Gearity PDS

We look forward to seeing you all tonight at the Ice Cream Social. The event starts at 6:00 and concludes at 8:00. Also, I want to remind you all that we will not have school on Monday as our District observes the labor day holiday. Classes will resume on Tuesday.

Fire Drill Tuesday: we are having our 2nd fire drill Tuesday afternoon. The first fire drill was in the morning to ensure that our morning Pre-K classes had an opportunity to practice how to exit the building safely and the 2nd one will support the afternoon Pre-K classes. Some students have anxiety when the hear the fire alarm so please let your children know that we are practicing our safety drill so we can teach them how to respond if we ever have a real emergency. Drills build skills!

Teaching and Learning Update: I am sharing a short video that explains how parents can build fluency skills when their students are reading at home. Last week I shared tips for decoding and next week I will share a video explaining how you can help your students build strong reading comprehension skills. The pathway to literacy starts with decoding (phonics skills) then transitions to fluency which ultimately supports strong reading comprehension. I also plan to share math support videos at the year progresses. Thanks for being partners in your student's learning!

Mark Your Calendar! The Father's Walk/Donuts with Dads is September 17th. The Father's Walk is sponsored by the Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative. From 8-9 am we will have donuts, juice and coffee for all of the fathers or father figures (grandfather, uncles, step-fathers, or older brothers) who bring their students to school on the 17th. Weather permitting, the event will take place on the playground. We always have a great turnout and hope you can join us!

Have a great weekend,

Here is a snapshot of what students are learning across grade levels, along with simple ways you can support learning at home.

Kindergarten

• Reading: Students are learning how to listen for letter sounds, recognizing letters and print, retelling stories, and identifying important details.
• Writing: Students are practicing writing simple sentences and communicating their ideas through pictures and words.
• Math: Students are establishing math routines while counting, connecting numbers to quantities, comparing groups, and beginning to solve simple addition and subtraction proble

• Reading: Read together and ask, “What happened first, next, and last?” Practice identifying letters, sounds, and rhyming words.
• Writing: Have your child write a sentence about a picture, favorite toy, or something they did that day.
• Math: Count everyday objects and ask, “How many?” “Which group has more?” or “What happens if we add one more?”

• Reading: Students are practicing phonics skills and learning to ask and answer questions about stories while identifying important details.

• Writing: Students are practicing writing complete sentences to share their ideas and responses to what they read.

• Math: Students are exploring shapes, describing their characteristics, and building and combining shapes in different ways.

🏠 At-Home Learning Strategies:

• Reading: Ask who, what, where, when, and why questions after reading. Encourage your child to point to evidence in the book.

• Writing: Ask your child to write 1–3 sentences about a story they read or something they experienced.

• Math: Go on a shape hunt around your home and have your child describe shapes by their sides, corners, and other features.

Grade 2

• Reading: Students are strengthening phonics and comprehension skills by asking and answering questions, describing characters, and explaining how characters respond to challenges.

• Writing: Students are beginning realistic fiction by creating stories about characters and events that could happen in real life.

• Math: Students are beginning work with addition and subtraction strategies and learning to explain how they solve problems.

🏠 At-Home Learning Strategies:

• Reading: Ask, “What problem did the character face?” and “How did the character respond?” Encourage your child to use details from the book.

• Writing: Have your child write a short realistic story with a beginning, middle, and ending.

• Math: Create everyday addition and subtraction story problems and ask your child to explain how they found the answer.

Grade 3

• Reading: Students are describing characters and their actions while considering how the narrator's point of view shapes the story.

• Writing: Students are writing personal narratives that describe meaningful experiences with a clear beginning, middle, and ending.

• Math: Students are strengthening addition and subtraction skills while beginning to connect multiplication and division concepts and strategies.

🏠 At-Home Learning Strategies:

• Reading: Ask, “How does the character feel?” and “How do you know?” Discuss who is telling the story and how that affects what readers know.

• Writing: Have your child write about a memorable experience and include specific details that help the reader picture what happened.

• Math: Practice multiplication with everyday examples, such as finding the total number of items in equal groups. Ask, “How do you know?”

Grade 4

• Reading: Students are learning how informational texts are organized and examining how authors present information and ideas.

• Writing: Students are developing opinion essays by stating an opinion and supporting it with clear reasons and evidence.

• Math: Students are developing place-value understanding with multi-digit numbers, including reading, comparing, and rounding numbers.

🏠 At-Home Learning Strategies:

• Reading: Read a nonfiction article and identify headings, sections, captions, diagrams, and other text features. Ask, “Why did the author organize the information this way?”

• Writing: Ask your child to share an opinion about a familiar topic and provide at least two reasons or pieces of evidence to support it.

• Math: Choose a large number and have your child identify the value of each digit. Practice rounding to the nearest 10, 100, or 1,000.

Grade 5

• Reading: Students are analyzing how informational texts are organized and how authors use reasons and evidence to communicate their ideas and points of view.

• Writing: Students are developing opinion essays that clearly state a position and support it with relevant reasons and evidence.

• Math: Students are strengthening place-value understanding and working with multi-digit numbers, including multiplying larger whole numbers and understanding patterns when multiplying by powers of 10.

🏠 At-Home Learning Strategies:

• Reading: Read two articles about the same topic and discuss how the authors organize information and support their ideas differently.

• Writing: Encourage your child to support opinions with specific reasons and evidence rather than simply stating what they think.

• Math: Practice multiplying multi-digit numbers and multiplying by 10, 100, and 1,000. Ask your child to explain what changes and why.

School Supply Lists: Gearity Elementary

Food Service: You can see the monthly menus by clicking on this link.

Registration Information: New student registration can be completed online or in person. Find instructions, required documents, and contact information here. Please share the registration link with new neighbors or friends who may need help getting their children registered for the start of the school year.

Student Code of Conduct: Link to the Student Code of Conduct and Anti-Bully forms.

The District has adopted a plan for communications with persons with disabilities, which is available at the following link: Communication Plan. The plan establishes procedures to ensure that the District's communications with persons with disabilities, including applicants, participants, members of the public, and companions with disabilities, are as effective as its communications with others.

September 4th - Ice Cream Social (Pre-K to 5th Grade Families) on the Playground 6-8 pm

September 7th - Labor Day (No School)

September 17th - Father's Walk/Donuts with Dads

September 21st - No School Yom Kippur

September 24th - PAWS Assemblies

September 30th - PTA Meeting 6:15 in the media center

October 1st - Picture Day (Order Information Coming Soon)

October 2nd - Homecoming Parade

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Email: p_mcnichols@chuh.org
Website: https://gearity.chuh.org/
Location: 2323 Wrenford Road, University Heights, OH, USA
Phone: 216-371-6515