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Motto: Where Eagles S.O.A.R.
S-Safety
O-Outstanding Behavior
A-Academic Excellence
R-Respect
SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY
A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner
FEBRUARY 2014
Our Mission: The mission of Sudlersville Elementary School is to educate and enlighten each of our students
through an engaging curriculum and high expectations (for behavior and achievement) by dedicated teachers and
staff with support of parents and the extended community.
Our Vision: A graduate of Queen Anne's County Public Schools will be well-educated, globally competitive and
prepared to become a caring, productive citizen of the 21st Century
Upcoming Events
FEBRUARY
2/3
2/5
2/7
2/7
2/12
PFY Spring session begins
BOE Meeting @ 6:00pm
Kindergarten Field Trip
BINGO night at SES 6:30pm
Early Dismissal/Professional
Development
2/12 Cultural Competency Meeting
10 am
2/14 Valentine’s Day
2/17 Schools Closed
2/19 JA in a Day training for volunteers
(Financial Literacy Day)
2/20 Science Center Assembly
Prek-1st grades 9:40 am
2/21 Science Center Assembly
2nd-4th grades 1:30 pm
2/24 SIT Meeting@2:45
PAC Meeting @ 3:30 (Plan for
STEM Night)
2/26 Parent Involvement Activity
iReady Training for Parents
6:00-8:00 in Computer Lab
2/28 Jump Rope for Heart
3/3 & 3/4 MSA Reading Grade 4
3/5 & 3/6 MSA Reading Grade 3
3/7 & 3/10 MSA Math Grade 4
3/11 & 3/12 MSA Math Grade 3
3/13 thru 3/18 MSA Make-ups
3/19 Bus evacuation
3/20 Picture Day
Principal’s
News
Partnership for Assessment of
Readiness for College and Careers
(PARCC)
For the first time, one class was randomly
selected to take the new statewide
assessments that are aligned with Maryland
College and Career Ready Standards. Ms.
Settlemaier's class was randomly selected at
Sudlersville Elementary School. These
students will be taking the field test. The
field test is an opportunity to "test the test"
to see how well the test works, determine
the quality of test questions, and make any
necessary adjustments before it is given to
all students in school year 2014-15. The
new PARCC assessments will replace the
current statewide tests, the Maryland
School Assessment (MSA). The MSA will be
given for the last time this Spring.
SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner
FEBRUARY 2014
PTA News
The PTA Board Chairs are up for their term. If you are
interested in running, please see Sara Clark or Kelly Embert.
The nomination/voting meeting will be the regular scheduled
May meeting.
Students enjoying math in Ms.
Landgraf's class
We are doing a Celebrating Home Candle Fundraiser from now
until February 10th. All orders and money are due on the 10th.
The class with the most sales will receive an ice cream party!
Sandy Chance, kindergarten teacher, received the Difference Maker Award at the Board
of Education meeting on January 8, 2014. She was nominated by Miranda Tarr.
RJ Maule, third grader, received the Hero Award at the Board of Education meeting
on January 8, 2014. He was nominated by Sophia Mohen.
SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner
FEBRUARY 2014
Pre-K News
Wow! The second marking period
flew by in Pre-K. We are currently
finishing up our unit on "Animals
Everywhere." Pre-K has been
busy learning about many
different animals, how to sort and
graph, using animals,
identifying numbers 0-10, and
uppercase and lowercase letters
of the alphabet. Please continue
to practice the alphabet and
numbers with your child. On
Friday, February 14th, we will be
having our Valentine's Day party
beginning at 9:00 for A.M. PreK and 1:00 for P.M. Pre-K. You
will be hearing from our room
parents very soon. If you have any
questions please feel free to call
me at school. In addition, please
don't forget to send your signed
report card envelope back to
school. Thanks for all of your
support!
The Pre-K Team
Kindergarten News
February will be a busy month in
kindergarten! We are planning our
trip to Chesapeake College to see a
play on February 7th. Remember
that if school is closed or there is a
delayed opening, this event will be
rescheduled for another time. The
Valentine's Day events will be on
Friday, February 14th. The "Tooth
Fairy" will be visiting us on February
13th for dental health month. The
Hundred's Day celebration will be
held probably during the last week of
February. Remember that
kindergarten classes started five days
after the classes of children in the
upper grades so our Hundred's Day
celebration will be a week later than
that of grades one and above. We
will also be celebrating Black History
month by learning about famous
black Americans and reading
selections by black authors. Your
child's teacher will be sending
information home about these events
and activities. Be sure to check your
child's folder for this information.
Thank you, The Kindergarten Team
Grade 2 News
February is here and we have a lot to do
this month. Our students are really
excited about our new writers’ workshop
that we started in January. Encourage
your child to come up with ideas for their
stories and to write often at home.
Making books is fun!
Everyone continues to work hard and is
doing a great job! As we begin our 3rd
quarter, we will be working on more
regrouping in math; both addition and
subtraction. We are also continuing with
our Economics Unit in Social Studies.
Grade 1 News
Happy Winter! We hope you are
staying warm in this cold, snowy
weather. Please make sure your child
comes to school with appropriate layers.
Inside and outside temperatures vary
greatly.
February promises to be a busy month.
We are counting up to our 100th day of
school. As soon as we know the date we
will let you know when it will be. During
that day students will be doing activities
with the number 100. Also coming up is
Valentine's Day. We will have our
celebration on Friday, February 14. Look
for information from your room parents.
At the end of the month, we will reward
our SOARing behavior as students have
the opportunity to redeem Eagle bucks
and participate in a morning dance
activity. Finally on February 28, we will
celebrate our class books with an Author
Book Sharing Breakfast. Room parents
will be in touch to let you know what we
may need.
As always, continue reading every night
with your child. The reading log needs to
be completed for 4 nights of reading
each week. Don't forget to have your
child answer one of the questions on the
back. The math homework is also a great
tool to reinforce concepts taught in class
each day. Thank you for your continued
support.
1st grade team
Black History Month is celebrated this
month. We will have guest readers come
in to read to the students about several
famous African Americans and their
contributions to our country.
Reading progress is being made daily.
Please continue to read with your
children at home and provide
independent reading time for them.
Good reading helps to make good
writers! It is important reading logs be
filled out each day.
Use good questioning techniques to
make sure your child understands what
he/she has read. You will know
immediately if they actually DID read.
A
reminder: please check homework
folders and agendas when your child
comes home. Besides homework,
important class and/or school messages
are being communicated through these
tools; many of which need to be
returned. Please empty your KEEP AT
HOME side on a regular basis. Some of
the folders are quite full.
Really cold weather has finally made its
way here. Many of our students are
coming to school without proper winter
clothing. Please make sure your child
comes to school with a coat, gloves, hats
and anything else to keep him/her warm.
We DO go outside for recess (unless the
temperature is at the freezing level).
You and your family enjoy Valentine’s
Day. If your child would like to fill out
Valentine cards for classmates, they may
bring them in on the 14th.
SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner
FEBRUARY 2014
Grade 3 News
Grade 4 News
Fantastic February!
Fingers crossed- February looks like
a calm month with little
Happy winter! Third grade will be
disruptions.
very busy this month. In Math, we just
completed a topic on area and are
February 12th is an early dismissal
beginning the study of division. Please
day and the 17th school is closed.
continue to practice multiplication facts Important Content:
with your child. Black History will be
Students will be starting a new
celebrated with a variety of activities
Science unit on Tuesday February
during the month. One special event
18th. Students will switch teachers
includes each third grade class enjoying again this marking period.
a book read by a special guest reader!
Math we will be finishing division
On Valentine’s Day morning students in and moving into fractions.
each class will enjoy a “Valentine’s
Social Studies we will be focusing on
breakfast!” A letter will be coming
the War of 1812 and how Maryland
home soon concerning this event.
became a state.
Schools are closed Monday, February
Celebrations:
17th, 2014 for “President’s Day.” Thank
We will be hosting guest readers for
you for your help in sending your child
African American month on
to school prepared for the cold weather- February 3rd.
heavy coats, hats and gloves are strongly Dress for the Weather:
suggested (especially while waiting for
Please remember to have your
the school bus!) Looking ahead to March students dress in long pants and a
our students will be administered the
jacket until the Spring weather
MSA in Reading the week of March 3rd, arrives.
2014 as well as the Math MSA the
following week, March 10th, 2014. It is
imperative that students go to bed early
those two weeks so that they will be
able to perform to the best of their
The school year is flying by and the art
abilities on the assessments.
room has never been busier! We are
studying many aspects of art: color,
Some February fun facts…
• February is “American Heart Month” line, shape, value, texture, and
pattern! Congratulations for students
– exercise your heart! (Look for
information regarding “Jump Rope creating so many wonderful
masterpieces. This month is the
for Heart” coming home soon.)
• “Children’s Dental Health Week” is annual Mid-Shore Student Art
Exhibition in Easton at the Academy
the first week of February 
Art Museum. We will have many
• Happy Chinese New Year!- “Year of students represent Sudlersville
the horse”- January 31st, 2014
Elementary School. The show runs
• Only “28 days” in the month! No
from February 5 to February 23. There
“Leap Year” in 2014.
is an opening reception on February
5th from 4:30 to 6:00pm. Your child
Have a fabulous February and thanks will be notified if selected to be in the
show. However all are welcome to
for working with your child in
come and support our artists.
completing the weekly reading log as
well as math homework. Happy Days! Stay warm and keep creating!
Cassie Hosler - SES ART
Art
Reading
LOVE TO READ
Reading fluency is an important
part of being a successful reader
who loves to read. We are working
on reading fluency everyday at
SES. Here are some activities
parents can do help their children
build their reading fluency.
1. Have your child select a favorite
book and read it aloud two or
three times. Have them track the
words with their finger as they
read.
2. Model fluent reading for your
child by reading aloud to them
daily.
3. Echo reading helps to build
reading fluency. You read a
phrase, sentence, or paragraph
aloud to model fluent
reading. Your child then reads the
same phrase, sentence, or
paragraph, like an echo.
4. Poetry and nursery rhymes can
be used to practice fluency.
5. Use paired reading to build
reading fluency with your
child. First, you read a poem or
short passage to your child. Then,
you and the child read the poem or
passage together several
times. Finally, have your child read
the poem or passage to you.
6. Review basic sight words with
your child to make sure that he or
she knows these words
automatically. Knowing these
common words on sight will help
to improve your child's reading
accuracy and rate.
7. Set aside reading practice time
every day. Even 5 minutes of
reading fluency practice using any
of the activities listed above will
help to develop your child's
reading fluency.
Have fun reading!!!!
Mrs. Thurber, Reading Specialist
SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner
FEBRUARY 2014
Health Room
Some “Lousey” News
From The Healthroom
We have had several cases of
head lice this school year so we
want to remind you all to watch
for signs of head lice, such as
frequent head – scratching.
Anyone can get lice…from
another person, or from sharing
hats, coats, hairpieces, etc…
No one likes to talk about head
lice and nit picking is a nuisance
but you parents can help a lot by
checking your child’s hair 1 to 2
times a week. The louse is about
the size of a sesame seed. Nits
are tiny tear dropped shaped
specs attached to the hair close
to the scalp. They are cemented
to the hair shaft. Nits hatch in
about 10 days. They can live for
up to 30 days and they can
survive away from a warm head
for about 2 days. A female louse
can lay up to 6 – 10 eggs (nits) a
day. So as you can see early
detection is worth the effort.
If you discover signs of lice proper
treatment involves the following
steps:
a.
kill the lice with a
pediculicide
b. remove nits with a special
comb, nit removing
products, and fingernails
c.
check all family members
for lice and nits
d. treat personal articles and
the environment (washing,
drying, vacuuming)
If it is discovered that a student
has head lice she/he will be
excluded from school. The
student will be allowed to return
to school only after being
treated and after all lice and nits
have been removed. Students
excluded for lice will be
reexamined upon returning to
school. If any lice or nits are seen
during this examination the
student will again be excluded
until they are nit free.
If you have any questions
concerning this matter don’t
hesitate to call us at school.
Just remember that regular
checking is the best prevention.
Stay ahead of lice!
SES welcomes a new
Title I tutor,
Carolyn Tolson.
Guidance
YEARBOOKS will be
on sale from January
27 through April 25.
The 40 page full color
books arrive at the
end of the year.
Buy one to capture
the memories of this
school year! Cost is
$17.00. Make checks
payable to SES.
February’s CC pillar of the
month is respect. Children
learn to be respectful adults
from adults being respectful
to others around them. Our
student’s role models for
respect are usually their
families and school staff, the
people who spend the most
time with them. We all know
children repeat what we say
so be careful what messages
you are sending them. Dr.
Robyn Silverman’s top ten
tips for teaching respect
include; model it, expect it,
teach it, praise it, discuss it,
correct it, acknowledge it,
understand it, reinforce it
and reward it.
SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner
FEBRUARY 2014
Parent Involvement
Congratulations to Mrs. Mindy
Bacchus who has been nominated as
the PIMA (Parent Involvement
Matters Award) recipient for SES.
Her submission will be reviewed at
the county level where 24
semifinalists will be selected from
each county and then a state winner
will be selected in May.
Good luck Mrs. Bacchus!
Thank you to the parents who
attended the PAC (Parent Advisory
Committee) meeting on January 13th.
Mrs. Bacchus brought her ideas for a
math/STEM event at SES. There was
open discussion and suggestions
made by parents. Further discussion
will take place at the next PAC
meeting immediately following the
SIT meeting on Feb.24th at 3:30 p.m.
All interested parents are invited to
attend.
The Math Homework Help Day was
held on Jan. 16 from 9-10 a.m. in the
computer lab. Parents/Grandparents
that attended appreciated the oneon-one attention from Mrs. Gloyd
helping them to better understand
the math homework and resources
available to them. Another session
will be held on Wed. Feb. 26th with
iReady training in math and reading.
Look for a flyer to be sent home soon.
The District PAC meeting had to be
postponed because of the weather
and will be held sometime in March.
Upcoming events: The Family Math
Event at Millington Food Lion will be
held March 27th.
Elaine Butler
Karla Altiminrano
Parent Coordinators x234
Math Matters
COMMON CORE UPDATE: Our
mid-year Math Benchmarks were
given the end of January and
beginning of February. The
scores from these assessments
will inform teachers and school
staff of areas of strengths and
weaknesses in our students and
their math progress.
CURRICULUM UPDATE and
HOME CONNECTION:
Pre K is working on counting and
comparing sets. Kindergarteners
are working on learning to add
sets. First grade is working on
adding two digit numbers.
Second grade is working with two
digit addition and subtraction.
Third grade is working on relating
multiplication and division.
Fourth grade is beginning their
study of division of larger
numbers.
You can help your child at home
by making math connections in
what you do each day. For
example- Pre-k and
kindergarteners can count spoons
and forks as sets and then
compare- “Which has more?
How many more? Which has
fewer? How many fewer? How
many in all if we put the spoons
and forks together?”
As you calculate quantities using
addition or subtraction, ask your
child to “help” you or check your
work! Use cards and form two
digit numbers to add and subtract
as a game! Practice basic facts
whenever you can to help your
child develop number fluency.
UPCOMING MATH EVENTSMark your calendars!
• March 25 - Junior
Achievement’s JA in a
Day- a day of financial
literacy activities and
games sponsored by the
Queen Anne’s County
Chamber of Commerce.
• March 27- Family Math
Night at Millington Food
Lion
PROBLEM OF THE MONTHWinter Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics are
in Sochi, Russia. The opening
ceremonies will be on
February 7, 2014. The closing
ceremony will be on February
23, 2014. Over 85 nations and
more than 2500 athletes will
compete. There are now 98
events at the Winter
Olympics, with 12 new
events. If they give one gold,
one silver and one bronze
medal for each event, how
many medals will be given
out? How many of these
medals will Team USA win?
Make a prediction and see
how close your estimate is!
The motto of the Sochi
Olympics is 'Hot. Cool. Yours.'
Check out the following
Olympic Math Hunt from
Scholastic online.
http://teacher.scholastic.com
/mathhunt/StartGame.asp?Q
uizID=10
SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner
FEBRUARY 2014
The Judy Center is chugging along
supporting children, parents,
teachers, SES, and community
partners in ensuring all children are
prepared for school success!
We are currently working with
Chesapeake College to continue to
facilitate the adult education classes
held at SES on Monday and
Wednesday evening. We are excited
to be working with Erin Jones, a local
licensed childcare provider, and
Washington College Externs to
provide high-quality early childhood
instruction in the evening while
parents are in adult education
classes.
On Friday, January 31st, 2014 the SMS
PTA will host a fun, family event in
honor of Hispanic Heritage. The Judy
Center staff has volunteered to
coordinate the “Corn Hole” game for
the event. This will be the first time
the Corn Hole set, built by Richard
Hammond, and won in a Court
Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
drawing, has been used at a family
event. We look forward to seeing
many from the community turn out
for the event and play Corn Hole.
SES parents have expressed the
interest of establishing a support
group to assist them in their journey
of rearing children with challenges.
The Judy Center is coordinating with
SES parents to create a monthly
group and will begin the sessions in
February. Please call Lori Yarbrough,
Judy Center Family Services
Coordinator/Early Childhood
Liaison at (410)438-3164, x.272
or [email protected] if
you are interested in attending
the group sessions.
Judy Gaston, Program
Coordinator for the Eastern
Shore Oral Health Education
and Outreach Program-Office
of Oral Health is providing a
dental health training in
collaboration with the Judy
Center on 2/5/14 for our area
childcare providers. The
training will help broaden our
Jenny Crossley, Family Center
local childcare providers’
Service Coordinator, and
knowledge of dental health in
Elizabeth Miller, Judy Center
Coordinator on the Judy Center
their programs. The session is
Fun
Bus after picking up new car
entitled, “Dental Smiles in the
seats purchased with the grant
Childcare Home”. We look
from the Choptank Trust.
forward to hosting the event
Photo taken by: Lori Yarbrough,
for local childcare providers.
Family Services Coordinator/Early
Childhood Liaison
The Judy Center is proud to
report an overwhelming
response of donations and
support from the community
to assist the local family
devastated by a fire in our
area. We are working closely
with the family to assist them
in replacing their possessions,
and reclaiming their lives.
Many people from the
community have made
Fun School Readiness at
donations to the family in an
The Family Center open to all
effort to assist them with this
families with children 3 years
tragedy. Senator Mikulski’s
of age or younger.
Call or stop by for a visit!
office telephoned January 27th,
2014 to receive an update on
Gross motor play happens inside
the family as well. Thanks to
or
outside every day at The Family
all who contributed to the
Center.
This builds upper body
family. The Judy Center and
muscles which better prepare
the family were deeply
children for elementary school
touched by the generosity of
handwriting and sitting straight
the community.
and tall at their desk.
SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner
FEBRUARY 2014
Students of the Month
Congratulations to the Students of the Month for the month of January!
A big cheer for these outstanding students who were recognized
for their outstanding behavior!!!
Lila Owens
Paige Ruff
Kayla Moran
River Born
Faith Connolly
AM Pre-K
Mrs. Dean
PM Pre-K
Mrs. Dean
K
Mrs. Beres
K
Mrs. Chance
K
Ms. Landgraf
Rebecca Reny
K
Mrs. Munson
Andrea Soberano
Madison Sherwood
1
Mrs. Bennett
1
Mrs. Darling
Madison Cunningham
1
Mrs. Davis
Romin Bowers
2
Ms. Eber
Andrew Alexander
2
Ms. Kane
Delaney Gray
2
Mrs. Troyer
Grace Padilla Perez
3
Mrs. Bildstein
Jedivion Thompson
3
Mrs. Leventhal
Andrew Jackson
3
Mrs. Thren
Michael Haley
4
Mrs. Embert
Jazmin Elizondo
4
Mrs. Rosendale
Daniel Hernandez
4
Mrs. Settelmaier