Gearity PDS

Greetings Gearity Families:

The Character Strong theme for October is Responsibility! I am sharing at home tips below for talking about responsibility. At school we focus on responsible students completing all classroom assignments on time in a thoughtful and thorough manner.

PTA Meeting September 30th: Due to the heat day last month our first PTA meeting was moved to virtual. We will have our September meeting in person from 6:15 - 7:15 in the media center. We were excited to welcome new members and would encourage anyone who would still like to join to attend the upcoming meeting. Our next major PTA event is the Fall Book Fair the week of November 16th. Please consider volunteering for a shift so we can support families in building their home library.

Picture Day October 1st: Mrs. Smith has sent home the flyer for ordering pictures. You can see the digital code for our picture day linked below if the flyer did not make it to your house. Use this url. https://lifetouch.com/order-pictures/ to access the digital ordering platform. If you do not like your pictures we will have a retake day on November 2nd.

Homecoming Is October 2nd: Our theme this year is A, B, Cs to Alumni! We are hoping you and your children will be able join us when we march in the parade. Students will get a mortar board (Graduation hat), black and gold grad beads, and will pass out smarties to the crowd. A parent has volunteered to let us decorate her truck and we will be dancing to the Jackson Five hit ABC. Permission slips have been given to students to take home for signatures and will be lining up at 3110 Coleridge Road at 4:30. The parade starts at 5:00 and we should be at the high school by 5:30. Let me know if you have any questions.

Parent Teacher Conferences: We will have Parent Teacher Conferences from 1-7 pm on October 22nd and from 8:15 - 11:30 on October 23rd. Teachers will reach out to their families to schedule meeting times. Students will not come to school either day as teachers will be completing quarter 1 grades or participating in professional development sessions when not meeting with parents. You can schedule a teacher conference at any time in the year by reaching out to your student's teachers. We want to partner with out families to support each student in mastering grade level standards and look forward to collaborating on your child's success.

Have a great weekend,

Mr. Mc Nichols

Principal, Gearity Professional Development School

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District

What did my child learn at school this week?

Dear Families,

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

🟡 KINDERGARTEN

Reading & Writing: Students are asking and answering questions about stories and informational texts and practicing writing complete sentences.

Math:Students are practicing counting, understanding numbers and quantities, and solving simple addition and subtraction problems.

🏠 Try It at Home: Read together and ask, “Who, what, where, or why?” Count everyday objects and practice simple addition or subtraction with toys or snacks.

🔵 GRADE 1

Reading & Writing: Students are describing characters and events in stories and writing personal narratives about things that have happened to them.

Math: Students are identifying and describing shapes by their characteristics.

🏠 Try It at Home: Ask your child to describe a character and retell a story. Go on a shape hunt around your home and neighborhood.

🟢 GRADE 2

Reading & Writing: Students are identifying the lesson or message of a story, describing characters, and writing realistic fiction.

Math: Students are strengthening addition and subtraction strategies and solving problems with unknown numbers.

🏠 Try It at Home: Ask, “What lesson did the character learn?” Practice addition and subtraction using everyday objects or simple story problems.

🟠 GRADE 3

Reading & Writing: Students are describing characters and examining how point of view affects a story. They are also developing opinion writing with supporting reasons.

Math: Students are practicing multiplication and division and explaining the strategies they use to solve problems.

🏠 Try It at Home: Talk about a character's traits and actions. Ask your child to share an opinion and give two reasons to support it. Practice multiplication facts through games.

🔴 GRADE 4

Reading & Writing: Students are using details and evidence from texts to understand themes, characters, and important ideas. They are writing opinion essays supported by reasons and evidence.

Math: Students are practicing multiplication and division strategies and using relationships between operations to solve problems.

🏠 Try It at Home: Ask, “What evidence from the book supports your thinking?” Practice multiplication and division with real-life examples such as cooking, shopping, or organizing objects.

🟣 GRADE 5

Reading & Writing: Students are analyzing characters, events, and story structure while developing opinion essays with evidence and clear reasoning.

Math: Students are working with multi-digit numbers, place value, decimals, and fractions.

🏠 Try It at Home: Discuss how a character's actions affect a story. Use money to practice decimals and fractions, and ask your child to explain how they solved a math problem.

Important Links!

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.

District Plan for Communications with Persons with Disabilities

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.