May Parent/ Family Bulletin - Greenville County Schools
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May Parent/ Family Bulletin Chandler Creek Elementary May 2021, Jane Mills, Principal Principal Message- May We nish April with Teacher Appreciation Week and head into May for State Testing, completion of curricular standards, and awards celebrations for all. A look at our month shows these important calendar reminders. It has truly been a remarkable year where we have practiced grace, learned from one another, and focused on a rming our students, teachers, and community. PTA Election Forms will be posted to the Facebook and Website to create a new PTA Board. S.I.C. nishes the year with the SC School Improvement Council Report to the Community. S.I.C. will hold elections in the fall of 2021. Both of these essential groups of parents, teachers, and community members have provided much needed support with monthly ZOOM Meetings, and multiple donations to support the larger efforts of the school. Despite a pandemic, we have ourished, ignited our Champion Spirit and achieved the Award for Capturing Kids Hearts Showcase School. When a community such as ours, comes together and rallies for our students, we are all better. We are all stronger and Chandler Creek Elementary will continue to impact the Greer Community.
Highlighted Calendar Dates:
May 4 SC READY Writing Test, Grade 3
May 5 SC READY Reading Test, Grade 3
May 6 SC PASS Test, Grade 4 Brick and Mortar and Virtual
May 7 eLearning Day for grade 3-5, Virtual Students attend school In person to take SC READY Math
May 11 SC READY Reading Test, Grades 4 and 5
May 12 SC READY Writing Test, Grades 4 and 5
May 18 SC READY Math, Grade 3
May 25 SC READY Math, Grades 4 and 5
May 24-28, In House Field Days for All classes
May 31, No school/ Memorial Day
June 1- 4 Final Week of School, Awards and Culmination Projects
Awards at a Glance- All Awards in classrooms and posted for
families to view online.
Fifth Grade Car Parade
School Wide Happenings Related Arts Art- In art, students in grades K-3 are completing still life projects. Grades 4 & 5 are doing a project on radial symmetry, working on pattern review and learning watercolor techniques. Library- Students will be encouraged to read over the summer. We will be talking about activities we do over the summer. Students’ last day of library will be May 14th. Please return ALL library books by May 21st. Chromebooks will be turned into the library at the end of May. More information will be sent at a later date. I hope everyone has a wonderful summer! Keep Reading!! Music- In music, students in grades k-3 will be reading rhythm patterns on instruments using traditional notation. We will be playing a variety of styles of music. In grades 4 & 5 students are learning 4 chords on the ukulele and using those chords to play several popular songs. PE- Students are participating in Chandler Creek's annual Jump Rope Club. They are learning jump rope skills and are competing independently to achieve their highest score. Math/ Inquiry Lab Math Inquiry Lab in May Kindergarten – Students will revisit shapes and work on drawing and making models of 2-dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes. They will continue to work on solving story problems and developing uency in adding and subtracting to 5.
First Grade - Students will learn about the associative property to help them add 3 numbers. Students will work on dividing shapes into equal parts and nish the year by learning coin names and values. Second Grade – Students will apply strategies to add and subtract within 1,000 and begin to use arrays as an introduction to multiplication. Third Grade – Spiral review of math skills learned this year and preparation for SC Ready Test. Fourth Grade - Spiral review of math skills learned this year and preparation for SC Ready Test. Fifth Grade - Spiral review of math skills learned this year and preparation for SC Ready Test. Guidance Our May counseling lessons will focus on celebrating the hard work we've done this year and looking ahead to the summer and next school year with a positive attitude! Title One TITLE I UPDATES - We appreciate all of those who attended our Kindergarten Sneak Peek Drive Thru! We had a lot of fun seeing the students and giving out all those great resources for early learning. Please call, email, or send a note to let us know how you’ve been using them at home! May Events End of the Year Celebration We hope all fth grade families will join us for our 5th grade car parade on June 3 at 12:30! Family Games Available for Check-Out Did you know that playing board games as a family can help encourage your child’s growth in language, reading, math, and even ne motor skills? Plus they’re just fun! If you get a chance to stop by our front o ce, we have lots of fun family board games for you to borrow. Just ll out the sticky note on the game you’d like to borrow, give it to the o ce staff, and return it within two weeks. We’ll sanitize everything when you bring it back. Have fun! More Resources Our May Home School Connection newsletter will be sent home next week. Check it out for tips about keeping your child’s brain active over the summer and promoting respectfulness. Don’t forget to check our CCE Title I webpage for all of our information and updates! https://bit.ly/CCEtitle1 If you have any questions, please feel free to call 355-2454 or email Tracy LeGrand, Title I Facilitator, at tlegrand@greenville.k12.sc.us. We value your input and suggestions! Upcoming next year: Please watch for announcements about Title I activities next year. We would love to have YOUR input in planning and attending our events! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACTUALIZACIONES DEL TÍTULO I - ¡Apreciamos a todos los que asistieron a nuestro Sneak Peek Drive Thru de Kindergarten! Nos divertimos mucho viendo a los estudiantes y dando todos esos excelentes recursos para el aprendizaje temprano. ¡Llame, envíe un correo electrónico o envíe una nota para hacernos saber cómo los ha estado usando en casa! Mayo Eventos Celebración de n de año ¡Esperamos que todas las familias de quinto grado se unan a nosotros para nuestro des le de autos de quinto grado el 3 de junio a las 12:30! Juegos familiares disponibles para pagar ¿Sabía que jugar juegos de mesa en familia puede ayudar a fomentar el crecimiento de su hijo en el lenguaje, la lectura, las matemáticas e incluso las habilidades motoras nas? Además, ¡son simplemente divertidos! Si tiene la oportunidad de pasar por nuestra o cina, tenemos muchos juegos
de mesa familiares divertidos para que los preste. Simplemente complete la nota adhesiva del juego
que le gustaría pedir prestado, entréguese al personal de la o cina y devuélvase dentro de dos
semanas. Higienizamos todo cuando lo traigas de vuelta. ¡Divertirse!
Más recursos
Nuestro boletín de mayo Home School Connection se enviará a casa la próxima semana. Consúltelo
para obtener consejos sobre cómo mantener activo el cerebro de su hijo durante el verano y promover
el respeto.
¡No olvide visitar nuestra página web de Título I de CCE para obtener toda nuestra información y
actualizaciones! https://bit.ly/CCEtitle1
Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en llamar al 355-2454 o enviar un correo electrónico a Tracy
LeGrand, facilitadora del Título I, a tlegrand@greenville.k12.sc.us. ¡Valoramos sus comentarios y
sugerencias!
Próximo el año que viene: Esté atento a los anuncios sobre las actividades del Título I el próximo año.
¡Nos encantaría tener SU opinión para plani car y asistir a nuestros eventos!
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