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 Kindergarten Families!
We hope you all had a relaxing and memorable holiday break!
During the month of January, we will be doing our mid year testing. Please make sure to continue working on letter sound and identification as well as CVC words, and sight word recognition. Students will be working on separating sounds in words we hear by tapping out each sound.
In math we will be working on counting sets, writing numbers to 30, counting to 100, and simple addition problems.
Writing is bringing us more practice with sentence writing ... remembering to start a sentence with a capital letter, ending with a period and remembering to leave spaces between words.
Make sure to send your child with gear to go outside (hats, gloves, boots, etc). We will be going outside for recess if the weather allows.
Lastly, please review covering coughs and blowing noses with your child ... we want to keep everyone healthy so that they can be here learning with us at school!
Mrs. Bianchi, Ms. Binert, and Mrs. Coleman
Happy 2023 Families!
We hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday break and got to spend lots of time with family and friends!
As we jump into the winter season, we want to ask you to remind your children to dress for the weather. Students should wear coats, hats, gloves, etc. every day! It is a cold wait at the bus stop and we do try to go outside as much as possible (when the real feel is above 20 degrees and it's not too wet) to get some fresh air and run off some first grade energy!
A January Family Project will be coming home soon! This month you have to "build" a snowman and write a how-to story about how-to assemble and complete your snowman. This is a Family Project, but please remember to make your first grader the "project lead". Projects will be due on January 20th.
As always, if you have questions, please ask! We are partners working for the academic success of your child!
Happy Winter!
Mrs. Garden, Mrs. Mounsey, & Mrs. Stremer/ Ms. Dobbins
Happy New Year Second Grade Families!
We hope that all of you had a relaxing and joyful holiday season with family and friends.
We will be begin our i-Ready tests this month in Reading and Math to see how the students have grown. Keep an eye out for the Parent Reports in February.
Later in the month we will begin DRA testing and Red Word testing.
In math we will continue working on time, place value, double digit addition, and measurement.
In writing, we will continue to further our skills in Opinion Writing.
As always we will continue to work on being Leaders in the school.
Don't forget the weather will be getting colder and colder. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for being outside: winter coat, hats, gloves, boots, scarves, etc... We will go out as long as the temperature is not below 20 degrees.
As always, if you need to get in touch with any of us feel free to Dojo, email, or give us a call. Thank you for your continued help and support with your child's education!
Your Second Grade Team
Mrs. Albulov, Ms. Carlin, and Mrs. Tibbs
Happy 2023 3rd grade families!
Hope you all enjoyed your winter break. Now it's time to get ready for upcoming events during the month of January. We will be completing our mid-year i-Ready testing for both math and reading this month. Can't wait to see the growth that our students have made thus far.
Please continue to work with your students at home on their math facts, spelling words, and reading. Together we will help students reach their goals.
When the weather permits we will go out for recess. As a reminder all students should have appropriate outwear.
Continue to monitor Class Dojo for school and classroom news. Also, check your child's communication folder daily for important papers and homework. And don't forget about "10-10-10," 10 minutes of listening to them, 10 minutes of you reading to them, and 10 minutes of them reading on their own.
The Third Grade Team,
Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Burton, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. Roberson
Happy New Year 4th Grade Tigers!
We hope everyone enjoyed the winter break with friends and family. This is a special time of year to reflect on the year past and take hold of new adventures for prosperity and personal growth. Wishing our "Tiger" families much happiness!
Upon returning back to school, 4th grade will be taking the mid-year i-Ready assessment in both Reading and Math. Your child's diagnostic results will be sent home when all students have completed the testing cycle. In addition, DRA assessments will also be administered. Grade level DRA expectation for January is a level 40.
Please help ensure that your child is reading each night for at least 20 minutes. Help support your child by asking your child to describe the setting, retell the sequence of events, describe actions of the character, and explain how the text features have helped them gain a better understanding of the story.
Please make sure that your child is dressed for the winter weather for outdoor recess. Boots are encouraged in order to help keep your child's feet dry in the snow. We can't wait to see our 4th graders synergizing together to build snowmen on the playground:)
Thank you for your continued support
Educationally yours,
Mrs. Ali, Ms. Dagenais, and Mrs. Gyulveszi
Happy New Year from Special Services!
We hope you had a wonderful holiday season.
Now that we are back to school, it is a good time to reestablish routines with your child. Of course, planning a routine is easier than sticking to it. Here are some suggestions for making it actually work. Engage your child in making the schedule. This will help them buy into it. Post your daily schedule, so everyone knows what to expect, and so you can point to it instead of answering constant questions about when something is going to happen. Post on the fridge and plan to go over it while you eat breakfast. If you fall out of your schedule, don’t worry about it. Just reset and try again. Make adjustments if you need to.
We hope these tips help your family stay on track for the new year!
Mrs. Hogg, Mrs. Van’t Hof, Mrs. Libs, Mrs. Tanana, Mrs. Adelmann
Coaches Corner
For January we are starting the new year with Social Studies. Third grade especially studies all about the Great Lakes. A great website for all things Michigan is https://michiganology.org/ This website is a partnership with two State of Michigan resources, The Archives of Michigan and the Library of Michigan. Together with the Michigan History Center and local government resources, this searchable resource allows us to learn all about our great state of Michigan!
Best wishes!
Mrs. Karaba
Art, Media, Music, and Physical Education
As we enter the colder months, please make sure your child has a sweatshirt, or sweater to bring to Art, Media, Music and Gym.
The temperatures can get a bit chilly at times, so it is best to dress in layers, or have a spare long-sleeved item of clothing at school.
Mrs. Vago - Media/Technology
Ms. Nelson - Music
Ms. Glime and Mrs. TenBroeck - Art
Mrs. Stipe - Physical Education
Intervention helps our students READ!
Welcome Back! We hope you all enjoyed your time with family, staying safe, resting up, and of course plenty of reading over the break!
So, lets get ready to do our very best as we slide back into our school routines of reading and writing!
During this cold weather, find a cozy spot to bundle up at home and read by yourself, with a family member, or check out our Rawsonville Reads website where there are tons of great stories read by staff, students, and volunteers! Remember to take some time to talk about what you read or watched :)
Happy reading Tigers!
Mrs. Swingle and Mrs. Tredway
Parent Engagement Coordinator
If you have any topics such as time management, parenting skills, financial literacy, etc. that you would like for us to address as a workshop, YouTube video, newsletter item, etc. please send them to your me at ladonnawalker248@gmail.com
We're in this together...Reach Out!
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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