Family Gram *** ***Cameron Events for fall and Quarter I

Family Gram *** ***Cameron Events for fall and Quarter I

*** Family Gram ***
Dear Families,
We are very excited for the great learning opportunities in Fairfax County Public
Schools, for our teachers, students and families. Since school began our teachers have
learned about:
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Professional Learning Communities,
Balanced Literacy
Eric Jensen Teaching with Poverty in mind, 21st century
Learning and Application
All our learning impacts what we can offer to your child. I always compare this to going
to the dentist. We want to go to the best trained dentist because it is less painful, so is
learning under the best trained educator. Thank you for your support as we learn
together to make the education for Cameron children the highest quality it can be.
Be well,
Jeannie McCurry
***Cameron Events for fall and Quarter I***
Please note that dates may change throughout the school year. For updates
please check your students backpack each week for the updated calendar.
We are looking forward to a great year!
DATE & TIME
November 12,
19.
October 24 –
4:30-7:30
October 30
October 31 –
November 1
November 4 & 5
EVENT
Girl Power
Harvest Festival
10:00-10:45
Literary Parade
5&6 Grade
Camping Trip
TEACHER
WORKDAY
Parent Teacher
AUDIENCE
Grade 6
Girls
All are
welcome
All Are
welcome
5&6
Graders
All Students
LOCATION
Art Room
Cameron ES
Cameron ES
Camp High
Roads
Cameron
P.O.C
Drinkard
Richardson
Diggs
Jenkins
Class room
teacher
Conferences
(NO SCHOOL for
STUDENTS)
November 6 –
6:00pm –
7:00pm
AAP Open
House
All Are
Welcome
Library
November 8
Report Cards go
home
Grades 1-6
US Mail
November 12,
19
4:00 pm – 6:30
pm
November 14 –
6:00 pm
November 15
November 21
November 27
November 28,
29 – HOLIDAY
C. Watson
Teacher
Mr. K
Boy’s Leadership
Grade 6
Boys
Library
Literacy Night
All Students
GYM
All Students
GYM
All Students
Cafeteria
Make Up Picture
Day
Thanksgiving
Luncheon
2 hour early
release
Privitera
Valdez
Host
All Students
NO SCHOOL
***Harvest Festival***
Harvest Festival is coming... Harvest Festival is coming.... We need volunteers to help
with set up, running booths, clean up and preparations. WE NEED YOUR HELP!!
Harvest Festival is October 24, from 4:30 until 7:30 Please email
[email protected] if you are able to volunteer during the week of the Harvest
festival, to set up and or help out during the Harvest festival please email. You can also
call the school and leave a message with your name and contact information.
Fiesta de la Cosecha se acerca... Fiesta de la Cosecha se acerca....
Necesitamos voluntarios para ayudar con la creación, ejecución cabinas,
limpieza y preparación. NECESITAMOS SU AYUDA! Fiesta de la Cosecha es el 24
de octubre, de las 04:30 hasta las 07:30 Por favor, mande un correo electrónico
a [email protected] si usted puede ser voluntario durante la semana
del festival de la cosecha. También puede llamar a la escuela y dejar un
mensaje con su nombre y información de contacto.
***Literary Character Parade***
We will have a Literary Character Parade and it will take place on October 30th. We will
be having it on October 30th so that our 5th and 6th grade students have a chance to
participate in this event before their camping trip begins.
***Read Aloud Child Week***
October 20 – October 26 is Read Aloud to a Child Week. Children who learn to listen
eventually learn to read, and literacy skills provide the basis for a lifetime of learning. If
children hear words for two minutes daily, they will have heard 180,000 words a year,
and with five minutes that becomes over 350,000 words in a year.
Reading aloud to your child will:
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Improving listening comprehension
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Increasing vocabulary
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Providing fluency models
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Promoting conceptual understanding
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Lengthening attention spans
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Creating a positive attitude toward books and reading
This week we ask that you take some time and read a book aloud with your child(ren).
We will also have special guests on our morning news show; include cluster
superintendent Dr. Ivy, to read a book aloud to the school. If you need guidance in
choosing a book, click on the link below and it will take you to Scholastic booklists
organized by age.
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/book-lists-andrecommendations/ages-3-5
***Advanced Academic Programs Parent Conference: ***
Advanced Academic Programs Parent Conference:
A Partnership for Excellence
Saturday, October 26, 2013
West Springfield High School
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Flier: Arabic | Chinese | English | Farsi | Korean | Spanish | Urdu | Vietnamese
The Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) Parent Conference will provide a
comprehensive overview of K-12 Advanced Academic opportunities. The conference
will showcase AAP Best Practices and provide information about how to engage and
challenge students in and out of the school setting. There will be over 30 break-out
sessions on a wide range of AAP related topics.
***Master Math Skills***
Help Your Child Master New Math Skills
All children don’t have to be math whizzes, but kids do have to meet state standards in
math. To help your child maximize his math skills:
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Make sure your child knows math vocabulary. Have him define new terms or use
examples to demonstrate understanding.
Encourage neat writing. Many math errors are due to sloppy number writing. Have
your child trace over numbers to practice writing them. Or suggest he use graph paper to
keep numbers aligned neatly.
Drill basic math facts. Use flash cards until your child can answer in fewer than three
seconds.
Teach your child to read word problems several times. Have him draw a picture or
diagram to help him understand.
Help your child master one concept before moving on to the next. Ask the teacher
what you can do.
Help your child review examples in his textbook and worksheets. Have him redo the
examples before tackling the assignment.
Make learning math fun. Play games like Yahtzee, dominoes and Monopoly that
require math.
Ayude a su hijo a dominar nuevas habilidades matemáticas
No es necesario que todos los niños sean genios matemáticos, pero todos deben
cumplir con los requisitos del estado para las matemáticas. Para ayudar a su hijo a
maximizar sus habilidades matemáticas:
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Asegúrese de que su hijo sepa el vocabulario matemático. Pídale que defina
nuevos términos o use ejemplos para demostrar que comprende.
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Anímelo a escribir con prolijidad. Muchos errores se deben a que los niños son
desprolijos. Pídale a su hijo que calque los números a modo de práctica. O sugiérale
que use papel cuadriculado para que los números estén alineados.
Ejercite las operaciones básicas. Use tarjetas didácticas hasta que su hijo pueda
responder en menos de tres segundos.
Enséñele a su hijo a leer los problemas varias veces. Pídale que haga un dibujo o
diagrama para ayudarlo a entender.
Ayude a su hijo a dominar un concepto antes de pasar al siguiente. Pregúntele a la
maestra que más podría hacer.
Ayude a su hijo a revisar los ejemplos de su libro de texto y hojas de ejercicio. Pídale
que rehaga los ejemplos antes de hacer la tarea.
Haga que las matemáticas sean divertidas. Juegue a la generala, al dominó y al
monopolio que requieren de las matemáticas.
***Literacy Night at Cameron ES is Coming Soon!!!***
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Please help us to make this night as meaningful for you as possible. We are
offering some great workshops, tailored to individual parents and student’s
needs. Each parent will have an opportunity to attend a total of 3 Sessions and
receive free books to take home. Please follow this link: http://goo.gl/5qKjWT to
choose 2 Sessions that you feel will be relevant to your child(ren)’s learning. The
3rd Session will be Library Databases/Digital Books, which everyone will attend. If
you are planning to come to the Literacy Night on November 14, 2013, please
complete this form ASAP. Below is the schedule of events that was sent home
last week.
Program:
6:00-6:30pm Sign-in (Front Lobby)
6:30-7:00pm General-Work Expo (Gym)
7:05-7:25pm Session 1
7:30-7:50pm Session 2
7:55-8:15pm Session 3
8:20-8:30pm Closure (Gym)
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
***Bunny and Goat Names***
Our new friends at Cameron have names!
We held a naming contest for our bunnies and the three new goats we have at
Cameron. Every classroom had the opportunity to submit names; the names for each
animal were put in a bowl and the winning names were picked randomly on the morning
news.
The black goat is named Big Momma, the black goat with the white spot is named Toby,
and the tan goat is named Snowball. The small black and tan rabbit is named Shy Shy,
the big black and brown rabbit is named Hoppity and the large gray rabbit is named
Snowy. Stop by the courtyard sometime and say hi to our friends!
***Testing***
Dates
November 8, 2013
November 18-22,
2013
October 15-25,
2013
October 15November 8, 2013
October 30November 27,
2013
Grades
Head Start
Grade 1 and
certain students in
grades 6
Grades 2 and
certain students in
grades 3-6
Kindergarten
1&2
Test
Pre-K PALS
Naglieri
Nonverbal Ability
Test NNAT2)
Cognitive Abilities
Test
POC
Jenkins
Jenkins
Developmental
Reading
Assessment, Word
Analysis
Mathematics
Reasoning
Assessment
Jenkins
Jenkins
Jenkins
***FROM THE CES PTA***
The following information has been provided by the CES PTA. For questions, comments,
or concerns about this section of the newsletter, please contact the PTA President Jim
Hides at [email protected]
GROCERY CLUB CARDS: It’s time to RE-LINK your Grocery Club Cards!! If you link your
Giant, Safeway or Harris Teeter Club Cards to CES, our school earns CASH with every
purchase you make! Typically we raise around $2000 per year for our school! It’s easy
to link your cards to CES, just follow the links below! YOU MUST RE-LINK your cards EVERY
YEAR!
Harris Teeter:
http://www.harristeeter.com/community/together_in_education/tie_details.aspx
Safeway: https://secure.escrip.com/jsp/supporter/registration/step1.jsp
Giant:
https://www.giantfood.com/our_stores/bonus_bucks/designate_school.htm?ex
ecution=e1s1
Jeannie McCurry
Principal
Terrence Jenkins
Assistant Principal