Helpful Highlights
HANGER BOOK REPORT
Details for our last book report came home in blue folders on March 25th. Students will be reading one nonfiction book about an animal of their choice. Your child may choose an appropriate level book for them from the Reading Room, local library, Raz Kids, or getepic.com. They will then plan, write, and design a hanger that displays the main idea and supporting details of the book. A planning page will be due no later than April 16th and the final project is due by April 30th.
DR. SEUSS BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
Battle of the Books is a competition among Dr. Seuss’ top titles, with kids voting in a number of matchups to choose the big winner… bracket style! We kicked off this new LS Theme Day on March 2nd.
Learning Goals:
Compare Classic Dr. Seuss Books to Beginner’s Dr. Seuss Books
Understand the purpose of a tournament bracket by determining a single winner amongst the participants
Learn how to vote using a ballot &/or a google form
Gain an understanding of Dr. Seuss’ life and his works
Explain some of the techniques used in his books
AND the WINNER is...........THE LORAX!!!!!
2021 SOAR WITH SWOOP
WHO: Lower and Middle School Students
WHAT: Career in-house field trip with the GA State Patrol and SWAT team
Speakers will share:
A little about themselves and their career
Who do they work for and where they are located
What school subjects (Math, Science, English, etc.) they would encourage the students to focus on to work in their field
Education/training
Personal skills that are essential for their career (i.e. creativity, self-control, discipline, empathy, adaptability, communication, etc.)
A day in the life
https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=baila+baila+con+tu+cuerpo&vm=r#id=10&vid=69e3d0efd00a11d2e63c9d7ac82f9d96&action=viewTeamwork & how they collaborate with others to accomplish tasks
Responsibilities involved in their job
Effort and perseverance it takes to remain in their field
WHEN: Monday, March 29, 2021
(Rain date set for Wednesday, March 31, 2021)
Lower School 9:00 am - 11:15 am
Middle School 11:20 am - 1:00 pm
WHY: The mission of the NCCS counseling department is to provide a Christ-centered, comprehensive, developmental counseling program that addresses academic support, personal and social skills development, and the exploration of natural gifts and career interests. The counselors at NCCS partner with teachers, administrators, parents and churches to help all students acquire the attitudes, skills, and spiritual fortitude needed to overcome barriers in life. The end goal is to foster lifelong learning, problem solving, perseverance, and spiritual and emotional wellbeing.
As adults, our careers and jobs are an important part of our identity. Our careers tell the story of our path, where we have been, what we are good at, and how we chose to serve God with our time and resources. When do we begin to make the choices that lead us to our future? According to Donald Super, a developmental theorist, we begin our exploration of careers early on in life during our elementary years. Also, the American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) national standards for career development states the importance of “providing a foundation for the acquisition of skills, attitudes, and knowledge that enable students to make a successful transition from school to the world of work, and from job to job across the lifespan.”
Today, our children have more opportunities than ever before and our hope is to bring awareness to the career options available to them. Soar with Swoop will be a dynamic interactive event that helps careers come alive to the students and expand their worldview. It is important for students to make connections between what they learn and how this knowledge is applied in everyday careers.
WHERE: Softball field and the drive in front of the field
On Wednesday, March 31st, the Cobb Safety Village will be coming to us! Typically, we would be going to the Safety Village in 2nd grade; but, since we can’t go to them, they have offered to come to us! They have taken their normal 3 hour program and moved it down to a 45 minute live presentation for our students. We are very excited about their virtual visit!
SPRING TERM PARTNERS
Praying for our partners who are on Spring Term this week!
Here are the second grade partners:
Davis - Proverbs 31:30
Romine - Puerto Rico
Floresta - Dominican Republic
STANDARDIZED TESTING
Testing is April 19-23. Students will take the Iowa & CogAT Assessments. The IOWA test will assess their progress on grade level objectives covered throughout the year. The CogAT will assess their reasoning abilities. This includes verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and nonverbal reasoning. This testing is not something for which students should study.
For testing week, parents can help their child by:
1. Getting a good night of rest and arriving at school on time.
2. Eating a healthy breakfast.
3. Sending a healthy snack and water.
During testing week, there will be no homework, no additional tests / quizzes, and very light academics.
EASTER
As we approach the celebration of our Lord and Savior rising from the tomb, we want to take a moment at school to honor HIM in a special way. We will be doing this in our classrooms on Thursday, April 1st. Teachers plan to do a special Easter craft / snack with their students. In addition, Lower School is doing an Easter STEAM activity in each classroom. We have thoroughly enjoyed studying about the Crucifixion and Resurrection, along with the events leading up to those days, during our Bible time the last few weeks. Our hearts and minds have been focused on the most amazing act of love…”Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” ~ John 15:13 We hope you all have a very blessed Easter!
SPRING BREAK
We pray your family has a relaxing and safe Spring Break, April 5th-9th! We will miss the students; but, can’t wait to hear about the fun times and memories made with family and friends!
EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE A NEW EVENT! | Pops in the Park:
All Lower School will be singing in our Pops in the Park concert! Bring your blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy dinner on the lawn while our students sing in this spectacular open-air event. Our K3 - K5 will be presenting a Barnyard Moosical, while our 1st - 4th graders will be singing ‘POP’ular movie songs like You Got a Friend in Me from Toy Story! Joyful Voices will be singing two special songs.
Location | NCCS Softball Field
Date | Friday, April 30, 2021
Time | Tentative Schedule
5:30 - Families can begin arriving to set up blankets and chairs and enjoy a picnic dinner. Bring a picnic with you or purchase food from PTF, who will be offering food options. (More details to follow!)
Approx. 6:10 - K3 - K5 students meet
6:30 - K3 - K5 students & Joyful Voices perform
7:00 - Intermission & 1st - 4th grade students meet
7:20 - 1st - 4th grade students & Joyful Voices
8:00 - End
Loving Learning
Right now, we are loving learning about:
Bible - We will go back to our study of the Life of Moses. We were at the point where God is about to give the 10 commandments to the Israelites, and He wants them ready to listen and obey. We find that the first four commandments are our duty to God, and the other six are our duty to others.
Phonics / Spelling - Prefixes- A letter or group of letters that come before a root word
Grammar / Creative Writing - We continue our unit on Adjectives. This week we will focus on adjectives that compare (er and est) and tell how many. We will learn how to choose colorful adjectives and use commas in a series.
Reading - This week we will review Unit 6: Main Idea, as we prepare for the test on Thursday, April 1st. A review packet will come home on Monday the 29th in blue homework folders.
Comprehension Focus: Main Idea
Pattern Statement: Something large can be supported or held up by enough smaller things.
Visual Tool: Idea Framework
SPECS Logs: Reader’s Response, Visual Tool, Reflection (Today, I learned…..)
Vocabulary: lifeboats, nectar, termite, steward, drones, predator, stern, bow
Math - We will wrap up Unit 7: Whole Number Operations, Measurement, and Data. This week students will explore shape attributes, graphs, and measurement. On Thursday, a review will come home for the test. The test will be the Tuesday after Spring Break (April 13th).
Social Studies - We will wrap up Unit 1: Georgia’s Past. A review will come home on Monday for the test on Wednesday.
Save the Date
April 2 - No School - Good Friday!
April 5-9 - No School - Spring Break!
April 14 - Class Pictures
April 19-23 - IOWA Testing Week
April 30 - Pops in Park
