Simonton Parent Newsletter
Friday, September 27, 2019
Every Student Every Day, Deserves to Lear, Lead, and Excel!
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A special shout-out to all 2nd & 5th grade students!! Thank you all for your hard work this week during testing!
Student Handbook Highlight:
Simonton Reassessment Guidelines
1. A study guide with answers will be posted on your child’s teacher(s) eCLASS page at the beginning of each unit.
2. Any student scoring below 80% on a unit assessment will be allowed to bring their score up. 3. Students scoring below 73% on a unit assessment will receive direct re-teaching and a full reassessment before the end of the 9 week period. The highest reassessment grade that can go into the gradebook is an 80%
4. Students scoring between 74%-79% will correct the incorrect responses and explain their answers. These students are not reassessed but their corrected responses will be rescored to reflect a new assessment score up to 80%.
5. A reassessment may not be taken for Science Labs, Writing Assessments, Daily Grades, Reading Level, Assessments, Interim Test or Project Assessments.
6. There will be a final day for reassessment opportunities for each 9 week period. This allows teachers to export grades in preparation for issuing report cards. Please visit the Simonton website calendar to identify these dates.
Next Week...
- IOWA Testing Make-ups
Tuesday, October 1
- IOWA Testing Make-ups
- Cub Scout Classroom Visits
Wednesday, October 2
- Title 1 Parent Workshop ~ 10:00-11:00 am
Thursday, October 3
- Cub Scout Meeting ~ 7:00-8:00 pm
Friday, October 4
- Popcorn & Popsicle Kids Members Party
A Look Ahead:
Thursday, October 10 - Friday, October 11
Fall Break (No school)
Monday, October 14
Teacher Workday (No school)
Title 1 Parent Workshop
Please send your RSVP for this event to Vickie Williams at Vickie_williams@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Gladiators Hockey is Hosting YOU for a Night of Fun, Family-friendly, Affordable Entertainment
Atlanta Gladiators vs Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Saturday, October 19th @ 7:05pm EST
Infinite Energy Arena, Duluth, GA
Purchase Deadline: Oct 17th @ 7:05pm EST
Tickets: $17.00
Group Link: https://groupmatics.events/event/Gwinnettcounty84
We would love for you to Volunteer!
The Best Way to Predict the Future is to CREATE it! ~ Abraham Lincoln
Parent Engagement Tips for the Week:
1. With this Homemade game, Spelling Skills are the Prize Here's a game to make studying spelling words fun! Create a game board that has a path of connecting squares. Write the letters S or R on most of the squares. On a few, write directions like, "Go ahead 2 squares.” Next, have your child write spelling words on index cards. To play, each player rolls a die and moves that number of squares. If the square has an S, the player must spell the word on the top card. If it has an R, the player must read the word. 2. Do Your Know the ABCs of Helping Your Child in School? There are lots of things that you can do to help your child in school this year. To start, just remember your ABCs: A is for Ask your child about school each day. B is for Bedtime is an important part of getting enough sleep. C is for Choose activities your child will like. For D through Z, click on the link. 3. Help Your Child Turn Dreams into Goals Maybe your child wants to be on the honor roll. Or perhaps he wants to be the president of his class. Setting goals is the first step to achieving dreams. Effective goals are specific. Encourage your child to aim high, but be realistic. Have him write down his goals, post them and look at them each day. Seeing his goal to get a B on the next math test can motivate him to tackle math first at homework time. 4. Encourage Your Child to Make Deposits in a "Word Bank" Young writers often have trouble thinking of words to write. Making a word bank helps your child think of words in advance. Give your child a common word and ask her to list words with similar meanings. For "said," she might write whined, shouted, whispered, yelled, etc. She can also make lists of words about a particular topic. Collect her lists in a notebook "bank." When writing, she can check her word bank to find just the right word. How can you help your family find more time for togetherness in our fast-paced world? Call a family "time out." Stop and talk about what you'd like to do as a family and how to achieve it. Set specific goals, such as eating dinner as a family four times a week. Post them where you will all see them. Childhood doesn't last forever, so make family time a priority now. You'll have time for other activities later on. 6. Children can use a Job Jar to Choose and Chart Chores Chores can boost responsibility. To get your kids to pitch in, write weekly chores on slips of paper. If a job has to be done daily, write it on six slips. Put the slips in a jar. Then make a chart with each child's name down the side and the days of the week across the top. Have your kids take turns drawing jobs. Let them choose when to do them and put their chores on the chart. One day a week, don't assign chores. Just write, "See what you can do to help." 7. Encourage Effective Homework Habits To help your child develop good homework habits, establish a regular time for homework. Turn off digital devices and provide a quiet place to study. At the start, make sure your child reads and understands the directions. Build time management skills by having your child estimate how long each assignment will take, and time how long it really takes. Finally, check that the work is neat and complete.
Simonton Elementary- What We Stand For:
Vision
Simonton is committed to dynamic high quality instruction resulting in a passion for learning, leading and excelling.
Core Belief
Every Student Every Day, Deserves to Learn, Lead, and Excel
Commitments
We commit to giving our students a fresh start every day.
We commit to preparing quality and engaging lessons that will prepare our students to be successful in school.
We commit to teaching, modeling and holding our students accountable for appropriate school behavior.
We commit to providing our students with a structured and safe learning environment.
We commit to a great year of learning, leading, and excelling.
Simonton Elementary School
Superintendent- Mr. Alvin J. Wilbanks
Assistant Superintendent- Dr. Terry Watlington
Board Member- Mr. Steven B. Knudsen
Assistant Principal- Daphne Miles
Assistant Principal- Nicole Tomlinson
Assistant Principal- Emily Young
Website: gcpsk12.org/SimontonES
Location: 275 Simonton Road Southeast, Lawrenceville, GA, USA
Phone: (770) 513-6637