John James Audubon
Audie Bird Newsletter
April 2015
200 West Loyola Drive
Kenner, LA 70065
Phone: 504-466-0525
Fax: 504-464-1901
http://audubon.jpschools.org
News from the Principal
Wendy Savelle,
April continues State-Wide Testing. The students and
teachers have been working hard to prepare for the tests. Please
mark your calendars. I am confident that all of our students will
do a great job on their tests!!!
Please be on time and don’t be absent.
LEAP/iLEAP Science/Social Studies April 14-15
Phase 2 PARCC May 4-6
Here are a few proven test taking tips:
Principal
J. Coulon,
Asst. Principal
M. Blouin Williams
Acting Superintendent
Sabrina Smith
Network Director
Sandy DenapolisBosarge,
School Board Rep.
Get a good night’s sleep.
Eat a healthy breakfast.
[email protected]
Be at school on time.
Relax and stay positive.
www.jpschools.org
Special Note: I’ll be out on medical leave from April 7 through May
15. Mrs. Coulon will be Acting Principal. I have every confidence
that the school is in good hands. I’ll be in contact throughout my
leave.
April
PBIS (POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION
SUPPORT)
During the month of April, we are focusing on behavior expectations during dismissal. Students at car
pickup must remain seated quietly on the concrete
until their parent arrives. They must keep hands, feet,
and school bags to themselves. When they enter the
car, they need to buckle seat belts. This months A/B
conduct reward will be a Sock Hop on May 1.
Students of the Month
Pre-K
Brenda Torres
Kindergarten
Deiontay Peters
1st Grade
George Vazquez
2nd Grade
As the year winds down, we will also be reviewing all
general behavior expectations:.
Breanna Toups
Parents, please review our basic school expectations:
Kemari Shy
Be Safe.
Be Respectful.
Be Responsible.
3rd Grade
4th Grade
Dilan Fajardo
5th Grade
Samantha Moya
Teacher of
the Month
Renada Gleason
Congratulations
PRE-K We would like to thank all the dads, grandfathers, and brothers who were able to attend Donut Day at
Audubon. It was a great success! We have planned a field trip on April 1st to Storyland. We will have a picnic
at the park and the students will be able to play with bubbles and chalk. Spring is here and its time to learn life
cycles of plants, frogs, and butterflies. We will be planting beans and observing them grow! Please continue to
check folders daily and reinforce all skills that we have been covering in class.
KINDERGARTEN We have two more field trips. We will go to Storyland in City Park on April 23rd and
LaFreniere Park on May 14th. Get ready to smile– on April 17th we will take cap and gown pictures to symbolize our completion of kindergarten. You will receive information on these events soon. Important tests will
be given in Reading and Math at the end of April, make sure your child is ready!
1st GRADE In Language Arts/Reading, we are working on vowel sounds (ou, oo), and r controlled vowels (ar,
ir, er, or). Please continue working on the main idea, setting, and characters whenever reading with your child.
It is important that you listen to your child read daily. All students are expected to be able to answer a new
unseen story independently by themselves, and be able to answer questions about what they read. In Math, we
are adding and subtracting numbers to 20. We are also learning about measurement and telling time and
graphs. Please continue practicing math facts nightly and continue iREADY reading and math.
2nd GRADE It’s hard to believe most of the school year has already passed. In Math, we will be reviewing all
our previous standards from this year. We want to make sure our students have mastered these skills. In
Reading, we will be diving into poetry about famous Americans. In English, we are learning how to write personal narratives. In Social Studies, we will be learning about different cultures.
3rd GRADE We will continue to review multiple skills for the second phase of PARCC. A huge focus of our
review will be on multiplication, fractions, and word problems. The students are antsy to finish reading Because
of Winn Dixie. They have really enjoyed exploring the different characters in the book. Students will take the
iLEAP for Science and Social Studies on April 14th and April 15th.
4th GRADE In Language Arts, the students are focusing on preparing for the PARCC Phase II and the parish
test. They are also working on reading comprehension and text dependent/text specific questions. In Math, the
students are studying fractions. Please have your student study their multiplication facts nightly. The Social
Studies and Science classes are preparing for LEAP in April.
5th GRADE In ELA, students have started reading the book Wonderstruck. In Math, we have been learning
geometry. In Social Studies, we have been focusing on the causes of the American Revolution. The students
have been working extremely hard and we are very proud of what they have accomplished! Even though the
weather is getting nicer and warmer, students need to know we have so much more to do before the end of
school!
April
7
Field Day T-Shirts On Sale
Pie in the Face Campaign Begins– Dollars for Scholars
10
5th Grade Field Trip— East Jefferson Play and Picnic in the Park
14
iLEAP & LEAP Science Statewide Testing– 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade
15
iLEAP & LEAP Social Studies Statewide Testing– 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade
Interims Go Home
16
F&P testing begins - K-3rd grade
17
Kindergarten Cap and Gown Pictures
World Famous Chocolate Sale Ends
2nd, 3rd, 5th Grade Field Trip: Movies
20
Spring Fling Packages Go on Sale
23
1st Grade Field Trip: East Jefferson Play
Kindergarten Field Trip: Storyland
24
Field Day
Pie In The Face Activity
30
5th Grade Field Trip– Jazz Fest (students selected based on behavior and effort)
1
PBIS A/B Conduct Reward: Sock Hop (Selling snacks for Dollars for Scholars)
May
Third & Fifth Grade
ILEAP
The series of annual assessments in grades 3, 5, 6, and 7 is known as the “integrated” Louisiana Educational Assessment Programs (iLEAP). The iLEAP is referred to as an integrated LEAP because it combines a criterion-based component, which measures whether a student has mastered the academic
standards, with a norm-referenced component, which provides a percentile ranking of students.
Fourth Grade
LEAP
Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) is the series of annual assessments in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies in 4th and 8th grades. Known as a criterion-based
test, these tests are aligned to the state academic standards and determine whether a student has mastered the content of the academic standards.
Parents please sign __________________________and send to school for your child
to receive one Cardinal Cash Buck!!!
1. Eat Breakfast
Are You Rested???
2. DON’T OVER THINK!
3. READ/Listen to ALL INSTRUCTIONS
Lack of Sleep can lead to having less energy, feeling tired, feeling tense and moody, and can cause
problems for you in school. A good night’s sleep
will help you focus and learn while at school.
Tips for a good
sleep
4. Pay attention to detail
Lights off! TV off! Put the
cell/iPad/computer away 1 hour before
laying in bed.
5. Read the test through first.
6. Skip and go back to questions you don’t
know.
Stretch or do a simple exercise before
bed. Drink a glass of water or milk. Take a
shower at night.
7. Take your time and focus on 1 question
at a time
PMR- squeeze your face, shoulders, fists,
legs, and toes. Relax & Repeat!
Take slow deep breaths
and try to clear your mind.
Effort Field Trip
Elmwood Fitness Center
*Adventure Challenge - a two-story, indoor maze with 100 yards of
slides, tunnels, ropes, balls and more!
 Bouncing Room
 Outside Races
 Healthy Snack
 Lunch