Mintz Elementary School
November Newsletter
Important Dates:
November 2 - SAC Meeting; 6:30 PM
November 3 - Election Day
November 5 - KG, 1st, & 3rd Vision ScreeningNovember 11 - No School; Veterans Day
November 15 - Last day for Online Book Fair
November 16 - Report Cards (online)
November 23rd - 27th - Fall Break; No School
November 30 - Students return
A Message from your Principal
Your children filled my Emotional Bank Account to OVERFLOWING with their cards and letters during National Principals Month. In addition to visiting students in their classrooms, it is so great to pop into their Zoom meetings and see all of our Mariner eLearners, too. I am amazed at how well they are adapting to learning virtually.
I am very pleased to welcome new faculty members to Mintz this month.
- Ashley Temple joins us in Kindergarten
- Tocorra Bivins joins us in 4th Grade
- Lisa Warren is our new AGP Teacher
- Rose Cuniglio is with us 2 days per week for Speech and Language services
- Coach Floyd Ellis joins our PE staff 2 days per week.
To help spotlight our Habit of the Month: Be Proactive, I am asking that parents assist children in remembering to bring a mask to school each day. We are providing more and more masks at the gates each day as students arrive to school. The masks that we have provided to students are washable and reusable. Tuck an extra in your backpack in case of emergency. We have been very fortunate thus far and have had no COVID cases in classrooms. That comes from us all working together to wear masks every day, sanitize our hands often, and stay home when we are sick. I want to thank all families for working together on this.
As some fall weather finally reaches us, I wish you a wonderful upcoming Thanksgiving.
Keeping Children First,
Debbie Moltisanti
The month of November is all about being proactive rather than reactive. What behaviors can we build in ourselves to practice self-control? See the image below.
Please open the attached Leader In Me Monthly below to get additional ideas, resources, and fun stories for your family to share.
Marking a Students Report Card
The student performance level indicated reflects a combination of grade-level standards, instructional materials, depth, and rigor of curriculum used during instructional time.
Student Performance Level Codes: AL = Above Level, OL = On Level, BL = Below Level
K-2 Academic Progress Codes
Demonstrates a clear understanding of concepts, ideas, objectives, or behaviors
S= Satisfactory
Is in the process of understanding concepts, ideas, objectives, or behaviors
N= Needs Improvement/More Time
Needs additional time or more background experiences before an understanding of concepts, ideas, objectives, or behaviors can be attained
U= Unsatisfactory
Has not yet demonstrated a clear understanding of concepts, ideas, objectives, or behaviors
3-5 Academic Progress Codes
Demonstrates consistent application of concepts, ideas, objectives, or behaviors
B = Good
Demonstrates a clear understanding of concepts, ideas, objectives, or behaviors
C = Satisfactory
Is in the process of understanding concepts, ideas, objectives, or behaviors
N = Needs Improvement
Needs additional time or more background experiences before an understanding of concepts, ideas, objectives, or behaviors can be attained
U = Unsatisfactory
Has not yet demonstrated an understanding of concepts, ideas, objective, or behaviors
News from Mintz Elementary's Media Center
Fall Book Fair - Now Open
efairs.follettbookfairs.com
Our eFair code: ZG6DD
Orders due by November 15th, 2020
Follett will ship your books to the school after our eFair is complete.
FOLLETT Book Fair Flyer https://cdn.brandfolder.io/9PA1UQVX/as/qal6oa-e5mu40-erbvp2/K-6_Flyer.pdf
Make a Wishlist https://efairs.follettbookfairs.com/guest/home?classCode=ZG6DD
Student Literacy & Media Showcase (SLAM)
SSYRA JR
Virtual Library & Databases
ELL NEWS
All parents can be helpful in their children’s literacy development, regardless of their language, education, or literacy level. Students may benefit when they develop solid literacy skills in their first language before learning to read in a second one. Through their native language, they are developing key language and literacy skills that may enable them to become excellent readers in English. Bilingual books are a great resource for bridging two different languages and in our Mintz Media Center, we have a wonderful selection of Bilingual English/Spanish books (check your local library for bilingual books in other languages). Some activities your family may enjoy are pre-reading the books in the home language, alternating languages on different days, and/or picking out special vocabulary words.
Happy Reading,
Your ESOL Team
Todos los padres pueden ser útiles en el desarrollo de la alfabetización de sus hijos, independientemente de su idioma, educación o nivel de alfabetización. Los estudiantes pueden beneficiarse cuando desarrollan sólidas habilidades de alfabetización en su primer idioma antes de aprender a leer en un segundo. A través de su lengua materna, están desarrollando habilidades clave de lenguaje y alfabetización que pueden permitirles convertirse en excelentes lectores en inglés. Los libros bilingues son un gran recurso para unir dos idiomas diferentes y en nuestro Mintz Media Center, tenemos una maravillosa selección de libros bilingues en inglés/español (consulte su biblioteca local para libros bilingues en otros idiomas). Algunas actividades que su familia puede disfrutar son la lectura previa de los libros en el idioma de casa, alternar idiomas en diferentes días, y / o elegir palabras de vocabulario especiales.
Su equipo ESOL
FROM STUDENT NUTRITION
Even though all students will be receiving free meals, we want to encourage our families to fill out an application for School Meal Benefits.
Students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch may be eligible for:
- Reduced fees for after-school programs
- Reduced subscription costs for internet providers
- Fee waivers for college entrance exams and AP exams
During the week of November 9, all Grab and Go meals will be distributed on Monday, due to the Veterans Day holiday on Wednesday.