Cardinal's Nest
Steger Primary Center: November 2023
Dear Steger Primary Center Families,
We are thankful for you!
As we prepare to take time off from school November 21, 2023 - November 24, 2023 for the Thanksgiving break, we are grateful for everyone who has helped to restore a routine for showing up to school while supporting students and families.
Daily routines are essential for reducing stress and creating a sense of security, especially after the chaotic transitions experienced over the last two years.
As long as your child is healthy, please encourage showing up to class when school is in session. Every day of school is an important opportunity for students to learn as well as connect to peers and their teachers.
We thank:
- Our students and their families who do their best to show up to class every day even when it isn’t easy.
- Our teachers who have gone above and beyond to help make school a welcoming learning environment where students can thrive.
- Our administrators who help us work together to ensure we are healthy and safe, feel a sense of community and experience the excitement of an engaging learning environment.
- Our many, many healers and helpers - the support staff and community volunteers who provide the extra hands and attention our children need.
May these days off be restful and healing.
● We look forward to seeing you again when school resumes on Monday, November 27, 2023.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Solis
Principal
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) at a Glance
Take a look at what we will learn from our SEL lessons this month. Improve your child’s social-emotional learning by using the weekly home prompts to support practice at home.
Kindergarten
Lesson 4: Practice Makes Better
Summary
In the lesson for week 11/6/23, your child will learn that it’s important to practice and keep trying in order to get better at something they want to learn.
Try This at Home
Encourage your child to choose something they want to get better at (such as, tying their shoes, adding or subtracting, writing their name, dribbling a ball, or snapping their fingers). Set aside a few minutes each day for them to practice the skill, and highlight the progress they’re making.
Lesson 5: Let’s Practice and Learn!
Summary
In the lesson for week 11/13/23, your child will show what they’ve learned about the importance of paying attention, practicing, and continuing to try after making mistakes. They’ll put these skills to use while learning a rhyme with accompanying movements.
Try This at Home
Ask your child to show and teach you the rhyme they learned, along with the movements, so you can do it together.
Unit 2
Lesson 6: Sometimes We Feel Happy
Summary
In the lesson for week 11/27/23, your child will learn to use body language and context clues to figure out when someone feels happy. They’ll practice looking at the person’s face and body, as well as thinking about what’s going on in the situation.
Try This at Home
Encourage your child to notice when others around them feel happy. Have them practice using body language and context clues to figure out when family members, friends, or characters in books, movies, or on TV might be feeling happy.
1st Grade
Lesson 4: Helpful Thoughts
Summary
In the lesson for week 11/6/23, your child will practice using helpful thoughts to encourage themselves and keep going while learning a dance with their classmates.
Try This at Home
Ask your child to suggest some helpful thoughts to encourage you or another family member to complete a challenging task (for example, a school/home/work project, or an exercise routine).
Lesson 5: We Can Do It!
Summary
In the lesson for week 11/13/23, your child will show what they’ve learned about paying attention, managing distractions, and practicing as they learn to draw Pepito, a character from Second Step Elementary animated videos.
Try This at Home
Ask your child to tell you about their experience learning to draw Pepito. Encourage them to draw a family portrait with Pepito in it as a way to keep practicing.
Unit 2
Lesson 6: Noticing Feelings
Summary
In the lesson for week 11/27/23, your child will practice using body language and context clues (looking at the person’s face and body, thinking about what’s going on in the situation) to figure out how someone is feeling.
Try This at Home
Ask your child to tell you how they think others around them might be feeling, for example a sibling, or a character in a story, a movie, or a TV show.
PBIS
We will be decorating cookies in class on Monday, November 20th!
Student Council Fundraiser Ends on November 28th!
Red Ribbon Week
Attendance
Showing Up Together
We are very excited to start the 2023-2024 school year!
We are looking forward to a great year of learning and growing together!
Remember, if your student is not here, they are not learning. Bringing them to school every day and on time. Below are some bedtime and morning routines along with what to avoid.
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Reminders
- November 13: Musical Practice
- November 15: Musical School Performance at 9am (students only)
- November 15: Musical Dress Rehearsal at 5:30-6:30pm
- November 15: Board of Education Meeting- 6:00pm
- November 16: Fall Musical Performance at Columbia Central at 6:00 pm
- November 17: Report Cards
- November 20: 11am Student Dismissal & Parent/Teacher Conferences 12:00-2:30pm
- November 21: Parent/Teacher Conferences 12:30-7:00pm
- November 22-24: Fall Break
- November 27: School Resumes
- November 28: Student Council World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser Ends
Alma Solis- Principal
Email: asolis@sd194.org
Website: https://steger-primary-center.echalksites.com/home_page
Location: 3341 Miller Avenue, Chicago Heights, IL, USA
Phone: (708) 753-4100