February 12, 2016 - Black Elk Elementary School
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February 12, 2016 - Black Elk Elementary School
February 12, 2016 http://mps.bees.schoolfusion.us Black Elk Mission Statement The mission of Black Elk Elementary is to guarantee that all students achieve academic excellence and are responsible, engaged citizens as a result of challenging, innovative, and diverse educational experiences through a strong collaborative relationship with students, staff, parents and community. Black Elk Motto Individual Success Driven by Black Elk’s Best School Board Members President: Mike Kennedy Vice President: Dave Anderson Secretary: Linda Poole Treasurer: Mike Pate Members: Patrick Ricketts & Paul Meyer Dr. Jim Sutfin, Superintendent February 11-16 NO SCHOOL February 25 P.T.T. meeting 6pm February 29-March 4 March 3 Teacher Appreciation Week 1st grade program 7pm Comments From Mr. Farwell Students keep reading at home for the Omaha Storm Chasers Hit the Books program. If you make it all around the bases, on your book mark, you win two free tickets to a Storm Chasers game. Parents ask your child’s teacher for more details. If you know of any families that have not received our registration packet for Kindergarten (20162017 school year) yet please have them contact the office at 402-715-6200. Our Kindergarten Round Up and parent meeting is set for Friday, April 15th. Thanks to all the parents for coming to conferences and taking the time to learn about the progress your child has made. Continue to ask them about their goals for the rest of the school year. If you were unable to make your appointment please contact your child’s teacher about rescheduling next week. Mrs. Hedstrom Mrs. Hedstrom is in her tenth year at Black Elk as one of our 4th grade teachers. Overall she is in her 20th year as a teacher. Mrs. Hedstrom and her husband, Heath, have two boys, Auggie, 1st grade, and Gunnar who is four years old. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her boys, reading and visiting new places. Goal for life #1-I can take good care of myself, even if I am mad or have an overwhelming feeling. We all have times when we feel angry or overwhelmed. It is normal. As adults we have learned ways to manage these feelings. Our job as adults is to teach students strategies to cope with their overwhelming feelings in a respectful and productive way. Look for BIST tips in each of our Eagle Express Newsletters. Spotlight on Mrs. Kahm and PE Students have been very active throughout gym the past few weeks. After winter break, all students were involved in a basketball unit. Throughout this unit students practiced dribbling, passing, shooting, and various basketball skills. At the end of this unit, students were able to take all the previously learned skills and apply them to a culminating activity to end the unit. We might have a future basketball star in the making here at Black Elk! The past two weeks, K -3 grade students have been actively practicing their throwing/catching, fleeing/dodging, and teamwork skills throughout various activities. They have really enjoyed combining all theses skills into activities that help promote a healthy and active lifestyle. The 4th and 5th graders have been engaged in an Archery Unit the past two weeks. Students learned all the basic skills needed in order to be able to properly shoot a bow at a target. This unit can be very challenging for most students, but they have done a great job of being successful. We finished up the unit with a little special target practice. Our targets consisted of a picture of Mr. Farwell with an apple sitting on his head. Students really enjoyed the challenge of trying to hit the apple bullseye. We may have the next Katniss Everdeen here at Black Elk. Upcoming units: Hockey, Badminton, Fitness Testing, and Jump Roping Mission: The mission of Black Elk Elementary is to guarantee that all students achieve academic excellence and are responsible, engaged citizens as a result of challenging, innovative, and diverse educational experiences through a strong collaborative relationship with students, staff, parents and community. Objectives: All students will meet or exceed district and state standards; the achievement gap between subgroups will decrease annually; and overall performance on district and state assessments will increase annually. Each student will set and achieve challenging educational and career goals tailored to his/her abilities, interests and aspirations. The percentage of students participating in and performing at high levels on measures of national educational excellence will increase annually. All students will develop and consistently demonstrate character traits and positive behaviors necessary for personal excellence and responsible citizenship. Strategies: 1. We will develop and implement plans to increase academic achievement for all students. 2. We will develop and implement plans to communicate effectively amongst all school stakeholders. 3. We will develop and implement plans to increase the effectiveness of BIST. Millard Public Schools February 2016 Read-aloud favorites ■ Bridges Are to Cross (Philemon Sturges) Llamas cross a rope suspension bridge in Peru, big ships pass beneath a drawbridge in England, and trains travel over a double-cantilever steel bridge in Scotland. In this nonfiction book, young readers will see pictures of bridges around the world and learn how they’re designed and used. ■ If You Give a Pig a Pancake (Laura Numeroff) When an adorable piglet climbs through the kitchen window, a little girl offers him a pancake. Then the pig wants one thing after another, including a bubble bath, a field trip —and more pancakes. Your child can predict what the pig will request next as the story comes full circle. Part of the If You Give series. (Also available in Spanish.) ■ Ling & Ting Share a Birthday (Grace Lin) Six-year-old twins Ling and Ting face a few mishaps on their birthday as they dress up and open gifts. Their creativity and cooperation save the day in this collection of short stories for early readers. A cute look at similarities and differences between twins. ■ What Really Happened to Humpty? (Jeanie Franz Ransom) Did Humpty Dumpty really fall off the wall, or was he pushed? This sequel tells the story from the point of view of Humpty’s detective brother, Joe. Now several nursery rhyme characters are suspects in his investigation! A funny read-aloud sprinkled with egg jokes. © 2015 Resources for Educators, a division of CCH Incorporated The magic of graphics Charts, tables, graphs, and more—your child will read a lot of graphics in school. Help him prepare with these ideas for reading graphics in everyday life. Name the facts Your youngster may be surprised by how much information a graphic can provide at a glance. Have your family look at the weekend weather chart. Together, make a list of all the facts you learn from it. If your child sees a snowflake in the “Friday” column, for instance, he may want you to help him write, “It might snow on Friday!” How many facts will you list? Go on a nutrition mission While grocery shopping, tell your youngster he’s on a nutrition mission. First, show him how to read the table on a nutrition label. For example, tell him that “4g” next to “protein” on a box of rice means 1 serving has 4 grams of protein. Can he find yogurt with fewer than 10 grams of sugar per serving? How about bread with more than 2 grams of fiber? He’ll practice reading tables—and get an introduction to nutrition labels. Match it up Let your child see how text and graphics work as a team. Find three kidfriendly newspaper or magazine articles that include graphics. Cut out the articles and graphics separately, and mix them all up. Read the articles to him, and see if he can match each graphic with its article. For instance, he might say that a graph showing Asian elephants and Bengal tigers goes with the article about endangered species.♥ Colorful handwriting boosters w What does finger paint have in common with a colander? Both can improve your youngster’s handwriting! Try these suggestions for building hand strength and coordination: ● For a squishy yet mess-free paint activity, help your child spoon finger paint into a small freezer bag. Seal the bag tightly, and have her move her finger gently over the bag to form letters, numbers, and shapes in the paint. ● Give your youngster a colander and shoelaces or a ribbon. She can weave the material in and out of the holes. Add even more fun by encouraging her to use different colors and to weave up, down, or diagonally.♥