puzzle. The goal with Marcy Cook tiles is to use all of the 0-9 number tiles only one time. It takes some trial and error to configure it correctly.
Finally in writing we have been creative with our narrative selections. We have explained why we are thankful and given a personal example from our own life. Also we have disguised a turkey to escape being served for Thanksgiving and described why we disguised our turkey that way with supporting reasons.
Third Grade
Airlie Field Trip
Fourth Grade
In Reading we have been working through our Fiction Unit. We have been making inferences, determining main idea and details. discovering what the theme of the sotry might be, as werll as using context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words. For a little bit of fun, all student got to pick a Fiction book that we have read this year and create a balloon for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. They turned out GREAT!
In Math, students are learning a variety of strategies to solve multi-digit multiplication, long division problems, and multi-step word problems.
In Social Studies, we have just began learning about the 3 regions of North Carolina: The Coastal Plains, Piedmont, and Mountain Region. Students will learn about specific characteristic for each region, iconic locations, important people, and reason to travel or migrate from one region to the other.
Take a look at some pictures from our Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade!
Fifth Grade
In reading, 5th Grade is continuing with their Fiction Unit. Students have had the opportunity to examine several different mentor texts which cover all Literacy standards. We will continue through Quarter 2 with this and encourage all students to read at least 20 minutes each night.
In math, students have been learning how to multiply using the standard algorithm. Students have been multiplying multi digit whole numbers and decimals.
In science, we have started our Human Body Systems unit. Students have learned about Cells and Cell Structure, in addition to Inherited Traits and Genetics. Ms. McKowan's class enjoyed travelling to their first off campus field trip to Fort Fisher. Ms. Brainard and Ms. Duerr will be attending on Dec. 7.
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Winner, winner turkey dinner...."Among us Santa" won the challenge!
Scholastic Book Fair
Book Fair Highlights Video: During library classes in November/December
Online Book Fair Sales: December 10th - 23rd
Classroom Previewing Visits: December 13th - 14th
Evening Family Event: December 14th from 5:00-7:00pm
Classroom Purchasing Visits: December 15th - 17th
On their regularly scheduled library week in November or December, students will watch a video highlighting several popular children’s book authors as well as a few of the books that will be available at the Book Fair. Then, during the week of Book Fair, each student will have an opportunity to visit the fair during his/her class’ weekly specials time – once at the beginning of the week to preview the fair and a second time at the end of the week to make their purchases. The Book Fair will also be open during our family event, Baby It’s Cold Outside, on December 14th. During this event, families will be able to shop for books and other gift ideas with their student(s).
If you’re not able to attend the fair in person, then you can always shop online at our school’s Virtual Book Fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Our virtual fair will be open from December 10-23, and all online orders will also benefit our school’s library media center. Visit our Book Fair homepage to get started: http://www.scholastic.com/bf/castlehayne
Mrs. Aust, School Counselor
What is SEL
Social-emotional learning (SEL) is the process of developing the self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills that are vital for school, work, and life success.
We use SEL skills when we:
Resolve conflicts or disagreements
Form and strengthen relationships
Recognize and manage emotions
Empathize with others and support them
Collaborate in the workplace
Interact with people with different experiences, backgrounds, and opinions
Students at Castle Hayne Elementary are learning and practicing their SEL skills by participating in lessons from the Harmony SEL curriculum during their Guidance Special and during Morning Meeting with their classroom teachers.
Our Morning News Crew
Lost and Found
Safety is our TOP Priority
Note from Nurse Nicole:
Reminder from the nurse. If your child has any of the following symptoms, please keep them home. They will need a negative PCR Covid test or an alternative diagnosis to return to school. Please communicate with me during this time. nicole.carey@nhcs.net. Thank you!
- Reported exposure to Covid
- Reported diagnosis for Covid
- Positive for symptoms of Covid :
- Headache, especially with fever
- Fever 100.4 or greater
- Vomiting or diarrhea
- Sore throat
- New cough
- Loss of taste or smell
Transportation
Tracking your child's bus has never been so easy. New Hanover County Schools is implementing a new smart phone app that will allow parents to see where their child's bus is located in real time. Edulog Parent Portal app can be downloaded from iTunes App Store or Google Play Store.
Transportation Changes
**All transportation changes must be made in writing. Should you need to change the way your child is getting home in the afternoon, please send a note to your child's teacher or email the teacher to let them know that there is a change for that day. Please call the front office so that we can make sure the teacher sees the email.
All transportation changes must be received by 1:00PM.
Hurricane Hunters
Monday - Spreading Kindness
Tuesday - Taking Responsibility
Wednesday - Owning my Learning and Actions
Thursday - Respecting Everyone
Friday - Maintaining Safety
Volunteering at Castle Hayne
We are looking for volunteers for the car rider line in the morning and in the afternoon, during breakfast in cafeteria and in the media center throughout the day. If you are interested in volunteering at our school, please contact Danielle Metty, Family Liaison to receive the volunteer training. All volunteers are required to obtain volunteer training by the school site volunteer coordinator annually.
Parent Teacher Association
Castle Hayne Elementary School
Our mission at Castle Hayne Elementary School is to work together to achieve success by applying our STORM skills!
Spread Kindness~ Take Responsibility~ Own our Learning and Actions~ Respect Everyone~ Maintain Safety
Please direct any questions related to this newsletter to Danielle Metty, Family Liaison
Email: danielle.metty@nhcs.net
Website: https://castlehayne.nhcs.net/
Location: 3925 Roger Haynes Drive, Castle Hayne, NC, USA
Phone: (910) 602-4970
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