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Our Lion Cub Leaders have been learning and leading the way as we move towards Winter Break. We have seen many great things happening in every classrooms everyday! Way to go Lion Cub Leaders!

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!

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!

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Monday, December 11, 2023

-Blizzard/Whiteout Day, wear all white!

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

-Jingle Bell Bling Day, wear sparkly and shiny clothes!

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

-Holiday Headgear Day, wear your favorite holiday hats and headgear!

Thursday, December 14, 2023

-Winter Spirit Day, wear plaid or flannel!

-Winter Showcase Musical presented by 2nd and 3rd grade students at 5:00pm in the gym.

• 2nd and 3rd grade students please arrive at 4:45 pm

Friday, December 15, 2023

-Winter Spirit Day: wear your pajamas!

Looking Ahead:

-December 18th-20th Winter Spirit Days continue.

-December 18th- 2nd Grade Field Trip

-December 21st-January 1st- Winter Break

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.

Letters of the Week: q, z

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: get, may, was, red

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.

Leadership Roles at Home

Each school year brings opportunities for academic growth and growth in all areas of development. Although students must be knowledgeable when they graduate, they must also be healthy, engaged, responsible, and caring people. One of the best ways to help your student realize their worth and leadership potential is to provide an opportunity to lead. Most Leader in Me Schools offer student leadership roles as a way to teach:

• Responsibility

• Leadership

•Contribution

Leadership roles can also be used at home. To begin:

1. Talk with your student about the leadership role he or she might be interested in at home.

2. Discuss why they are interested in the role. Ask what leadership qualities your student has that will help. Ask how he or she will handle homework or other commitments with this new role responsibility.

3. With your student, discuss leadership behaviors and expectations of the role.

Some examples of at-home leadership roles include:

• Gardener: watering and maintaining indoor/outdoor plants

• Technology lead: ensuring all devices are charged and in order

• Floor Leader: ensuring the floors are clean and free of clutter

• Assistant Chef: providing support in the kitchen as needed

Give your student a week or so to adjust and then discuss how it’s going. This may open a conversation about how to handle things that are too easy or too difficult. Express appreciation and celebrate success!

In first place is House Intellectus with 8147 points! The points leader for House Intellectus is Deborah T., in first grade with 192 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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