What all families should know about The Bus!
Please remember that students must remain in their seats on the bus at all time, students can not hop seats or hang over the back of seats. This is to keep all kids safe during the bus ride. Students with great bus behavior can be rewarded with "Bus Tiger Tickets" and get a chance for their names to be entered for a prize.
Your Partners in Education,
Mrs. Bryant and Mrs. Banks
Hello from Kindergarten!
It's hard to believe that we are now finished with a semester of kindergarten!
This next semester will be a time of big academic growth for most kindergarten students. We will be focusing on reading fluency, decoding words, sight words, and addition & subtraction to name a few.
Things to work on at home include tying shoes, zipping coats and reading together! Please help your child with these three skills as it is very difficult for one teacher to zip 20 coats.
We have loved getting to know this class of kindergarten students. They are truly wonderful kids. Looking forward to semester two!!
Mrs. Bianchi, Ms. Binert, and Mrs. Coleman
Hello First Grade Families!
It's hard to believe it's February already! And yet winter seems to have just begun! Remember that we go outside daily unless it is too cold or too wet. Please make sure that your child is dressed for the weather with hats and gloves. Snow boots on snowy days are great, but have them bring other shoes to wear during the day. Snow boots are heavy and hot!
This month we will be learning the ABCs of Black History. We will learn about 26 different African Americans who have influenced history, shaped our culture, and achieved wonderful things. Ask your child about who they've learned about. They enjoy this project every year and would love to share what they have learned with you!
It is so important that your child spends some time each night reading. Reading for just 15 minutes a night can boost your child's fluency and sight vocabulary. Make sure to ask your child lots of questions about what they are reading, too! Who was the story about? Where were they in the story? What was the problem and how did they solve it? All of these questions will make your child dig deeper into the meaning of the story. They should also be able to retell the story in order with important details.
Happy Winter!
Mrs. Garden, Mrs. Mounsey, & Mrs. Stremer
Hello Second Grade Families!
The second semester of the year is here. Students worked hard to show growth on the winter I-Ready Reading and Math assessments. Please make sure to read with your child every day. The more time spent reading, the greater the improvement in fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary building.
Second graders will kick off Black History Month with our Fantastic Friday Presentation focusing on African American achievements in math and science! Be on the lookout for a Rawsonville Class Dojo message with the link to view our video.
Continue to work with your child on telling time, place value, and measuring household items to the nearest whole and half inch, and centimeter. Students can still use practice with identifying and adding coins. Have your child grab handfuls of pocket change and add the coins together.
Second graders will focus on informational reading and writing this month. Ask your child to share interesting facts about the various famous African Americans they will learn about this month! Thank you for your continued help and support with your child's education!
Your Second Grade Team
Mrs. Albulov, Ms. Carlin, and Mrs. Tibbs
Happy February Families!
A BIG thank you to our chaperones to Henry Ford Museum! The students had a wonderful time! We couldn't have gone without you!
The first semester has come to an end and third grade has learned a lot! We will continue with learning about fractions, multiplication, division, order of operations, and geometry.
Please assist your student at home with homework! You are the extension for learning from school! Please read with your student every day! The way to become a better reader is to practice!
Please continue to check your class Dojo for student and class updates and check their daily take-home folder for information.
The weather is cold! Please dress your child appropriately to come to school! We go outside for recess and your child needs gloves, winter boots, hats, and snow pants.
Working together for the success of your child is very important! Thank you for all you do at home for the success of your child in school!
The Third Grade Team,
Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Burton, Mrs. Cunningham, & Mrs. Roberson
Happy February 4th Grade Tigers!
Winter has finally arrived with its beauty! Kids love to play in the snow to build snowmen, make snow angels, or just simply jump in it. Please make sure that your child brings a pair of snow boots for outdoor recess. We do not have extra footwear attire to replace wet shoes. You may even want to keep an extra pair of clean socks in your child's backpack.
Looking ahead, the second quarter is ending on February 3rd. Report cards will be sent home on Wednesday, February 8th. Please check your child's homework folder. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child's homeroom teacher (Aali@vanburenschools.net, Mdagenais@vanburenschools.net, Dgyulveszi@vanburenschools.net).
Also, on February 24th, fourth grade will be taking a field trip to the Detroit Science Center. Four chaperones are needed for each classroom. If you are interested in volunteering on our field trip, please make sure to have a current background check on file. Just stop in the office and Ms. Erin or Ms. Jessica can walk you through the process. We need time to process the background checks, so please have them to Ms. Erin or Ms. Jessica by February 16th if you want to go on this field trip.
February celebrates Black History Month. Our grade level will be conducting research on African American Athletes. We will examine the athlete's early life background, education, struggles/challenges, late life background, and honors/achievements. We are very excited to see our students individual projects near the end of the month.
Educationally yours,
Mrs. Ali, Ms. Dagenais, and Mrs. Gyulveszi
Special Education Services!
Stages of Reading Development -
While every child learns to read at their own pace, there are benchmarks at each developmental stage that parents and teachers can use to make sure their budding readers are on the right track.
Here is a breakdown of what to expect at each stage of your child’s literacy development:
1. Pre-Reading (Birth to Kindergarten) At this stage, young children can listen to stories read to them. Many three year old's pretend to read by mimicking adults flipping through books. By ages four and five, children can point to words and pictures when asked. When children enter Kindergarten many can recite the alphabet, recognize written letters and write their own names.
2. Reading and Decoding (Grades 1 and 2) During these early years of school, students gain phonemic awareness—or learn to associate letters with their corresponding sounds. At this level, readers often focus on individual words.
3. Fluency (Grades 2 and 3) Children become fluent at recognizing words with less effort. Through repeated readings of familiar stories, children begin to associate printed words with stories they know and understand.
4. Reading for New Learning (Grade 4) By developing the skills associated with fluency, students can now move on to unfamiliar texts and focus on meaning. In this way, reading develops into a means of gaining new information. Fourth graders typically begin to use these skills across subjects in science, math, history and geography.
Mrs. Hogg, Mrs. Van’t Hof, Mrs. Libs, Mrs. Tanana, Mrs. Adelmann
Coaches Corner
For February we are looking at the Science site National Geographic for Kids. The website is https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ This site comes with videos, games, a searchable site, and featured animals. There is also an explore more section to look at science, space, history, US States, Weird, but True and their magazine! There is also a link to Shop Disney, Disney+ and the National Geographic resources and full documentaries available through their partnership with Disney+.
This is a great kid site for animal lovers!
Best wishes!
Mrs. Karaba
Art, Media, Music, and Physical Education
Your child will participate in Art, Media, Music and Physical Education classes at least once a week for 50 minutes.
In a typical marking period, each class will visit approximately 9 times (7.5 hours). Because of the limited time we see students, it is crucial your child is in school. When students are absent most Fridays when they have Music, or get picked up early every Monday when they have Art, they are missing out on important skills. We pride ourselves on educating the whole child, and are excited to develop our students into lifelong learners!
Mrs. Vago - Media/Technology
Ms. Nelson - Music
Ms. Glime, Mrs. TenBroeck & Ms. Guy- Art
Mrs. Stipe - Physical Education
Intervention helps our students READ!
Congratulations Tigers!! We've made it to the 3rd marking period!
Our daily phonics, sight words, reading, and retelling has truly made a huge difference.
Please continue to read each night with your child/children for 30 minutes using the 10/10/10 Model. 10 minutes of reading on your own, 10 minutes of reading to a partner, and 10 minutes of someone reading to you.
If you find time, please check out our Rawsonville Reads Youtube channel for some amazing stories read by staff, students, and volunteers.
FYI: Adjustments to intervention groups will take place in the next couple weeks. Letters will go home to parents/guardians of students receiving intervention reading support. Together we can continue to make GREAT GAINS happen!!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Swingle and Mrs. Tredway
PTO needs YOU!
Our next virtual meeting will be Monday, February 6th @ 7pm. A link will be provided before 7pm.
Parent Engagement Coordinator
Unlock learning potential today! Dynamic Tutoring offers one-on-one tutoring instruction from highly qualified tutors. They have been in business since 1979, and is a school-based program that helps students with homework, test preparation and assistance with projects or reports. The second program is remedial, which helps students to catch up. The accelerated program provides challenge to those students that are bright or gifted.
Sessions are Monday through Friday and are one hour long.
Scholarships are available.
For more information, please call (734) 434-1228.
LaDonna Walker, Rawsonville PEC
Staying safe from the FLU information... We all need to do our part to keep schools open to in-person learning
Dear Parents/Guardians,
This is a quick reminder to be mindful of a few things as we continue to navigate the cold and flu season. It is important that we work together to keep our children healthy.
Viruses/Common
Colds spread easily among children in schools, and families with school-age children have more infections than others. By keeping our children flu-free, it benefits the community as a whole.
You can help prevent the spread of flu and the common cold or help your child get better if
he/she does get sick by following a few simple steps:
● If possible, you and your child should get a flu shot to help prevent infection with the flu.
● Remind your child to cover his/her nose and mouth with a tissue when sneezing or coughing and dispose of the tissue immediately. We teach them to cough or sneeze into the bend of their elbow, or to cough down into the front of their own shirt to help keep as many germs as possible off of their hands.
● Have your child wash his/her hands frequently with soap and warm water for at least 20
seconds. Use hand sanitizer if soap and water is not available. Always follow with soap and water as soon as it is available.
● If your child is sick and has a fever, keep him/her at home to prevent the spread of illness to others. Your child should be naturally fever free (temp below 100 degrees, per CDC guidelines, without Tylenol or Motrin) for at least 24 hours before returning to school. This is very important! A good rule of thumb is to keep your child at home if he or she has a fever of 100 degrees or more. When temperature is present in the morning prior to school (99.0 or greater) it will only climb higher as the day progresses.
● Flu is a serious illness and children with the flu should not come to school. Flu symptoms include fever, chills, cough, sore throat, headache, and muscle aches. You must contact the doctor with these symptoms. If you are unsure about the symptoms, contact your doctor early.
● Cold symptoms include stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat, and hacking cough. Colds often come on gradually, and are usually not serious.
Should you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me at
dmunoz@vanburenschools.net or 734-697-1019
Respectfully,
Dionisia Munoz
VBPS District Nurse
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