News from the Principal`s Desk - Cherbonnier/Rillieux Elementary

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MISSION STATEMENT: WE HAVE MET THE CHALLENGE, AND NOW WE ARE RAISING THE
STANDARDS… WE ARE TURNING UP THE HEAT!!!
“GOLDEN APPLE AWARD”
WINNING SCHOOL
News from the Principal’s Desk
Greetings Parents/Guardians,
It is November already, and the start of the holiday season is merely weeks away.
November always makes me think about being “thankful” for all of the things we
have and the importance of appreciating family and friends.
Cherbonnier/Rillieux
Elementary School
700 Dandelion Drive
Waggaman, LA 70094
504-431-9740
cherbonnierrillieux.
jpschools.org
District V
Board Member:
Cedric Floyd
[email protected]
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Cherbonnier/Rillieux Elementary School has so many things to be thankful for in
such a short period of time. Last month in October, the state released state-wide
school performance scores. We have not only maintained our school performance
letter grade of a “C”, but we have increased our numerical school performance
score by six (6) points. For the 2012-2013 school year, we had a school performance
score of 70.9 and for the 2013-2014 school year, we earned a score of 76.0. A “C” is
definitely NOT the best we can do, but it is better than we have done in the past.
We are seeing growth in our students. It is my hope and expectation that we will
keep the momentum going and continue growing.
Cherbonnier/Rillieux family and friends, I would like to THANK everyone who
came out and volunteered for our annual Fall Fest. We had a great turnout and
we encourage you to continue supporting your children and our school. So, we
look forward to seeing you this month on Thursday, November 2oth, at 6:00 PM to
share in the fun at our Family Literacy Night. As we get closer to this exciting
event, more information will be sent home.
In conclusion, although we had Parent Conferences after school last month in October, please continue monitoring your child’s progress and reach out to the
teachers as needed. Tutoring began last month for students in 3 rd – 5th grade. If
your child received a letter inviting him/her to attend, please make sure you allow
your child to take advantage of this great opportunity to enhance their academic
skills.
Thankfully yours,
Cristin Bailey Menyweather
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Pre-K News
First Grade News
Pre-K is currently working on a unit about
food. We are learning the differences between healthy and unhealthy food. If you
have any questions about the things your
children are coming home saying, please go
to the Choose My Plate website at
www.choosemyplate.gov. This website has
information and activities for all age
groups.
We are happy to let you know what we are
doing this month in first grade! We're finishing up our unit on frogs and plants in
reading, and starting a new unit on fairy
tales and fables. We will be focusing on
story elements which students will use to
write their own stories. These include character, setting, problem and solution. We
are finishing up Topic 5 in math and will be
starting Topic 6. We will be using addition
and subtraction to solve word problems,
understanding subtraction as an unknown
addend problem, and working on our fluency for addition and subtraction problems
within 20. We have a new iReady computer
lab at Cherbonnier/Rillieux and each class
goes twice a week to practice reading and
math skills. We are using new laptops and
are asking parents (if they haven't already)
to please purchase ear buds for your child as
we use these every day. Please continue to
help your child with their homework and
read with them at home. Thank you for
your help with Fall Fest!!!!
Additionally, we continue to learn letter
names, letter sounds, and numbers zero
through eight. We are also learning how to
look back in a book to find an answer to a
question. All of these academics are possible because we practice appropriate problem-solving and work as a team in class.
You will hear this when a child says, “I don’t
like it when you ____. Please _____.” The
other child responds, “I can do that.” Problem solved and learning continues. Your
children are doing great things!
Kindergarten News
Second Grade News
Well, the weather is definitely COOLER and
so are the KINDERGARTENERS!!!! The
Fountas and Pinnell assessment is complete. We are aware of the students' current levels of comprehension. It is IMPERATIVE that as a TEAM, parents, students,
teacher, we work diligently to improve on
comprehension and thinking skills. WE
WANT THEM TO THINK OUTSIDE THE
BOX!!!! We are grooming them to be the
BEST readers ever. Reading is FUNdamental!!
Welcome the high school graduating class
of 2027/college 2031!!!! WAY2GO!!!! They
are OUR FUTURE!!!!
This month we will be finishing up our Cinderella Unit. We have been reading Cinderella stories from all around the world.
We will wrap up our unit with a culminating activity. Students will choose two stories and compare them to the original Cinderella. Please continue to talk to your
child about the stories we are reading in
class so they will be well prepared to complete the writing task.
In math, we will continue working on addition and subtraction strategies with twodigit numbers. Soon we are going to learn
how to add and subtract three-digit numbers. Please continue working with your
child on addition and subtraction facts for
fluency.
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THIRD GRADE NEWS
fourth grade NEWS
We have some exciting news to share! Our
students are working hard to achieve their
goals. We had three students who scored
very high on the ANET test. They were Jayden
Richardson, Jasmine Chevalier, and Victor
Becnel. Great job to you all! There are six
third grade students on the honor roll for the
first nine weeks. They are Victor Becnel,
Breeana Coleman, and Charlie Creppel from
Mrs. Wiltz’s class, and Jayden Richardson,
Jasmine Chevalier, and Holly Meyers from
Mrs. Fields’ class. All of our students have
been trying to achieve their behavior goals
and some will be rewarded at our star tag
assembly for being successful. We are so
proud of the students who display appropriate behavior all the time and do the right
thing because it is the expectation. It is time
for more students to join in on the celebration for good behavior!
Fourth grade is becoming cultured! Through
literature we are experiencing various cultures
by reading fables, myths, folktales, mysteries
and adventures. We are also traveling various
regions in the United States in our quest to discover interesting facts about landforms, climates, products, natural resources, landmarks and cultures of those regions. Parents
please continue to encourage our students to
READ, READ, READ!!!!!!
In math, please continue to practice multiplication and division 0-10 with your child. You can
use manipulatives such as buttons, coins, or
blocks to model and solve division problems.
Discuss what the remainder means. (Remainder
- a part, number, or quantity that is left over.)
Also, parents continue to study Science Study
Guides with your children.
Special education NEWS
fifth Grade News
As the cool crisp season of fall approaches, Ms.
Lombard’s students are learning about 1- digit
divisors. They are also improving their writing
skills by studying grammar and the mechanics
of the writing process. In the reading block,
the students are learning about point of view
and character analysis.
Fifth grade is off to a GREAT start in ELA as we
explore African trading kingdoms through literature. We are also reading chapter books and
comparing and contrasting two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama,
drawing on specific details in the text. Parents,
please continue to encourage our children to
study, complete home assignments and be attentive in class. We appreciate your support.
Ms. Rogers’ class is learning about estimation
of sums and differences. They are continuously
improving compositions and editing skills in
their journal writing. The students have been
reading about inventors and how they identified a problem and were able to persevere in
finding a solution.
In Mrs. Federick’s class the students are working to increase their skills in ELA and Mathematics
As the weather changes, we look forward to
seeing positive gains in behavior and academics.
Our Math classes have learned how to multiply
and divide whole numbers and decimal numbers, but we don’t stop there, we will continue
to practice these skills everyday through our
daily reviews and interventions. We are now
working on adding and subtracting fractions
with unlike denominators. We encourage all 5th
grade students to continue working on their
mathematics practice skills using the online
websites: Ten Marks, Envision Math and iReady.
With continued effort, you can do it! We believe
in you! We won’t give up on you!
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P.E. DEPARTMENT NEWS
Ms. Erin and Coach Mac want to commend
the students for being good sports during
their competition games in PE. We will begin teaching team sports to the upper
grades and games that promote listening
skills in the lower grades. Please continue to
make sure your child wears tennis shoes to
school everyday. They should also wear tennis shoes if they participate in dress down
days.
ESL News
Fifth grade ESL students have been working
on various Common Core State Standards
each week. They read together in leveled
readers, then looked for evidence in the text
that supported the question/answer. This
week, we worked on using context clues as a
clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Math club NEWS
I would like to thank all the officers and members of the 5th Grade Math Club for helping 5th
Grade students in tutoring especially those
who are struggling in Math. We are also looking forward to helping our 4th Grader students
starting in November.
Congratulations to our President Jalyn Chevalier who got 100% on her ANet 1 Test and has
all A’s on her first nine-weeks report card. All
the members of our club did an excellent job
on our 1st ANet test. Way to go… Keep it up!!!
Ms. Custodio
Multiplication Tricks
If you are having a hard time memorizing your
multiplication facts, there are a few “tricks”
that you can use. These tricks are based on the
ways that numbers work together. The better
you know about how numbers work, the easier
it is to figure out your facts.
If you want 12 groups of something, it is the
same as 10 groups of it, plus two more groups.
We can think of multiplying by 12 as multiplying by 10 and multiplying by 2 and adding them
together.
Example: If I want to multiply 12 x 6, it is the
same as 10 groups of 6 plus two groups of 6.
12 x 6 = (10 x 6) + (2 x 6) = 60 + 12 = 72
This will always work for multiplying by 12.
Try 35 x 12.
35 x 12 = 35 x 10 = 350 then add 35 x 2 = 70
350 + 70 = 420.
So 35 x 12 = 420
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Cherbonnier/Rillieux Library News
Accelerated Reader News
Every quarter we recognize students who have met their AR goals. The first quarter ended
October 10, 2014. The following students met their goals.
Congratulations to:
2nd Grade – Jasmin Davis, Dajon James, Dijion Matthews, Keain Shorts
3rd Grade – Jayden Richardson
The next quarter ends December 19th. Each grade level has assigned points to reach per
quarter. 2nd grade -5 points per quarter, 3rd grade -10 points per quarter, 4th grade -20
points per quarter, and 5th grade -25 points per quarter.
In addition, every time a student makes 100% on an AR test their name goes into the AR jar
for the end of quarter raffle. The following students’ names were pulled for this quarter.
Congratulations to:
5th grader Natalia Tigreo, 3rd grader Breeana Coleman, 3rd grader Jonathan Espinoza, and 2nd
grader Travius James
Also, students are recognized on the AR wall by having their names posted every time they
earn 5 or more points. More names are added to the wall every day. Currently the 2nd
graders are leading with the most names posted.
Reminder: Students can take AR tests Monday through Friday at school during the school
day between 7:30 AM and 4:00 PM.
Parents, don’t forget that you can help your children do well on AR tests by encouraging
them to read 20 minutes or more every day, by asking them about what they’re reading
and providing them with a variety of reading materials at home. One way to provide your
children with lots of reading materials is to take them to the public library to check out
books. Students are allowed to take a test on any book with an AR test that they have read
or has been read to them.
Currently our students have read 522 books and 1, 777, 516 words
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PBIS News
The PBIS Team would like to send a huge SHOUT OUT to everyone who helped with our Creative Cottage activity. Many thanks for assisting with monitoring students, distributing supplies, writing names
on the backs of projects, and just visiting and laughing with students! Our A/B conduct students were
beaming with pride when showing off their decorated treasures.
There are so many ways to celebrate good behavior at Cherbonnier/Rillieux Elementary:
 Students who earned A/B conduct for the week can wear their PBIS t-shirts on the following
Monday.
 Students of the Month are recognized with a certificate, first in line, and a seat at a special
table during lunch.
 Pelican Bills can be earned to spend for awesome items at the Pelican Store.
 Star Tags are awarded to students with A/B conduct for the nine weeks marking period at a
Star Tag Assembly.
All activities sponsored by the PBIS team at Cherbonnier/Rillieux Elementary are designed to create a
positive environment that fosters learning. We encourage parents to reinforce the PBIS Expectations
of Be Safe, Be Respectful, and Be Responsible at home as we do at school.
NOVEMBER-
11/7
11/6
11/7
11/20
Student of the Month Party
Pelican Prize Store
Dress Down
Pelican Prize Store
DECEMBER-
12/12
12/11
12/18
Dress Down
Pelican Prize Store
Popcorn & a Movie ($2) in
classroom (Teacher’s choice)
~The PBIS Team
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PBIS students of the month
SEptember
october
Pre-K
Gabriel Ebanks
Pre-K
Demii Miller
Kindergarten
Layla Wagner
Khaylen Every
Kindergarten
Caroline McCoy
Kale Jolly
1st Grade
Amani Johnson
Angie Sanchez
Ah’Niya Cargo
1st Grade
Kayla Breaux
Carllos Velaszuez
Nikayla Melton
2nd Grade
Traivus James
Jaden Brown
2nd Grade
Janiah Dorsey
Kimberly Gutierrez
3rd Grade
Jayden Richardson
Victor Becnel
Taylor Rhoto
3rd Grade
Jasmine Chevalier
Jonathan Espinoza
4th Grade
Karen Santisteban
Maurice Duncan
Chris’Style Meads
5th Grade
Natalia Tigrero
Shawn Stevenson
Jaavary Williams
Jayla Hawkins
th
4 Grade
th
5 Grade
Darren Wilson
Fanny Puerto
Michelle Johnson
Kyleigh Ford
Isaiah Phoenix
Laquian Davis
PBIS students of the month For september
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star students for the first quarter
PRE-K
Ms. Beth
Abbott, Gavin
Barnes, Nigel
Curtis, Amari
Ebanks, Gabriel
Ford, Braelynn
Foster, Jaden
Johnson, Vincent
Matthews, Erin
Miller, Demii
Pineda, Isabella
Puerto, Danna
Rodriguez, Madeline
Sibley, Demya
Sibley, Devol
Soule, Markus
Trevino, Yoel
Tunson, Cameron
Williams, Richard
Young, Lyniyah
1st Grade
Ms. Cresson
Coleman, Ahyana
Crittindon, Jessie
Expinoza, Maynor
Gaines, Theodore
Jackson, Jayna
Johnson, Joshua
Lott, Nevaeh
Meads, Kayah
Ortiz-Cadet, Stesy
Parker, Angel
Paul, Nalani
Puerto, Francisco
Rodriguez, Jinnelys
Smith, Tatyana
Velasquez, Carlos
Kindergarten
Ms. Cardon
Adams, Starrie
Cook, Starr
Gibson, Jaden
Jenkins, Essence
Johnson, Mrquise
Lane, Imanii
Leiser, Logan
Marshall, Krislynn
McCoy, Caraline
Wagner, Layla
Williams, Ayala
Wiltz, Derrion
1st grade
Ms. chapotel
Cargo, Ah’Niya
Dncan,Warren
Guarino, Nina
Guidroz, Tovia
Guidry, Saige
Hubbard, Ty’ron
Maise, Sophia
Martin, Jarrod
Melton, Nikayla
Noel, Lee
Thomas, Julianna
Thomas, Tariq
Washington, Tatiyana
Wells, Kamryn
Kindergarten
Ms. Hargrove
Brehm, Misti
Coleman, Brennan
Collins, Mackenzie
Crittindon, Jamairee
DeSilva, Jaslene
Espinoza, Ariana
Every, Khaylen
Henry, Kaitlyn
Hernandez, Paola
Jackson, Anaya
Jolly, Kale
Lockett, Tarvion
Patterson, Gerald
Speed, Aubrey
Torry, Ethen
Turner, Amyrie
2nd grade
Ms. Romano
Bates, Chitayah
Davis, Jasmin
Dorsey, Janiah
Glores-Cedeno, Itzel
Gonzalez, Esteban
Green, Aaliyah
James, Da’Jon
James, Traivus
Jenkins, Meagan
Joseph, Tahj
Lomas, Justin
Matthews, Dijion
Mitchell, Brianna
Rivera, Serenity
Shorts, Keain
Simmons, Raymani
Traylor, Alayasia
Washington, Ra’Qui
Williams, Quaron
1st grade
Ms. Michot
Barra, Liyah
Batiste, Malik
Breaux, Kayla
Brooks, James
Hensley, Essence
Hibley, James
Ingram, Londyn
Johnson, Amani
Lott, Lyric
Phillips, Jayden
Scott, AMyria
Watkins, Payton
2nd grade
Ms. Parker
Beverly, Jermon
Brown, Jaden
Clerk, Sarah
Evo, Maryuri
Francis, Taron
Grant, Andrew
Guarino, Talon
Gutierrez-Santos, Kimberly
Harris, Kendrick
Jones, Carelle
Lee, Jayda
Lewis, Kyma-Xia
Mason, Brandon
Meads, K’habrea
Nguyen, Kaili
Odoms, DaJon
Parker, Elisa
Parker, Louis
Rainey, Tristen
Rodney, Ban
Scarborough, D’Andre
Thomas, Angelina
Tubbs, Jalyn
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star students for the first quarter
3rd grade
Ms. Wiltz
Becnel, Victor
Coleman, Breeana
Creppel, Charlie
Duncan, Macaria
Espinoza, Jonathan
Gant, Savannah
Green, Krista
Isemann, Rome
Jackson, Andre
Parker, Farrel
Rhoto, Taylor
Smith, Samantha
Triggs, Archieve
Turner, Enaira
3rd grade
Ms. fields
Ard, Jacie
Chevalier, Jasmine
Jones, Christopher
Morrison, Anthony
Myres, Holly
Norman, Alex
Richardson, Jayden
Simmons, Anthony
Theriot, Tyson
Zarate, Reyli
4th grade
Ms. Williams
Curtis, Jada
Gant, Erialle
Isaac, D’Khari
Johnson, Amaria
Lee, Amiya
Louper, Amyria
Mitchell, Da’Ja
Nguyen, Kaila
Rachal, Malik
Santisteban, Karen
Smith, Cortaijah
Waits, Ivan
Wilson, Darren
Young, Kentrell
4th grade
Ms. Broussard
Bradbury, Joshua
Carey, Christopher
Collins, Kayla
Dawson, Michaela
Duncan, Maurice
Garner, Jah’rie
Guidry, Jaosn
Hobson, Tyree
Jones, Kourtney
Lambert, Ronneque
Meads, Chris’Style
Mitchell, Wardell
Noel, Leah
Phew, Kha’lia
Puerto, Fanny
Scott, Sermiage
Simmons, Jakayla
Villalta-Acosta, Evelyn
5th Grade
Ms. Robertson
Brown, Shania
Falkins, Anthony
Fermin, Michelle
Ford, Kyleigh
Francis, A’Keitra
Gaines, Mya
Stevenson, Shawn
Weary, Talyor
Weaver, Michelle
5th grade
Ms. custodio
Chevalier, Jalyn
Clerk, Talie
Davis, Laquian
Delgado, Gabriela
Falgout, Michael
Fraticelli, Francis
Phoeniz, Isiah
Robinson, Breyunna
Theriot, Tyrone
Tigrero, Natalia
Waits, Carl
Waits, Eian
Williams, Jaavary
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1st Grade
Breaux, Kayla Marie
Brooks, James
Coleman, Ahyana
Crittindon, Jessie
Hensley, Essence
Ingram, Londyn
Johnson, Amani
Lott, Lyric
Watkins, Payton
2nd Grade
Clerk, Sarah
Green, Aaliyah
Gutierrez-Santos, Kimberly
Nguyen, Kaili
Shorts, Keain
5th Grade
Chevalier, Jalyn
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1st Grade
Batiste, Malik
Duncan, Warren
Espinoza, Maynor
Gaines, Theodore
Guarino, Nina
Guidroz, Tovia
Guidry, Saige
Hibley, James
Jackson, Jayna
Marshall, Lance
Martin, Jarrod
Melton, Nikayla
Noel, Lee
Parker, Angel
Patterson, Cyion
Paul, Nalani
Phillips, Jayden
Puerto, Francisco
Rodriguez, Jinnelys
Scott, Amyria
Smith, Tatyana
Thomas, Julianna
Thomas, Tariq
Velasquez, Carlos
Washington, Tatiyana
2nd Grade
Brown, Jaden
Davis, Jasmin
Dorsey, Janiah
Evo, Maryuri
Grant, Andrew
Lee, Jayda
Lewis, Kyma-Xia
Mitchell, Brianna
Odoms, DaJon
Thomas, Angelina
Tubbs, Jalyn
3rd Grade
Becnel, Victor
Chevalier, Jasmine
Coleman, Breeana
Creppel, Charlie
Myres, Holly
Richardson, Jayden
4th Grade
Isaac, D'Khari
Puerto, Fanny
5th Grade
Brown, Shania
Fermin, Michelle
Phoenix, Isiah
Stevenson, Shawn
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Pre-K
Foster, Jaden
Matthews, Erin
Kindergarten
Adams, Starrie
Cook, Starr
Espinoza, Ariana
Frank, Nevaeh
Johnson, Marquise
Jolly, Kale
Lewis, Saniyah
Noel, Chelsey
Stockstill, Brandt
Torry, Ethen
Williams, Nia’Keyia
1st Grade
Blackwell, Arthur
Breaux, Kayla
Guidry, Saige
Ortiz-Cadet, Stesy
Phillips, Jayden
Rodriguez, Jinnelys
Smith, Tatyana
Stack, Kevaughn
Thomas, Tariq
2nd Grade
Beverly, Jermon
Brown, Jaden
Grant, Andrew
Meads, K’habrea
Thomas, Angelina
Washington, RaQui
3rd Grade
Ard, Jacie
Chevalier, Jasmine
Jackson, Andre
Ratcliff, Tyrese
Scott, John
Theriot, Tyson
Woodard, Dawn
4th Grade
Guidry, Jason
Hobson, Tyree
Johnson, Amaria
Lee, Amiya
Mitchell, Wardell
Perkins, Asyaa
Phew, Kha’lia
Scott, Carla
Waits, Ivan
5th Grade
Brown, Shania
Gaines, Mya
Jackson, Laila
Law, Le’Von
Porter, Samyra
Scott, Charles
Smith, Kyler
Speed, Diamone
Theriot, Tyrone
Thomas, Aurora
Tigrero, Natalia
Waits, Carl
Waits, Eian
Weary, Taylor
Williams, Jaavary
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November 2014
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
1
2
9
3
NO SCHOOL
4
NO SCHOOL
Teacher Professional
Development
Election Day
10
11
5
12
Veterans Day
16
23
17
18
19
6
7
Pelican Prize Store
PBIS Dress Down
8
13
14
Grandparents’
Luncheon
PTO Concessions
School Dress Down
20
21
Pelican Prize Store
Family Literacy
Night 6 PM
PTO Concessions
School Dress Down
15
22
24
NO SCHOOL
25
NO SCHOOL
26
NO SCHOOL
27Thanksgiving Day
NO SCHOOL
28
NO SCHOOL
Fall Break
Fall Break
Fall Break
Fall Break
Fall Break
29
30
December 2014
Sun
Mon
1
Tues
2
Wed
3
Thurs
4
Fri
5
Sat
6
PTO Concessions
School Dress Down
7
8
9
10
11
Christmas Pictures
Pelican Prize Store
14
21
28
4
15
16 Hanukkah
17
12
18
19
PBIS Popcorn and
Movie
End of 2nd Quarter
PTO Concessions
School Dress Down
22
NO SCHOOL
23
NO SCHOOL
24 Christmas Eve
NO SCHOOL
25 Christmas Day
NO SCHOOL
26 Kwanzaa
NO SCHOOL
Winter Break
Winter Break
Winter Break
Winter Break
Winter Break
29
NO SCHOOL
30
NO SCHOOL
31 New Year’s Eve
NO SCHOOL
1 New Year’s Day
NO SCHOOL
2
NO SCHOOL
Winter Break
Winter Break
Winter Break
Winter Break
Winter Break
5 NO SCHOOL
Teacher Professional
Development
13
PBIS Dress Down
20
27
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13