Events
12/4 - Half Day for students. Dismissal is at 12:30 PM.
12/6 - Virtual Scholastic Book Fair ends.
12/11 - Report Cards go out.
12/21-12/23 - Holiday Spirit Week. Monday 12/21 - Snow Theme Day. Tuesday 12/22 - Holiday Wear/Hats Day. Wednesday 12/23 - Pajama Day.
12/24-1/1 - December Recess. Have a Wonderful and Safe Holiday!
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Message From the Principal
Dear Parents and caregivers,
We hope that you were all able to enjoy a safe and healthy holiday. We strongly encourage you to follow the social distancing guidance as it relates to gathering with family and friends. As you know, the number of positive COVID cases continues to creep up in our community and surrounding areas. We all need to do our part to reverse that trend.
After much consideration, we have decided that we will be sending Chromebooks and Ipads home with students over extended breaks and weekends. This will allow our students and staff to be prepared to continue instruction without interruption in the event that we need to shift to remote learning.
We are not looking to encourage additional screen time during your child's free time, however, if your child would like to access any of our educational online programs they are free to do so. Please make sure the device returns to school with your child each Monday.
Thank you for your support.
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Art News
Our Kindergarteners got to explore with paint sticks during art with Miss Mosh. They are learning about the artist Kandinsky!
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Kindergartner News
The kindergarten has been very busy learning their letter names and sounds. Our focus was on the letters m, a, d, t, o, c, g, and i. The students are learning to blend these sounds into words, and to read cvc words, such as mat, am, at, dad, mad, did, got… and many others. In math, we have moved on to module 2. This module will focus on learning patterns and shapes, both 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional. We will continue to work on numeration and number recognition of numbers 0-10. Ms. Hewitt has been teaching us about our feelings, and how to manage frustration. She has also taught us that we are all the same, and different and that is what makes us each unique. Working together to be good PAX leaders keeps us happy and busy. We've also been learning about Tootles - the opposite of tattles!
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First Grade News
First graders in Miss Beeman and Mrs. Canestaro’s class have been getting introduced to the different “kernels” in our PAX Good Behavior Game. We have been working on tracking our “spleems” and setting goals on trying to bring our spleem count down as a class. This is our “helping word” we call it for students to do a self check and see what they can fix to do their best learning. We also have been using “Beat the Timer” frequently as a way to earn “Granny’s Wacky Prizes.” In this picture- students that showed that they were ready for morning meeting in time were awarded the chance to sit under their desk during morning meeting. We are so proud of our PAX Leaders and how they are demonstrating many parts of our class Vision.
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Second Grade News
Recently 2nd graders started learning about place value. In this unit we will represent (fancy word for show) numbers from 1-1000 with straws, place value blocks, place value disks, & money (fake of course). We will also practice writing numbers in different ways. For example: 642 (the “standard/number form”) in “number words” is six hundred forty two, 642 in “expanded form” is 600 + 40 + 2, & in “unit form” it is 6 hundreds, 4 tens, & 2 ones. In our next unit we will be using our place value knowledge to add & subtract within 200. Here is a great song about place value to get stuck on your head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4FXl4zb3E4
We have also now completed our 2nd CKLA reader called “Bedtime Tales” & will soon start the 3rd CKLA reader called “Kids Excel”. This book consists of fictional profiles of kids who excel at various activities such as spelling, swimming, playing soccer, jumping rope, splashing, math, & rock skipping. We will continue to focus on capitalization, quotation marks, & ending punctuation as well as common & proper nouns, antonyms & synonyms, & verbs. At the end of the unit the children will practice writing their own personal narratives.
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Music News
Our Barry Musicians have been busy learning and practicing lots of music concepts throughout November. Kindergarteners focused on the “T” sound and learned the Turkey Tango. They also learned directed and creative movement with their new ribbon wands to act like tortoises and turtles during our continuing exploration of the Carnival of the Animals. First graders created “turkey and pie” rhythm compositions to demonstrate their understanding of ta and ti-ti rhythms. Ask them to teach you a few patterns. They also practiced using their 5 performing voices with Pete the Cat and the First Thanksgiving. Second grade students continued exploring the science of music using instruments in the percussion family. We learned American Sign Language to use in place of singing with the song Thankful by The Juicebox Jukebox. Ask a second grade to “sign” 3 things they are thankful for. I am blessed to work with these young musicians (and if you see me, I will sign that for you, too!)
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Build The Habit Of Good Attendance!
It is very important to build a habit of good attendance and starting early can make the process easier. Here are some facts about the effects of poor attendance, and some tips to starting healthy morning and night time routines.
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PE News
Some of our students received awards in PE for excellent sportsmanship and effort!
Congrats and great job to:
Aria Arounsavath
Ethan Mauzy
Josephine Goings
Richard Haines IV
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Extra Clothes and Cold Weather Recess Attire
Cold weather is officially upon us! Unfortunately, we think the 70 degree weather has left us until next Spring. Please make sure your student is dressed appropriately before leaving the house. A warm coat, boots, hat, and gloves are the necessities to make sure your student stays cozy while enjoying the fresh, crisp air. The Nurse has also requested that each student be sent in with an extra change of clothes in case of accidents or spills. This will save parents a trip to school and will cut down on the usage of the Nurse's clothing supply!
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Join The Girl Scouts!
The Girl Scouts are putting on a free virtual event on December 10th, 2020 for Kindergarteners through 3rd Grade. The event will include a dance party, a create your own animal challenge, interactive games, and will end with creating a thank you card for a loved one. Tune in to learn more about Girl Scouting! For more information and any questions you can call 1-855-213-8555 or email info@gsnypenn.org.
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Lunch and Breakfast are Provided for
ALL Students!
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