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Miss Anderson's Weekly Scoop
February 18-22, 2019
Save the Date...
February 18th ~
Presidents' Day - School Holiday
- Happy Birthday Ava F.!
February 19th - 22nd ~ Random Acts of Kindness Week - See Note Below
February 19th ~
- Happy 1/2 Birthday Andrew S.! - Sports Spirit
- Show Your Kindness Spirit - "Kindness in Action - Wear Your Sneakers!"
- 6th Grade Parent Middle School Orientation - Tamanend Middle School 7:00 PM
February 20th ~
- Show Your Kindness Spirit - "Kindness to Titus - Wear Your Black and Gold"
February 21st ~
- Show Your Kindness Spirit - "#teamkindness - Wear Your Team or Activity Shirt"
- Dr. Kopicki's Community Connections Meeting @ 6:00 PM - Titus Library
- Show Your Kindness Spirit - "Dreaming of Kindness - Wear Your PJs or Comfy Clothes"
- SCIENCE - Quiz
February 24th ~
- Home & School Association Spirit Night - MOD Pizza
February 26th ~
- Science Fun Day Parent Volunteer Meeting @ 6:30 PM - Titus Dining Room
Box Tops... Box Tops... Calling all BOX TOPS! Our Box Top bin is looking a little empty... Keep on clippin'!
Tamanend Middle School Parent Orientation is Tuesday Night @ 7:00 at Tamanend!
"Book Swap" Collection - 6th Grade Needs Books!
When sorting through your books at home, please be aware of the following criteria:
- Books should be gently used without missing or frayed pages.
- Both soft and hardback books will be accepted.
- Please send in books at your child’s current grade level.
- Both fiction and non-fiction books are appreciated.
- Chapter books for older students are highly encouraged.
- Please DO NOT include board books.
Science Fun Day Help Wanted!
We are in the planning stages of our 2019 Science Fun Day, and we need your help to make the day a success. Please join us on Tuesday, February 26th at 6:30 PM in the Titus Dining Room for an informational meeting regarding volunteer opportunities. If you are unable to come to our first meeting on the 26th, still register for the meeting, and we will get in touch with you. If you have any questions, please reach out to Kim Anderson.
Your help and support providing the Science Fun Day experience for our students is greatly appreciated!
It's R.A.K. Week!
Titus will be celebrating Random Acts of Kindness week next week (February 19 -22) with a variety of activities. To begin with, each day we will have a special Spirit Day:
- Tuesday – Kindness in Action – wear sneakers to school
- Wednesday – Be Kind to your School – wear Titus gear and/or black and gold to show school spirit
- Thursday - #teamkindness – wear a shirt that has your favorite team (can be a team the child is on or follows)
- Friday – Dreaming about Kindness – wear pajamas or comfy clothes
In addition, students will have the opportunity to purchase Kindness Candy Cards during their lunch time on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. For 25 cents, students get a note card to fill in that will be delivered on Friday to a student or teacher along with a piece of candy to show kindness. More than one card may be purchased by students.
There will be some other kindness-related activities throughout the week, such as a kindness video and quote of the day, Kindness Bingo, and an all-school assembly on Friday afternoon.
While we know that kindness should be part of every single day, by highlighting a whole week of kindness at Titus we will make the students aware of how kindness can impact the world around them! We want to make kindness the norm, and not the exception!
A few quick things about this week...
Reading
*Please remind your child to be submitting their Reading Book Logs when finished an independent reading book! I want to make sure everyone gets credit towards their reading goal of 6 books per trimester!
Ask me about: How do good readers use text evidence to visualize and identify symbols?
What you can do: Have a conversation with your child about their independent reading. Book conversations can include:
- A summary of what your child is reading
- A conversation about their characters - a contrast & contradiction or an again and again, How is your character changing/growing in your book?, What are some of the character's strengths/weaknesses and why?
- A brief read aloud of their book.
- Ask if they have found any new "robust vocabulary" words to add to their bookmark.
Be sure to check in with your child regarding their independent reading... The end of the 2nd trimester is March 15th!
Writing
We are wrapping up our research on how different volcanoes form and will begin analyzing our information to determine the main idea of each of our subtopics. Students should be prepared to start organizing and drafting our written pieces!
What you can do: Encourage your child to be reading about their list of brainstormed topics and/or watch a video to continue to build background knowledge prior to presearch for Sixth Grade Assessment.
Microsoft TEAMS
Science ~ Earth's Changing Surface
Ask me about: How does the surface of the earth change? What do you think causes most landforms on earth's surface to change?
What you can do: Notice and observe different surfaces/surroundings and ask what may have caused it to change.