The Aviator Beacon
Inspiring the Leader Within
January 17, 2020
No School Monday, January 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2020-2021 IMPORTANT ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
- January 6: Intent to Return Begins for current K – 5th students
- January 8: Kindergarten Registration Begins for Students Residing within Auxier’s Boundaries
- January 13: Open Enrollment Begins for New K-6th Auxier Families or current K-6th students whom have moved/plan to move out of Auxier’s boundary
Kindergarten Readiness Testing (KRT)
Entrance testing for families that would like their child to enter kindergarten early is available. This is for children who turn five years old between the dates of September 1, 2020 and December 30, 2020 only. Students that will be five before September 1st do not need to complete this exam for kindergarten entrance. Registration for testing will open on January 13, 2020. For more information, please visit CUSD Assessment.
Showcase how YOU use the 7 Habits at Home!
SECOND STEP
Our Second Step lessons are off and running, and it has been exciting to watch the implementation of our social-emotional curriculum. Second grade taught a whole-group lesson on responding to distractions when using active listening skill. Students had the opportunity to role-play specific scenarios and share how they avoid the distractions that come up. For example, students explained that they would stay focused on their teacher and ignore a friend who is trying to talk while the teacher is teaching.
Sixth grade did a lesson on goal-setting. They discussed the importance of setting measurable goals, along with identifying action steps for each goal. It was exciting to observe students use the skills from their Second Step lesson in helping them write their Wildly Important academic and personal goals for the quarter.
Mrs. Alger’s first grade class had the opportunity to learn about empathy. They began by guessing the emotion that Mrs. Alger was feeling, and then they received additional practice with pictures of kids expressing emotions. They were excited to share that they could tell the feeling by looking at the person’s eyes, mouth and overall expression. They enjoyed having Max the Snail and Ruby the Dog, the amazing Second Step puppets, help with teaching the lesson. Lastly, students got to practice with each other by identifying the emotion being expressed on their friends’ faces. This lesson gave Mrs. Alger the opportunity to help students understand the importance of paying attention to facial expressions, which is an important part of being able to empathize with how others are feeling!
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Auxier STEAM Night - Thursday, January 30
Written by: Bryce Pasero
Are you guys excited? Well you will be! January 30th is our annual Stem night! But this time... It’s a STEAM night! Art is being added in for this night! This year’s theme will be the science of Disney Imagineering! We will have many activities and pleasures for every student. We will have: The Book Fair in the Library, Popcorn, Cotton Candy, Drinks, Dash bots, Ozobots, Spheros, Vex Robots, the Bone Box, Art activities and PLTW (Project Lead The Way) activities. Come out for a fun night of learning!
Winter Book Fair Volunteers Needed
Written by: Tayla Palacio
On January 27th through February 3rd is the Auxier book fair. You can come on down in the morning, during school, or after school. If you are an Auxier student, you need to bring a parent/guardian with you before or after school. You could get all the books you need for the rest of the school year there, but make sure you get your books before they sell out!
Also, parents...if you can lend a hand to run a cash register or help students with purchases, the sign up is below. We sure could use your help!
Second Grade Butterfly Unit
Our 2nd graders are raising butterflies to build background knowledge for our Science unit on life cycles. Here they are watching one of our larva molt.
Battle of the Books - Tuesday, January 21
- Captain Nobody by Dean Pitchford,
- The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann,
- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library,
- Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
PTO Bingo Night - Friday, January 24
Written by: Kaylee Burke
B-6, G-14, I-2, BINGO!!
It’s our favorite family night!! The annual bingo night! Our bingo night will be on January 24 in the multipurpose room at Auxier Elementary school. There will be pizzas for pre-order ONLY. Pizzas will be a large pizza for $10 each, topping optional. Bingo cards will be sent home as your “tickets” into the event. Please make sure to keep them and bring them to the event.
KINDER- 3rd will be from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm.
4th-6th will be from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Auxier Cheer Team Shines at Competition
Our Auxier Cheer teams won 3 trophies at their competition in December. The K-2 team won 2nd in both the dance and cheer portion and the 3-6 team won 2nd in the dance portion. We are starting a new season and are excited to showcase at another competition in March!
CHANDLER INNOVATION FAIR
The Chandler Innovation Fair is coming up on February 22 at Hamilton High School. Click on the links below for more information about this fun, educational, family event!
Pictures Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/QP3tHFCqhJ7tPqXL9
January Leadership Assembly Recognizes Leaders of Giving and Trustworthiness
Written by: Anika Martinsen
Leadership assemblies are coming up on Thursday, January 30th and Friday, January 31st. On Thursday is Kindergarten at 9:00- 9:30 am, 2nd grade at 1:30 –2:00pm, 4th grade at 2:15- 3:00pm, and 5th grade at 9:45-10:30am. Friday, January 31 is 1st grade at 9:00-9:30am, 3rd grade at 1:30-2:00pm, and 6th grade at 9:45-10:30am. The awards are for giving and trustworthiness. Great job Aviators!
Upcoming Aviator Activities
January 20: MLK Holiday - NO SCHOOL
January 21: Battle of the Books; 6th grade Casteel Information Assembly
January 22: 4th Grade Grand Canyon Parent Meeting @ 5:30-6:30, Library
January 22-24: 6th Grade Science Camp @ Prescott Pines
January 23: CUSD Spelling Bee @ Chandler Center for the Arts; PTO Carnival Planning Meeting @ 3:30-4;00, Library
January 24: PTO Bingo Night @ 4:30-8:00, MPR
January 24-February 3: Book Fair in the Media Center
January 28: StuCo $1 Donation NFL Spirit Day
January 30: Leadership Assembly for Kindergarten, 2nd, 4th, and 5th grades
January 31: Leadership Assembly for 1st 3rd and 6th grades
February 5: Aviator Shirt Day; AAA Night of Recognition @ Chandler Center for the Arts
February 7: Student Council Convention
February 10-14: PTO Paper Drive
Upcoming Aviator Clubs & Action Teams
Tuesday, January 21
Green Team @ 7:45-8:15, Room A11
Box Tops @ 8:00-8:30, Room B16
Battle of the Books @ 3:15-4:15; Library
Cheer Practice @ 3:10-4:30pm, Fields
Tech Xplorers @ 3:15-4:00, Lab B
Science Matters @ 3:15-4:00; Room B19
Wednesday, January 22
Student Council Meeting @ 7:30-8:30, Room A15
New Kids on the Block @ 7:45-8:15, Room B11
Girls Who Code @ 7:45-8:30, Lab B
Aviator News @ 7:45-8:15, Room D6
Running Club @ 3:10-3:50, Field
Girl Scout Meeting @ 3:20-4:30, Room B2
4th Grade Grand Canyon Parent Meeting @ 5:30-6:00, Library
Thursday, January 23
Aviator Air Mail @ 8:15-8:35, Room A2
Running Club @ 3:10-3:50, Fields
Girls on the Run Meeting @ 3:10-3:40, Room B2
Soccer Shots @ 3:20-4:20, Field
Friday, January 24
Robotics Club Meeting @ 7:45-8:15, Lab B
Green Team @ 7:45-8:15, Room A11
Kindness Kids @ 8:00-8:30, Room A6
Bricks 4 Kidz @ 3:20-4:20, Room A8
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Breakfast Pricing: $1.75
Lunch Pricing: $2.95
Auxier Elementary School
Health: (480) 424-8402
Website: https://www.cusd80.com/auxierelementary
Location: 22700 South Power Road, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 85
Phone: (480) 424-8400
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/auxierelementarypto/
Twitter: @jwilliams_aux