Friday, April 27
Dress Down Day!
Monday, April 30
Lacrosse at Kent School
4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 2
LC Closes at 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 3
Lacrosse versus Country School - HOME
4:00 p.m.
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PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT - ART!
Each week, we will be highlighting one of our programs or offering resources for parents to illustrate The Radcliffe Way!
Dysgraphia in the Art Room
Dysgraphia is primarily described as a written expression difficulty. Students often have poor handwriting and trouble getting their ideas down on paper. Many students with dysgraphia also have visual-spatial and fine motor difficulties. In the art room, these students have difficulty drawing straight lines and organizing their ideas within the picture plane. They often do not like to draw and get easily frustrated, however with accommodations, students can feel successful and begin to remediate some of their visual-spatial and fine motor skill difficulties.
Daily, students use the following strategies to help develop their drawing skills. Students:
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trace simple line drawings or pictures using a light table
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use grid paper to help with organizing and planning their ideas
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are allowed to decide what to draw, which motivates them to participate
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practice drawing the same image over and over again
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use rulers to help them draw straight lines
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follow the teachers model step by step in a one on one tutorial
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explore art techniques that don't allow for precision like chalk, pastels, and paint
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examine artists who use "crooked" lines to create expressive and representational works of art
Dysgraphic students can develop artistic skills and have a positive art experience with the proper support and encouragement!
Pictured, a student has practiced drawing betta fish over and over again before creating this final drawing. With control, he used watercolor markers to capture the body shape and expressively define the fins. Using chalk to color in the water allowed the student the freedom to make broad strokes.
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7TH GRADE TRANSITION MEETING
Parents! Are you wondering what will happen after eighth grade next year? Have you thought about what school your child will be attending once they leave Radcliffe? For answers to these questions and many more, we are strongly encouraging all seventh grade students and their parents to attend the Transition Meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 3rd to learn more about the whole transitioning process after eighth grade. This meeting is also open to any other students and parents who would like to receive more information about the transitioning process. Please join Mr. Joiner, Ms. Usilton, Mrs. Nistler, and Mrs. Cohee-Wright in Ms. Usilton's room at 6:00 p.m. on May 3rd to learn what is involved when transitioning to high school. For questions about the meeting, and to RSVP please e-mail Debbie Cohee-Wright . This is a very important meeting, so please try to attend. We look forward to seeing everyone! Students who attend will receive a dress down certificate!
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AROUND THE CREEK
Four third graders and two fifth graders from Radcliffe Creek School were recognized for their Arbor Day poster drawings. Congratulations go to Josephine Wood who placed first in the third grade competition. The first place winner receives $50, a poster of their drawing and a t-shirt. Zoe Bramble, Anthony Smith and Sawyer Sheubrooks won honorable mentions. Dylan Ewing and Owen Keating also were awarded honorable mention for the fifth grade competition. Students who earned honorable mention received a $2 bill and a t-shirt. The rest of the third grade and fifth grade students were given participation ribbons and their Arbor Day drawings were displayed in the town hall and in the windows of local businesses throughout Chestertown. The Kent County Forestry Board sponsors the event and the Kent County Commissioners judge the poster designs. All of the Radcliffe Creek School third and fifth graders worked diligently on their drawings and thought carefully about how trees help keep water, wildlife and communities healthy.
Explorers Club went out to the nature trail to do some exploring. It turned into building forts! Brady said "I'm building my fort for animals to take naps in."
Little Creek's Three's celebrated Earth Day last week with dirt pudding snacks (worms included!) and biodegradable Earth balls made of paper pulp and flower seeds!
Students in Mr. Boyle's Discovery classes have been learning about different types of rocks, how those rocks form, and their characteristics. Here you see they are using what they have learned and a rock identification key to help them analyze and identify unknown samples of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.
Radcliffe Creek School students participated in the Recycled Art Contest on Saturday, April 21. Thomas Callahan's Sailboat won second place in the contest. The following students earned a participation ribbon for their soda can jewelry designs: Collins Rhoe and Douglas Hewes for their bracelet, Ben Anthony for his watch design, Elii Taylor for his bracelet, Jack Rhodes for his LMC necklace design, Hunter Morrison for his ring, Aiden Dunlap for his vintage pins, Marcus Boyle for his bracelet design and Timothy Magee for his bejeweled bracelet creation. These students did a great job showing their creative thinking skills! Congratulations to all!
Hunter measures mass and volume in Ms. Usilton's Discovery class.
Ms. Singer's first period just finished listening to a pre-release copy of Talendia: The Lost Boy by A. E. Colmer. This week, they wrote letters to the author with their questions and feedback. The letters will be mailed to Mrs. Colmer in the UK.
Sawyer and Ryan play Monster Mob (catch em if you can!) during individualized instruction of silent e words and two syllable 'wr ' words.
In OT, Anthony climbs to find a clothespin, then scooters to clip it on the corresponding card, working on coordination, strength, visual and fine motor skills!
Cameron and Kenzie work on their spelling rules in the sunshine!
Students in Mrs. Sheubrooks' Positive Problem Solving class are working to teach others about "I" Messages. These "Messages in a Bottle" can be found throughout the school and returned for treasure!
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