October Newsletter

PE, Art, Music and STEM are run on a monthly schedule. So, each class will have one special everyday for one week each month.

Gifted (MILE) is an academic enrichment program available to students who test and are found eligible for the program. Gifted (MILE) classes are held Monday-Thursday for part of the day. If you are interested in more information about the gifted program please contact Ms. Cobb.

Music

K&1 will be learning notes & rhythms

2&3 will be learning meter

4&5 will be learning notes, rests, staff recognition, and recorders

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PE

We're excited to tell you how we're improving your child's physical education by adding games that focus on throwing, catching, and attacking. Your child's coordination, teamwork, and intelligent thinking will improve greatly if he or she learns these essential skills. We are helping them improve their hand-eye coordination, sense of space, and speaking skills through fun activities and games.

Activities like throwing and catching help kids grow their bodies and also help them get along with others and work together. Your child will learn how to throw and catch, skills that are important not just for sports but also for regular life. We are also starting to play invasion games, which help your child learn to work as part of a team, make quick choices, and adapt to different situations. These games teach essential life skills like working as a team, being resilient, and fixing problems.

By doing these things, your child will not only have fun but he or she will also build a solid foundation for a lifetime of healthy competition and physical exercise. These events will help them grow and be more beneficial as a whole. Thank you for continuing to help us make sure that our physical education program is well-rounded and interesting.

Thanks!

Coach Dietrich

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STEM

K – Motion.

1st – Plants.

2nd – Patterns in Day and Night.

3rd – Rocks.

4th – Weather.

5th – Changes over time.

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Art

K-5 will focus the Principals of Art using the fundamentals they have learned from August and September to make more complex and detailed artworks related to Fall season.

Gifted:

1st-3rd: We will finish our Hess fire unit and start an Origami unit, if we have time. If we run out of time then we will do the Origami unit later in the year.

4th-5th: We are still working on building our mini-golf holes. It is taking a bit longer than we thought, but we will finish (soon hopefully) :).

The end of October begins the first gifted testing window of the year. During the gifted testing window, already eligible gifted students will not have class so that I can complete testing for new students.

Media Center

Scholastic Book Fair during Conference Week

Stop by the Book Fair to shop the week of October 13-17! You may come before or after your student's conference. The fair will remain open most days until 4:30pm. (Subject to change) Friday, 10/17 the fair will close at 2pm. You may also send your students with money to shop or put money into their E-wallet - look for more information coming home Thursday, October 9th!

Add money to your students E Wallet so you do not have to send them with cash!

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/parkstreetelementaryschool

Music

K&1 will be learning notes & rhythms

2&3 will be learning meter

4&5 will be learning notes, rests, staff recognition, and recorders

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PE

We're excited to tell you how we're improving your child's physical education by adding games that focus on throwing, catching, and attacking. Your child's coordination, teamwork, and intelligent thinking will improve greatly if he or she learns these essential skills. We are helping them improve their hand-eye coordination, sense of space, and speaking skills through fun activities and games.

Activities like throwing and catching help kids grow their bodies and also help them get along with others and work together. Your child will learn how to throw and catch, skills that are important not just for sports but also for regular life. We are also starting to play invasion games, which help your child learn to work as part of a team, make quick choices, and adapt to different situations. These games teach essential life skills like working as a team, being resilient, and fixing problems.

By doing these things, your child will not only have fun but he or she will also build a solid foundation for a lifetime of healthy competition and physical exercise. These events will help them grow and be more beneficial as a whole. Thank you for continuing to help us make sure that our physical education program is well-rounded and interesting.

Thanks!

Coach Dietrich

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STEM

Kindergarten will be continuing our development and understanding about forces and motion.

First grade will be growing our knowledge about weather patterns and types of weather.

Second grade will be building knowledge about Earth’s revolution around the Sun and how day/night patterns change throughout the year.

Third grade will be expanding their understanding about rock types and formation.

Fourth grade begin exploring space, understanding how stars, planets, and moons are different.

Fifth grade will explore how classification systems work in scientific discovery and explanation.

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Art

K-5 will focus the Principals of Art using the fundamentals they have learned from August and September to make more complex and detailed artworks related to Fall season.

Gifted:

All MILE classes will be on hold for the month of November due to the gifted testing window. Classes will resume as soon as the testing of newly eligible gifted students is complete.

September 22-26 Fall Break

October 3 Donut day

October 9 PTA

October 13-17 Conference week

October 13-17 Book Fair

October 20-31 Boo Grams for sale

November 7 Donut Day

November 18 Fall Picture Retake

November 19 Thanksgiving Luncheon Grades 3, 4, 5 and SC Class

November 20 Thanksgiving Luncheon Grades K, 1, 2

Student Dress Code

• Navy blue, light (powder) blue, yellow, and white polo shirts
• The uniform shirt can be purchased from Wal-Mart, Target, Amazon, and other affordable retail stores.
• Khaki or Navy Blue skirt/pants/shorts/or skort
• Khaki or Navy Blue dress
• Khaki or Navy Blue Jumper
• All pants must be belted/affixed at the waist and worn with a tucked in shirt
• The length of the khaki/navy blue shorts and skirts must be no more than five inches above the knees as measured from the inside bend of the knee.

Fridays are designated as “Spirit Wear Day.” Students may also dress as they like on Fridays as long as they are following the Marietta City Schools (MCS) Dress Code Policy.

If there is a change in transportation arrangements, we require notice from the parent before allowing students to be transported by anyone other than a parent. You may send in a note with your child or email parkstreet@marietta-city.org with the details of the change. We do not allow students to walk or to ride home with unauthorized people.

At dismissal time bus riders will be put on the school bus unless a parent is present for pick-up, or the parent has notified the school office of another arrangement.

Students are not permitted to change buses to ride home with friends without a note from their parent. Please make arrangements for your child before he/she comes to school. If you must make a change during the day, notify the school office staff before 2:30 p.m.