THE KIDS’ CHRONICLE Shadycrest Elementary February, 2019 www.pearlandisd.org/shadycrest Mark Your Calendar Feb.1-28……………….....Black History Month Feb.4-8……………………....Counselor’s Week Feb.4………………………100th day of school! Feb. 6………………..4th Gr. Writing Simulation (Campus Closed To Visitors) Feb.8 ………………….……....Kinder Field Trip Feb.14………………………..Valentine Parties (Dress code free day) 1st: 8:45-9:45 am 3rd: 9:30-10:30 am 4th: 11-12 pm 2nd: 12:30-1:30pm K: 1:15-2:15 pm Feb.15……………………………….JDRF Walk Feb.18……Student holiday/ Staff development Feb.20………….PTA Spirit night @ Chick-Fil-A Progress Reports Feb.22…………………………...Go Texan Day Box Tops Due Feb.25…….3rd & 4th STAAR Math Simulation (Campus Closed To Visitors) Feb.26….3rd & 4th STAAR Reading Simulation (Campus Closed To Visitors) Feb.28……………Multicultural Night 6:30-7:30 STAAR TESTING DATES The 3rd & 4th Grade students will be compleng a Wring STAAR simulaon on February 6th, a Math STAAR simulaon on February 25th, and a Reading STAAR simulaon on February 26th. In order to provide them with a quiet and secure tesng environment, we are not allowing visitors on campus on these days. If you have a 3rd or 4th grade student, we also ask that you please try not to schedule any appointments on these days. Thanks for your help! GO Texan Day Friday, February 22nd will be Go Texan Day. Students can dress in western wear in honor of this event. Leave the Six shooters at home Please! MUSIC NOTES We are continuing our instrument explorations in all grades. 2nd Grade will start practicing for their program in April (more details to follow). Our 4th grade students are underway in their pursuit for the coveted black belt in "Recorder Karate", and if you listen closely you might hear our 3rd grade students strumming along on the ukulele. Lost & Found Please help us get your child’s jacket back to him/her by putting their name in the jacket. Please be sure to stop by our lost & found (located by the front reception desk) if your child is missing any items.
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THE KIDS’ CHRONICLE Shadycrest Elementary
February, 2019
www.pearlandisd.org/shadycrest
Mark Your Calendar
Feb.1-28……………….....Black History Month
Feb.4-8……………………....Counselor’s Week
Feb.4………………………100th day of school!
Feb. 6………………..4th Gr. Writing Simulation
(Campus Closed To Visitors)
Feb.8 ………………….……....Kinder Field Trip
Feb.14………………………..Valentine Parties
(Dress code free day)
1st: 8:45-9:45 am
3rd: 9:30-10:30 am
4th: 11-12 pm
2nd: 12:30-1:30pm
K: 1:15-2:15 pm
Feb.15……………………………….JDRF Walk
Feb.18……Student holiday/ Staff development
Feb.20………….PTA Spirit night @ Chick-Fil-A
Progress Reports
Feb.22…………………………...Go Texan Day
Box Tops Due
Feb.25…….3rd & 4th STAAR Math Simulation
(Campus Closed To Visitors)
Feb.26….3rd & 4th STAAR Reading Simulation
(Campus Closed To Visitors)
Feb.28……………Multicultural Night 6:30-7:30
STAAR TESTING DATES The 3rd & 4th Grade students will be completing a
Writing STAAR simulation on February 6th, a Math
STAAR simulation on February 25th, and a Reading
STAAR simulation on February 26th. In order to
provide them with a quiet and secure testing
environment, we are not allowing visitors on campus
on these days. If you have a 3rd or 4th grade student,
we also ask that you please try not to schedule any
appointments on these days. Thanks for your help!
GO Texan Day
Friday, February 22nd will be Go Texan Day.
Students can dress in western wear in honor
of this event. Leave the Six shooters at home
Please!
MUSIC NOTES
We are continuing our instrument explorations in all grades. 2nd Grade will start practicing for their program in April (more details to follow). Our 4th grade students are underway in their pursuit for the coveted black belt in "Recorder Karate", and if you listen closely you might hear our 3rd grade students strumming along on the ukulele.
We are continuing our 15 Days of Caring Kindness Challenge here at Shadycrest! We are encouraging the students to participate in acts of kindness that affect their school, community and the world! There is also a really great book called Wonder by R.J. Palacio that was just made into a movie. This would be a wonderful book to read with your kids and there are many great discussions that can come out of this story. There is even a Wonder app that you can
download onto your phone! It is called “Daily Wonder.”
“When given the choice between being right or being kind,
choose kind.”
A BIG congratulations to our Spelling Bee contestants! Our top three finishers were: 1st – Hunter Golden , 2nd – Anthony Rodriguez , 3rd – Camden Slafka! We wish Hunter Golden good luck as he goes on to the District Spelling Bee this
month!
We will also continue to explore and demonstrate our GRIT
by being Safe, Responsible and Respectful!
~Mrs. Schmidt
From the Art Room
February is here! The students will be exploring how to
make prints using a variety of materials such as Gelli
Printing Plates provided by an Education Foundation
Grant I won in the spring of 2018. In honor of our first
Multicultural Night, we are branching out and studying art
from cultures around the world. Students will be learning
about art from Africa, Australia, Asia, South America, and
Europe. I can’t wait to see these on display throughout the
building.
If you have any magazines (such as cooking, travel, home
and garden etc.) you are not using, please send them to
the art room.
Please take a look at my webpage. There are links to many
great websites!
https://www.pearlandisd.org/Page/17824
Thank you for your continued support of the Art program
at Shadycrest!
Mrs. Richardson
P.E. SCOOP There are many exciting things happening this month in P.E.! Third and fourth grade students are completing the components of our state mandated fitness testing, Fitnessgram. Also, students in grades K-4 are participating in a jump rope unit. Younger students will be introduced to basic jumping and rope turning skills while older students will be challenged with up to 30 different types of jumps! February is Heart Healthy month and we will be discussing interesting heart facts as well as some great ideas on how to be heart healthy.
* Save the Date for our JDRF Walk for Diabetes which will be held during specials on Friday, February 15th, and be on the lookout for information coming home on February 1st. Thank you in advance for supporting this service project and helping us promote awareness about diabetes!
* Congratulations to Ms. Hogue’s class for winning our Kindergarten Shoe-Tying Contest! We are so proud of you!
Let's have a happy, healthy 2019!
Coach Sanders and Coach Moreno
P.S. Don't forget those tennis shoes!
New Textbook Adoption in Process
Pearland ISD is currently in the process of adopting new Instructional Materials for K-8 English Language Arts and Reading as well as K-6 Spanish Language Arts and Reading. Visit the district’s homepage to view a link for digital access to review the materials up for adoption. You may also visit the ESC in person to review a sample from each publisher under consideration February 4-11, 2019.
Lifelong habits begin at home. Make dental health part of your daily routine and share these reminders with your whole family:
Brush your teeth at least twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, especially after breakfast and before bedtime. Drinking water after eating also helps to clear your teeth of food particles.
Floss every day. An adult should help children under the age of eight to floss. Older children should be ready to floss on their own.
Limit the number of times you eat snacks, especially the sticky ones and long lasting ones.
Visit a dentist regularly for a routine check up and a cleaning.
Protect your teeth by wearing a mouth guard when playing sports.
Don’t forget to change your tooth brush regularly, and after an illness. Sweet snack facts:
Eating a lot of snacks with sugar may cause cavities.
Every time you eat sugar, plaque in your mouth mixes with the sugar to make acid. The acid hurts the teeth and causes decay over time. This can be painful!
The school nurse can help you find a dentist for your family!
Reminders from the Attendance Office
If you receive a reminder email regarding absences, please
follow up by sending a note to the attendance office to cover your child’s absence. If you feel you have received the reminder
in error, please follow up by calling the school and discussing it with the attendance clerk. As always, you can monitor your
child’s attendance and set up email notifications through skyward family access.
The Library 411
Read to succeed! Please encourage your students to
read daily. The 3rd nine weeks are from Jan. 9 – Mar. 8.
The AR reward will be a Popsicle party on March 19,
2019.
AR Goals for the 3rd nine weeks are as follows:
2nd Gr. – 8
3rd Gr. - 10
4th Gr. – 12
“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” – Margaret Fuller