Williamston Primary School
Tiger Newsletter 10/29/23
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Book Fair October 30 - November 3
- Parent Teacher Conferences:11/8/23 -11/9/23
- No School for Students: 11/8/23 -11/9/23
- Veterans Day Holiday: 11/10/23 (School Closed)
- PTA Pizza Bingo Night: 11/16/23
Tiger Reminders
- Parents, please remember to update the school when your telephone number changes. It is important that we are able to reach you in the event of a student emergency or when your child is not feeling well.
- If your child arrives to school after 7:55 you have to escort them in the building and signed them in. You can not just pull up and drop them at the breezeway after 7:55.
- Early Checkout ends each day at 2:15pm.
- All transportation changes must be made by 12noon each d
Classroom News
Kindergarten: Hi Kindergarten Family, Next week we will be reading stories on different modes of transportation. We will be focused on Retelling stories. We will be learning the color gray, In Math we will be learning how to do addition within 5 and continue to review 3-D shapes. Please continue to work with your child at home on Letters, first sound in words and writing letters/numbers.
First Grade: Hello from First Grade! Next week, we’ll be focusing on the central message in stories. We’ll also be reading books about spiders and bats. In math, we’ll be making a 10 to add. We’ll continue our discussion on Earth, moon, and sun.
Second Grade: Greetings from Second Grade! The field trip permission slip went home this week for our upcoming trip to the NC Zoo in Asheboro, NC. The date of the trip is November 28, 2023. Students must have 80% positive behavior and no suspensions to be eligible to attend. The cost for students will be $20 and will be due by November 17, 2023. Any parents/guardians who wish to attend must complete the MCS Volunteer Background Screening.
Next week we will continue to identify the main topic and key details of a multiparagraph text. We will begin to learn how to add two-digit numbers with regrouping. Please continue to complete nightly homework assignments and read for at least 20 minutes.
Exceptional Children:
The students will be learning about the letter S through the Letterland character Sammy Snake. They will review numbers 1-5 and we will introduce the number 6. We will learn about spiders. The students will listen to stories about spiders that are real and stories that are make believe. We will also continue to review shapes and colors.
Resource:
Art: Our awesome little artists have been creating Halloween drawings this week!!!
Music: Students enjoy songs of the seasons. They are playing metal and wood instruments while reading rhythms. Veterans Day is soon! Pictures of many military jobs are shown and discussed. Resources are available on the Music Google Classroom.
Student Services
Student Services: Remind students to always use “HELPFUL THOUGHTS”. These thoughts help them with their daily tasks in school and home. Helpful thoughts help weed out the unhelpful thoughts and keep them on positive behavior thinking.
From the Nurse's Desk
Martin County School Health Services
Guidelines for Keeping Sick Children Home
Each day many parents are faced with a decision: should they keep their sick child at home or send them off to school? Often the way a child looks and acts can make the decision an obvious one. Please consider these guidelines:
Colds: Please keep your child at home if he/she has a fever over 100 degrees or is experiencing discomfort that would interfere with his/her ability to perform in school. (i.e. uncontrollable coughing, severe lack of energy). If your child experiences green nasal discharge that continues throughout the day, or a cough lasting longer than ten days, or is accompanied by fever or chills and is productive of discolored sputum, consult with your physician.
Conjunctivitis (pink-eye): Following a diagnosis of bacterial conjunctivitis, the child may return to school after the first dose of prescribed medication.
Diarrhea/Vomiting: A child with diarrhea and /or vomiting 3 or more times during the school day should stay at home and return to school only after being symptom-free for 24 hours.
Fever: The child should remain at home with a fever greater than 100°. The child can return to school after he/she has been fever free for 24 hours (without fever-reducing medicine such as Tylenol or Motrin).
Impetigo: The child with impetigo may return to school 24 hours after treatment has begun. A doctor’s note is required to return to school.
Rashes: Common infectious diseases with rashes are most contagious in the early stages. A child with a suspicious rash should return to school only after a health care provider has made a diagnosis and authorized the child’s return to school.
Strep Throat: A child with strep throat may return to school 24 hours after antibiotic treatment has begun.
A sick child cannot learn effectively and is unable to participate in classes in a meaningful way. Keeping a sick child home prevents the spread of illness in the school community and allows the child an opportunity to rest and recover.
Best Classes of the Week October 23-27
Kindergarten
Mrs. Darlene Roberson
First Grade
Mrs. Melissa Warren
Second Grade
Mrs. Chelsea Gray