Greetings
D. L. Sims Scholars are Rocking It Out!
Read Across America Spirit Week
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. SEUSS!!!
Hey Scholars! It's time to celebrate the wonderful work of Dr. Seuss, the author of:
- The Cat in the Hat
- Oh, the Places You Will Go
- Green Eggs and Ham
Are you ready to READ ACROSS AMERICA?
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Studentreasures Steps to Promotion
By now, scholars should be "Revising & Editing" their story and illustrations for the Studentreasures project. Please ensure that EVERY scholar have included ONE story to the classbook. Teachers should allow time during morning work for scholars to complete this task daily. Parents can also support the scholars at home by reading the story the scholars plan to submit to ensure spelling, grammar, and the appropriate punctuation marks are included. Review their illustrations to ensure they match the events of the story. Parents, please speak with your scholar's teachers to ensure that you have received a copy of the permission order form for this project. If you would like to order a copy of the classbook, now is the time as you will not have this option to do so once the books have been shipped to the school. I have included an image of the permission order form in this message to inquire about, if you have not already received and returned one. This form assures that all scholars receive a free copy of the book once permission has been granted by the parent/guardian.
February 27th – March 10th
§ Final Draft: This is the time for your scholars to write their final draft on the papers provided by Studentreasures. The final draft documents are located inside the kit that was provided to you.
March 13th – March 17th
§ Pack your kits up and prepare to have them shipped back to Studentreasures for publishing.
AR/MyOn Reading Log
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Weekly Evidence-Based Reading Challenges Click the link below to access the Weekly Evidence-Based Reading Challenges for your scholar(s). EVIDENCE-BASED READING CHALLENGES (K-5) Welcome back to the 2nd half of the 2022-2023 school year. we have 10 more Evidence-Based Reading Challenges to go before the BIG celebration. Evidence-Based Reading Challenge #14 began on Friday, December 16, 2022, and will close on Thursday, January 12, 2023. Scholars are to read carefully, refer back to the text, and write complete sentences to effectively answer the questions to earn full credit. If your scholar is in grade K-1, they will submit the paper copy of the reading challenge each Thursday by the end of the school day. Scholars in grades 2-5 will submit their responses to the reading challenges via Microsoft Forms. The form is available each Friday at 7:00 AM and will automatically close each Thursday at 3:00 PM. Scholars will earn $5 Beckett Bucks each Friday IF they score 70% or higher. | 40,000,000 Words MyOn/AR Reading ChallengeWe are very close to reaching our 40,000,000 reading challenge for the 2022-2023 school year. From August 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022, our scholars have read 31,325,904 words. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!! We only have 8,674,096 more words to read by the end of March 2023 to reach our goal. We can accomplish this by participating in the Read with Malcolm Read Bowl, which begins on January 9, 2023. We can also accomplish our goal by participating in the Read-A-Thon, which will end in 11 days. Encourage your scholars to get in the game and READ, READ, READ!!! This year, we are challenging our scholars to read 40,000,000 words by the end of the school year. The purpose of this challenge is to increase their reading stamina, allow scholars to read books that are of interest to them, expose them to a plethora of vocabulary words, increase their reading fluency and comprehension, and have a love for reading. The top class that reads the most words each month will earn a pizza party courtesy of Ms. Henderson. | Studentreasures Stallion Authors This year, our scholars will prepare to become authors as they write a story to be included in their class Studentreasures Classbook. Teachers may determine the topic, or they will allow scholars to write about something that interests them. The manuscripts will be sent to Studentreasures for publishing in March 2023. Scholars can receive a FREE copy of their classbook ONLY IF parents have completed the permission order form. If you would like to purchase a copy of the classbook, please complete the entire permission order form and return it to your scholar's teacher. Unfortunately, the company will not allow parents to purchase books after the books are returned to the school. Please contact your scholar's teacher to obtain a copy of the permission order form if you have not received one. |
Weekly Evidence-Based Reading Challenges
EVIDENCE-BASED READING CHALLENGES (K-5)
Welcome back to the 2nd half of the 2022-2023 school year. we have 10 more Evidence-Based Reading Challenges to go before the BIG celebration. Evidence-Based Reading Challenge #14 began on Friday, December 16, 2022, and will close on Thursday, January 12, 2023. Scholars are to read carefully, refer back to the text, and write complete sentences to effectively answer the questions to earn full credit.
If your scholar is in grade K-1, they will submit the paper copy of the reading challenge each Thursday by the end of the school day.
Scholars in grades 2-5 will submit their responses to the reading challenges via Microsoft Forms. The form is available each Friday at 7:00 AM and will automatically close each Thursday at 3:00 PM.
Scholars will earn $5 Beckett Bucks each Friday IF they score 70% or higher.
40,000,000 Words MyOn/AR Reading Challenge
We are very close to reaching our 40,000,000 reading challenge for the 2022-2023 school year. From August 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022, our scholars have read 31,325,904 words. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!! We only have 8,674,096 more words to read by the end of March 2023 to reach our goal. We can accomplish this by participating in the Read with Malcolm Read Bowl, which begins on January 9, 2023. We can also accomplish our goal by participating in the Read-A-Thon, which will end in 11 days. Encourage your scholars to get in the game and READ, READ, READ!!!
This year, we are challenging our scholars to read 40,000,000 words by the end of the school year. The purpose of this challenge is to increase their reading stamina, allow scholars to read books that are of interest to them, expose them to a plethora of vocabulary words, increase their reading fluency and comprehension, and have a love for reading.
The top class that reads the most words each month will earn a pizza party courtesy of Ms. Henderson.
Studentreasures Stallion Authors
The manuscripts will be sent to Studentreasures for publishing in March 2023. Scholars can receive a FREE copy of their classbook ONLY IF parents have completed the permission order form. If you would like to purchase a copy of the classbook, please complete the entire permission order form and return it to your scholar's teacher. Unfortunately, the company will not allow parents to purchase books after the books are returned to the school. Please contact your scholar's teacher to obtain a copy of the permission order form if you have not received one.
Fry Words Competition
Alright, alright!!! We are well into the 2nd half of the 2022-2023 school year. Last semester, our scholars were encouraged to learn the first 500 Fry Words. During the 2nd semester, scholars are encouraged to learn the final 500 Fry Words. Teachers are to submit documentation of the total number Fry Words the scholars have learned to Ms. Henderson by Friday, May 12, 2023. A link to the form to be completed will be shared with you to enter this information.
Parents and guardians, we encourage you to help your scholars learn all 1,000 Fry Words by playing Bingo, Pictionary, Scrabble, Tic-Tac-Toe, scavenger hunts, etc. As you are shopping or driving, encourage your scholars to identify words from the Fry Words list.
Principal's Book of the Month Reflection
March 2023
How does the story "The Berenstain Bears' Report Card Trouble" relate to your life?
Top MyOn Reading Champions & AR Book Club Inductees - December to February
Top MyOn Reading Champions & AR Book Club Inductees - March
Meet Ms. Henderson, Instructional Coach
