SRS Newsletter

Website: https://www.mpsd.org/o/srs
Location: 59 Hatch Street, Marshfield, MA 02050, USA
Phone: 781-834-5030
Twitter: @srsppal

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Free breakfast continues to be provided for students. Please let your child know if you would like them to pick up breakfast before going to their classroom.

Testing out the effects of height on the speed of our marble coasters in Mrs. Fiorentino's class

Fourth graders working together in writers workshop to create thesis statements

4th Grade Indoor recess puzzle

Mrs. Hamilton's class getting Mr. Z's autograph.

Donations needed!

If you have any pants your child has grown out of that you would like to donate to the nurse clinic, we would love to have them!

We are looking for:

• Boys small and medium sweatpants

• Girls small and medium stretchy pants

If you have any to donate, please send in with your child to be brought to the nurse clinic. Thank you!!

Julie Stiles

SRS School Nurse

Phone: 781-319-3959

Email: jstiles@mpsd.org

Please take a minute and make sure your child is buckled. We have noticed an increase in students not buckling when leaving school. Thank you so much!

There has been an increase in students bringing their Smart Watches to school. As per our handbook, all devices including Smart Watches should be powered off and in backpacks. We appreciate the family support regarding this policy.

BOOST: click here

PT BOARD: click here

Early literacy encompasses so many components! Each month, we will explain one piece of the puzzle, and offer tips for supporting your child at home. Next up, high frequency words.

What are high frequency words?

• A sight word is any word that the brain recognizes automatically. High frequency words are words that are especially high leverage because of how often they are found in text.

• Knowing as few as 13 of the 109 most frequently occurring words unlocks 25 to 50 percent of all texts written for children. (Burkins & Yates, Shifting the Balance, 2021)

What are we doing?

• Daily instruction using Fundations

• Explicit, systematic, multisensory instruction (skywriting, gel boards)

• Teaching for mastery through repeated exposure and embedded practice

How can you support your child?

• The Really Great Reading website has a great resource of HFW videos.

• Google '109 Power Words' where you can download a list of HFW that comprise 50% of the words found in children’s texts. (Feel free to email Mrs. Mylett or Mrs. Gable for a digital or paper version of the list).

• READ to and with your child.

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