Principal’s Corner Welcome Back Bobcats!!
Give your child a healthy start!
Mornings can be rushed, but it is important to make time for breakfast.
Children can benefit from the School Breakfast Program! Studies show that school breakfast can improve test scores, make kids more alert in class, and improve classroom behavior. Make sure your kids start the school day with a healthy meal.
Literacy Corner
Each month, the Literacy Corner will feature ideas that parents can use at home to help their children become better readers!
The biggest thing you can do to help your child become a better reader is to encourage them to read! Set aside a time to read to them. Kids are never too old to enjoy a good book read by someone who loves them. Talk to them about what you’re reading and ask them questions about what’s going on in the book. Help them use the dictionary to look up words they don’t know. Students in 2nd grade and up have weekly fluency passages to practice. Take the time to listen to your child read the fluency passage each night.
We have several reading incentive programs at Astatula.
- Students can earn a Book It! certificate for a free personal pizza from Pizza Hut for meeting their reading goals.
- Students who are in 1st grade and higher will be reading Accelerated Reader (AR) books then taking tests to earn points. Teachers have special rewards for students who meet their AR goals each 9 weeks. Students who DOUBLE their AR goal can eat lunch with Mr. Campbell as a reward!
- We also have a Bobcat Reading program. Students can earn the Bobcat Reading Certificate or the Bobcat Reading Medal by reading books and recording them on their reading log. These awards will be given at the end of the year Awards Ceremonies.
- For the Bobcat reading Certificate, Kindergarteners must have 50 books read to them. 1st - 3rd graders must read 50 books (25 fiction and 25 non-fiction) and 4th - 5th graders must read 36 books (18 fiction and 18 non-fiction).
- For the Bobcat Reading Medal, Kindergarteners must have 70 books read to them. 1st - 3rd graders must read 70 books (35 fiction and 35 non-fiction) and 4th - 5th graders must read 50 books (25 fiction and 25 non-fiction).
- These books do not have to be AR books. A book with 250 pages will be counted as 2 books. For each additional 125 pages read, students will receive credit for an additional book. So, a book with 375 pages will count as 3 books, a book for 500 pages counts as 4 books, and soon.
So, be sure to keep reading and write the books on your reading log! All reading logs must be turned in to the teachers by Tuesday, May 3rd.
We are also very excited to start our 3rd year of PAWS (Practicing and Working Strong) groups with grades 1-5 on Tuesday, Sept. 4th. These specialized groups are held 4 days a week for 30 minutes per day. The students have an opportunity to work on Reading skills with other students with similar reading characteristics. Please ask your child about what is going on in their PAWS groups.Kindergarten will start PAWS during the 2nd nine weeks.
Family Math & Science Night
Thursday, September 20, 2012
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Parents will:
Learn about the Math standards
Explore the Go Math! series
Ask questions about grade level curriculum
Students will:
Engage in hands-on Math activities
Explore interactive Science centers
Grandparents Day
Friday, September 7, 2012
Grandparents are invited to come eat with their grandchildren during their regularly scheduled lunch times. So if you have
more than one grandchild, plan to eat multiple lunches.
Students should not be checked out following lunch.
Be sure to sign in and out in the front office.
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Sign up for SAC
We are looking for parents who would like to work with us to continue making educational decisions to benefit student achievement. If you would like to join our School Advisory Council, please return the ballot. We meet monthly. The first meeting will be September 20, 2012 at 3:30 P.M. in the media center.
Thank you for your support and volunteering at our school.
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