Georgetown East Elementary "One Team, One Purpose" October 2017 The 2017-2018 school year is well underway and at this point all of our students have gotten into the routines and procedures that their teachers have implemented. If you haven't done so please make sure that your student(s) have gotten into the routine of going to bed early enough to get a great nights sleep and waking up early enough to get to school on time. Thank You to all of you who attended Back to School Night on September 19th. Please remember that we love having parents and guardians visit and see the great things that are happening at Georgetown East. We also love having our parents and guardians to volunteer as well. Our students/your children enjoy seeing their loved ones in the building and it is truly appreciated to the staff. Please contact Mrs. Sherri Arnold our volunteer coordinator if you would like to become a volunteer at GEES. Our commitment to student achievement and strong classroom instruction will continue just as it has been over the years. We are also continuing our quest to ensure that every student is successful socially and behaviorally. Each student reaching academic and behavior success is a job that will not only require the hard work our school staff but also the hard work, love and care from our parents and guardians. We look forward to our partnership with our parents and guardians as we work on eliminating all achievement gaps and factors that contribute to achievement gaps. Of course we will continue to do everything possible to keep everyone safe and secure and remove any barriers that prevent students, staff members and our school community members from feeling safe while they are in the school and on school property. Dr. Martino and I would like to share with you how much we appreciate our school community and all that our parents and guardians do for the students of GEES! Sincerely, Mr. Dillard & Dr. Martino
Page 2 New Information? When you move or change your phone numbers please let the school office know as soon as possible. It is very important that we have up to date information in case of an emergency. If you move, you need proof of residency updated. Any questions please contact Deanna Lechowicz and let her know @ 410-222-1610. Custody Papers Please be clearly aware that unless legal papers are on file in our office granting custody rights to a certain parent, we cannot deny a parent from signing their child out of school. If child custody is an issue in your family, please make certain that up-to-date custody papers are on file in your child s folder. Fall Weather is Here.. This is a friendly reminder to send your student with a jacket or a coat, Please keep working with the younger students to learn to independently zip and button. Perhaps you might stuff a pair of gloves or mittens into their pockets for when they go out to recess. We want our students to stay warm and have fun at recess! Speaking of the playground, we would like to remind parents of the hidden dangers that strings in hoods and jackets can create. Please check your child s clothing and be sure there are no strings or other hidden hazards. Thank you for helping us keep your children safe and warm. To all Parents and Guardians of Georgetown East students: Georgetown East Elementary Attendance Policy Did you know that Anne Arundel County Public Schools Policy states that when a student is absent you must send in a written note indicating the reason for the absence? Telephone calls, messages and of course no contact at all with the school will result in the absence being recorded as UNEX- CUSED! I have attached a form that might make it easy for you to remember to send us a note. Please feel free to make more copies if you would like. If you ever have a question about whether your child s medical condition can be managed by the school, feel free to contact, School Nurse 410.222.1610. If you have other concerns that are that are preventing your child from coming to school, please contact Jennifer Gross Guidance Counselor at 410-222-1610 2
Page 3 Donuts for Dad Book Fair: Oct 9th-13th Donuts For Dad s: Oct 12th Flu Shots K-5th: Oct 16th Parent Teacher Conference: Oct 19th Picture Day: Oct 24th Destination Day: Oct 25th Breakfast With The Principal: Oct 27 October 12th 2:00-3:50PM Come join us!! Federal Survey On September 29h, 2017 your child will bring home a Federal Impact Aid Survey form. Please assist us by filling out the information requested on the form and return it promptly to Anne Arundel County Public Schools. OUT OF AREA Reminder that students who are approved for an out of area transfer are NOT permitted to ride an AACPS school bus to and from school. Students found to be riding the bus will jeopardize the status of their transfer and may be withdrawn to register in the assigned home school. School Lunch All Students receives free Breakfast Lunch $ 2.75 School Pictures Pictures will be taken for all students on October 24th. Please remember to fill out your free & reduced lunch forms 3
Page 4 School Uniforms Georgetown East Elementary has a mandatory uniform policy in place for its students. Our students are required to wear Khaki (tan) pants, skirts or jumpers and navy blue polo shirts. Socks should also be in the uniform colors of navy, white, black or khaki. If girls choose to wear leggings or tights in the colder months, they should be in uniform colors. Please, no designs on stockings. Patterned or logo apparel of any kind (socks, shirts, sweatshirts) are not considered to be part of the uniform. Boys, should have their shirts tucked in their pants at all times!! Thank you for your support in helping to sustain a school environment focused on student achievement and student learning. We will do our best to offer assistance to families in need, whenever possible. Thank You!! Mr. Dillard & Uniform, Inc. 4
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Page 6 ECI Happy Fall, Families! Please send a family photo in with your child if you have not done so already. We have enjoyed our unit on At School and will begin our next unit on Family and Me in the upcoming weeks. We will continue to identify colors and letters and match pictures of vocabulary words. In math, we will make sets of 2, identify numerals 1-5, and sort big and little fall items. During Science, we will discuss the changes in Fall and expand our weather vocabulary. Families are encouraged to walk around the community and discuss fall changes with your student! Parents, if you have not already, please send in 2 changes of clothes and your child's $30 annual snack fee. Pre-K We would like to welcome our students to the beginning of their educational journey! We began this year with a unit entitled, All About Me! We have been learning about what makes each of us unique. We are also introducing your child to the Letter People Puppets. Each puppet represents a letter of the alphabet. These Letter People will help the students not only identify the letter, but also the sound it produces. In math in addition to counting, we will be discussing shapes, sorting and patterns. Our students are doing an awesome job adjusting to the routines of pre-k! In order to help your child, please dress him or her in clothes they are able to fasten and unfasten by themselves in order to use the restroom. Also, if you have not already done so, please send in an extra clean uniform in case your child has an accident or spills on themselves. We look forward to seeing your child grow in many ways throughout the coming school year! 6
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Page 8 Hello First Grade Families! The first graders got off to a great start of the school year! *Through our caring community time each morning, we have gotten to know each other and establish ourselves as a community of learners. *In Science, we have been excited to watch our caterpillars as they transform into butterflies. This month we will learn about the seasons and what makes each one special, including the holidays. *We will continue to work on addition and subtraction facts within 20 in Math. We have been working on being fluent in our facts: such as doubles, and making tens. We will learn a variety of strategies for addition and subtraction, such as using manipulatives and number lines. Extra practice at home is always helpful! We will also begin working on problem solving. *Students have begun working in small groups for reading instruction. They are learning and practicing strategies: such as looking at the picture, and getting their mouth ready to read unfamiliar words. We make predictions and think about the story as we read. We identify the characters, setting, problem and solution to help us understand what we read. We are learning the difference between fiction and nonfiction texts. Students are learning to identify the main topic and key details of nonfiction texts. * We are writing small moment stories. We are learning the mechanics of writing, and how to add details to make our stories interesting. We have been hard at work in first grade! Second Grade In the Second grade has a wonderful first month of school! We have learned rules and routines and we are working hard to follow them. Please remember to check back packs and folders daily. Students should be reading daily and returning Math homework that comes home on Monday by Friday. Second grade is willing to accept any donations of paper towels and Clorox wipes. This helps us when we are cleaning up from having breakfast in the room daily. Language Arts During reading, we will continue to build our reading capacity. We will work on reading strategies and comprehension skills. We will also be assessing each student on their reading level. When reading with your child at home, be sure to ask your child to retell the story, identify the character and setting and how the character handled any problems or challenges. In writing, we are writing personal narratives. We will focus on small moments while learning about elaboration, craft, structure and conventions. Math Happenings In this unit students will build on previously learned strategies for adding and subtracting within 20. They will gradually work their way up to adding and subtracting larger values within 100. Students will focus on using and understanding place value in order to support them in problem solving as they add and subtract two digit numbers involving regrouping. Students will be using a variety of materials to build numbers (compose) and break them apart (decompose) while looking for patterns between two-digit numbers. Students will apply their understanding of place value to determine which strategy can be used most efficiently. In this unit, students will also extend their knowledge of addition or subtraction to solve problems with unknown addends. Students learn to compare known quantities by using their knowledge of addition and subtraction operations to find an unknown value. Please note that the use of the standard algorithm for multi-digit addition and subtraction is not introduced in second grade. The standard algorithm is introduced later in fourth grade building off of their understanding of place value. 8
Page 9 What's happening in Third Grade? OCTOBER 2017 We are off to a wonderful start to the 2017-2018 school year! We are currently working on school wide expectations of being: safe, responsible, respectful, and ready. The students have been demonstrating the HOMEWORK Please make sure that your child is doing their homework every night. It reinforces the skills that we learn in class. The students will have math and reading eve- Upcoming Events: 10/9-10/13 Book Fair 10/18 Early Dismissal 10/19-10/20 Parent Teacher Conferences 10/26 Dad s Day at School This month we are learning: Reading We will continue working on character traits, main idea and unlocking the prompt. Math-We will continue to gain an understanding of multiplication by building on previous knowledge of repeated addition and arrays. We will begin to see the relationship between multiplication and division. Social Studies We will continue to focus on community. Science We will continue working on forces and motion. Contact information: School phone: 410-222-1610 Ms. Osborne cbosborne@aacps.org Ms. Brown jmbrown3@aacps.org Extra supplies we need if you are able to help: Tissues Hand sanitizer Miss. Gemayel-angemayel@aacps.org 9
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Page 12 October 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Columbus Day 10 11 12 Donuts for Dad's 13 14 BOOK FAIR ALL WEEK 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Student Flu Shots 2 hr. early dismissal School closed for students Parent teacher conference School closed for Students 22 23 24 Picture Day 25 Destination Day 26 27 Breakfast With The Principal 28 29 30 31 Halloween 12
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Page 15 Georgetown East Elementary PTA Membership Form PTA Membership Georgetown East Elementary School needs you! It takes a team effort to offer the best possible learning environment for our children. Let s work together to support our students and staff at Georgetown East! No one can do everything, but everyone can do something Please join the PTA! Please complete and return this form with your cash or check made payable to Georgetown East Elementary PTA. You may return the form to your child s teacher in an envelope marked PTA. Membership dues $6.00 Contact Information Parent/Guardian Teacher/Staff Other Name: Email Address: Phone number: Child #1 Grade: Child #2 Grade: Child #3 Grade: Directory Would you like to receive PTA emails so that you are kept informed and advised of upcoming events?? Yes, Include me!? No, I do not want to be included in the email notifications. Volunteer Availability (Please check all that apply) Before School During School After School Evenings From Home Contacts Irene Cooper, President Jennifer Capo, Vice President Deanna Lechowicz, Treasurer Elizabeth Turner, Secretary ruthcooper19@gmail.com jgazdaslp@hotmail.com dlechowicz@aacps.org One Team, One Purpose! 15