The Pirate Press
December 2015/January 2016
Coronado Beach Elementary School
3550 Michigan Ave
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169
School Phone # (386)424-2525
School Fax # (386) 426-7438
Important Dates
Important Dates
Dec. 2
Early Release
Principal’s Message
Dear Coronado Pirates,
Dec. 3 PTA Family
Dec. 3 Reading
Mrs. Degler
Open
Experience
It is hard to believe that December is upon us! As we are nearly at the midpoint
House 5-6p.m.
6p.m.-7p.m
of the school year, I wanted to provide a technology update. As many of you
know, I have been working to secure funds to purchase technology for our
Dec. 3 PTA Family Reading
Nov. Night 6 -7 p.m.
Pirates. Last year we launched our BYOT program which allowed students to
bring technology to class and work off our wireless network. A greater number
Dec. 9 Angel Tree/Holiday
Nov.
of students were able to participate in technology based lessons, utilizing their
Help donation drop
own devices, as we worked to purchase additional technology for classroom use.
off deadline
Nov.
My goal last year was to purchase 2 iPad Minis for each classroom. Our
Dec. 9 PTA General
incredible PTA, Business Partners and community members joined me in an
Meeting, 6 -7 p.m.
Nov. Cafeteria
effort to reach that goal. We not only reached it, but exceeded it. Last year we
were able to purchase a MacBook (which was necessary if we were purchasing
Dec. 9 Early Release
Nov.
iPads), cubes to store and sync the iPads, and 36 iPad Minis with
OtterBoxes.
Dec. 15 SAC Meeting
Nov.
This year it is my hope to expand the technology resources that we can use in
Dec. 16 Early Release
classrooms. Our iPad total is now at 55! We have also purchased 35 keyboards
Nov.
that can be used with the iPads or BYOT devices as students practice their
Dec. 21-Jan. 1 Winter
keyboarding skills. It is my hope to purchase enough iPad Minis this year so that
Holiday
Nov.
each teacher will have 5 for a student center in their classroom. We will need 25
Jan. 4 Classes Resume
iPad Minis in order to reach this goal and I believe that we can do it!! Several
Nov.
Business Partners and community members have already contributed to help
Jan. 6 Early Release
Coronado reach this goal. All contributions are welcomed as we strive to put
Nov.
technology in the hands of children to enhance their learning experience. I
Jan. 8 All Pro Dads
7:15 am
believe that we can achieve this goal!
Jan. 13 Early Release
Jan. 15 No School/TDD
Jan. 18 Martin Luther King
Holiday
Jan. 19 SAC Meeting
Jan. 19-22 Toilet Paper
Drive
Jan. 20 Early Release
Congratulations to our
Jan. Pirate
22 Pride
ofAssembly
the Month
Thank you for your partnership in education and have a wonderful holiday with
family and loved ones.
Thank You Business Partners
Thank you Ocean Properties and First Baptist Church of New Smyrna
Beach for donating towards our technology goals. Our goal for this school
year is to have 5 iPad Minis, with OtterBox protective
cases, per classroom for a student workstation.
Thank you Boston’s Fish House for presenting us with a
check for $200.00, proceeds from their “Coronado Nights”
at Boston’s Fish House.
Jan. 27 Early Release
Nurse Warner
Jan. 28 PTA Family Math
Night 6– 7 p.m.
Thank you Mango Tango Frozen Yogurt for hosting
Coronado Spirit Days every Tuesday, where 20% of each purchase by a proud
Coronado Pirate is donated to our school.
Jan 29. Storybook Character
Parade 1:00 p.m.
Thank you Business Partners for helping our students Create Waves of Success!!
Kindergarten News
As we approach the holiday season we are often asked
about what items would be beneficial to our students.
Some educational gifts that will help young children’s
minds expand are games that involve counting,
problem solving, strategizing, reading, vocabulary
development and most importantly communication.
Here is a quick list: Checkers, Chutes and Ladders,
Apples to Apples Jr., Scrabble Jr., Trouble, Yahtzee Jr,
Hi-Ho Cherry-o, Bingo, Connect Four and Boggle.
Books are also a great gift. Look for books that are
labeled with a reading level such as Kindergarten-First
grade. The I Can Read Series contains a large amount
of sight words that your child has already learned.
Many popular books have also been modified for
young readers. There are not too many things more
rewarding than hearing your child read a book to you.
Writing and drawing materials such as colored pencils,
crayons, markers, a variety of paper, sidewalk chalk,
scissors, drawing books and even coloring books will
encourage children to use their emerging writing skills.
Please continue to have your child practice reading
his/her sight words daily. Continue to read and
discuss books at home. Thank you!
Mrs. Bartley, Ms. Foley, and Mrs. Wassem
First Grade News
This is an exciting time for first grade. The students
are becoming more confident in their reading ability
and are developing more comprehension skills. They
have been learning many new sight words, phonics
patterns, and writing sentences using correct
punctuation, spelling, and capitalization. We will
continue to focus on all of these skills and are
learning how to go back in the text to find key details
and answer questions. You can help students
comprehension by having them read aloud daily and
asking them to retell the story from beginning to end
in sequence. Math will concentrate on adding and
subtraction within 20, solving word problems, being
able to explain how they arrived at an answer, and
learning the place value in a two digit number. Keep
practicing these skills on a daily basis. Thank you so
much for your support.
Second Grade News
As the holidays rapidly approach, it’s important to keep
your child in school and on time because we have a lot
to cover in a short period of time. We will focus on
money, higher level place value and word problems in
math, matter in science, early American history in
social studies, and in language arts the focus will be on
writing narrative and opinion pieces along with story
structure, analyzing informational text, and phonics
skills in reading. Wow! That’s a busy agenda, but we
will persevere and have fun on the journey.
Happy holidays, and warm wishes for all.
Third Grade News
Thank you for sending in the “Turkeys in Disguise.”
Students loved sharing them and participating in our
voting activity! Thank you for helping your child
memorize their multiplication facts – keep up the
good work because we will begin “Multiplication
Minute Math” when we return from the winter break.
Don’t forget to read nightly for fluency and ask your
child questions about what they have read. Give them
opportunities to retell their book or chapter to you.
Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Florio, and
Ms. Wendt
Mrs. Cloer, Mrs. Green, and Mrs. Howell
Ms. Clark Johnson, Ms. Marriott, and Mrs. Mathewson
Fourth Grade News
Happy holidays everyone! We are happy to welcome
Mrs. Degler to Coronado Beach 4th Grade. As we
head into the holidays and begin a new year, our
students will be working hard to master Florida State
Standards. In math they will be using multiple
strategies to solve division problems. They will also be
comparing, decomposing, adding and multiplying
fractions and mixed numbers. In ELA our focus will be
comparing the elements of poetry, drama and prose
along with informational writing. Properties of matter
and forms of energy will be on the agenda for science,
and identifying explorers who came to Florida and the
motivations for their expeditions will be the emphasis
for social studies. We wish everyone a safe, healthy
and fun journey into the new year, 2016! As always,
thank you for your continued support.
Mrs. Degler, Mrs. Howell, and Mrs. Sokerka
Fifth Grade News
Students will begin comparing decimals and fractions
on number lines in math. In science, we are
concluding types of changes in matter, chemical and
physical. Finally in social studies, the original 13
colonies will be compared and contrasted based on the
region where they are located. We are excited to be
taking a field trip on December 4th to the Museum of
Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach to see some
science in action!
Dr. Hammond and Mrs. Sulzbach
PE News
It is finally going to get a little cooler. It was an
unseasonably hot November. We will be playing
some of the most fun running games at the school.
Capture the Flag and Sharks & Minnow will be the
games of the month. Make sure to dress warm on PE
days since we will continue to go outside.
Remember to bring your jacket back with you if you
take it off during the games. It will probably end up
in the Lost & Found if you forget it. Fourth and
fifth graders will also be qualifying for the Elk’s
Hoop Shoot this month which is a free throw
competition held each year in New Smyrna Beach.
All the best, Coach Heer
Media News
Our Reading Counts Champions for each grade level
for the month of October were:
5th – Mrs. Sulzbach’ s class – 243 points
4th – Mrs. Howell’s class – 274 points
3rd – Mrs. Green’s class – 107 points
2nd – Ms. Clark’s class – 106 points
1st – Mrs. Barnes’ class – 140 points
Congratulations to Mrs. Bartley’s Kindergarten class!
They won the drawing for Humphrey the Hamster,
from our One Book One School Event. And in other
media news – our school will be celebrating Literacy
Week January 25 - 29, 2016. A Storybook Character
Parade is planned for January 29th. More information
will be coming as we get closer to this event.
Mrs. Andrews
Counselor’s Corner
Coronado Beach Elementary will be helping families in
need this holiday season! For those interested in giving
back to our community we will have our Angel Tree in
the front office until December 7th. If your family would
like to help, you may stop by, select a student to shop for,
and drop off unwrapped gifts for him or her by December
9th. Furthermore, we are partnering with a school in
Daytona to donate items for their seasonal shop.
Suggested gifts might include candles, lotions, picture
frames, etc. Their children can earn “shopping dollar
coupons” by displaying good social skills, working hard
or following school rules to “purchase” holiday presents
for their loved ones. You may drop off donations to the
box in the office until December 7th. Students will be
learning about the word “philanthropist” in guidance
lessons this December so what a great opportunity to
apply this with your family. In addition, our second
annual Toilet Paper Drive will be January 19th-22nd.
Donations must be sealed in original packaging. Last
year we were able to collect and donate 1,550 rolls! Will
we be able to top that this year? Which class will collect
the most and win the Golden Roll trophy for their
classroom? We will soon find out! All proceeds will be
donated to the Jewish Federation’s Jerry Doliner Food
Bank.
Thank you for your support!
Mrs. Jefferis
From the Art Department
Since I have been relocated to my old classroom, I am
starting up my pottery unit again and we are creating
some amazing pieces. Kindergarten students are starting
to learn about clay by developing some lovely pinch
pots. First grade is moving into the coil technique while
Second grade is experimenting with coil as well but in a
creative way. Third grade students are piecing together
some unbelievable slab pieces and fourth and fifth grade
artists are lucky enough to progress on to the potters
wheel. We will be squeezing in some holiday projects
soon which will catapult us into next year where we
immediately jump into our Trading Card unit in full
force!
Mr. Hardock
Music Notes
Hats off to our Performing Pirates for an outstanding job
honoring our country’s Veterans at the “Salute to Veterans” concert
held at Chisolm Elementary School.
Thank you to Ms. Buckner and Mrs. Holmgreen for leading our
Pirates in singing “America” and “This Land is Your Land”.
Wellness is a Way of Life
Wellness is a way of life, even during the holidays!
Eat Better: Try lots of different fruits, veggies, nuts
and whole grains for a healthy diet. For example,
walnuts are a traditional holiday snack and a good
choice too. Just 1/4 cup of walnuts provides nearly a
day’s worth of omega-3 essential fatty acids, a special
type of protective fat that the body can’t make on its
own.
Learn Easier: Resist the urge to let kids munch on a
lot of holiday sweets while doing homework. The
best snack for studying is a bowl of grapes or other
fresh fruit.
Play Harder: If possible, give kids gifts that
encourage them to get moving. A football, frisbee, or
even a horse shoe set, anything that requires
movement and exercise.
Florida KidCare is our state's free or low cost
health insurance program that provides
comprehensive health coverage for children under
19 years old. Florida KidCare services include:
doctor visits, check-ups & shots, hospital, surgery
& emergency services, vision, hearing and
prescriptions. Florida KidCare includes four
different programs. When you apply for the
insurance, Florida KidCare will check which
program you may qualify for based on the child's
age and family income. Please visit
http://myvolusiaschools.org/student-healthservices/Pages/Florida-KidCare-HealthInsurance.aspx for information concerning
Florida KidCare or the application process.
PTA News
The CBES PTA would like to start with a BIG THANKS to all who were a part of the Yankee Candle
Fundraiser in November. Candles will be sent home before the holiday break. Our fall collection of Box Tops
brought in $550 for our students! Please keep on clipping, we will have another collection of those in late
spring. Some important upcoming dates are: Thursday, 12/3, 6p-7p: PTA Family Reading Night.
Wednesday, 12/9, 6p-7p: PTA General Meeting in the cafeteria where we will be forming committees for the
Pirate Plunder 5K, happening on March 5th of 2016. Please join us! Wednesday, 12/16: Holiday Potluck for
the teachers and staff of CBES, let us know if you can bring in a dish. Friday, 2/5/16: Mark your calendars for
Walk the Plank, more information to come in January.
Together we are building a stronger school community!
Coronado Beach PTA
Congratulations to our
Pirate of the Month
Nurse Michelle
Kona Ice
Have you had a chance to visit the
Kona Ice truck? The Kona Ice
truck is on campus every Friday to
sell incredible tasting shaved ice. A
portion of the proceeds go towards
our Technology Fund as we
fundraise to buy Mini iPads for
every classroom.
Thank you for your support.
A Special Thank You
Thank you to the New Smyrna Beach Lion’s
Club for inviting Coronado to present at a recent
meeting. Information was shared regarding all of
the great technology programs we have going on
at school. The best part of the evening was when
students had an opportunity to work with Lion
members. Great job!
Coronado Tumblers
We are currently selling insulated
tumblers in the front office to support our
technology programs. The insulated
tumblers have our Coronado logo on them
and are being sold for $16.00. Show your
Pirate Pride and support our students by
purchasing a one of a kind tumbler! They
can be purchased in the front office.
Racing to Read
Coronado Beach Elementary is
once again participation in the
Racing to Read program. 1st
to 5th grade students have the
opportunity to read their way
to free admission to a race at
the Daytona International
Speedway! The contest runs
until January 22, 2016.