LAFAYETTE UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THREE LEARNING

December 2012
LAFAYETTE UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THREE LEARNING LANE
FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22401
(540) 310-0029
Fax—(540) 310-0671
Issue 4
Dear Lafayette Families,
Inside this issue:
Inclement Weather
3
Counseling Corner
4
SCA News
5
Winter Concert
5
Adopt-A-Classroom
6
Health Update
6
Honor Roll
7
LUES Clues
8
Perfect Attendance
9
Family Life Opt-Out
10
Menu
11
UPCOMING EVENTS
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12/4-Jingle Bell Jog
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12/10-PTA Game Truck
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12/11-Family Life Night
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12/12-Principal’s Advisory Comm. Mtg.
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12/13-Winter Concert
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12/14-Winter Concert
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12/14-Interims
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12/19-Film Festival
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12/20-1/1-Winter Break
The month of December often brings diverse opportunities for discussion, celebration, personal reflection, and many mixed emotions. While it can bring the most joyous occasions, there is often a break
from routine and potential stressors that leave our children open for confusion, anxiety, and a need for
security. I often find myself rushing around trying to run more errands than usual, eating quick meals,
not sleeping enough, and making plans with family and friends that are outside the normal family routine. Sound familiar? If so, you may also be able to relate to my mistakes of rarely stopping to see how
it may be affecting my children. At home, I sometimes see changes in my children’s behavior and their
social/emotional functioning, and I can also see similar patterns in the school environment this time of
year. I have come to realize that children of this generation are more perceptive than we may give
them credit for. Therefore, while I realize that we all have unique situations, I encourage you to be in
tune with your children’s needs and provide them with some predictability, patience, and attention so
that they can remain productive and healthy.
Last month, I shared comments and ideas about setting goals with your children or as a family. As we
bring in the New Year, your children will hear many people talking about what their “New Year resolutions” will be and what they want to accomplish. Take time to include them and ask them guided questions about their goals. Encourage them to share what is important to them. Then simply listen. This
is not easy, and I can honestly say that I sometimes do this better with the 715 students (and with more
patience) that with my own children. However, I do know that, when I ask the right questions at the
right times and then remain quiet, I usually hear some of the most interesting thoughts and ideas from
my children and yours. I hope you all get to experience that at least once over the Winter Break with
your children.
December has only 13 instructional days this year, and teachers continue to do the best that they can
to keep students engaged and moving forward. Please encourage your children to practice good study
habits over the winter break and motivate them to read daily. Be proactive and get them some books
of interest now that they can read independently and/or sit and read with you. The time and effort you
invest in these activities now will give them more confidence and success later in the school year.
I am thrilled that last month we observed increased parent involvement and had many parent volunteers, who were greatly appreciated. Whether it was attendance at our concerts, assistance at the dunk
show, involvement in parent-teacher conference, or chaperoning our field trips, we were grateful for
your support. Our Family Math Night last month was a huge success with over 350 people in attendance! It was terrific to see so many families out to join us for math games and fun activities. In addition, it was great to see all of the students recognized at our honor roll assemblies for their hard work
and diligence so far. I hope to see even more of you attend future school events that we have planned
this year. Please take some time to look over your calendar and get involved. Your children will benefit
and appreciate it most.
As we prepare for our winter break, I wish you all a very safe and happy holiday season. As always, if
you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
GRADE 3
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Can you believe that it is already December? The year is flying by. We would like to thank all of the families who
came out to help with our donated food for our Ancient Civilization Day Celebration in November. It was a fun learning
experience for all of the students.
During the month of December, we will explore multiplication and division in math. This is a great time for you
to work with your child at home to help him/her begin memorizing the 0-12 multiplication facts. Around the
middle of the month, we will begin working on a set of multiplication facts each week to help the students with
this process. At the end of the month, we will begin learning about how to name and to write fractions.
In reading, the students will do some work with words by looking at syllables, roots, prefixes, suffices, and homophones. We will also explore the meaning of words by using dictionaries and context clues. In writing, we will practice
using verbs correctly and using transition words as we craft stories this month. Don’t forget to have your child spend
time each night reading independently at home.
We will start the month off by wrapping up our science unit on the six simples machines. We will then move on to
our exploration of the European explorers, Christopher Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Jacques Cartier, and Christopher
Newport. Students will learn which country sponsored each explorer, their reasons for exploring, and their major accomplishments/discoveries.
After all that hard work, students will have earned a much needed winter break! We hope that all families have a
GRADE 4
We are heading toward our winter break, but there is still a lot of great learning ahead for our students. In reading,
students will be focusing on summarizing and determining the author’s purpose of fiction and nonfiction.
In math, we will continue to focus on multiplication and division. We have learned several different methods and
strategies for solving problems. Please continue to practice multiplication facts with your child.
Our students did such a fabulous job writing their animal reports. This month, we will be writing letters and essays
about our winter break.
In social studies, we will study the growth and expansion of Virginia. That will be followed by an exciting unit on the
Revolutionary War.
We hope that you and your family enjoy your holiday break!
GRADE 5
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Students have been using our technology skills a lot this month! We recently completed a project in the computer
lab using Microsoft Word to create fliers based on the U.S. geographic regions that we previously studied in geography.
We also worked on a research project for language arts, investigating internet sources, and using Word to format our
final drafts. In reading, we are working with non-fiction texts to identify structural patterns such as cause and effect
and compare and contrast. In science class, we completed a challenging unit on atoms, elements, molecules, and compounds and will soon be moving on to a biology unit. In social studies, we are learning about Colonial America.
During the month of November, we went on a field trip to Friends of the Rappahannock to learn more about our
local culture and the early settlers who used the Rappahannock River and surrounding land in order to survive and
thrive. We took a nature walk, and one group of students saw a snake in the woods. We made clay pots and participated in an activity where we had to pretend we were English settlers struggling to find food and shelter in an unfamiliar place before the long, harsh winter began. Many of us also got to attend this school year’s first Lion Fun Day at the
Fredericksburg Field House. We played Capture the Pin, Agility Ball, and Mat Ball. We are looking forward to a welldeserved Winter Break!
INCLEMENT WEATHER
Information concerning school closings or delays for Fredericksburg City Public Schools may be found by checking one of the following:
Fredericksburg City Public Schools website: www.cityschools.com
www.fredericksburg.com
Local Educational Access Channel 18
WFLS Radio (FM 93.3)
WVBX Radio – The Vibe (FM 99.3)
WWUZ Radio – Classic Rock (FM 96.9)
WFVA/B101.5 Radio (FM 101.5) (AM 1230)
WGRQ Radio (Q 96)
WGRX Radio (Thunder 104.5)
WTVR Television – Channel 6 (Richmond)
WRIC Television – Channel 8 (Richmond)
WRC Television – Channel 4 (DC)
WUSA Television – Channel 9 (DC)
We encourage parents to visit our website or listen to one of the radio or television stations listed above. Announcements
are posted as quickly as possible.
COUNSELING CORNER
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The Character Education Word of the Month is “Kindness” - Kindness means a kind, respectful or considerate act performed from one person to another without any expectation of return.
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
We are in the process of training all faculty and staff for implementation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention
Program. The big school-wide kick-off will be January 3, 2013.
“Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending himself or herself.”
HOMEWORK TIPS: Homework should not be a battle. Here are some steps you can take to encourage your elementary
age child to take responsibility for his/her own homework assignments.
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Remove distractions—Do homework in a quiet place that does not have distractions. Turn off the TV; don’t expect
your child to do homework in a room where siblings are playing.
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Establish a routine—Set a specific “homework time” such as right after supper. Require that homework be completed before your child can watch T.V., use the phone, etc.
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Check understanding—Be sure your child understands new assignments before he or she starts working on them.
This one can save lots of late-evening tears!
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Guide, but don’t correct—If your child needs help, offer ideas that can help him/her sort out the problem, but
don’t give the answers.
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Get organized for tomorrow—Remind your child to pack the backpack before going to bed. Even the best homework effort doesn’t do much good if it is left on the kitchen table.
Important Date—Interims will be sent home with students on December 14.
KINDNESS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WISBEGINNING OF WISDOM.
Theodore Isaac Rubin
DOM AND THE RECOGNITION OF THIS IS THE
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SCA NEWS
SCA Canned Food Drive—The SCA hosted the annual Canned Food Drive in November. The SCA sponsors would like
to thank parents for generously donating items. Cans were collected from November 13 through November 20. The
food donated was given to the Bragg Hill Family Life Center.
Candy Cane Sales—During the month of December, students will have an opportunity to purchase candy canes for
classmates, faculty, and/or staff. This will take place during lunch shifts between December 7 and December 14. The
cost will be $.25 cents for one or 5 for
$1.00. Students will receive candy canes on Wednesday, December 19.
WINTER CHORAL CONCERT
Fourth graders will be featured in our Winter Concert this year. The program will be presented twice: Thursday,
December 13 at 7:00 P.M. and Friday, December 14 at 9:00 A.M. Fifth and third grade Performing Arts students will
perform with the fourth grade chorus.
We hope to see you at one or both performances!
REMINDER
The Special Education Advisory Committee will meet on January 9, 2013 at
6:30 P.M. at James Monroe High School in the library. If you are a parent interested in special education or meeting other parents of children in special education, you are encouraged and welcome to attend. There will be a special guest
speaker at the meeting from Special Olympics to discuss the program.
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ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM
The Adopt-A-Classroom Program has been very successful thus far. You can still take the opportunity to adopt your
child’s classroom. As a sponsor, you or your business would donate a tax-deductible gift of any amount from $25.00 to
$500.00 to your child’s classroom. Your total donation (100%) would be given to your child’s teacher. If you are interested or need more information, please contact Mr. P. J. Pcsolinski, Assistant Principal, or you can register at adoptaclassroom.com.
We would like to congratulate Mrs. Hoosier’s fourth grade class who was “adopted” by Cecil and PegCorley.
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HEALTH UPDATE
Third graders finished their Character Education Program. They learned about having positive interactions with their family and peers (meeting new friends at school). They learned that being a friend is the
way to have friends. We discussed emotions and using good decision-making skills to resolve conflicts
peacefully. Fourth graders discussed learning about nutrition. We have discussed the MY PLATE. Students
will learn how to read food labels. They will understand serving size and how this relates to portion control.
Please have your child bring in a clean food label. During the second nine weeks, students will understand
the difference between infectious and noninfectious diseases. Fifth graders discussed setting goals during
the first nine weeks. These goals included short term ones, like doing my homework tonight or cleaning my
room, to a long term one, such as planning to attend college after graduating from high school or getting a
job. During the second nine weeks, they will learn about the media and making good health decisions based
on facts and not advertising.
All students will receive Family Life Classes during the month of January. Included in this newsletter, is
the opt-out letter if you DO NOT want your child to participate. Mrs. Hawkins, health teacher, is available to
discuss any concerns you may have. A parent night will be held on December 11 from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00
P.M. in the school library. Parents will have a chance to review materials that will be used in class such as
videos and talk to the health and physical education teachers.
If you have any questions or concerns about what is being taught in health, please feel free to contact
Mrs. Hawkins.
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HONOR ROLL
Congratulations to the following students for making the honor roll for the first marking period. They were recognized in an Honor Roll Assembly that was held
on Friday, November 12:
GRADE 3—ALL A HONOR ROLL: Addair—Avery Blair, Madison Dahnert, Brandon Franks, Cecilia Le, Dimitrie Saba, Mackenzie Smith, and James Spriggs- Balwanz—
Faith Dey, Katie Fidler, Joe Hardy, Laura Leonard, Jonathan Pendergraft, Dylan Scott, and Lutia Stayton- Castillo—Arlin Hanlon and Rachel Marquez-QuintanillaCollins—Anne Byrd Fickling, Henry Howard, Lauren Kabza, and Morgan Mitchell- Fletcher—Piper Hart, Taynesha Meyers, Landon O’Malley, Angelina Tankelewicz,
and Ryelan White- Herbert— Olivia Coulon, Ryland Holland, Samuel Lewis, Madisen Mosley, Hugh G. Muldrow, Taylor Ragsdale, Jeremy Rodgers, Kyle Snider, Lili
Watkins, and Jasmine White—Killion—Elizabeth Hargrove, Lola Martinelli-Guzman, Amberly Ventura, and Evan Forseman- Niebel—Hunter Wright, Tiana Waines,
Antonio Pickett, and Chanell George- Oakley—Tonia Attie, Christopher Buchanan, Nicholas Coleman, Gabe Davis, Jonah Randell, Charlotte Snead, and Ayanna Wynn
-Grayson– Wolfe—Christian Hamm, Grace Maynard, Johan Reyes-Bonilla, Allison Robles-Aguilar, Autumn Sherfield, Dulce Varela, and Destini Williams.
GRADE 3—A/B HONOR ROLL: Addair—Deonte Brissette, Jamari Deane, Yasmin Deane, Brianna Denson, Israel Juarez, Sean-Paul Robinson, Yadira Romero, Nachiya
Wasington, and Kylie Wears- Balwanz—Ronnell Evans, Carter Stephans, and Tashawn Wilson- Castillo—Kylie Cooper, Aliya Green, Britney Hagood, Marissa Jenkins,
Celissa Samora-Nixon, Shamya Williams, and Christian Womack- Collins—Kaliyah Betancourt, Laila Coston, Smith Hopper, Alexis Jordan, Charles Lazard, Sharon
Simon, Apreshia Taimanglo, Abdoulie Bah, and Eddieya Randolph—Fletcher—Adbullah Almetwally, Dalonta Ford, Camdyn Irby, Eliana Montero, Kayana Spires,
Christian Taylor, Hans Van Huet, and Kaya Walker—Herbert—Anyah Brown, Sydney Lute, Emma Mannone, and William Martinez—Killion—Keltzy Bahena, Mallanah Borfay, Elijah Covington, Daniel Devine, Juliridana Garzon, Kathryn Harper, Jayden Williams, and Chase Wormley—Niebel—Michael Wester, Isaiah Spearman,
Kenedy Smith, Kalana Lewis, Holly Dwyer, Samuel Driscoll, Genesis Cruz, Ariana Chanves, and Bethany Caldwell—Oakley—Eric Corona-Gamez, Daniel Curry, LaKaiah
Foster, Andrew Guyton, Jamar Harvey, Justin Mason, Danielle Mobley, and Rashard Sanders -Wolfe—Dominick Amaya-Boswell, Naethan Morales-Jimenez, Christian
Scott, Sinae Stanard, and Israel Thompson.
GRADE 4—ALL A HONOR ROLL—Ballard—Paul Blair, Charles Byrd, Jaylon Christopher, Kayla Clinkscale, Alexis Cochran, and Yanai Cotton-Wilson—Corley—Virginia
Beringer, John Kingsley, and Anna Onks—Gallagher—Aidan Conway, Maggie Fauber, Reid Furner-Moore, Aubrey Glass, Olivia Johnston, Clare Kingsley, Christian
Meeks, and Saif Mubashar—Hittle—Elisa Austin, Claire Lacy, Rafael Ortega, and Mabel Snyder—Hoosier—Crystal Barnett, Alyssa Johnson, Caeden Ribel, Abe Rowe,
and Zoey Young—Horst—Morgan Kuiper, Anthony Lacovara, Delia Rabatin, Carrie Stinchcomb, and Andrew Williams—Shelton—Will Rigual, Martha Stitt, Anthony
Larabee, Chasqui Mooney-Guerra, and Austin Smith—Sullivan—Emery Berry, Beryl Brindley, Rachel Heflin, Jenna Helm, and Gabriel Ingram—Swider—Kennedy
Greene, Adia Hein, Jordan Jackson, Daisy Morris, Rachel Jill Kelly, and Tiffanie Whitney—Wyatt—Kyla Bayton, Baxter Dingman, Ana Heller, Syncere Hudson, Paul
Lucas, Gabe McLeod, McLaren Reed, and Elizabeth Righter—Zablotney—Jaden Almazan, A.J. Coghill, Sanaa Jones, Braxton Keckler-Yerkes, Kaile Stone, and Khadea
Ussery
GRADE 4—A/B HONOR ROLL: Ballard—Lauren Acors, Nicholas Chrepta, Kiori Gibson, and Aidan Ryan—Corley—Nayra Bonilla, Elijah Doerr, Zachary Hancock, Adonis Pittman, Katherine Rathgeb, Nakiah Ruffner, Vincent Sgarlato, Lorenzo Ball, Tamara Ortiz, and Kameron Rice—Gallagher –Taylor Battista, Tatia Battiste, Kevin
Concepcion, Avery Gavino-Collins, Marcus Larme, Amellia Pittman, Shanya Price, Aidan Ridderhof, and Taejhiona Washington—Hittle—Alexzavier Hernandez, Steven Johnson, Michael Monter, Armando Pickett, Emma Pompilio, Michael Swain, and William Talbott—Hoosier—Rebekah Blosser, Chadwick Brown, Amaya Dixon,
Ashanti Freeman, Georgia Jones, Nikolas Lawrynas, Claire Leighton, Hui Ni, Caiman Walker, and Marlin Zavala—Horst—Zane Coulon, Ashley Martinez Colin, Waleed
Nasir, Alex Westcott, and Kadie Williams—Shelton—Donald Brooks, DessiRae Ingram, Neal Kinnard, Collin Lyles, Ahmed Mahgoub, James Manuel, William Martinez,
Clodine Miyubuntu, Lexi Rawlette, Gianpaul Velez-Rivera, and Desmond Williams—Sullivan—Julian Antaya, Dennis Booth, Elijah Christopher, Suhail Durrani, Datwan Jones, Guadalupe Lopez Guerrero, Maria Martinez, Zakiyyah Parker, Devin Queen, and Aiden Taylor-Hardin—Swider—Delano Johnson, Heaven Lumpkin, Ava
Rettig-Hall, and Isaiah Parker—Wyatt—Trishie Nguyen, Rahwa Tekelu, Charles Willis, Malek Wilson, and Elliott Wright—Zablotney—Natalie Davis, Taylor Hough,
Alexandra Pasto, Kameron Rice, and Kingsley Zayas
GRADE 5—All A: Ashbrook—Emily Kabza, Allison Kreisman, and Staci Tate—Brady—Alisha Boettcher, Kyle Boyd, Ben Fidler, and Emma Taylor—Cobb—Jennifer Do
and Nicholas Williams—Gorgon—Alex Kolar, Janita Lyde, and Shelby Munford—Grabman—David Adams, Harper Cleaton, Simon Luke Hancock, and Amaya
Hailstalk—Janda—Diba Alemy, Landon Britt, Julia Foss, Bryanna Hargrove, and Amanda Lin—Jeter—Ariana Garcia, Rhianon Lott, Nicholas Medina, and Shannon
Teri—Keels—Carol Mitchell, Rose Zheng, Tinaisha Holmes, Raven Lang, and Thomas Williams—Mastrangelo—Joshua Hatty, Sloane Hedgepath, and Alexander
Mon—Swain—Tovah Baer, Dean Holland, Deaquan Nichols, Rebecca Swank, and Taylor Gray– Williams—Jack Hardy, Suzette Rea, and Bianca Vallebrignoni
GRADE 5—A/B HONOR ROLL: Ashbrook—Parker Blair, Jadia Brown, Rah’kel Callahan, and Heaven Johnson—Brady—Lareek Catlett, Joey Guyton, Peyton King,
Dagny Oakley, Max Owens, Mateo Silva, Alexis Washington, and Kisean Wright—Cobb—Amelie Arbaiza, Christopher Billingsley, Quinn Bonney, David Brooks, DeMarcus Campbell, Tyleek Fitzgerald, Vashti Nyarko, Elisabeth Payne, and Nayana Smith—Gorgon—Sapana Baniya, Jocelyn Blas, Debra Crummett, Luz Dominguez,
Karina Garcia, Lesly Gramajo-Valiente, Chloe Hansen, Esteban Molina, Janine Myles-Mills, and Daryien Reynolds—Grabman—Kaison Barnett, Brianna Brooks, Jenna
DeBaldo, Tristan Haag, Thomas Hancock, Jaliek Johnson, Mason Myers, Marquese Pittman, Jazlynn Smith, and Kayleigh Smith—Janda—JMaria De Fatima Avendano,
Jenna Cook, Ethan Hayes, Fariha Karim, Mitchell Lee, Cristian Martinez, and Sarah Miller-Richards—Jeter—Courtney Fink, Tatum Tash, and Francesca Poudrier—
Keels—Xavier Gavino-Collins, Francisco Hilario, Joseph Palma, Leonard Pratt, Tiayra Shepherd, Noah Shifflett, Mary Tousley, Nancy Tran, and Alycia WynnColeman—Mastrangelo— Tristan Davis, Dakota Franklin, Virginia Howard, Jacob Soller, Ryan Sweet, and Christian Taylor—Swain—James Chambers, Richard Goode
-Wright, Joseph Hargrove, Cameron Omundson, Nia Smith, and Isaiah Stone—Williams—Alexander Broach, Elias Butler, Sarah Christofferson, Cristian Flores, Madison Fortune, Grace LaMarca, Misael Lopez, Joyce Mason, Michael O’Malley, Sherlyn Robles-Aguilar, Harmoni Swain, and Reyonce Turner
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LUES
CLUES
LUES CLUES
Comprehension is the term used in Bloom’s Taxonomy for the second stage in cognitive development. Comprehension refers to the basic level of understanding and involves the ability to know what is being communicated in order to make use of information. You can reinforce this skill with your child by following these steps:
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2.
3.
Discuss the meaning of comparing and contrasting: looking at things to see how they are
alike and how they are different.
Explain the steps your child should follow to compare and contrast two or more items:
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Look carefully to see how the items are alike, same or what they have in common
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Look carefully to see how the items are different
Discuss your child’s answers. METACOGNITION; Ask your child to describe what they
did. You may need to ask: How did you decide that some things are similar, same or
alike and how some things were different? How did your pictures and words help
you decide?
Bloom’s Comprehension Level
Comparing and Contrasting
CLOCKS, CLOCKS, CLOCKS***
Ask your child to draw a picture of three clocks that are in your house, such as a kitchen clock, microwave clock,
clock on stove, digital clock, cell phone, mantel clock, or an alarm clock. Then ask your child to compare and contrast
the clocks by listing the ways they are the same and the ways they are different. ***Select other items as well, keys,
cars, cereal boxes, etc. Keep them thinking!
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504 ACCOMODATIONS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION
If your child has any type of learning or physical problem, he/she may qualify for accommodations under 504 or special education services.
Please call the Counseling Office if you have any questions or would like to refer your child for screening and possible assessment.
No otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States shall, solely by reason of his/her handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: The Rights of Individuals with Handicaps Under Federal Law.
IN THE MATTER OF NON-RESIDENT STUDENT ENROLLMENT
The Fredericksburg City Public School Division does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in its educational programs or activities.
Any questions should be referred to Pam Steinkoenig, 200 Gunnery Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 or by calling
(540) 372-1127.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
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Congratulations to the following students who earned perfect attendance for the first marking period: Addair—Avery Blair, Deonte Brissette, Brianna Denson, Brandon Franks, Cristian Guzman-Garcia, Cecelia Le, Devin Parker, Sean-Paul Robinson, Dimitrie
Saba, Bakhtawar Shaikh, Mackenzie Smith, Elijah Veldhuis, Nachiya Washington, and Kylie Wears—Ashbrook—Parker Blair,
Trayvon Bridges, Jadia Brown, Rah’kel Callahan, James Capitano, Heaven Johnson, Vanniecia Jordan, Emily Kabza, Allison Kreisman, Elijah Moore, Teiontay Reynolds, Sergio Sanguinetti, Siara Smith, and Staci Tate—Ballard—Elijah Alberti, Paul Blair, Khalil
Campbell, Jaylon Christopher, Alexis Cochran, Kendra Coffey, Yanai Cotton-Wilson, Levon Crabb, Omarie Jones, Daisha Murphy,
Aidan Ryan, Jaiden Warren, and Nyjha Washington—Balwanz—Faith Dey, Jordan Edwards, Shanaya Foddrell, Rayauna Granderson, Tyson Haynes, TyAiliyah Johnson, Laura Leonard, Marissa Llamas, Alexander Panholzer, and Tashawn Wilson—Brady—
Alisha Boettcher, Kyle Boyd, Lareek Catlett, Benjamin Fidler, Owen Garcia-Hernandez, Dymond Hill, Peyton King, Rahkiya Lane,
James Lee, Dagny Oakley, Mateo Silva, and Tyniece Warren—Castillo—Raymond Bell, Yahira Colon, Aliya Green, Arlin Hanlon,
Celissa Samora-Nixon, and Shamya Williams—Cobb—Christopher Billingsley, Quinn Bonney, David Brooks, Jordan Brown, Jennifer Do, Tyleek Fitzgerald, Vashti Nyarko, Elisabeth Payne, Graham Seratte, Alaysha Simth, and Nicholas Williams—Collins—
Abdoulie Bah, Laila Coston, Laela Crawley, Samuel Enriguez, Smith Hopper, and Alexis Jordan—Corley—Virginia Beringer, Micah
Byrd, Markhiah Coleman, Elijah Doerr, Zachary Hancock, Anna Onks, Tamara Ortiz, Mekhi Pierce, Adonis Pittman, Nakiah Ruffner,
Vincent Sgarlato, Gregory Williams, and Tilek Wilson—Edrington—Malcolm Buchanan—Fletcher—Abdullah AlMetwally, Yennifer
Dominguez, Warren Farrington, Piper Hart, Christopher Lopez, Eliana Montero, Emily O’Malley, Nyssa Poland, Rylan Sbitani,
Kayana Spires, Angelina Tankelewicz, Aniyah Taylor, Christian Taylor, Hans Van Huet, Lesly Ventura, and Ryelan White—
Gallagher—Taylor Battista, Tatia Battiste, Maggie Fauber, Aubrey Glass, Jaedon Jackson, Marcus Larme, Saif Mubashar, Amellia
Pittman, and Taejhiona Washington—Gorgon—Sapana Baniya, Debra Crummett, Luiz Dominguez, Cameron Dudley, Karina Garcia, Jonathan Garzon, William Leonard, Janita Lyde, Esteban Molina, Janine Myles-Mills—Grabman—David Adams, Harper
Cleaton, Jo’nae Cobbs, Tristan Haag, Simon Hancock, Thor Hanlon, Bryan Jones, Janaya Lewis, Marquese Pittman, Krisshaun
Scott, Kayleigh Smith, Jaedan Smithers, and Michael Wears—Herbert—Anyah Brown, Issiac Collins, Olivia Coulon, Shanira Frye,
Samuel Lewis, Sydney Lute, Zhaneya Morris, Madisen Mosley, Jeremy Rodgers, Kyle Snider, and Jakiya Woods—Hittle—Yalda
Alemy, Ariana Avila-Rivera, Hector Cabrera, Steven Johnson, Jeffrey Kuffour, Virginia Lacy, Michael Monter, Rafael Ortega Cuevas, Armando Pickett, Jennifer Reyes-Rivas, and Michael Swain—Hoosier—Justin Ayala-Hernandez, Amaya Dixon, Marquees Foster, Ashanti Freeman, Alyssa Johnson, Nicholas Jones, Daines Nishimwe, Isaac Ribel, and Marlin Zavala—Horst—Alison Cruz, Donovan Lindsey, Waleed Nasir, Jabriel Patrick, Delia Rabatin, Yonatan Salinas, Alex Westcott, Andrew Williams, and Janiya
Woods—Janda—Diba Alemy, Kendall Dixon, Tyneicia Greene, Allison Guadarrama, Bryanna Hargrove, Amanda Lin, Sarah MillerRichards, Jacqueline Mutzig, Anette Nzojibwami, and Sebastian Wright—Jeter—Ariana Garcia, Toni Hall, Malik Johnson, Richard
Johnson, Nicholas Medina, Francesca Poudrier, Johnathan Smoot, Kiren Taylor, and Bailey Thompkins—Keels—Xavier GavinoCollins, Tinaisha Holmes, Fardin Navin, Joseph Palma Zelaya, Litzy Reza, Ariell Riley, Anthony Rivas-Ramos, Noah Shifflett, Shristee
Siwa, Nancy Tran, Henry Ventura, Thomas Williams, Alycia Wynn-Coleman, and Rose Zheng—Killion—Shawn Amaya-Boswell—
Keitzy Bahena, Mallanah Borfay, Jessica Camacho, Camron Day, Daniel Devine, Ariel Ferguson, Evan Foresman, Juliridana Garzon,
Elizabeth Hargrove, Kathryn Harper, Reece Healey, Lola Martinelli-Guzman, Amberly Ventura, Jayden Williams, and Chase Wormley—Mastrangelo—Daniela Arredondo, Tristan Davis, Erika Diaz, Flor Franco-Machado, Dakota Franklin, Joshua Hatty, Danitza
Hristov, Katia Lopez, Adarius Pierce, Tyonna Robinson, Yalin Rodriguez, Christian Taylor, and Claire Watkins—Niebel—Hannah
Alberti, Saniya Ash, Tayzha Berkeley Bateman, Dia’vion Buggs, Bethany Caldwell, Theodore Glass, Kalana Lewis, Antonio Pickett,
and Kristen Richmond-Mooney—Oakley—Tonia Attie, Christopher Buchanan, Daniel Curry, LaKaiah Foster, Mary Lewis, Charlotte
Snead, and Ayanna Wynn-Grayson—Shelton—Donald Brooks, Nia Bryant, Julianna Cornett, Dessirae Ingram, Neal Kinnard, Anthony Larabee, Collin Lyles, James Manuel, William Martinez-Gonzales, Lexi Rawlette, Ricardo Rigual, Martha Stitt, Gianpaul Velez-Rivera, Elijah Waters, Desmond Williams, Keasia Woolfolk, and Claudia Zamora—Sullivan—Marissa Andreoni, Juliana Antaya,
Emery Berry, Suhail Durrrani, Solomon Grice, Rachel Heflin, Jenna Helm, Gabriel Ingram, Datwan Jones, Guadalupe LopezGuerrero, Maria Martinez, Zakiyyah Parker, and Devin Queen—Swain—Tovah Baer, Evan Battista, Richard Goode-Wright,
Dashawn Gumbs, Dean Holland, Antonio Lewis, Anthony Melvin, Deaquan Nichols, Dashawn Smith, and Isaiah Stone—Swider—
Bryson Brody, Aaron Carter, Micah Daniels, Kennedy Greene, Jordan Jackson, Rachael Kelly, and Tiffanie Whitney—Williams—
Alexander Broach, Elias Butler, Sarah Christofferson, Cristian Flores, Madison Fortune, Joseph Hill, Kiya Jafari, Grace LaMarca,
Misael Lopez, Joyce Mason, Rukhsar Navin, Michael O’Malley, Kevin Parker, Suzette Rea, Yency Roblero, Sherlyn Robles-Aguilar,
Harmoni Swain, Reyonce Turner, and Bianca Vallebrignoni—Wolfe—Damonick Amaya-Boswell, Christian Hamm, Andrea Machado, Grace Maynard, Kebin Mendez-Gonzalez, John Miller, Johan Reyes-Bonilla, Vanessa Reyez-Molina, Allison Robles-Aguilar,
Christian Scott, Israel Thompson, and Destini Williams—Wyatt—Kyla Bayton, Deonte Curry, Anselmo DeLeon, Baxter Dingman,
Ana Heller, Syncere Hudson, David Moreno, Trishie Nguyen, Kasigwa Nzojibwami, Rahwa Tekelu, Charles Willis, Malek Wilson,
and Elliott Wright—Zablotney—Trinity Ashton, Sebastian Cisneros, Natalie Davis, Taylor Hough, Ashleigh Johnson, Sanaa Jones,
DECEMBER LION CALENDAR
HAVE A WONDERFUL AND RESTFUL
WINTER BREAK!
Monday, December 3
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School Board Meeting—7:30 P.M.
City Council Chambers
Tuesday, December 4
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Jingle Bell Jog—3:30 P.M.
Wednesday, December 5-
Rain Date—Jingle Bell Jog
Friday, December 7
“Inside Out Day”
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Monday, December 10Friday, December 14
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PTA Holiday Shop
Monday, December 10 -
PTA Game Truck
Tuesday, December 11
Family Life Night—4:00-6:00 P.M.
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Wednesday, December 12-
Parent Advisory Committee
Meeting-6:00 P.M.—Library
Thursday, December 13 -
Gr. 4 Winter Concert-7:00 P.M.
Friday, December 14
Gr. 5 Winter Concert—9:00 A.M.
Interims Go Home
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Wednesday, December 19-
Film Festival—1:00 P.M.
Thursday, December 20Tuesday, January 1
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WINTER BREAK