Bear Tracks
March 17, 2017
A Note From the Principal:
Dear Bear Tavern Staff,
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
May the sun shine, all day long,
everything go right, and nothing wrong.
May those you love bring love back to you,
and may all the wishes you wish come true!
~Irish Blessing
Happy Friday and have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
Chris
Key Information:
- Road to the Reading Final Four - The brackets will be released to families today. CLICK HERE for one page version. We'll begin voting in exactly one week. We are making a slight adjustment. Based upon the success of the Field Day voting (results will be announced next week), we will take a hand vote for the first round, meaning each HR will put the google form on the Smartboard and simply enter a number for the amount of votes for each book in the pair. This will be much more efficient. The students will have individual votes where they click the book they like better when we get down to 16 books. Please help in talking it up.
- Monday, PD DAY - We will be at Stony Brook. An email will come out, but there will be a Science Session and a Language Arts/TIP session. The first session will begin at 1:50 pm.
- "Final Four" Words - We are going to push the reflective piece of our picture books. We are encouraging students and families to identify 'four words' that describe each book that they read. I have seen lots of teacher tweets already, but please encourage your students to think about the 4 words, whether they are in K or 5th grade! Tweet them out (using #BearTavernPride) or make them visual around your room/ the school.
- Recording Read Alouds - If you volunteered to read a book for a read aloud, be sure to check in with me or Mandi. Take a look at the 'master list' Click Here for The List. IF YOU NEED TO BE RECORDED, PLEASE REACH OUT - DON'T BE SHY.
- UPDATE TO PARCC DATES - The PARCC implementation has been changed to the week of May 8 (M 5/8 ELA1, T 5/9 ELA2, W 5/10 ELA3, Th 5/11 M1&2, F 5/12 M3&4). This gives two more weeks of instruction, etc. More info to follow.
Upcoming Dates:
AFTERNOON ENRICHMENT/ACTIVITIES:
Mondays - Nano Bots (k-2)
Tuesdays - Advanced Circuits (3-5), Simple Circuits (K-2)
Wednesdays - 3D Printing (3-5), Magic Glass Art (K-2)
Thursdays - Aerospace Engineering (K-2), Yoga (3-5)
Friday - Aerospace Engineering (3-5), Drawing (K-2)
THE WEEK(s) AHEAD:
Friday 3/17 - Pre K Collab Day
Friday 3/17 - WEAR GREEN St. Patrick's Day
Monday 3/20 - Early Dismissal PD Day
Monday 3/20 - 5th Grade AMERICANA DAY!
Tuesday 3/21 - Down Syndrome Day (Wear Crazy Socks)
3/21 - 3/24 - CogAT Testing
Tuesday 3/21 - Grandpals (Niefer)
Tuesday 3/21 - Campfire (5th Grade)
3/22 - 3/24 - March Mania Tournament (After School)
Wednesday 3/22 - Campfire (K/1)
Thursday 3/23 - Grandpals (Miller)
Friday 3/24 - ROAD TO THE READING FINAL FOUR 1st Round Voting (64 books to 32)
Monday 3/27 - Faculty Mtg.
Monday 3/27 - Voting (32 books to 16)
Tuesday 3/28 - Author Visit
Tuesday 3/28 - Voting (16 books to 8)
Tuesday 3/28 - GrandPals (Niefer)
Wednesday 3/29 - Voting (8 books to 4)
Wednesday 3/29 - Campfire (K/1)
Thursday 3/30 - Voting (4 to 2)
Thursday 3/30 - Staff Breakfast
Thursday 3/30 - GrandPals (Miller)
Thursday 3/30 - PSO Bravo 5th Grade (10:45 am)
Friday 3/31 - Voting (2 to 1)
Friday 3/31 - Spring Celebrations (K&1)
SPRING BREAK