Skyview March Family News

Daylight Savings Time - clocks change in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 8th. We will SPRING AHEAD by one hour. This adjustment typically leads us all to run late and feel tired. You can help with that by making small tweaks to bedtimes and wake up times in the 4 days leading up to it...so here is your challenge, should you choose to accept it:

• on Weds night 3/4 - go to bed and wake up 15 minutes earlier than "normal"
• on Thurs night 3/5 - go to bed and wake up 30 minutes earlier than "normal" and 15 minutes earlier than Weds
• on Fri and Sat do the same thing...and then viola - Daylight Savings time hits, but you and your family are prepared!!! 😀

Speaking of bedtimes and alarms...school-aged children need between 9-12 hours of SLEEP per night, not just the time they are laying down...not watching TV or on a device. Their brains and bodies are growing and sleep helps them to stay healthy. Please ensure that your students have a set routine to go to bed and to wake up with enough time to arrive at school by 8:30. It is so important to figure out how much sleep each of your children need to perform their best. It also helps to remove all devices to remove the temptation of a child to be on electronics. The schedule will look differently for every family, but here are a few scenarios with different sleep times:

• bedtime at 8:30, asleep 9:00pm, wake-up at 7:30am = 10 1/2 hours asleep
• bedtime at 10:00pm, asleep 10:30pm, wake-up at 7:30am = 9 hours asleep (minimum)
• bedtime at 7:00pm, asleep 7:30pm, wake-up at 7:30am = 12 hours asleep

Attendance is so crucial. Please make sure to be here - All day, every day! The clock is ticking for the 25-26 school year...2 weeks from now until Spring Break and then another 4-6 before end of year testing begins depending on the grade level.

Safety - Reminder to bring your ACTUAL, physical, photo ID. We are no longer allowed to accept pictures on a phone as valid ID to enter campus. While a potential inconvenience, remember, the state law is for the protection of all of our students.

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~Mrs. Hamm

hammk@pcsb.org

Skyview - 727-547-7857

my cell phone 727-423-0270

Set your alarms and step outside to view the lunar eclipse!!

Time Change - SPRING AHEAD, Sun, March 8

End of 3rd Grading Period - Fri, March 13

Spring Break March 16-20

Individual Spring Pictures - March 25

Report Cards come home - April 2

Parent Portal or the PCS app are the best ways to check on attendance, grades, and communication.

If you need help - stop by our Front Office, we are here to help you.

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade students are expected to complete 5 Dreambox lessons per week independently.

3rd - 5th Grade students are expected to complete 5-10 Dreambox lessons per week independently.

Students take a monthly assessment which provides important information about their progress in ELA. They are then provided lessons specific to their needs. It is important that students spend 30 minutes per week on their learning pathway.

All student absences should be sent in via the "Report Student Absence" on our school website. You could also call or send an email to Mrs. Diaz at 727-547-7857 ext. 2007 or diazl@pcsb.org or upload documentation into FOCUS.

Fridays, through April **Must bring your Drivers License or other ID** and be listed on your child's FOCUS account.

You may eat lunch outside with your child (and only your child - no friends, sorry) at one of our picnic tables. Media Center is only for use in the event of rain. Please be sure to arrive early to give time for the signing-in process.

• 10:15-10:45 - 3rd Grade
• 10:45-11:15 - 4th Grade
• 11:20-11:50 - 5th Grade
• 11:50-12:20 - 1st Grade
• 12:20-12:50 - Kindergarten
• 12:50-1:20 - 2nd Grade

***We do not allow families to send in birthday treats/cupcakes/cookies/etc. We must follow the “Smart Snack” compliance which is a part of statute. Two options...you could send in a gift bag of toys/fidgets/party favors for the classmates to take home OR you could put additional funds on their child’s account to allow them to purchase the “Smart Snack” compliant treats through our Café treats for the whole class on that Friday of their birthday week.***

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This month's theme is: Animals & Their Habitats (Wild Animals)

ELA - ABCs; Alliteration; Nursery Rhymes

Math -Patterns; Shapes; Numbers and Counting

Science - Environment - the world around us

This month's theme is: Our Earth

ELA - Letter Sounds, On-set and rime blending

Math - Numbers and operations - adding/joining, subtraction/separating; Sorting; Counting backwards from 31 starting at different numbers

Science - Earth & Space

Social Studies - Spaces, Places, and Environments

Assessments - observational data to indicate learning across all content and topics so far this year

This month's Learning Topics are...Asking - How can I gather information about a topic and share what I learned with others? How can I visualize what happens in my books?

ELA: Reading - Research - How can I gather information about a topic and share what I learned with others? Readers use superpowers to decode and THINK about what they read.

Independent Reading Level goal - Level C

Writing - Expository, writing to teach about topics they research. Writers write about their opinion and write a reason.

Social Studies: Geography - How does the weather affect people and the things around us?

Economics - How do we describe different kinds of jobs people do and the tools they use?

Math: Numbers and counting to 100

Science: Nature of Science - observations, collecting and organizing data, drawing conclusions.

Assessments this month:

ELFAC - Foundational Literacy skills

Mar 13 - ELA, Writing Cycle 2

This month's Learning Topics are... How can people keep their minds and bodies healthy? How do the experiences of others help me persevere through a challenge?

ELA: Reading - Explore information in different kinds of texts. Identifying and explaining the morals in stories.

Independent Reading Level goal - Level H

Writing - Research to gather information to respond to a prompt/question. Writing stories of characters who think and act a lot like us.

Social Studies: Geography - How does where we live, the weather, and the land affect our community?

Economics - What is money?

Math: Subtraction within 100

Science: Nature of Science - science projects - observe, collect data, draw conclusions;

Life Science - compare and contrast Living and Non-Living things

Assessments this month:

ELFAC - Foundational Literacy skills

Mar 2- Sci, Citizen Scientist

Mar 13 - ELA, Writing Cycle 2

Mar 26 - Math, Topic I

Mar 27 - Math, Benchmark #3

This month's Learning Topics are...Why do authors rewrite traditional stories? How and why do people express themselves creatively?

ELA: Reading -Reading to compare Traditional Stories from around the world. Exploring poetry and figurative language.

Independent Reading Level goal - Level L

Writing - Creating realistic fiction stories and fairy tales. Sharing our opinion in creative ways.

Social Studies: Civics - What are some symbols of Florida?

Economics - What choices to people make with their money?

Math: Strategies to add and subtract 3-digit numbers.

Science: Nature of Science - Science Projects, investigations, repeated to draw conclusions, differentiate between observations and inferences.

Life Science - The human body = brain, heart, lungs, stomach, muscles, and skeleton

Assessments this month:

ELFAC - Foundational Literacy skills

Mar 4 - Sci, Engineering

Mar 13 - ELA, Writing Cycle 2

Mar 13 - Math, Topic I

This month's Learning Topics are...How can we turn dreams into reality? How is government organized?

ELA: Reading - Non-fiction - study of exploration and accomplishments. Non-fiction - study of government organization and responsibilities.

Writing - Expository reports

Social Studies: Geography - What is the Caribbean like?

Economics - What is money?

Math: Use strategies to multiply and divide. Measurement.

Science: Life Science - Plants = flowering and non-flowering; Animals = classification into groups by characteristics.

Assessments this month:

Mar 3 - Sci, Response to Stimuli

Mar 6 - ELA Port #4

Mar 10 - Math, Topic J

Mar 12 - Sci, Classify Plants

Mar 13 - ELA, Mod F

This month's Learning Topics are...Seeds of Hope How do experiences grow and change us? Art is all around us How do we influence art? How does art influence us?

ELA: Reading - Historical Fiction, Poetry, and Informational.

Writing - Expository & Argumentative

Social Studies: Geography- What is the primary reason to protect the Everglades?

Economics - What is income?

Math: Fractions - Decimals and Fractions; Data

Science: Life Science - Heredity and Reproduction in plants and animals

Assessments this month:

Mar 6 - Math, Topic J

Mar 13 - ELA, Mod F

Mar 27 - Math, Topic K

This month's Learning Topics are...Fierce Forces of Nature. How do natural disasters affect the people and places that experience them? Remembering the Holocaust What was the Holocaust and why is it important to study?

ELA: Reading - Earth Science, Informational, Realistic Fiction; Historical Fiction, Poetry

Writing - Expository, Argumentative, Poetry

Social Studies: Economics - What are the positive and negative effects of trade?

Math: Geometry; Measurement & Data

Science: Life Science - Living Organisms, Heredity & Reproduction; adaptations of plants and animals, environment and food chains.

Assessments this month:

Mar 6 - Math, Topic K

Mar 10 - Sci, Living Organisms

Mar 13 - ELA, Mod F

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