The Clayville Chronicle
March 2018 Edition
From The Desk of Mrs. Francis
Best,
Mrs. Francis
Announcements and Reminders
- Please call to notify the office if/when your child is absent.
- When possible, students will have outdoor recess during the winter months. Students should come dressed and prepared for outside recess for as long as 30 minutes.
- District Policy requires all parents and school volunteers to maintain a current BCI check and to RENEW all BCI checks yearly prior to volunteering in classrooms/school or field trip activities. Please contact the school office if you are in need of a form.
Read Across America Day
READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY and DR. SEUSS DAY is MARCH 2!
The National Education Association annually sponsors Read Across America. The focus is on how important it is to motivate children to read, in addition to helping them master basic skills. The nationwide reading celebration takes place each year on or near March 2, the birthday of children's author Dr. Seuss. Thousands of schools, libraries and community centers participate by bringing together kids and books. You can too!
Your reading event can be as simple or elaborate as time and inclination allow. Whether you choose to scale up or down, keep in mind the basic premise and it's almost sure to be a success: On March 2, the National Education Association is calling for every child to be reading in the company of a caring adult.
TIPS FOR READING TO YOUNG SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN:
Your child has started school, but he still needs you to read to him at home. Your child will do better in school, and you'll enjoy the time spent together. Here are helpful tips for reading to and with young children in school, kindergarten through third grade:
• Keep reading to your child even when he can read. Read books that are too difficult or long for him to read alone.
• Try reading books with chapters and talk about what is happening in the story. Encourage your child to make predictions about what will happen next, and connect characters or events to those in other books and stories.
• Talk with your child about reading preferences that are beginning to develop. Ask whether she likes adventure stories, mysteries, science fiction, animal stories, or stories about other children. Encourage her to explain the reasons for preferences.
• Talk with your child about favorite authors and help him find additional books by those authors.
• Take turns reading a story with your child. Don't interrupt to correct mistakes that do not change the meaning.
• Talk about the meaning of new words and ideas introduced in books. Help your child think of examples of new concepts.
• Talk with your child about stories using the notions of the beginning, middle, and end of the story to organize thinking and discussion.
• Ask your child to tell why a character might have taken a specific action. Ask for information from the story to support her answer.
• Enjoy yourself and have fun. The most important thing you can do to help your child become a successful reader is communicate that reading is valuable and enjoyable.
TIPS IN READING TO CHILDREN IN GRADES FOUR TO SIX:
It is critical that your child keeps reading and being read to at this age. Young readers need to become practiced at reading, and the only way to get good at it -- is to practice!
Helpful tips for reading to and with children in grades four through six:
• Take turns reading a book with your child.
• Ask your child to compare a book to another familiar book. How are the characters alike or different? Do the stories take place in similar settings? How are the illustrations the same or different?
ASK:
Ask what part of the story or book your child liked best and why.
Ask if your child liked the ending of the story. Why or why not?
Ask your child what type of mood the story or chapter in a book creates.
Ask how the author creates the mood. For example, does she use certain words, events, or settings that create a particular feeling? If your child has read more than one book by the same author, ask how the books are similar or different.
Source: www.nea.org
SurveyWorks!
Parents: Voice your opinion!
Take the annual Survey to help improve our school!
Act fast! The survey closes March 30, 2018.
3 Easy Steps:
1. Visit the website: surveys.panoramaed.com/ride
2. Enter Your Access Code: (see previous email/paper copy sent home)
3. Begin the 15-20-minute survey.
Call 401-647-4115 if you need assistance or to access a paper copy of the survey.
PAWsitive Office Referrals!
Tootles!
All Tootle Tickets and pictures of our PAWsitive Office Referral recipients are displayed in our cafeteria. Thank you Mrs. Theroux for putting together the fun display board!
Start With Hello Week
Start With Hello Week, which ran from 2/5 through 2/9 and is sponsored by Sandy Hook Promise, was great from start to finish! Students participated in many fun activities including a poster contest, Human Bingo, Mix It Up Day, and No One Eats Alone Day. Staff and students also wore green in support of inclusion. Overall, the week successfully brought attention to social isolation and empowered our students to create a culture of inclusion and connectedness. Thank you to Dawn Amaral for planning the activities for the week!
Mix It Up Day! Students chose a card to determine who they sat with a lunch and learned two new things about their table-mates.
Green Day in Support of Inclusion!
Students played Human Bingo to practice their communication skills. In the process, they also learned more about their schoolmates!
No One Eats Alone Day! Students chose to sit at a table with a centerpiece that best reflected their interests!
Inclusion Poster Contest Winners!
- 1st Place: Mia P. (Grade 4)
- 2nd Place: Emily D. (Grade 5)
- 3rd Place: Ella B. (Grade 3)
All 16 posters are proudly displayed in our hallway. *Thank you to our PTO for providing Spirit Wear as a prize for our contest winners!
Kindergarten Hibernation Projects!
Jump Rope For Heart
Teacher Swap!
VEX Robotics
Recorders in Grade 3
Mastery Martial Arts Visits Clayville School
100th Day of School Celebrations!
PTO's Valentine Bingo Event!
Nurse's Note
*Attention 5th Grade Parents*
5th grade students will soon be starting a unit on growth and development. Parents can view a synopsis of this unit by going to www.LiveBinders.com. The title of the LiveBinder is: Parents guide to gr 5 puberty education by Scituaterisnt. If you have any further questions please contact me at 647-4115 or lisa.theroux@scituateschoolsri.net.
Mrs. Theroux
PTO Update
News From the Scituate School Committee
News From The Local Advisory Committee
NORTHWEST SPECIAL EDUCATION REGION
LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (LAC)
(Serving Foster, Foster/Glocester, Glocester and Scituate School Districts)
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
at the
Northwest Special Education Region
23A Theodore Foster Drive
No. Scituate, RI 02857
Dates to Remember:
- 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/3: NEED & Robotics Skills Club
- 2/26: Dental Screening @ 9:30 a.m.
- 2/28: Make Your Own Slime After-school Activity
- 3/1: PTO Meeting @ 6:00 p.m. in Clayville library
- 3/6: School Committee Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. (Town Council Chambers)
- 3/9: 2nd Trimester Ends
- 3/13: PTO Restaurant Night: Newport Creamery
- 3/15: School Improvement Team Meeting @ 3:30 p.m.
- 3/20: Report Cards Sent Home
- 3/30: No School - Good Friday
- 4/3: School Committee Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. (Town Financial Meeting)
- 4/5: STEAM Showcase Event @ Scituate High School
Stay in Touch!
Email: courtney.francis@scituateschoolsri.net
Website: http://www.scituateri3.net/Clayville/
Location: 3 George Washington Highway, Clayville, RI, USA
Phone: 401-647-4115
Twitter: @Mrs_Francis7