• Monday, November 30~ Fine Arts Day 2
• Tuesday, December 1~Fine Arts Day 3, PTA Holidays Shop Opens
• Wednesday, December 2~ Fine Arts Day 4
• Thursday, December 3~ Fine Arts Day 5, Last Day of the 1st Trimester
• Friday, December 4~ No School: Teacher Work Day

Kindergarten- In reading, students will be using words and illustrations to identify the characters, setting and events. In math, students are beginning Unit 6: Understanding Addition.

1st Grade- In reading, students are explaining a character’s feelings when they face a problem and how they change throughout a story. In math, students are beginning Topic 5: Working with addition and subtraction equations.

2nd Grade-In reading, students are starting Module 3 with a focus on how characters respond to major events and challenges using information from the text and illustrations to support their thinking. In math, they are starting Topic 6: Fluently subtract within 100.

3rd Grade-In reading, students will use text features to locate information within an article and write to describe a cause and effect relationship. In math, students will be using strategies and properties to add and subtract (unit 8).

4th Grade-In reading, students will show what they know about the structure and genre to put together important information about a topic. In writing, students are writing informative essays using evidence from the text to support the thesis. In math: students are finishing Unit 6: using operations with whole numbers to solve problems and will be taking the USA on Units 3-6.

5th Grade- In reading, students will review informational standards and their USA (unit assessment) is on December 1st. In math, students are adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. In science, students are learning about conductors of electricity.

During this rotation of Guidance on the Fine Arts wheel, we have been discussing empathy. Your students have also continued learning more mindful breathing techniques, such as Take 5 Breathing and Belly Breathing. If you’d like to incorporate mindfulness into your home here is a link to 51 Mindfulness Exercises. In future lessons, we will be participating in the Suite 360 lessons as outlined below which are required by the Florida Department of Education.

FLDOE State Board of Education Rule 6A-1.094123 requires school districts to annually provide instruction to students in Grades K-12 related to child trafficking prevention and awareness.

Attention Parents of Distance Learners in Grades 3-5,

In January, students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade will take a winter diagnostic. This will provide crucial information which will be used in determining student progress and areas where more support may be needed.

We are offering the option for distance learners to come to campus to take these assessments in the format and setting most similar to FSA. Students will be provided with a testing booklet, answer sheet, pencils and mints all safely contained in individual ziploc bags. We will be maintaining our safety protocols while administering these tests, including masks and 6 ft distancing. Please note that if you opt to send your child to school for these assessments they will not be with their homeroom class, but will test in another location.

Each test lasts approximately 120 minutes and is given over a 2 day period. Students with accommodations will receive those as dictated by their 504 or IEP and may require longer testing times. Students will be picked up following the conclusion of testing each day and will rejoin their classes virtually. Virtual attendance will not be impacted by taking these tests on campus.

The following are the dates, grade levels and subjects which administration will be given:

1/14-1/15 3-5th Grade ELA

1/21-1/22 3-5th Grade Math

1/28-1/29 5th Grade Science

For scheduling purposes we ask that parents/guardians of our Distance Learners complete this form no later than December 4th.

Kind Regards,

Mrs. Kara Schwarz

Kara.Schwarz@palmbeachschools.org

Mindfulness Moment: Rainbow breathing helps us to become mindful of our body, quiets our mind, and helps us to become energized. We start by sitting on the floor or a chair, and sweeping our arms up to meet in the middle in order to create a “rainbow.” While we sweep our arms up, we breathe in. When we sweep our arms down, we breathe out. Click on the link below to follow along with the “Rainbow breathing” video. Parents and students can do this together whenever a mindful moment is needed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O29e4rRMrV4

Option 2:

Print, Complete, Return to your child's teacher

Option 3:
Not giving permission, disregard and no further action needed

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