F R E D A S S A M E L E M E N TA RY — B R A ND O N V A L L E Y S C H O O L D I S T R I C T February, 2015 Assam Anchor Important Reminders Monday February 9 Early Dismissal @ 1:00 MS Conferences Tuesday February 10 Early Dismissal @ 1:00 Elem/HS Conferences Friday February 13 NO SCHOOL Monday February 16 NO SCHOOL F RED ASSAM E L E ME N TA R Y — Phone: 605-582-1500 Fax: 605-332-0947 7700 E. Willowwood Street Sioux Falls, SD 57110 February 2: Will the groundhog make the right decision? If he sees his shadow; we will have six more weeks of winter! Brrrrrrrr! We will probably have many cold days ahead this month. We will have outdoor recess every day unless the wind chill/temperature is 0 degrees or below. It is very important that every child comes to school wearing winter coats, boots, hats, and mittens. If you need assistance with any of this clothing, please let us know. Valentine’s Day is a favorite day in February. Students are looking forward to giving and receiving special Valentines from their friends. Student Council will be selling Valentines/suckers again this year. Sales begin on Monday, Feb. 9 and continue through Thursday, Feb. 12. You can send a Valentine and sucker to anyone for only 25 cents! Valentines will be delivered on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 12 to all classrooms and other BV schools. Any Valentines for family members will be sent home with the sending student. Valentines can also be bought from moms, dads, grandmas, and grandpas to send to their students at Fred Assam Elementary. Help us promote Acts of Kindness and support Ashley Johnson – RBE student who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Conferences will be held on Tuesday, February 10. This is an exciting opportunity to visit your child’s teacher and celebrate learning! Scheduled conference times are short so if you find that you need additional time, please arrange another meeting with the teacher. We appreciate your patience on such a busy night! Our conference attendance is usually 94% - 97% because we have awesome parents ~ so THANK-YOU, parents! Fourth Grade students will be participating in the NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) testing on February 24. All results for math, reading, and science are reported as a state – no individual, school, or district scores are available. This test measures what students across the entire country have learned in school. The elementary Science Fair will be held on Monday, March 9! If your student has an interest in science and would like to participate, be sure to find the registration form included in this newsletter. Students from Fred Assam, Robert Bennis, and Valley Springs elementary schools come together to display projects. If you have any questions regarding the Science Fair, be sure to contact your child’s teacher. Susan Foster – proud principal Fred Assam Elementary School Middle School parent teacher conferences will be held on Monday, February 9th, 1:30 - 5:30, and 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Elementary and High School conferences will be held on Tuesday, February 10th, 1:30 - 5:30, and 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. on both Monday and Tuesday, February 9 and 10th. NO JR. KINDERGARTEN ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH Missing any clothing items? We have a large collection of snow pants, boots, coats, sweatshirts, etc. in our Lost and Found. Please stop by during Conferences and check it out, or look under the “Lost and Found” tab on our website. Parent Teacher Conference Schedule Between Building & Part-Time Teachers Elementary & High School conferences are Tuesday Feb. 10, 2015 from 1:30-5:30 and 6:30-9:00 Middle School conferences are Monday Feb. 9, 2015 from 1:30-5:30 and 6:30-9:00 Name Berg, Shelly Brandsrud, Teresa Position Feb. 10 MS-HS- Orchestra HS 1:30-5:30 Feb. 9 MS 6:30-9:00 BE-MS Speech BE 1:30-9:00 Mary Erickson HS-MS-BE Librarian HS 1:30-5:30 MS 6:30-9:00 Fode, Jeff RBE-MS Music RBE 1:30-7:00 MS 7:00-9:00 Jensen, Terri District BE 1:30-9:00 Naser, Shelly VSE-FAE Speech Gibbons, Randy FAE-RBE Art VSE 1:30-5:30 FAE 6:30-9:00 RBE 1:30-5:30 FAE 6:309:00 Gordon, Paula FAE-VSE PE VSE 1:30-5:30 FAE 6:30-9:00 Gullickson, Terry MS-HS Vocal Hubers, Del BE/RBE/FAE Band Miller, Jesse VSE-HS Band Ackerman, Jodi BE & VSE Music HS 1:30-5:30 MS 6:30-9:00 RBE 3:30-5:30 BE 1:30-3:15 FAE 6:30-9:00 VSE 1:30-4:00 HS 4:305:30/6:30-9:00 BE 1:30-5:30 1/2 time employee Waterbury, Brenda District Gifted Ed. Rieff, Erin BE - VSE Art BE 6:30-9:00 VSE 1:30-5:30 9:00 MS 1:30-5:30 Megard, Randy District Adpt PE/PE Tchr. BE 1:30-9:00 Mork, Dianne District PT FAE 1:30-3:45 Mutschelknaus, Amy District OT BE 1:30-5:30; RBE 6:30 - 9:00 Murtha, Christine District ESL Nelson, Patti RBE-FAE-BE-VSE Orchestra Klenner, Pamela RBE, VSE, FAE Librarian FAE 1:30-9:00 FAE 1:30-5:30 VSE 6:309:00 VSE 3:30-5:30 RBE 1:30-3:15 FAE 6:30-9:00 Ralston, Annlee District OT Rozier, Danylle VSE-RBE-BE Computer Gile, Mary FAE-BE Computer FAE 1:30 - 3:45 VSE 1:30-5:30 RBE 6:309:00 BE 1:30-5:30 FAE 5:309:00 Rauk, Roxie VSE & FAE Title VSE 1:30-5:30 FAE 6:30-9:00 Rus, Elizabeth FAE-VSE Guidance VSE 1:30-5:30 FAE 6:30-9:00 Sewell, Marta MS-HS Art HS 6:30-9:00 MS 1:30-5:30 Chambers, Anne HS & MS HS 6:30-9:00 MS 1:30-5:30 VanHorn, Lila District RBE 1:30-5:30 VSE 6:30-9:00 Thompson, Lorelei District PT BE 1:30-9:00 BE 6:30- Be My Valentine! Sponsored by: Student Council Service project: Proceeds go to RBE Student Ashley Johnson. Valentine/sucker sales begin on Monday, Feb. 9th and continue through Thursday, Feb. 12. You can send a Valentine with a sucker ~ to anyone for only 25 cents! Valentines will be delivered on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 12 to all classrooms and other BV schools. Any Valentines for family members will be sent home with the sending student. Valentines can also be bought from moms, dads, grandmas, and grandpas to send to their students at Fred Assam Elementary. Help us promote Acts of Kindness and support Ashley Johnson. Please call the office if you have questions. Use this paper to jot down Valentine names and grades! Purchase as many as you’d like! _________________________________________________ grade _______________ _________________________________________________ grade _______________ _________________________________________________ grade _______________ _________________________________________________ grade _______________ _________________________________________________ grade _______________ _________________________________________________ grade _______________ _________________________________________________ grade _______________ _________________________________________________ grade _______________ _________________________________________________ grade _______________ _________________________________________________ grade _______________ _________________________________________________ grade _______________ Please notify the school office if any of your contact information changes during the school year. * * * * change in home address Change in home phone number or cell phone number change in parents’ work phone numbers Updated e-mail address Please help us keep our contact information updated. This information is very important if we need to reach you in an emergency. ELL January 2015 First semester has flown by and here we are a few days away from February. We are continuing to grow across the district, as of today we are at 48 students! Thank you to the many people who have donated Brandon Valley Lynx gear, every Friday or Spirit Day we have a majority of our kids representing their school colors. The second half of the year we are busy preparing for the state tests. This year many of our students will be participating in the NAEP, Smarter Balance, and also the annual English language Proficiency test. A reminder to parents and kids to make sure to get a good nights sleep, eat breakfast, and have those #2 pencils sharpened. Wish us the best of luck on these next few months of testing! Orchestra Notes: Our orchestra students are continuing to learn new skills on their instruments. The fourth grade students are working hard on bowing and creating a good sound on the instrument. This is a skill that takes a good bit of work! A little bit every day makes a big difference in the progress. Fifth grade students are learning new bowing styles as well as new literature. Both groups will perform at the Performing Arts Center on May 18. Keep practicing! Patti Nelson Brandon Valley District Elementary Orchestra Brandon Elementary, Robert Bennis Elementary Fred Assam Elementary Valley Springs Elementary http://pn023.k12.sd.us/ Student Council delivered donations to the Humane Society. The students received a tour of the newly remodeled facility and spent time in the petting rooms. The Fred Assam Elementary Student Council is also featured in the Brandon Valley School District Up Front newsletter on-line! LITERACY & MATHEMATICAL SKILLS In Junior Kindergarten Counting with 1:1 correspondence Matching numerals to sets Identifying letters & sounds Putting letters in alphabetic order Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. “We are like a box of crayons each of us unique, but when we get together the picture is complete. Now, if we could just learn from this box of crayons this world would be a much better place.” -Shane DeRolf We Are Bucket Fillers! Mrs. Feenstra’s Kindergarten class is busy filling buckets! After reading the book “Have You Filled A Bucket Today” we learned that everyone carries an invisible bucket around. It is our job to always be a bucket filler by following the rules, helping people out, using good manners, caring about others’ feelings, and smiling! We did an experiment where we squeezed all the toothpaste out of a tube and compared it to unkind words or actions. Just like the toothpaste can’t be put back in the tube, neither can our words or actions. We challenge you to be a bucket filler too! What’s Happening in 1Be? We have been learning what persuasive writing is and how to persuade someone in our stories. Here are some of the persuading ideas we will use to write letters to our parents with. Bryce- an Ipod Sylvia- Easy Bake Oven game Addison- an Ipod Adelyn- an Ipod Talen- Xbox game Skylanders Brek- Skylanders trap team Raegan- ice cream Alexa- Wild Water West pass Malik- Wii U Toby- PS4 Yahye- Mario game Susanna- Barbie doll Jackson- a guinea pig William- trampoline Claudia- a bird Brody- a dog Riley- Skylanders trap team Calvin- toy airplane Mrs. Bisbee’s 1st Grade We have a new addition to our classroom! Miss Osheim will be student teaching in our classroom from now until the end of April! We are so excited to have her here as part of our FAE family! Miss Osheim is a student at South Dakota State University in Brookings. She is originally from Brandon and comes from a family of teachers. Her mother and both her sisters have been or currently are educators! If your student is in our class, please feel free to contact me or Miss Osheim with any questions you may have! All students will learn about their community and how they can be a good citizen, but the 2nd graders are getting a chance to learn in a VERY fun way: Junior Achievement. After the students have participated in hands-on learning activities over a course of five weeks, they will be able to: *Describe a community. *Identify the variety of careers people have in a community and how each job requires specific skills. *Identify how business and government jobs help a community. *Explain how taxation supports government services. *Recognize voting as a way responsible citizens act. *Describe the flow of money in a community's economy. *Students are learning about the assembly line and working together to create a product. *Students here are learning about how all businesses in a community help each other. MRS. HUNSAID, MRS. JONES, MRS.VANLEUR, AND MR. GANSCHOW FEBRUARY 2015 Special points of interest: Spelling pre-tests are Mondays and tests are Fridays! Remember to study your words at home! Reading Selection Tests are on Friday, also! Remember to study your vocabulary words at home. Be sure to practice using the words in sentences as the vocabulary tests are tough! Reread the story online at Think Central! Check out the 3rd grade websites at: http:// dj002.k12.sd.us/ and http://cv033.k12.sd.us . Vocabulary & Spelling lists! 3rd Grade Review F RE D A S S A M E L E ME N T ARY — B R AN D O N V AL L EY S C HO O L D I S T RI C T Let the Adventure Continue! For a creative writing project, students picked their favorite winter activity and created a snow globe scene writing about their favorite activity. Third graders enjoyed learning about the importance of Martin Luther King Jr and his work this month. We wrote our own “Dreams” for the world and hope to live up to these dreams to make the world a better place. As the weather turns colder, please make sure your student is dressed appropriately! Keep working on reading books for AR points! To look up the level and point amount for a book, go online to www.arbookfind.com. It’s very easy to use! You can check your student’s AR goals and points by logging onto the FAE webpage and clicking on Students, WebLynx, and Accelerated Reader. The 2nd quarter Principal’s Club winners were excited to attend a magic show performed by the magician Travis Nye. 3rd Grade Students are working hard at mastering fractions. We’ve identified, compared, ordered and found equivalent fractions all while having fun with our fraction kit manipulatives. Fourth Grade Students Expand their Accelerated Reader Skills Fred Assam Elementary fourth graders have begun working on a variety of nonfiction articles through the use of a new tool added to Accelerated Reader (AR). Accelerated Reader 360 takes learning to a deeper level. It enables teachers to balance independent reading practice at each student’s personal reading level with instructional reading practice of grade level text. AR 360 is designed to fit within the teacher’s existing reading block and it works in a whole group, small group, or as an independent reading practice tool. Our hope is that it motivates students to grow as readers of nonfiction. Through this new tool, students learn to read closely with built-in instructional skills practice activities that give them the opportunity to read, cite, write, and quiz. Each nonfiction article includes a highlight and tag activity and a “show you know” writing prompt. Then, students complete an AR Quiz, moving comfortably, into more complex texts and building the skills necessary for success in the content areas such as science and social studies. The Reading Dashboard from Renaissance (the creator of AR) brings independent and instructional reading data together with key data from multiple Renaissance products. Teachers will be able to view reports of progress in order to develop growth plans and monitor progress to move students forward confidently. What’s Up in 4 Harte? In Mrs. Harte’s Reading class we are working on the novel Crash, by Jerry Spinelli. It is about a boy named Crash and his best buddy Mike, who can’t think of anything more hilarious than making Webb’s life miserable. However Crash starts to realize that Webb may have something he may never gain, no matter how many touchdowns on the football field he makes. Webb is also a Quaker, which was a new topic for many of the students, so we took some time to research on the computers for a better understanding. Minute to Win It Fun!!! No Numbers in Math??? What?!? To begin our unit on Geometry the fifth graders are working on Tessellations! It’s hard to believe this is Math and not Art class! Please stop by the fifth grade wing to see our finished products. 2nd Quarter Principal’s Club Magician Show!! HEALTH NOTES FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE Margie Hanson, RN MEASLES (rubeola, hard measles, red measles) What is measles? Measles is an acute, highly contagious viral disease capable of producing epidemics. Measles is more common in winter and spring. Who gets measles? Although measles is usually considered a childhood disease, it can be contracted at any age. Generally, preschool children, adolescents, young adults and inadequately immunized individuals comprise the majority of measles cases in the United States. How is measles spread? Measles is spread by direct contact with nasal or throat secretions of infected people or, less frequently, by airborne transmission. Measles is one of the most readily transmitted communicable diseases. What are the symptoms of measles? Measles symptoms generally appear in two stages. In the first stage, the individual may have a runny nose, cough and a slight fever. The eyes may become reddened and sensitive to light while the fever consistently rises each day. The second stage begins on the third to seventh day and consists of a temperature of 103-105 F, and a red blotchy rash lasting four to seven days. The rash usually begins on the face and then spreads over the entire body. Koplik spots (little white spots) may also appear on the gums and inside of the cheeks. How soon do symptoms appear? Early symptoms like fever usually appear 10 days after exposure (range 7-12 days) and rash appears after 14 days (range 7-21 days). When and for how long is a person able to spread measles? An individual is able to transmit measles from four days before onset of rash and until four days after rash onset. Does past infection make a person immune? Yes. Permanent immunity is acquired after contracting the disease. What is the treatment for measles? There is no specific treatment for measles. What are the complications associated with measles? Pneumonia occurs in up to 6 percent of reported cases and amounts for 60 percent of deaths attributed to measles. Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) may also occur. Other complications include middle ear infection and convulsions. Measles is more severe in infants and adults. How can measles be prevented? Maintaining the highest level of immunization against measles is the best preventive measure. Measles vaccine (MMR) may be given at 12-15 months of age. The second dose of MMR is given at 4-6 years of age. The vaccine is highly effective and two MMR shots usually produce lifelong immunity. South Dakota Dept. of Health - Office of Disease Prevention - 605-773-3737 (1-800-592-1861 SD only) This material is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical care. We are not able to answer personal medical questions. Please see your health care provider concerning appropriate care, treatment or other medical advice. Reading With Your Child When you think you’re done, you’ve just begun! Get the conversation started! After enjoying a book with your child, whether they read to you or you read to them, continue the experience by asking: *What did you notice about the story? *Does this book remind you of anything? *What have you been wondering as you read? *Does this book make you think of another book you’ve read? *What was your favorite part? *Were there any parts that surprised you? *What are you going to read next? Ideas taken from “Catching Readers Before They Fall!” by Johnson and Keier NFL Fuel Up to Play 60 has partnered with Brandon Valley School District to promote healthy lifestyles! Students in each elementary building participated in an essay contest promoting breakfast. Twelve winning essays were selected in each building – two at each grade level. Canvas photos will feature these students making positive and healthy lifestyle choices. These photos will be displayed in the lunchroom area at Fred Assam Elementary. Congratulations to the selected writers as well as all students who participated in the writing contest. 2015 BRANDON VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR Planning is under way for the Brandon Valley Community Health Fair! There are new activities, events and exhibits being planned! A few of the highlights include: ♥ Sanford Health’s MEGA heart exhibit – An inflatable, walk-through heart that allows you to explore the heart, learn about cardiovascular functions and observe examples of various types of heart disease. ♥ Heart Screenings – Blood Pressure, Cholesterol check, BMI, Framingham, EKG, and a CT (calcium score). Results provided that day except for the EKG (must be read by a physician). Cost of screening is $50. Participants must schedule their screening. More information to come. ♥ Healthy Cooking Demonstration ♥ A Great assortment of prizes for adults and children SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, March 26, 2015 3:00 – 7:00pm Brandon Valley High School Commons Physical Education at FAE The month of January has been filled with many fun and exciting fitness movements in PE. We started the New Year by focusing on the following two words: Challenge and Encourage. We implemented the PE Central Cooperative Fitness Challenges to FAE. Our students participated in fitness challenges that were specific to their grade level. While students were participating in these challenges, the students worked incredibly hard at encouraging each other. We hope that these words can become part of their daily vocabulary and transfer to all areas of their lives. Below are a few of the challenges that your son/daughter participated in. Maybe you would even like to challenge your student to an activity. Click on the link below for a video demonstration of the fitness challenges. Lastly, please help your students remember that they need to have proper footwear to participate in PE. It’s really hard for students to be successful in their winter/fashion boots! Cooperative Fitness Challenge The six tasks that form the Cooperative Fitness Challenge are listed below. Click on the website below will allow you to view these challenges. http://www.pecentral.org/fc/ challenges/challengelist.html The 6 Cooperative Fitness Challenge Tasks Crab Walk Bean Bag Pick Up The Frogger Partner Plank Taps Partner Jumping Jacks Partner Sit Up Throw and Catch On the Move Throw and Catch Notes from the Band Room The 5th grade band is off to an excellent start of our second semester. I have been very pleased with their diligence in practicing over the Winter/Christmas break! Many of them came to their first lesson after the break very well prepared. It is exciting to see the student’s enthusiasm for instrumental music! As we continue to work together during January and February, we will be focusing the majority of our time on fundamental techniques found in our ‘Tradition of Excellence’ book. The individual practice time is very important in reinforcing these new concepts, so please continue to encourage your child with his/her practicing. Combined 5th/6th grade band concert!! We are excited to remind you to put Monday, Mar. 16, on your calendars! The students from our 5th and 6th grade bands will be joining forces to perform a combined concert for you. Each band will perform a few individual selections and then will join together to perform two works. This will be an exciting collaboration between our young players and we are looking forward to learning the new music for this concert. The performance will take place in the High School Auxiliary gym at 7:00pm that evening. Please mark your calendars for this fun evening of instrumental music! As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s progress. ([email protected]) Until next month, keep practicing….. Mr. Hubers MUSIC NEWS! February 2015 Ask your Child: To sing for you! Mrs. Verburg, Teacher CONCERTS! National Standards for Music Education In the PAC –High School th March 17 -1st grade @7pm April 14th -5th grade @ 7pm It’s been a busy first half of the year in the music room! *1st grade will be wor king on their concer t songs which are all about WATER! Please have your first grader at the PAC on March 17th at 6:30pm for their concert! I will send out more information later about the concert! *5th grade will be wor king on an instr ument unit, and starting our concert songs. *3rd grade will lear n about the Per cussion Family 4th grade has star ted to play their recorders! *2rd grade is continuing to wor k on their rhythms for their SLO *JK and K –We are singing and dancing to many fun songs! 1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. 2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. 3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments. 4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines. 5. Reading and notating music. 6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music. 7. Evaluating music and music performances. 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture. February 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 12 13 14 PTA Meeting @ 6:30 pm 8 15 9 10 Early dismissal At 1:00 p.m. MS Conferences Early dismissal At 1:00 p.m. HS and Elem. Conferences 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL 22 23 2014—2015 School Calendar February 9 February 10 February 13 February 16 March 13 March 19 March 20 April 3 April 6 May 20 Early Dismissal at 1:00—MS Conferences Early Dismissal at 1:00 Elementary/HS Conferences NO SCHOOL President’s Day - NO SCHOOL School IN SESSION Snow Day-NO School if unused Inservice Day—NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL - spring break NO SCHOOL - spring break Last Day of School
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