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Save the dates!
January 11 - PTA Meeting, 8:30
AM
January 11 – SAF / SAC
Meeting 5:00 PM
January 12 – Early Release Day,
Students dismissed at 12 Noon
January 13 – Teacher Planning
Day-No School for students
January 16 – Schools closed in
observance of Martin Luther
King Jr. birthday
January 25 – Florida Standards
Assessment (FSA) Parent Night
at 6 PM
January 21 – Clean-up Sawgrass
8AM to 10 AM
January 27 – Panther Prowl
Principal’s Message
Happy New Year everyone, Feliz Año Nuevo a
todos,
The new year signals to many of us that it is
time to make a change in our life. As we close
out the first semester, please remember that
we need to be more attentive to our children’s
academic and social progress; and maybe
make a few changes.
As educators, we may need to change the
environment for students who are not making
the expected progress or change the feedback
we give them to promote deeper thinking.
As parents, we may need to change the way we
structure our child’s out of school time, or
change what we allow them to do when they
are out of our sight.
Children will be what they are allowed to be, as
the major influences in their life, we need to do
what we can to help them be the best person
they can be.
Principal Roberts
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JANUARY 2016
Curriculum News
Pre-Kindergarten
Reading, Science & Social Studies Skills/Standards: We are working on letter names and sounds,
phonemic awareness, writing skills, and emergent reading skills using sight words. In science,
we are working on Earth, how important it is to us and the animals that live here. In addition,
we are discussing planets, and their roles.
Math Skills: We always review numbers 1-10 using 5 frame and 10 frame. We introduced solid
shapes: sides (faces), edges, vertices, rolling and sliding.
Kindergarten
Reading, Science & Social Studies Themes:
Compare and Contrast, Text and Graphic Features, Main Idea and Details, Stages of Matter,
Animals and their homes, Weather and Famous Americans
Writing Skills:
Opinion / Argument & Sentence Fluency
Math Skills:
Addition and Subtraction
First Grade
Reading, Science & Social Studies Themes:
Cause & Effect, Compare & Contrast, Text and Graphic Features, Main Idea & Details
Plants, Animals, Space and Changes in Earth
Math Skills:
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Measurement and Data
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Curriculum News
Second Grade
Reading, Science & Social Studies Themes:
Life Cycles, Basic Needs and Environments, Economics, Inventors
Math Skills / Standards:
Money and Time
Third Grade
Reading, Science & Social Studies Standards:
Informational Text, Plant Structures, Economics
Math Skills / Standards:
Chapters 8 and 9
Fourth Grade
Reading Skills / Standards
Technical Text, Scientific Text, Historical Text
First Hand, Second Hand Account
Vocabulary: Shades of Meaning
Grammar: Order Adjectives
Writing:
Opinion writing. Response to mini-prompts, synthesize evidence from text set to create an
original paragraph.
Math Skills / Standards
Ch. 8 – Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers, Ch.9 – Relate Fractions and Decimals, Ch. 10 –
Two-Dimensional Figures
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Curriculum News
Fifth Grade
Reading Skills / Standards
Historical Text, Scientific & Technical Text
Cause & Effect / Point of View, Figurative Language
Vocabulary: Shades of Meaning
Grammar: Words that connect ideas, Synonyms & Antonyms
Writing:
Opinion. Response to mini-prompts, synthesize evidence from text set to create an original
paragraph.
Math Skills / Standards
Ch. 8 – Divide Fractions, Ch. 9 Algebra: Patterns and Graphing
ESE / VE Classes
Feel the cold air? It's time for winter themed activities! Some classes are practicing
their reading strategies learning about the season and others are practicing learning
about the life cycle of a snowman. We are honing our time telling skills, increasing our
fact fluency, and applying our word problem solving strategies to solve challenging
word problems. Some are writing sentences about the parts of winter and others are
writing essays on animal adaptation in the winter. Speech is using winter-themed
books to practice different skills. Florida might be the only state that doesn't have
snow, but we can still enjoy many activities about this chilly season!
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Curriculum Tips & Links
Ideas for homework time:
* Review work to make sure it is completed or to check if additional assistance is
needed
* Ask questions about the reading to test comprehension
* Ask about the meaning of content vocabulary words
* Reinforce study skills
IMPORTANT LINKS iReady Student Login Credentials – Practice your math and reading skills at home. https://login.i-­‐ready.com Username: Student ID
Password: DOB in mmddyyyy format
First In Math
http://www.firstinmath.com/
AR Book Find
Search the site to verify if a book correspond with Accelerated Reader assessments. You
will be able to obtain book level, lexile level and more. AR quizzes can only be accessed at
school.
http://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx
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News for Parents
FSA Assessments…
How can you help your child prepare?
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Have your child read daily and discuss what is read.
Practice math fluency with multiplication tables.
Make sure your child is completing the homework / test prep materials.
Contact your child’s teacher if you have questions or concerns.
Attend our FSA Informational Parent Night on January 25th
Tests by grade level:
3rd grade – Reading and Math FSA
4th grade – Writing, Reading and Math FSA
5th grade – Writing, Reading and Math FSA, Science FCAT 2.0
School Choice Seats
Broward County Public Schools Reassignment and Magnet Programs application
window is open from Dec. 1st, 2016 through Feb. 8th, 2017. If you have any
questions contact the Demographics & Student Assignments Department at 754321-2480.