What all families should know about The Bus!
Please remember that students must remain in their seats on the bus at all time, students can not hop seats or hang over the back of seats. This is to keep all kids safe during the bus ride. Students with great bus behavior can be rewarded with "Bus Tiger Tickets" and get a chance for their names to be entered for a prize.
Your Partners in Education,
Mrs. Bryant and Mrs. Banks
Hello from Kindergarten!
This month is reading month and we will be participating in the school wide reading of Dragons in a Bag. Your child will receive a copy once we finish the read aloud.
Things to focus on this month:
- Practice addition and subtraction
- Sounding out and blending words
- Red words and sight words
- Getting our ideas down on paper by using sounds and red words we know
- Using correct sentence structure ex: spacing and punctuation
- Retelling stories, our focus will be on Beginning, Middle, and End.
Lastly, a few notes about ways to practice reading
- Be a reading role model. Let your kids see you reading.
- Games can be a great learning tool. Board games, card games, word Bingo are all fun ways to practice reading.
- Visit your public library
- Cuddle up and read together. Have a great month reading together!
Mrs. Bianchi, Ms. Binert, and Mrs. Coleman
Hello First Grade Families!
Happy March is Reading Month! This month is always so busy with lots of fun reading activities! We will start the month with an author study on Dr. Seuss. That is always a great week!
We will have a Reading Fair in First Grade this month. Project outlines and details will come home this week. This project is due on March 15th. We will display all of the Reading Fair Projects in the hall to look at during Parent Teacher Conferences. We can't wait to see them when they arrive!
It is so important for your child to read each night. Reading for just 15 minutes each night builds stamina, fluency, and can increase your child's reading level. Since it is reading month, plan a trip to your local library and find a few new favorite books to read at home!
As always, if you have questions, concerns or need help, please let us know. Remember, we are partners working toward your child's academic success!
Happy Reading!
Mrs. Garden, Mrs. Mounsey, & Mrs. Stremer
Happy Almost Spring Second Grade Families!
March is reading month! Rawsonville's school book initiative is Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott. We look forward to this exciting new book to read. Every student will get a book of their own to keep and read along with.
We are finishing up our informational writing on famous black Americans for Black History Month.
In math, we are continuing to focus on place value and double digit addition and subtraction. Also, using various diagrams to help solve addition and subtraction problems.
Mrs. Vago sent out a March is Reading Calendar. Check this out for fun activities!
As always, especially this month make sure your child is reading every night. Make sure to ask them questions from their reading, retell the story, and write a little something about it.
Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather when we go outside for recess.
Thank you for your continued help and support with your child's education!
Your Second Grade Team
Mrs. Albulov, Ms. Carlin, and Mrs. Tibbs
Families of third graders, Happy March!
We are celebrating many things this month.
- March is Music appreciation month
- Social Worker appreciation month
- Reading appreciation month
- Women's History month.
In fact, March 8th is International Women's Day!!! At Rawsonville, we will be acknowledging reading month everyday this month. Please keep track of our daily celebrations on the calendar that went home last week. There are many fun and engaging activities for both school and home.
Conferences are also this month. Keep your eyes open for information coming soon about how to secure an appointment.
A few other "asks":
- Continue to monitor Class Dojo for school news, classroom news and news about your student.
- Continue to open your student's red folder every afternoon/evening to check for notes and homework, and be sure to return important papers.
- Read with your child everyday (10 minutes listening to them, 10 minutes you reading to them, and monitor that they read for 10 minutes on their own.)
Thanks so much
The Third Grade Team,
Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Burton, Mrs. Cunningham, & Mrs. Roberson
Happy March 4th Grade Tigers!
Our team would like to extend a special "Thank You" to all 4th graders for participating in our Black History virtual presentation with a focus on Music. You all showed such great enthusiasm for learning about the background, development, and, techniques used to communicate stories, emotions, and the foundation for musical genres. Please visit the link to visit the 4th grade presentation: https://express.adobe.com/video/qNlA1Ae4aTzeiWinter
We are looking forward to celebrating National Read Across America Month. Please refer to the calendar of reading activities for home and school that was sent home in your child's nightly homework folder. Fourth grade will be working on a book review project this month and components of the project will need to be completed at home.
Currently, we are working on a mathematical unit on fractions. It is imperative that if your child does not have their multiplication facts memorized, they should be working on memorizing them at home.
This month your child will be conducting research for our informational writing unit. Students are incorporating facts/statistics/data charts/photos/maps to inform an audience of a given topic. Our students will also be conducting a presentation in front of their peers about their topic to support public speaking standards.
Please make sure to be on the lookout for information about Parent-Teacher conferences this month. We look forward to discussing your child's growth and areas of improvement.
There are many Spring after school clubs and tutoring sessions that are taking place for quarter 3 and 4. Please make sure that if your child is participating in any before/after school activities that they know the day(s) of the activity and time of drop off/pick up.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child's homeroom teacher (Aali@vanburenschools.net, Mdagenais@vanburenschools.net, Dgyulveszi@vanburenschools.net).
Educationally yours,
Mrs. Ali, Ms. Dagenais, and Mrs. Gyulveszi
Special Education Services!
Shoe Tying 101
Learning to tie your own shoelaces is a tricky fine motor skill for children, but with patience and practice parents can teach their child to tie their own laces.
Teach them how to tie shoelaces by practicing on a shoe with soft laces. It helps to actually color in one half of the lace with a marker to make it a different color and allow you child to distinguish between the two sides of the lace.
Sit side by side so you have exactly the same perspective and can help your child mimic your actions. Hold an untied shoe between your upper legs or knees. The shoe should be facing away from you so that it is in the position that your own shoe would be in if you bent to tie it.
Instruct your child to hold one end of the shoestring in each hand. Everything you tell them to do, you should also do so that they can copy you.
Cross the laces so that they form an "X" in the air. Wrap the bottom lace of the X over and through the top lace of the X. When it is pulled tight, this will form the base of the shoelace bow.
Check out YouTube for more tips and tricks and your child will be tying their own shoelaces before you know it!
Mrs. Hogg, Mrs. Van’t Hof, Mrs. Libs, Mrs. Tanana, Mrs. Adelmann
Coaches Corner
For March is Reading Month let’s spotlight author Mo Willems! Mo is the author of several popular book series and characters, including Elephant and Piggie, Knuffle Bunny, and that silly Pigeon! Mo is a former writer on the TV show Sesame Street, was named a Kennedy Center Fellow along with cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
He has several online resources to see including his author website https://pigeonpresents.com/ .
His lunch doodles to draw along with Mo is at https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/lunch-doodles/ .
His evening of drawing and music with Yo-Yo Ma is at https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/the-yo-yo-mo-show/ .
Finally his series called Thank You Thursdays is available at https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/thank-you-thursdays/
Best wishes!
Mrs. Karaba
Art, Media, Music, and Physical Education
March Is Reading Month & we have lots of exciting things happening in the Media Center!
- Check out our “March Is Reading Month” calendar at: https://tinyurl.com/yc329crt
- ”Reading Under the Stars,” where students can read around a fake campfire, under the “stars!”
- Read Across America Day & Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Celebration, March 2nd! Our "One School, One Book" selection is: Dragons in a Bag, by Zetta Elliott!!
- Spring Book Fair: March 8th-16th. Students will be filling out “Wish Lists” during the first week of the fair.
- Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), March 20th-24th. Students get to choose a FREE book to take home!
Mrs. Vago - Media/Technology
Ms. Nelson - Music
Ms. Glime, Mrs. TenBroeck & Ms. Guy- Art
Mrs. Walker - Physical Education
Intervention helps our students READ!
Welcome to March is Reading Month!
This month we want to challenge our students to read each and every night! During March we will have tons of cool activities going on for the students to celebrate reading. Please be sure to take a look at our March is Reading Month Calendar that is filled with daily reading activities, such as Dr. Seuss' Birthday celebration, our One School - One Book selection, spring Scholastic bookfair dates, and so much more!
Be sure to ask your student(s) about all the Great things going on during March!
As always, remember to practice your 10-10-10 reading model. 10 minutes of reading on your own, 10 minutes of reading to a partner and 10 minutes of someone reading to you!
You may also wish to check out our Rawsonville Bedtime Stories YouTube page for more great stories read by staff, students, and community members!
Wishing you a Marvelous March Tigers!
Mrs. Swingle and Mrs. Tredway
PTO needs YOU!
Our next virtual meeting will be Monday, March 6th @ 7pm. A link will be provided before 7pm.
Parent Engagement Coordinator
Our Read Across America Event will take place on Friday, March 17th from 10am - 12pm. We will have Guest Readers rotating through our classrooms to read to our students.
If you would like an opportunity to show off your reading skills in your student's classroom, please contact the school so we can get you scheduled.
If you have a book you would like to read please share the title when you call OR we will have age appropriate books for you to borrow.
We will also have a Continental Breakfast from 9:30 - 9:55
A flyer will be coming home this week with family events hosted at the Ypsilanti Libraries acknowledging National Reading Month.
We hope you and your family will get a chance to participate and enjoy!
LaDonna Walker, Rawsonville PEC
Staying safe from the FLU information... We all need to do our part to keep schools open to in-person learning
Dear Parents/Guardians,
This is a quick reminder to be mindful of a few things as we continue to navigate the cold and flu season. It is important that we work together to keep our children healthy.
Viruses/Common
Colds spread easily among children in schools, and families with school-age children have more infections than others. By keeping our children flu-free, it benefits the community as a whole.
You can help prevent the spread of flu and the common cold or help your child get better if
he/she does get sick by following a few simple steps:
● If possible, you and your child should get a flu shot to help prevent infection with the flu.
● Remind your child to cover his/her nose and mouth with a tissue when sneezing or coughing and dispose of the tissue immediately. We teach them to cough or sneeze into the bend of their elbow, or to cough down into the front of their own shirt to help keep as many germs as possible off of their hands.
● Have your child wash his/her hands frequently with soap and warm water for at least 20
seconds. Use hand sanitizer if soap and water is not available. Always follow with soap and water as soon as it is available.
● If your child is sick and has a fever, keep him/her at home to prevent the spread of illness to others. Your child should be naturally fever free (temp below 100 degrees, per CDC guidelines, without Tylenol or Motrin) for at least 24 hours before returning to school. This is very important! A good rule of thumb is to keep your child at home if he or she has a fever of 100 degrees or more. When temperature is present in the morning prior to school (99.0 or greater) it will only climb higher as the day progresses.
● Flu is a serious illness and children with the flu should not come to school. Flu symptoms include fever, chills, cough, sore throat, headache, and muscle aches. You must contact the doctor with these symptoms. If you are unsure about the symptoms, contact your doctor early.
● Cold symptoms include stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat, and hacking cough. Colds often come on gradually, and are usually not serious.
Should you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me at
dmunoz@vanburenschools.net or 734-697-1019
Respectfully,
Dionisia Munoz
VBPS District Nurse
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