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The students have been working on reading and writing skills. They are exploring different genres of literature, including fiction and nonfiction, while analyzing themes, characters, and plot structures. In writing sixth and seventh, spent time writing creative pieces while improving grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure.
The music department celebrated yesterday together with the Spanish 1 class the “Hispanic Heritage Month” concert, 2024. Organized by
Mrs. Humberly Maldonado (Spanish Teacher)
- The High School Music band played the famous Cuban song: “THE PEANUT VENDOR” with a special guest JAYMZ MARTIN from 3rd grade playing the drums.
- The 7th grade music band played the famous Mexican song: “CIELITO LINDO”
- ELIANA LOYO from 10th grade sang: DOS ORUGUITAS
- PATRICIA VERA from 10th grade played: “LA BAMBA” on electric harp with a special guest LEONARD ALEJANDRO JACOME from 2nd grade playing the drums.
All our students, staff and entire school enjoyed the concert!
GO PIRATES!
Kindergartners are learning how to listen and look for details in picture books. Our class is currently reading "Last Stop On Market Street." Students are using their knowledge of their five senses to see the character using his five senses on his bus ride to the soup kitchen.
Students in eighth-grade art recently created ceramic masks. Students used the slab method of building and plastic face forms to create their projects.
The HS Volleyball team would like to thank everyone for supporting them this past weekend for their fundraiser!
Up this month, we have JC with a keepsake box he put together. Can you believe this started with one small length of 2x6, milled down? Next we have Morgan with a plaque she made for someone special in her life. Looks great kid! And finally, looking cool is Eli, with an... egg? I think. Either way, it is a nice painting job, and I hope he had fun making it.
Gold Medal Mondays work on skills related to the Olympic theme, "Citius, Altius, Fortius, Communiter", which means faster, higher, stronger, together in Latin. Exercises focus on full body strength, agility, speed, vertical and team building.
Preschool students all have a job in a preschool. One job is the Calendar Kid, where we work on the calendar on a daily basis. We count, recite the days of the week, months of the year as well as work on cardinal (one, two, etc.) and ordinal numbers (first, second, etc.). Another job is the Day Counter. We track the number of days we have been in school by counting and adding a "person" to the jar. The kids also help with determining what numbers we use to write the number on our chart-recognizing numbers.
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This month, 4th grade has been learning about the figurative and literal use of the word "heart." We started out studying how a person can show a figurative good heart, and have now moved into what it means to have a good heart literally. We are learning about the structures of the heart and taking a journey in the book "The Circulatory Story" on a red blood cell throughout the body.
Homecoming is next week! The high school student council is planning Lots of events and fun!
BUS ROUTE CHANGE: Tomorrow, SEPTEMBER 19TH, the Howard/Coaldale Afternoon route will run as normal, however, due to driver obligations for sporting events, the route will run on a mini bus instead of a full size bus. If possible, parents on this route are asked to pick their students up in the afternoon.
Our high school students just wrapped up their This I Believe essays in English class, and the results are impressive. These essays gave them the chance to explore their core values and share personal stories that shaped who they are today. From stories of resilience to lessons learned from everyday moments, it’s incredible to see such depth and maturity in their writing. This assignment showed the strength of their voices and their ability to reflect on life’s important lessons.
NO SCHOOL MONDAY: Per the District calendar, there will be no school this MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th, due to staff professional development. We appreciate your understanding and support in accommodating this schedule.
We had a week full of music!
Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders already know the "BEAT" is the heart of music.
3rd and 4th graders are following and reading 16th notes.
5th graders are learning the HISTORY OF THE UKULELE.
Also: ... the best thing is happening: one of our saxophonists is starting to play DRUM-SET. After 3 days of full practice on the drums, he is playing as if he has been doing it all his life!
Kindergarten students are learning reading and writing skills! We are using the sound wall behind them to learn all about the sounds in words, which then helps them spell!
The 3rd grade is working on our writing! The students have written several narratives, chosen one to edit, and finalized it in a booklet! Here are a few of the booklets that have been turned in!
BOARD MEETING LIVE: https://youtube.com/live/Y0lTpp8_bHI?feature=share
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