Belle Elementary Family Newsletter

The beginning of the school year has went very well! There are big smiles on little faces and when you talk with students they are excited about the school year. Students are making friends and learning. Belle Elementary held their first PBIS assembly! This month’s Tigeriffic Trait was “Be a Goal Setter “. A student from each classroom was recognized and received a trophy for displaying this character trait. Students have been turning in kindness tickets for their acts of kindness at school. Fifteen tickets were drawn from the kindness box! Students drawn will receive an extra recess and a popsicle party. Mrs. Gehlert’s second grade class had the best class attendance with Mrs. Gieck’s class in a close second. Students celebrated there great attendance with popsicles! We are very proud of our students great attendance and character!

School hours this year are 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. Please do not drop off your child unattended in the mornings prior to 7:30 am.

Tuesday, September 19th will be "I LOVE TO READ DAY!" at Belle Elementary. We will have an assembly that school day and a special parent and student night will be held that evening from 6 to 7pm. Please mark your calendars to attend! We greatly appreciate you coming to school events and hope to see lots of families. There will be attendance prizes drawn!

Teachers will be present and we are planning a great night to give you information about your child's reading. We will have reading scores to share, curriculum pamphlets, and i-Ready reading scores. Fourth grade students will also receive their MAP scores from the 22-23 school year.

Many times when young students are sent to the office, they are often showing signs of being sleep deprived. It is not unusual for a child to fall asleep while they are in the office. Helping students have great days at school and be an active learner can start with a good night's sleep. Below is information from the Mayo Clinic on child sleep requirements.

The amount of sleep you need depends on various factors — especially your age. While sleep needs vary significantly among individuals, consider these general guidelines for different age groups. In addition to age, other factors can affect how many hours of sleep you need. For example:

• Sleep quality. If your sleep is frequently interrupted, you're not getting quality sleep. The quality of your sleep is just as important as the quantity.
• Previous sleep deprivation. If you're sleep deprived, the amount of sleep you need increases.

For kids, getting the recommended amount of sleep on a regular basis is linked with better health, including improved attention, behavior, learning, memory, the ability to control emotions, quality of life, and mental and physical health.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/expert-answers/how-many-hours-of-sleep-are-enough/faq-20057898

September is Attendance Awareness Month. This month our Tigeriffic Trait is “Be Here and Be on Time.”

Each day that your child is at school they are learning. Missing just a couple of days can set your child behind in their academic progress. Our elementary goal for the school year is 90% of students will attend school 90% of the time. Last school year students were able to achieve this goal. When considering this goal, two days of absence in a full school month is 87% attendance.

Mark your calendars, picture day is Wednesday, October 4th. More info to come home soon!

Grades 1- 4 will be taking their first reading diagnostic of the school year on September 7th -29th. This diagnostic gives teachers valuable information on how students are doing in reading and what instruction they need become better readers. Students reading results on the diagnostic will direct their lessons each week for the independent student lessons that students will complete on i-Ready. This year reading diagnostic results will be shared with the Missouri Department of Education.

The i-Ready Math Diagnostic will be given on September 26th - October 13th for grades 1 -4. Like the reading Diagnostic valuable information of how students are doing in math and where their instruction needs to be focused comes from this test.

As a parent you can help by encouraging your child to do their best on the test, have them arrive to school on time, and check with them each day during testing on how they are doing.

Below is a link for more information from i-Ready about the diagnostic.

To learn more about I-Ready : https://i-readycentral.com/download/?res=479&view_pdf=1

To learn more about the I-Ready Diagnostic: https://i-readycentral.com/view-resource/

Artsonia permission forms went out recently. If you haven’t given permission yet for your kiddo to show off their work online, now is a GREAT time to do it! You’ll be able to see what they are up to in art class, and you can order items with their artwork on it! There are a good range of items for purchase, and they are all great quality! These make really wonderful Christmas gifts, Mother’s Day/Father’s Day gifts, birthday gifts, or even just because gifts! I still have a key chain my now Freshman in college created the artwork for in 4th grade! The art department does get a kick back from purchases, which helps me pay for things to build up my classroom!

You can check out the website at www.artsonia.com, but will need the permission form with your student’s access code on it to grant permission for others to see their work. Feel free to contact me at atibbetts@mariesr2.org if you have any questions, or if you need the access code!

Ms. Tibbetts

First Grade

Math:

Able to solve addition equations to 10

Able to solve subtraction equation from 10

Writes to 120

Counts to 120

Able to count by 10's to 120

Able to count by 5's to 100

Science:

We will do a STEM activity (it's not on the standards, we just do it for fun).

Reading:

Able to spell letter sounds

Able to recognize quarterly sight words

Learning Behaviors:

Able to actively listen

Able to join in classroom discussions

Able to work independently

Able to work in cooperative groups

Completes work neatly

Completes work on time

Follows classroom and school rules

Writing:

Able to spell sounds in word

Writes letters and words legibly

Uses correct capitalization when writing

Uses correct punctuation when writing

Uses correct spacing when writing

Writes in complete sentences

SECOND GRADE

Reading, Writing, Spelling (ELA)

• Read fluently at 2nd grade level or above

• Write a complete paragraph with correct punctuation and capitalization

• Comprehend grade level text

• Apply grade level spelling words and use them when writing

• Write a narrative and informative text using a graphic organizer MATH

  • Place Value to hundreds place

  • Count and write to 1,000

  • Addition/Subtraction with and without regrouping

  • Telling time to nearest 5 minutes

  • Identify and count coins

  • Basic fractions (⅓, ½, ¼)

Third Grade

MATH

I can represent and solve problems involving multiplication.

I can read, write and identify whole numbers within 100,000 using number forms.

I can round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.

I can demonstrate fluency with addition and subtraction within 1,000.

I can multiply whole numbers by multiples of 10 in the range 10-90.

I can tell and write time to the nearest minute.

READING

I can recount different kinds of stories using details from the text.

I can determine the lesson/moral of a story and use key details or facts to support it.

I can describe characters in stories and explain how their actions affect the story.

I can explain the main idea of a text and use key details or facts to support it.

I can read on grade level.

I can spell grade level words.

WRITING

I can write a personal narrative to develop real experiences or events.

Social studies

I can describe the importance of the Louisiana Purchase and the expedition of Lewis and Clark.

FOURTH GRADE

PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK FOR THE FOURTH GRADE NEWSLETTER - https://www.smore.com/fax8y

The Maries R-II Parent Portal is a great tool to check on your student's attendance, lunch balance, and grades! See the steps in the picture below to help you sign up.

Looking for learning resources to use at home? Tumblebooks is an engaging library of e-books for children!

Tumblebooks

TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of children’s e-books, available by subscription to Elementary Schools and Public Libraries around the world.

https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2F

username : belleMo

password: books

Below is the link to the Belle Elementary Parent/Student Handbook. Please review, sign and return the Parent/Student Compact on page 68. Copies of the Parent/Student Compact signage page will be available at Open House if you are unable to print.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XjzZQF9QwlGPkC2dRqHG14IVkoZxJ-JX9jhAKUf83bM/edit

*School Year Dates will be included in every newsletter and will be adjusted and updated often.

23-24 School Year Dates:

August 31st - Title I Informational Meeting - 6pm- Belle Elementary Cafeteria

September 1st - PBIS Assembly - 2:30 Elementary Cafeteria

September 7th - i-Ready Reading Diagnostic begins for grades 1-4

September 11th - LETRS Volume 2 - Unit 5

September 19th - I LOVE TO READ DAY!

September 27th - Tiger Time Begins

September 29th - Back to School Parade at 9:00 am

October 4th - Picture Day

October 11th - Last Day for DESE required reading diagnostic for grades 1-4

October 18th - End of First Quarter

October 19th - Great American Shakeout at 10:19 am

October 23rd - Parent/Teacher Conference

November 8th - Kindergarten BOY i-Ready Math Diagnostic

November 13th - LETRS Volume 2 - Unit 6

November 15th - 50th Day of School!!!!

November 16th - STEM BUS from Missouri S&T for grades 3&4

November 20 - School in Session-STEAM Monday

November 22-24 - Thanksgiving Break

November 29th - Kindergarten BOY i-Ready Reading Diagnostic

December 11th - LETRS Volume 2 - Unit 7

December 21st - End of Second Quarter

December 22- January 3 - Christmas Break (Students)

January 3rd - Teacher Work Day

January 4th - Students Return!

February 12th - PD Monday - LETRS Volume 2 - Unit 8 - Completion of LETRS Volume II

February 27th - 100th DAY OF SCHOOL!!! (Pending no snow Days)

March 15th - End of Third Quarter

March 18th - Parent/Teacher Conference

March 25th - School in Session

March 29th - Good Friday - No School

April 4th - i-Ready EOY Reading Diagnostic Begins -Grades K-4

April 23rd - i-Ready EOY Math Diagnostic Begins - Grades K-4

April 30th - MAP testing begins - Third and Fourth Grade

May 13th - PD Monday

May 17th - End of Fourth Quarter/Last Day of School with No Snow Days