Tiger Insider
March 2022
FEBRUARY TERRIFIC TIGERS
March's PAWS-itive Character Trait Is...
HONESTY!
Principal for a Day
Tiger Point Tallying
WOW! We are really racking up the Tiger Points around here!
Kindergarten - 15, 299
Grade 1 - 16, 565
Grade 2 - 14, 970
Grade 3 - 12, 269
Grade 4 - 12, 549
Grade 5 - 10, 786
Grade 6 - 11, 364
FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 93,802 TIGER POINTS SO FAR THIS SCHOOL YEAR! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, MES!
2021-2022 PBiS Goal
Did you know that as of March 10, 2022 84% of our students have one or fewer behavior referrals? 375 out of our 444 students have received one or fewer behavior referrals for discipline thanks to our school-wide support and commitment to PBiS (Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports)! Our students are making great choices and learning quickly to avoid repeating bad ones!
Our overall goal is to have 82% or more of our kids receive one or fewer minor/major behavior referrals this school year. We are on track to meet that ambitious and worthwhile goal!
LEARNING LOSS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
LAST DAY TO SIGN UP IS MARCH 11!
SNACK & TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED!
Learning Loss K-6 After School Program Form
If you have any questions at all, please call Erin Fonzo at (814)337-1659 or email at efonzo@penncrest.org
2022-2023 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
MAPLEWOOD MOMENTS
WE'RE GOING TO STATES!
NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK
GRADE LEVEL NEWS
Kindergarten
Grade 1
In Reading, we are focusing on building fluency and comprehension of text.
In Phonics, students are becoming amazing “Word Builders''. They are focusing on learning many different vowel teams inside of words. We are then using those vowel teams to build some big words!
In Writing, students are beginning to learn about what opinion writing looks and sounds like. They will start to create their own opinion writing pieces soon!
In Math, students are comparing numbers and learning two-digit addition and subtraction skills.
Grade 2
Grade 3
Reading- The students are working on their Mystery Unit by reading mystery novels. They are learning about how to identify the mystery in a book and to think more about the crime solver and the clues in a mystery. All third-grade classes were read The Absent Author as a mentor text.
Math- The students are working on comparing fractions and making equivalent fractions. We will then be heading into telling time in our next unit.
Writing- The students are working on the Mini TDA Unit. This unit involves a variety of mentor texts that the students analyze and then develop well written essays to respond to questions provided by the teachers. The students work on close reading skills and learn how to support a claim with evidence from a text.
Second Step- We are wrapping up our Second Step Program with the final lessons dealing with peer pressure.
Grade 4
In reading, fourth grade is finishing up their unit on Details and Synthesis. They will begin their unit on Historical Fiction Book Clubs, and take a journey through history while enjoying conversations with their book club members. In writing, student are working to create a story map and code their Literary Essay using Ozobots. Students will soon move into their next unit on the Text Dependent Analysis. In math, students are working through fractions. In Social Studies, students are learning about the Revolutionary War.
Grade 5
Grade 6
In reading and writing, students will read a variety of texts and listen to and view media as they discuss the Essential Question of the “Modern Technology” Unit - How is modern technology helpful and harmful to society? Students will consider concepts relating to how technology has benefited people and consider criticism about how it has changed our relationships to one another.
In social studies, students will be learning about World War II, including how the U.S. was drawn into the war to defend itself following the attack on Pearl Harbor, as well as the anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. Students will have an opportunity to use sketch- noting (visual note taking)to help them understand key concepts related to Chapter 14.
In math students will be learning about integers. They will be working with positive and negative integers and using them to describe real-life situations. They will be using number lines to graph and compare both positive and negative integers. Students will also be using all four quadrants in a coordinate plane to graph ordered pairs. They will be plotting points and finding the distance between points on a coordinate plane.