"Bee" in the Know
Martha B. Day Weekly Update 1/8/2021
Hybrid In-School will start Monday, February 1, 2021
Students will remain in the same cohorts they are in now. If there is a conflict, please reach out to me, khusser@bloomingdaleschools.org, by January 15th.
NO NAME CALLING WEEK
January 18-22, 2021
Monday, January 18 - NO SCHOOL MLK DAY
Tuesday, January 19 - Wear your favorite HAT to put a lid on Name Calling
Wednesday, January 20 - Wear MISMATCHED CLOTHES to show how we are all different
Thursday, January 21 - Wear appropriate ATHLETIC APPAREL to show that it’s no sweat to be a friend
Friday, January 22 - Wear your FAVORITE JERSEY to team up against No Name Calling
IReady Mid-Point Diagnostic Schedule
Check out these "Buzzy" Bees
PreK
ELA:
Moon: Winter vocabulary, naming colors, and recalling story events.
Casper: Winter vocabulary and writing letters of the alphabet
Math:
Moon: Recognizing numbers and counting to 10.
Casper: Writing numbers
SS/Sci: Winter season and winter animals
Kindergarten
ELA: Reading "The Mitten" by Jan Brett and blending sounds together to create CVC words.
Math: Skip counting on a hundreds chart, 3D shapes, and double ten frames
SS/Sci: Dr. Martin Luther King
1st Grade
ELA: Reading "The Bad Case of the Stripes" and "Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun" to discuss how and why it is important to be yourself. Investigating the author's purpose, recalling details, identifying the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Reviewing suffix 's' and introduction of question words who, what, and when.
Math: Place value using base-ten blocks, pennies, and dimes. Understanding the equal sign and comparing numbers using greater than and less than symbols.
SS/Sci: Hibernation and migration of winter animals.
"Bee" Mindful in Remote Learning with Ms. Faliveno
11 Pandemic parenting lesson we'll be taking into 2021 and beyond
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The Upcoming Buzz
January 15 (Friday): Both groups (A & B) go to google classroom for 8:00 start. Teacher Professional Development in the PM.
January 18 (Monday): Schools Closed for Martin Luther King Day
January 29 (Friday): Marking Period 2 Ends
Parental Information on Child Care and Food Services
The Hive's Health Hints
Please complete the quick daily attendance question each morning in your google classroom.
To report an absence please call (973) 838-1311 press 1
or email kbarile@bloomingdaleschools.org
Martha B. Day Elementary School
Email: khusser@bloomingdaleschools.org
Website: http://www.bloomingdaleschools.org/bsd/MBD/
Location: 225 Rafkind Road, Bloomingdale, NJ, USA
Phone: (973) 838-1311