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Stay Focused - 1 Week to Go
The last day of school before winter break is Friday, December 19th (45 minute early dismissal). We have 1 week before break and students will still be receiving quality instruction. Please talk with your child about the importance of giving their best effort each day. After break there is much more for your child to learn and work towards. We will be pushing your child to achieve as much as they can every single day. Let's work hard , stay focused, and finish strong!
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Strategies for Reading Longer Words
School will be out for a full two weeks, but that doesn't mean students shouldn't be reading. It is very important to read with your child nightly or have them read and complete their reading log even when school isn't in session. Here are a few strategies to use when your child struggles reading longer words.
- Look for the parts you know at the beginning of the word (un-, re-, pre-, mis-, ex-, non-).
- Look for the parts you know at the end of the word (-ly, -tion, -ful, -less, -er, -ment, -ing).
- Divide the word into syllables (kit-ten, stu-dent, nap-kin, can-dle, fro-zen, waf-fle).
- Look for vowel patterns you know (ai, ee, ea, igh, oa, ar, au, oi, oo, ow, ou).
- Make your best guess. Does it sound right? Does it make sense? If not, re-read and try again.
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1st Graders visit Santa's North Pole
Thank you to Groveport Town Hall for allowing our students to visit "Santa's North Pole" display. Also, thank you to the teachers and parent volunteers for walking our students over to Town Hall. The students loved the display and really enjoyed looking for all the objects that were listed to find. "Santa's North Pole" will be on display until December 30th, if parents would like to plan a visit. For information, please call 836.3333.
Hours: Monday - Saturday 9am - 8pm and Sundays Noon - 6 pm
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Artist of the Week
Marley Sheehan
In this project, our kindergarten students continued practicing lines and shapes. We started by tracing our hands four times. Next, we colored the background a different color and then added one type of line to each hand. Finally, we painted over our hands. Marley Sheehan was selected by Mrs. Sperk for her wonderful project. Marley is a kindergarten student in Mrs. Myers' class. She has two younger sisters, Anna who is 3 years old and June who is 9 months old. Marley enjoys gymnastics, dancing, singing, coloring and drawing. She likes to draw flowers and pictures of her sisters. She likes using markers best and her favorite color is purple. Congratulations Marley for being our Artist of the Week!
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Holiday Music Performance
All 3rd grade classes and 4th/5th grade choirs will perform at the holiday music performance on December 19th. Families are welcome to attend during the school day at 11:00. Students are asked to please wear dark bottoms and a solid colored shirt. The 3rd graders will be creating their costumes out of poster board for the holiday performance.
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Upcoming Important Dates
12/8 - 12/9 = 1st grade MAP Testing
12/ 8 - 12/12 = 3rd grade MAP Testing
12/10 = Late Start / No Preschool
12/12 = Staff Meeting (8:00 am)
12/15 = PTO Meeting (6:00 pm)
12/15 - 12/16 = Kindergarten MAP Testing
12/18 = Breakfast with Santa (Prek and K)
12/19 = 45 minute Early Dismissal / Holiday Concerts
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Gold Slips
Gold Slips are given to students by staff members for many reasons. December Gold Slips will be given for meeting or exceeding MAP Growth Targets and for being a peacemaker. Students come to the office and put their gold slip in our Treasure Box. Every Friday, the Principal picks 15 -20 Gold Slips from the Treasure Box and calls those students to the office for a prize. Here are the Gold Slip Winners from December 5th: Bryce Young, Mandy Wu, Ethan Wicker, Reagan Whitesel, Keegan Shadwill, Sydney Robison, Priscilla Pueyo, Farrell Mabra, Nemiah Johnson, My'Kia Johnson, Hailee Johnson, Kyle Jennings, Sean Callahan, Demar Dukes-Payne, Brady Broughton, Alanna Bealer, Gabe Slonaker, and Tanner Pittman.
Congratulations Gold Slip Winners - Keep it up!
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