Theme for this school Year: My Place in the World Students will be exploring this theme throughout the school year in music, art, PE, Technology, and Library classes. Creative Arts & Physical Education October 2015 Newsletter Physical Education The students in Physical Education have been learning about fitness and health concepts in the month of September. They have also been completing the FitnessGram pre-test. Lessons have focused on the importance of having a well-rounded lifestyle that includes eating healthy, getting good sleep/rest, and exercising on a daily basis. In October, the students will begin learning manipulative skills. Manipulative skills are throwing, catching, tossing, kicking, rolling, and dribbling, to name a few. These are the skills that are necessary to participate in various sports, usually team-related activities. We encourage parents to practice these activities with your child at home or at a park. An important reminder to everyone that Physical Education requires proper clothing and footwear. Be sure your child is prepared on the days they have physical education. Thank you Mr. Delaney & Ms. Bible Art Students have been working hard this month in art class. In the last three weeks, students have been creating watercolor paintings of animals. These paintings will be saved and used for the PTA’s fall fundraiser with Art To Remember. More information will be sent home this fall. In the month of October, Grades K-2- Students will be creating a variety of art lessons that focus on shapes, lines and colors. Students will be using shape, line, and color to create meaningful artwork about themselves. Grades 3-5- Students will be using observational drawing skills to create drawings about themselves. Students will focus on shape, line, color, and proportion. Reminders: By nature, art is messy. While most art materials are washable, some colors may stain clothing. If you wish your child to wear a smock/apron, you may send one to school with your child. The smock/apron will be kept in your child’s classroom cubby, and your child must be responsible to bring it to and from art class each week. Mrs. Brunetti
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Theme for this school Year: My Place in the World Students will be exploring this theme throughout the school year in
music, art, PE, Technology, and Library classes.
Creative Arts & Physical Education
October 2015 Newsletter
Physical Education The students in Physical Education have been learning about fitness and health concepts in the month of September. They have also been completing the FitnessGram pre-test. Lessons have focused on the importance of having a well-rounded lifestyle that includes eating healthy, getting good sleep/rest, and exercising on a daily basis. In October, the students will begin learning manipulative skills. Manipulative skills are throwing, catching, tossing, kicking, rolling, and dribbling, to name a few. These are the skills that are necessary to participate in various sports, usually team-related activities. We encourage parents to practice these activities with your child at home or at a park. An important reminder to everyone that Physical Education requires proper clothing and footwear. Be sure your child is prepared on the days they have physical education. Thank you Mr. Delaney & Ms. Bible
Art Students have been working hard this month in art class. In the last three weeks, students have been creating watercolor paintings of animals. These paintings will be saved and used for the PTA’s fall fundraiser with Art To Remember. More information will be sent home this fall. In the month of October, Grades K-2- Students will be creating a variety of art lessons that focus on shapes, lines and colors. Students will be using shape, line, and color to create meaningful artwork about themselves. Grades 3-5- Students will be using observational drawing skills to create drawings about themselves. Students will focus on shape, line, color, and proportion. Reminders: By nature, art is messy. While most art materials are washable, some colors may stain clothing. If you wish your child to wear a smock/apron, you may send one to school with your child. The smock/apron will be kept in your child’s classroom cubby, and your child must be responsible to bring it to and from art class each week. Mrs. Brunetti
Instrumental Music
The instrumental beginning students had their first class the week of September 15th. Our regular, twice a week schedule began on September 21, 2015. All students were given a schedule during the beginner's week classes. I am at Northview on Monday mornings and all day on Wednesday and Friday. Please make sure your student is bringing all materials to class.
• String students use: String Basics, Book 1
• Band students use: Measures of Success, Book 1
We had gotten off to a really great start this year!!
Music We are having a ball in music class! For the past month we have worked on steady beat and tempo. We have also discussed the meaning of patriotism and performed patriotic songs. This month we plan to celebrate Hispanic heritage month through the exploration of Latin music! K-2 will work on musical literacy through rhythms containing quarter notes, eighth notes and rest. They will also read melodies containing so mi and la. 3-6 will perform rhythms containing sixteenth note patterns. Students will also read and sing melodies containing mi so la do and re. Students in 3rd grade will play recorders very soon. If you have not returned the music fee ($6.00 and permission slip) yet, please do so ASAP. Musically Yours, Mr. Murphy Mrs. Randall
School Counselor Welcome to another great school year! The summer went by way too fast. It is so nice to see our Northview students coming in every morning excited and eager to learn! Mrs. James is available to help students develop positive attitudes about themselves, their family and their community. She also visits classrooms weekly for guidance lessons that teach skills such as conflict resolution, and character education. Mrs. James is available to answer any questions you may have about your child’s academic, emotional or social progress. She can be reached at [email protected] or at 301-218-1520. - Mrs. James
Technology Welcome to Northview Elementary Computer and Technology Class! In the month of October: Students may want to wear a sweater or light jacket, due to the controlled temperature in the computer lab. During the introductory period, students received their log-on information. All students should have an updated log-on username and password. Also, students have been using selected educational websites to practice learning skills in the curriculum. The SMI (Scholastic Math Inventory) will be administered online during the week of October 5th, grades 2-5. Computer labs will be closed for testing during that week. Grade levels will test on the following dates:
Oct. 5: 5th Grade Oct. 6: 4th Grade Oct.7: 3rd Grade Oct. 8: 2nd Grade Oct. 9: Make up testing will be given in the upstairs lab only.
For the month of October, I will use technology, to reinforce the classroom curriculum. Skills, on which we will work, for each grade are: Pre-K and K: Starfall, ABC’s and Basic reading and math skills 1st: Login/Keyboarding skills, Habitats, Rules, and Word recognition 2nd: Place Value, Time, addition and subtraction, Earth Science, and Government 3rd: Addition, properties, adding numbers up to a thousand, Earth Science, Inferences 4th: Erosion/weathering, PARCC Games 5th: Reading Skills, government, recycling, PARCC games - Mr. Hart
Wish List
We always welcome donations. If you are willing and able, we would welcome any of these items:
Paper towels Crayons Pencils Tissues Baby Wipes Crayola Markers Post-it-notes Dry Erase Markers Hand Sanitize Elmer’s Glue
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