En españolSchool Announcements
Benchmark Schedule:
January 23: 3rd Grade Math
January 24: 3rd Grade Reading
January 25: 4th & 5th Grade Math
January 26: 4th & 5th Grade Reading
January 30 & 31: 4th Grade Writing
February 2: 5th Grade Science
January 24: 3rd Grade Reading
January 25: 4th & 5th Grade Math
January 26: 4th & 5th Grade Reading
January 30 & 31: 4th Grade Writing
February 2: 5th Grade Science
News from Nurse Barbara
Now that cold weather has arrived, students should wear their coats to school each day. They will need them when they go outside for recess and p.e.
Parents and students: Flu season is upon us already. Be sure you wash your hands and use hand sanitizer frequently. To help avoid spreading germs, cough on your sleeve instead of into your hands. Very Important! If you wear glasses, you should be wearing them at school every day!
Parents who need to apply for Chip Medicaid may use the following link to complete their application for health services: www.chipmedicaid.org
Parents and students: Flu season is upon us already. Be sure you wash your hands and use hand sanitizer frequently. To help avoid spreading germs, cough on your sleeve instead of into your hands. Very Important! If you wear glasses, you should be wearing them at school every day!
Parents who need to apply for Chip Medicaid may use the following link to complete their application for health services: www.chipmedicaid.org
Renaissance Home Connect
Introducing Renaissance Home Connect!
Renaissance Home Connect is a fun way for parents to keep track of their child's progress in Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Math. It also provides students with an opportunity to practice their basic math facts with the MathFacts in a Flash program.
Students will be bringing home a letter that explains how to access Renaissance Home Connect. The letter will also provide parents with their child's user name and password. So... hang on to that letter! Parents will also be able to receive emails when students take AR tests or have Accelerated Math assignments scored.
Math
Anderson's Math Program
Third graders have worked hard this to learn place value with whole numbers, problem-solving with addition and subtraction. They have learned the concepts of multiplication and division and are applying those skills to problem-solving as well. Our students have been enjoying their unit on representing and interpreting data through graphs, charts & tables. They will soon begin their units on fractions and measurement. They review skills daily with Four Square Math, Fast Focus and Accelerated Math.
Fourth graders have worked with place value of whole numbers and decimals. They have worked on problem solving with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. They have explored fractions and will soon begin estimating to solve problems. They will begin learning more about measurement and customary conversions in upcoming math units. They review skills weekly with Five Square Math and Accelerated Math.
Fifth graders have worked hard this year to understand place value with whole numbers and decimals. They have used fractions to represent and compare quantities. They explored factors and spent a great deal of time working with problem solving involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. They will soon be working on relating formulas to measurement conversions.
Parents: make sure your child knows their basic addition and subtraction facts to 18. Third graders will be reviewing their + and - facts. Fourth graders should know their + and - facts. They will be practicing their multiplication facts from 0's to 12's. Fifth graders should know their addition, subtraction and multiplication facts. They will spend some time in class reviewing them.
Reading
Anderson students have been learning about poetry and plays. Students have studied character traits and have identified character feelings and emotions. They have been making text-to-self, text-to-text and text-to-world connections with the books and stories they have been reading. As our school year continues, our students will work on improving their inferencing and summarization skills.
In the Accelerated Reading program, our students have been taking practice quizzes, vocabulary quizzes and literacy quizzes.
Box Tops For Education
This year Coach Goff will be collecting Box Tops For Education. Box Tops can be found on a variety of items. Each box top collected is worth 10 cents. Coach Goff will use the money raised to purchase items for our school.
Our classes will be competing by grade levels to see which class collects the most Box Top. The top class per grade level will win a pizza party! Teachers for the top classes will also earn a little something special!
So start sending those Box Tops to school with your child!
Our classes will be competing by grade levels to see which class collects the most Box Top. The top class per grade level will win a pizza party! Teachers for the top classes will also earn a little something special!
So start sending those Box Tops to school with your child!
P.E. News
Parent Reminders:
Please send a note if your student needs to be excused from any physical activity for less than 2 days. A doctor's note is required for missing 3 or more days of class.
As the cooler weather approaches, please make sure your student dresses appropriately. We will continue to do Mileage Club when the weather permits.
Students MUST wear sneakers to school every day.
Anderson's mileage club gives students the opportunity to walk or run for fitness. Students are free to walk as little or as much as they desire on the school's walking course during their designated times. Prizes are given for their participation:
5 miles-Toe Token
10 miles-Toe Token and certificate
25 miles-Runners Token
50 miles-Golden Shoes and Giant Toe Token
Top boy and girl participant per grade-Mileage Club Trophy
Our students enjoy the following activities year round: the "Cha-Cha Slide", the "Cupid Shuffle", and the "Mississippi Slide"!