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NEWS FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents,
Happy New Year to all of our Crown Point family. Although we have started a new calendar year, our school academic calendar continues with the second quarter. The second quarter will end on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. Afterwards, students should bring their second quarter report cards home on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Please review your child’s report card carefully and contact his or her teachers with any questions.
As we continue to celebrate our school’s 20th Anniversary, a post Valentine Day Dance will be held for students only on Friday, February 21, 2014 in our multipurpose room for Pre-K – 2 from 3:30 – 5:30 PM and Grades 3 – 5 from 5:30 – 7:00 PM. The cost is $5.00 per student and includes a beverage and snack for each child. You will receive additional information shortly in your child’s communication folders. Parents are asked to volunteer to chaperone this event and you may contact our PTA president Susan Godfrey at .
Administration and staff are continuing to use the Common Core as our primary standard based format for educating our students. The Common Core is the new standard for North Carolina and more rigorous than our previous standard course of study. Students are expected to use more critical thinking and problem solving in their learning. Speak to your children daily and ask what they are learning in school. Please do not ever accept a response of “nothing”, but contact your child’s teacher about classroom instruction.
Preparing and Inspiring Lifelong Learners,
Mr. Mark S. Anderson, Principal
DATES TO REMEMBER
January 15
Good News Club
January 20
Holiday – No School
January 21
Teacher Workday – No School
January 22
Good News Club
End of 2nd Quarter
January 23
3rd Quarter Begins
January 24
911 comes to visit Pre-K – 1st Grade
January 29
Good News Club
January 31
Student Recognition Program
Pre – K – K 8:45AM – 9:30AM
1st Grade – 11:45AM – 12:30PM
2nd Grade– 10:45AM – 11:30AM
3rd Grade – 9:45AM – 10:30AM
4th Grade – 12:45PM – 1:30PM
5th Grade – 1:45PM – 2:30PM
Cultural Arts Team
CAT NEWS
Mrs. Key, Music
Thanks very much to the wonderful 2nd and 5th Grade parents who attended our December Programs for these grade levels! We are happy you could come and enjoy our enthusiastic singing, dancing, and instrument playing. 2nd Grades and 5th Grades enjoyed a concert by the Mint Hill Middle School Band and Orchestra here in Dec., and we recognized many former Crown Point students who played in both groups. Kindergarten and 1st Grades are doing songs with movement, rhythms, dramatization, and instrument playing. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders are working on playing ukuleles and Orff instruments, working on instrument technique, and singing songs with accompaniment. Sergei Prokofiev, Russia, is "Composer of the Month."
*Parents, please note the following dates on your calendar for our grade-level music programs for this school year:
Kindergarten--Friday, March 28, '14; 4th Grade--Friday, April 25, '14.
*Programs are at 2:00 PM in the gym
Ms. McCarty,Art
Kindergarten- First: Aerial Snowman
OBJECTIVE: After reading Michael the Snowman, The student will create an aerial view of a snowman.
SKILLS EMPHASIZED: shapes (small, medium, large); cutting; gluing; following directions
Second-Third: Warm/Cool Color Weaving
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn about weaving and will create a warm/cool colors paper weaving.
SKILLS EMPHASIZED: weaving; making a loom; measurement; colors) warm and cool)
Forth-Fifth: Tessellations
OBJECTIVES: Students will:
- follow precise, multi-step directions.
- learn about the artist, M.C. Escher
- be able to understand geometry terms.
- create a concrete model of a tessellation.
Ms. Ward,Media
Parents and Students,
Happy New Year. The school year isprogressing quite quickly, it's almost time for our second books fair. If you are interested in being a book fair volunteer during the week ofMarch 7th please contact me to schedule atimesuitable for your schedule.More information about volunteer will besent home as the event draws closer.
Please continue to read with and discuss book content with your students.Students areexpected to read nightly and should be able to discuss with you the characters, setting, plot, problem and solution of the story.
Again Happy New Year and Happy Reading
Ms. Ward
Mr. Edward, PE
K – 5
Students will participate in “Big Box Hockey” which will help in their eye-hand coordination and striking skills. Big Box Hockey also encourages teamwork, honesty, self-accountability, and leadership skills. Students will also use their math skills in keeping score in a variety of ways. Big Box Hockey is always one of the favorite activities for the students.
Mrs. Myers, Cafeteria
Happy New Year from the Child Nutrition Manager & staff. :)
Please remember we serve FREE breakfast to all students daily at 7:45-8:15 a.m. There is no application to fill out to come to breakfast. It is our way to start your child/children’s day offright with a healthy breakfast.
Please remember the best way to put money on your child/children’s lunch account is thru
Free and reduced meal applications are located in the front office or I can send one home with your child/children at any time it is needed during the school year.
If you have any questions or concerns at any time please call me directly. 980-343-3363.
Thank you,
Diane Myers