Skyview Eagles
August Monthly Student News
Skyview Eagle Families,
Welcome to the 25-26 School Year! We cannot wait to partner with you in your child's learning this year. As a Title 1 School, we have additional resources that can help support your student. We have a MTSS Coach at Skyview full-time to support each of our students. We offer tutoring in the fall and spring for students demonstrating need, and we offer Family nights with interactive elements and make and takes throughout the year. We also provide Breakfast and Lunch at NO CHARGE. Snacks will be offered for a nominal fee, starting at a later date.
Times:
- Gates are open from 8:15-8:45am
- School day 8:45am-2:55pm
- Dismissal is at 2:55pm
1st Day Arrival:
- Families are allowed to escort their child to class from 8:15-8:45am.
- All families should enter through their typical entry gate
- PreK students (and siblings for arrival only) should enter on the N side of campus off of 60th St, by the playground
- Kg-5th students should enter from our main gate on 86th Ave on the SW corner of campus
- Breakfast is available from 8:15-8:45am
- Classroom doors will be locked, please knock
- Car Line drop-off - utilize spots 1-6 to unload your student. We have patrols and staff to help them find their way.
Daily Dismissal (see map/photo below):
- Teachers will escort their students to their dismissal points each day - R'Club, Bus Circle for busses & vans, Walkers & Car Riders to our main gate, and bike riders will be escorted out to the bike rack
- Families wishing to walk to pick-up at the gate - please wait in the grass areas only. The covered sidewalk by the main gate will be for students and staff only.
- Car Lines can only be entered by making a RIGHT TURN. This is by direction of the Pinellas Park Police Dept for traffic flow reasons. Adults must wait in their vehicle. Students should be picked up at one of the numbered loading/unloading spots. Do not pick up or park on the side of the road.
- PreK car line - approach from the south
- Kg-5th Gr car line - approach from the east
PreK Car Rider Siblings - PreK students must be dropped off at the PreK gate, siblings may be dropped off with them in the morning. In the afternoon, however, PreK students are the only ones that may be picked up at the PreK gate. Kg-5th Gr Siblings must be picked up at the Big Car Circle.
Please do not come too early or too late...Our entry gates are open from 8:15-8:45 each morning. There is no adult supervision before 8:15am. Reminder to be on time each and every day. If you arrive after the 8:45 Tardy Bell, when our gates close, you will need to park in spot at the Front Office and walk to sign your child in.
In the afternoon, our dismissal is at 2:55pm. Parents that are picking up at the gate will need to wait in the grass beside the gate. If you arrive after the car line is over, you will need to park at the Front Office and walk to sign your child out.
Speaking of our gates... A Staff member must man the gate when it is open for the Safety of your child. Our Gate Safety Staff Members are not ignoring you or your children, but they are unable to provide support if they are the gate designee.
Technology Policy
- Per Pinellas County Schools policy, all elementary students with a cell phone on campus must have it turned off at all times and stored in their backpack or with their teacher.
- Smartwatches must remain in Time Mode only during the school day.
Dress Code
- Eagle students follow the Pinellas County Schools Dress Code. Students clothing should cover from shoulder to mid-thigh. Sneakers are preferred footwear due to daily PE and/or Recess. More information is available here: PCS Dress Code
Animals
- All animals be kept on a leash and remain on the sidewalks closest to the roads
- Children should not be allowed to pet any animals
- Waste should be promptly cleaned up from school property
- Service animals are the only exception to this policy
Check FOCUS often to see communications, points earned by your child, and to monitor their grades and test results. www.focus.pcsb.org
We are on Facebook and have a school website:
https://www.facebook.com/skyviewelm
https://www.pcsb.org/skyview-es
~Mrs. Hamm
Skyview - 727-547-7857
my cell phone 727-423-0270
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.
Dreambox Math
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade students are expected to complete 5 Dreambox lessons per week independently.
3rd - 5th Grade students are expected to complete 10 Dreambox lessons per week independently.
I-Station - ELA ...is now AMIRA
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 personalized pathway.
Wed, August 20th FAMILY INFO NIGHT
5:45 - VPK
6:15 - Kindergarten
6:45 - 1st Grade
Wed, August 27th FAMILY INFO NIGHT
5:45 - PreK 3
6:15 -2nd Grade
6:45 - 3rd Grade
Mon, September 1st - NO SCHOOL
Fri, September 5th - Lunch with Loved Ones begins **Must bring your physical Drivers License or other ID**
You may eat lunch outside with your child at one of our picnic tables. Media Center is only for use in the event of rain.
- 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
Birthday Celebrations:
***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.***
PreK 3
August theme is: Working at School
ELA - Recognizing sounds
Math - sorting (by color, shape, size, texture)
Science - exploration and discovery
VPK
August theme is: Welcome to School; Me & You
ELA - Learning letters through our classmate's names
Math - Counting, Spatial Relations - on top of, under, next to, over, behind
Science - Environment around us
Kindergarten
August Learning Topics are...School Communities
ELA: What do readers and writers do?
Social Studies: Civics - Why are rules important? How do groups make decisions?
Math: Numbers to 10 - counting, more/less, matching objects to a given number, comparing
Science: Nature of Science - making observations, taking pictorial records, learning from observations
1st Grade
August Learning Topics are...Working together to for a strong community
ELA: Launching our reading and writing communities through literacy
Social Studies: Civics - Why are rules and laws important? What rights and responsibilities do we have in our school community?
Math: Number Patterns - Counting and Skip Counting; Time to the nearest hour; Pennies & Nickels
Science: Nature of Science - ask questions; make observations; take written and pictorial notes
2nd Grade
August Learning Topics are...How I can contribute to make a strong community
ELA: Exploring characters in our story and writing narrative stories
Social Studies: Civics - What is the constitution? How do citizens demonstrate patriotism?
Math: Patterns within numbers
Science: Nature of Science - ask questions, investigate in teams, compare observations, distinguish between observation & inferencing, ask "how do you know?"
3rd Grade
August Learning Topics are...How can I relate to characters in books?
ELA: Studying literary elements and theme. Writing Personal narratives.
Social Studies: Civics - What is a constitution? What are some symbols that represent the United States?
Math: Place Value and Number Relationships with three-digit numbers
Science: Nature of Science - ask questions, investigate, compare observations, take notes, check each other's evidence, use evidence to validate explanations
4th Grade
August Learning Topics are...How do our differences help to create a strong community?
ELA: Reading - Realistic Fiction - elements of stories; Writing - Personal Narratives
Social Studies: Civics - What is a Constitution? How is our state's government organized?
Math: Place Value Structure - ones, tens, hundreds, thousands
Science: Nature of Science - Scientific Method, compare observations using multiple tools, compare methods and results, differentiate observations vs. inferences
5th Grade
August Learning Topics are...How does my uniqueness contribute to my community?
ELA: Reading - Realistic Fiction; Writing - Personal Narratives
Social Studies: Civics - What is a constitution? Why do we have a republic?
Math: Multiplication
Science: Nature of Science - define a problem and lay out the parameters of the experiment, investigations need to be replicable and repeated.
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