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Our Lion Cub Leaders had an amazing week last week! Our 2nd and 3rd graders were able to participate in the Junior Achievement Program and they showcased their musical talents at our Winter Showcase, "Sounds of the Season"! Check out some of the pictures below.

This is our last newsletter for 2023 because when we return we will be in the new year of 2024! Our Lion Cub Leaders have done many great things in the 2023 year. They have worked hard, applied their learning, and stepped up as leaders as our school achieved meeting our expected academic growth! Every student, family, staff member, and teacher played a HUGE role in our success and we cannot wait to see what lies ahead in 2024.

We are continuing our "Winter Spirit Days" this week. We look forward to seeing the school and holiday spirit all over the building. We are so proud of our Lion Cub Leaders and the progress and growth they are making every day!

Flu and cold season are here. It is important that we all do our best to stay healthy by washing our hands, covering our cough, and staying home when sick.

Students should stay home if

• If the student has any of the following symptoms they should stay home:

• Fever (temperature of 99.6 degrees Fahrenheit or higher),

• Diarrhea or vomiting

• Constant cough and sore throat

A student who has a fever of 99.6 or above or any student that has thrown up will be sent home. Therefore, you will need to come for him/her immediately when the school contacts you. It is extremely important that you provide your child’s teacher with several emergency contact numbers so that someone can be reached if your child gets sick or injured. We cannot allow students with these symptoms to ride home on the bus or daycare vans.

• Students need to be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school.
• Anyone throwing up at night or in the morning should not attend school.

K-5 Lion Cub Families, did you know that you can sign up to receive notifications when your children earn House Points? All you have to do is download the free Ron Clark House Points App and sign up with the letter that was sent home with your student before break. This will allow you to see every time your child has been recognized for something positive!

We are going to have another phenomenal week of Learning, Leading, and Loving it!

#ReflectConnectAffect

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Monday, December 18, 2023

-Winter Sock Day, wear your favorite holiday socks!

-2nd Grade Field Trip

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

-Christmas Spirit Day, dress like a Christmas Tree or present!

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

-Disney on Ice Day, dress like your favorite Disney Character!

Looking Ahead:

-December 21st-January 1st- Winter Break

-January 2nd- Students return to school!

We need volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering to cover lunches or help out in our school we would love to have you. If you are interested, please reach out to Ms. Mendoza at karina_mendoza@abss.k12.nc.us or Mrs. Hamilton at bethany_hamilton@abss.k12.nc.us

Please ensure you have completed the required background check and sign-up at the link below. We appreciate your support!

Background Check: https://securevolunteer.com/alamance-burlington.../home

Reminders:

• School begins at 7:50 a.m. for ALL students Pre-K-5. If you arrive after 7:50, you must park in the Pre-K parking lot and walk in with your students to sign them in before they can go to class.
• Breakfast will stop being served at 9:00 am.
• If you need to change your child's afternoon transportation, please call the front office at (336) 578-0177 before 2:00 p.m. Teachers cannot check and respond to messages and emails throughout the day when they are teaching. Please do not expect an immediate response from your child's teacher during instructional hours. Office hours for teachers begin after 3:00 p.m.
• Families may come to eat lunch with your students. Please reach out to your child's teacher 24 hours in advance to let them know you are coming so they can plan for seating. Remember: NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK MAY BE BROUGHT IN. Upon arrival, please sign in at the front office and get a visitor's tag.
• Just a quick safety reminder: If you are signing your students out early (before 2:20 p.m.), you must go inside the front office and check them out. If you arrive early, after 2:20 p.m., to sign your child out, you must wait until the dismissal announcements are made at 2:25 p.m. We appreciate your cooperation with this matter!

Let's take a look at what our students will be learning this week!

Reading:

With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.

Sight Words: a, and, for, he, in, is, it, of, that, the, to, was, you

Math:

Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of objects using positional terms.

Correctly name squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres regardless of their orientations or overall size.

Social Studies:

Identify cultural practices in local communities and around the world.

Compare cultural practices of people in local communities and around the world.

Reading:

Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text

Sight Words: write, number, each, people, long

Math:

Represent and solve word problems that call for addition of three whole numbers whose sum is less than or equal to 20, by using objects, drawings, and equations.

Apply the commutative and associative properties as strategies for solving addition problems.

Add and subtract, within 20, using strategies such as:

• Making ten

• Decomposing a number leading to a ten

• Using the relationship between addition and subtraction

• Creating equivalent but simpler or known sums

Apply understanding of the equal sign to determine if equations involving addition and subtraction are true.

Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation involving three whole numbers

Social Studies:

Identify cultural practices and traditions in local communities and places around the world.

Summarize ways that culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse people help shape a community.

Reading:

Recount stories, including fables and folktales, from diverse cultures and determine their central message, lesson or moral.

Math:

Represent and solve addition and subtraction word problems within 100, with unknown in all positions by using representations and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem, when solving one step problems.

Social Studies:

Understand how values and beliefs shape culture in America.

Explain how belief systems of various indigenous, religious and racial groups have influenced or contributed to culture in America.

Reading:

Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

Math:

Represent and interpret scaled picture and bar graphs:

• Collect data by asking a question that yields data in up to four categories.

• Make a representation of data and interpret data in a frequency table, scaled picture graph, and/or scaled bar graph with axes provided.

• Solve one and two-step “how many more” and “how many less” problems using information from these graphs.

Interpret patterns of multiplication on a hundreds board and/or multiplication table.

Science:

Compare Earth's land features (including volcanoes, mountains, valleys, canyons, caverns, and islands) by using models, pictures, diagrams, and maps.

Reading:

Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

Math:

Solve problems with area and perimeter.

Draw and identify points, lines, line segments, rays, angles, and perpendicular and parallel lines.

Social Studies:

Summarize the ways in which women, indigenous, religious, and racial groups influence local and state government.

Reading:

Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. (and comparing theme to main idea)

Math:

Find quotients with remainders when dividing whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors using rectangular arrays, area models, repeated subtraction, partial quotients, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division.

Science:

Explain how heating and cooling affect some materials and how this relates to their purpose and practical applications. Conductors and insulators.

Service-learning helps children learn about leadership by helping others and making a positive difference in our community.

When we help others, we practice kindness, sharing, and working as a team. Children also learn about different people and their needs, which helps them to better understand the world around them. The 8th Habit: Find Your Voice and Inspire Others to Find Theirs® means discovering what makes us happy, what we do well, and what we believe in—it’s about understanding our dreams and goals and using our talents to make a positive impact.

FAMILY SERVICE-LEARNING

Families can contribute to their community and spend quality time together by engaging in a service-learning project. Together you can create a positive impact by addressing a community need or supporting a local organization. Instill compassion, empathy, and kindness by planning and acting on a service project as a family!

CURIOUS QUESTIONS

Before the service-learning project:

1. What do we notice about our community that we would like to help improve? Use the Family Service Ideas resource for ideas.

2. How can we use what we love to do and what we do well to help others?

3. What results do we hope to see by doing this activity?

4. What actions will we take to complete this project?

After the service-learning project:

1. What did you enjoy most about our family service-learning project?

2. How do you think our actions made a difference or helped others?

3. How did working as a team with our family contribute to the project’s success?

4. What new leadership skills did you learn or strengthen during the project?

In first place is House Magisterium with 8694 points! The points leader for House Magisterium is Kamora M., in first grade with 222 points!

Our Student Support Services Team is here to support our families. Please reach out to them if you have any needs of concerns.

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