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H I L L C R E S T H E I G H T S E L E M E N T A R Y S C H O O L
HILLCREST HEIGHTS HAWKS
MARCH / APRIL 2017 VOLUME 6, ISSUE 4
Inside This Issue
Pre-Kindergarten………….2Kindergarten……………...…2FirstGrade..…….…………….3SecondGrade………………..4ThirdGrade…………………..5FourthGrade…….……..……6FifthGrade……………………7SPECIALPOINTSOFINTERESTS
• ScienceNews
• PhysicalEducationNews
• Music–HarmonyHighwayNews
• ArtNews
• SpecialEducationDepartment
• ESOLNews
• Counselor’sCorner
• DataCoach/TestingCoordinator
Administration News Goodbye Winter…Hello Spring!
I am happy the weather is getting ready to change. The Spring
Season is a symbol for new beginnings, growth, fresh starts, and cleaning out the old to make room for new things.
We want you to remind our little Hawks that they have a chance to
enter our school, each day, with a clean slate and a hunger to learn. Our teachers prepare lessons for them that will get them ready for success.
However, in order for the lessons to have the impact the teachers would like for them to have, it is imperative that our students listen, come prepared with school supplies, and focus on having a Growth Mindset.
We want them to want to be better, each day. We need your help!
We desire for our students to remember the tips for success that they learn at home and at school. We want them to be positive as they
walk to and from school, have a hunger for learning as they enter the school, and display appropriate behavior at all times. Some of our staff members are spending entirely too much time correcting negative
behaviors instead of celebrating positive behavior.
During this time of new beginnings, please, take a few moments to
water the seeds of positive behavior, good work habits, and respect we know you have already planted in your babies. We will work with you to nourish them and help them grow.
Every day is a chance for all of us to be better than we were the day before. We want all of our children to strive to do the right thing, at all times. “Out with the old and in with the new.” New season, new
HAWKS!
Teamwork makes the dream work,
Ms. Brown and Mrs. McNeil
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Pre-Kindergarten News
ThePrekindergartenclasseshavebeenworkingdiligentlyonlettersandnumberrecognition.Weareaskingthatparentspleasecompletethehomeworkjournalwiththeirchildandturninattheendofthemonth.Pleasereviewletters,lettersounds,numberrecognition,andnumbersetswithyourchildnightly.
ThePre-KTeam
Kindergarten News
ELA What Kind of Things Can You Find In Nature?
Math
Place Value and Composing and Decomposing Numbers 11-19
Social Studies My World
My community
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Grading/Teacher Planning Day Monday, March 27, 2017: School Closed for Students
SPRING BREAK
Friday, April 14, 2017 – Friday, April 21, 2017
SCHOOLRESUMESONMONDAY,APRIL24,2017
School is Closed…
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First Grade News
Weareveryexcitedtoseeourstudentsmakingprogress!InReading,wewillcontinuetolearnreadingstrategies,blendphonemes,comprehensionskills,highfrequencywords,vowelpairs,compoundwords,blends,digraphs,propernouns,shortandlongvowels.Yourchildwillalsodomanywritingactivities.InMath,yourchildwillbereviewingfactfamilies,readinggraphsandtellingtimetothehourandhalfhour.
InScience,yourchildwilllearnaboutLand,Water,andAir.InSocialStudies,yourchildwilllearnaboutourEarthandourresources.InHealth,theywilllearnaboutallergiesandtheimportanceofdoctorvisits.
Wewouldliketothankourparentsforyourcontinuedsupportinassistingtoachieveourschool’sthemeswith“CommittedtothePromise”and“TeamworkmakestheDreamWork”.Wewouldalsoliketothanktheparentswhodonatethingstotheclassandvolunteer.Itisessentialforyourchildtocontinuetoarrivetoschoolontimeeveryday,wearingthecorrectuniformandpreparedwithallnecessarysupplies.Pleasealsocontinuetohaveyourchildreadforatleasttwentyminuteseachdayandreinforceallskillsthataretaught.Welookforwardtocontinuingagreatschoolyear!!!
TheFirstGradeTeam
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Second Grade News
GreetingsFromtheSecondGradeTeam,
WehavesuccessfullyfinishedourSplashSwimmingLessons.Thankyouverymuchforthosewhohaveparticipated.Wearealmostfinishedwiththeschoolyear.OnMarch24,2017thegradingperiodends.Webeginthe4thQuarteronMarch28,2017.
InMath,secondgradersarestillworkingonAdditionandSubtractionwithin20,Time,
Money,ArraysinMultiplicationandShapes(BasicGeometryConcepts),Measurement,andGraphs.Helpingyourchildlearntheseconceptswillhelpthemhavestrongfoundationsinthesetopicsandbesuccessfulinthefuture.
InReading,gettingthemainidea,sequencing,summarizing,gettingthecontextcluesarestillourlearningtargets.Pleasefindtimetoreadwithyourchildandgivethemthetimeofdoingschoolworkeveryday.
Pleasefeelfreetoaskyour2ndgradeteacherforanyquestionsaboutanyactivitywe
haveintheclassroom.TheSecondGradeTeam
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Third Grade News
ThirdGradeislookingforwardtoanexcitingnewquarter.Wearethree-quartersofthewaythroughtheschoolyearandnowitistimetogearupforPARCC!Incaseyoudidnotknow,yourchildwillbetakingthePARCCtestinApril/May.WearewellintoUnit6andpreparingforUnit7.Alloftheskillstaughtthusfarinthirdgradearespiralingbackaroundagain.Ifyourchildisstrugglingwiththeirhomework,pleasehaveyourchildwatchCountOnUsandcallinforhomeworkhelp!Monday&WednesdayComcast-Ch96/VerizonCh38.301-772-0080from4-6pm.
Bytheendoftheschoolyear,studentsMUSThavetheir1’sthrough10’stimestables
memorized!!!Pleasehavethemcontinuetheirmathfactsonadailybasis.Inscience,thirdgradersareworkingonLifeScience.OurscientistsdidagreatjobontheSTEMProjects.Thescientificproceduressupportedthestudent’sworkonSTEMFairprojects.Inreading,ourfutureauthorswillbelearningmoreaboutPatriciaPolaccoandLowjiDiscoversAmerica.Studentswillalsostarttowriteopinionpiecesandwillbereviewingadjectivesandarticles.Beforetheendofthequarter,wewilllaunchintobiographiesandnovels.
Thismonth,ourchildrenwillhaveanopportunityshowwhattheyhavelearnedthusfar
astheytakebenchmarkassessments.Wearecertainthatwewillmeetourgoalsbecausehardworkpaysoff.ThirdGradecan’twaitto“soarinto”learning.
ThirdGradeTeam
Ms.CorleyMs.RabaraMs.SkinnerMs.Young ������
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Fourth Grade News
DearParents,
WeareproudtoannounceawinnerinfourthgradeattheScienceFair,JulanByrdinMrs.Neely’sclass.
Fourthgradewillbestartingtheirnewproject.Thisprojectwillpreparestudentswithlifeskillsforcareerandcollege.Studentswilldrawanoccupationoutofabagandthenhavetocreateabudgetonwhichtolive. FourthgraderswillbepracticingforthePARCCAssessment,byusingcomputerstopracticemanipulatingthetoolsthatarerequireonthemathandliteracysectionsoftheassessment.Thanks,The4thGradeTeam
Be there!
Regular attendance in elementary school sets up a good pattern for your child’s entire school career. Show them that school
comes first by trying to keep days off for illnesses and family emergencies. Also, schedule routine doctor and dentist appointments for after school or over school breaks.
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Fifth Grade News
HelloParents!MarchandAprilpromisetobequitebusyasthe5thgradestudentswillparticipateintheHillcrestHeightsSTEMFair,attendanovernightfieldtripatCampSchmidtandprepareforthePARCCexamsandotherdistrict-wideassessments.ThetriptoCampSchmidtisscheduledforTuesday,March28ththroughWednesday,March29th.Thepurposeistoprovidestudentswitha“meaningfulwatershedexperience”(MWE).EveryPGCPS5thgradestudentisgiventheopportunitytovisitCampSchmidtorHardBargainFarm.Theactivitiesincludebutarenotlimitedtolearningaboutstreamecology,studyingfloraandfauna,
orienteering,andcompletingaconfidencecourse.Eveningactivitiesincludeawagonrideandcampfire.TheactivitiesatCampSchmidtcomplementandenhancetheexistingcurriculumandarealignedtoCommonCore,STEM(Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics),andEnvironmentalLiteracy.Allmeals,exceptforlunchonthefirstdayareprovidedtoparticipantsfreeofcost.
The5thGradeTeam
Science News
ScienceThirdQuarterMaintopicwillevolveonLifeSciencewhichcomprisesofNeedsofLivingThings;FromMoleculestoOrganisms:StructuresandProcesses;Heredity:InheritanceandVariationofTraits(K-1)---Ecosystems---Interactions,Energy,andDynamics;InterdependentRelationshipsinEcosystems;BiodiversityofPlantsandAnimals(Grade2)---GrowthandDevelopmentofOrganisms;InheritanceofTraits;SocialInteractionandGroupBehavior;Adaptations;Fossils(Grade3)--MoleculestoOrganisms(Grade4)---EnergyFlowandBasicNeedsofLivingThings(Grade5)
HappyLearning!
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Physical Education News Parents/Guardians I have been teaching my students how to bowl. They have learned how to put their fingers in the ball, how to stay behind the foul line, how to hold the ball, how to step with the ball, and how to follow through while staying focused, I encourage you to take the students to a bowling alley which will allow them to practice the skill that I have taught them in physical education class. The next subject I will teach is softball. I look forward to teaching the students how to throw catch, and how to hit a softball. Field day helpers needed!! Field day will be held on Friday, May 19, 2017. If you are interested in helping on field day for a half-day or a full day during school hours please email me at [email protected]. Thanks! Mrs. Durning
Music – Harmony Highway News ThemonthofMarchis…MusicinOurSchool’sMonth!Eachgradelevelhasbeenexposedtotheworldofdifferentmusicalstylesandinstruments.Studentswerealsointroducedtomusicalsbyviewingclipsof“TheWiz,TheWizLive,andAnnie.”Studentswereintriguedwhilewatchingthesinging,thedancing,andthecreativecostumes!HarmonyHawksrehearseeveryMonday&Wednesdayfrom2:00pm–4:00pm.TheHarmonyHawksperformedatHillcrestBaptistChurchonSunday,February26,2017anddidanexcellentjob!!TheyHarmonyHawkswillbeperformingatThomasPullenSchoolfortheMil-NetChampionshipBasketballGameonSaturday,March25,2017at1:00pm.Thankstoallofthefamily,friends,staff,andstudentsofHHESwhocontinuallysupporttheHarmonyHawks!The2017SpringConcertwillbeheldonThursday,May18,2017at6:30pm!Ifyouhaveanyquestions,comments,and/orconcernsfeelfreetocontactme.([email protected]/(301)702–3800ext.54510)Ms.WilsonVocal&GeneralMusicTeacherHarmonyHawks,Director
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Special Education Department 7TipsforImprovingYourChild’sHomeworkandStudySkills
• CreateaHomeworkStation-Havingaplacetokeepeverythingyourkidneedsforhomeworkcanhelp
preventorganizationissuesandhomeworkbattles.• UseChecklists-Alltheyneedisasmallpadofpaperonwhichtheycanlistassignmentsfortheday.As
theycompleteeachone,theycancrossitoffthelist.• CreateaHomeworkSchedule-Ahomeworkschedulecanhelpyourchildsetaspecifictimefor
studying(andscheduleinbreaksbetweensubjects).• ChooseandUseaHomeworkTimer-Homeworktimersareagreatwaytohelpkeepaneasily
distractedchildontrack.Atimercanalsogiveyourkidabettersenseoftime.• UseaColorCodingSystem-Usingcoloreddotstickers,highlighters,andcoloredfoldersand
notebooksisagreat(andinexpensive)waytokeeporganized.Askyourchildtochooseacolorforeachsubject.
• MixItUpaLittle-Forsomekids,studyingistoughbecausetheyneedtolearnmaterialindifferentways.
• CheckInandCheckUp-Checkingintoseeiftheyneedhelporjusttoletthemknowyou’rearoundmayeasetheirhomeworkstress.
MaryDaily-Cox,SpecialEducationChairpersonandSpecialEducationResourceRoomTeacherLatiaHoward,SpecialEducationResourceRoomTeacherTikeishiaDorsey,ItinerantSpecialEducationAssistantReathaHoward,ItinerantSpecialEducationAssistantSedricBaker,SpecialEducationParaprofessional
Art News Forthespringseason,Pre-Kwillstillbefocusedonthelettersofthealphabetandusingthoselettersinwordstocreateimages.Thistimewewillactuallycreatethewordswespellsuccessfully.
Kindergartenwillfocusoncontrolledsplashart.Wewillbeusingdifferentobjectsthatarenotpaintbrushesandobservingthedifferenttexturesthatcanbecreated.
1stGradersarestillcompletingwinterprojectsbutwillfinallybeabletofocusonsizinganddepthwhenitcomestoobjectsinyourpicture.
2ndGradeisstillworkingonperspectiveandtheirunderstandingofmeasurement.Weareinthemiddleofmixingcolorsandreallyworkingonourcraftsmanship.
3rdgradewillfocusonneatnessandcreativityinthenextcoupleofmonths.Overall,wearepracticinghowtousetoolslikerulers,compasses,andstencilsinordertomakeourprojectsthebesttheycanbe.
4thGradersareusingtheirsensestonotonlylistentomusicbutalsobeabletotellmewhattheyfeelwhentheyhearit.Wewilllearnaboutcompositionandhowthatcanmakeanalbumcoverbetter,thencreateourown.
5thGradeisfinallyontheirwaytocreatingaself-portrait.Wearelearninghowtoaccuratelydraweachfeatureofthefaceaswellasshadingandlighting.
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ESOL NEWS
HHESNEWS March/April2017
DearParents, ThankyouforparticipatingintherecentESOLSurveyaboutParentWorkshops.Basedonyourresponses,weareintheprocessofplanninganESOLfamilyworkshoponthetopicofHomeworkHelp.OurtentativedateisduringtheApril4,2017PTAMeeting.Wewillbesendinghomeaninvitationandaskthatyoureplywhetheryoucanorcannotattend.Thankyouforyourparticipation.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasestopinoremailMrs.Hayden.teresa.hayden@pgcps.orgHereisonetiptohelpyourchildlearnathome:Helpyourchildlearnathomebysharingactivitiestogether,singing,talking,andtellingstories.Visiteducationalplacessuchasmuseums,thezoo,thepark,orahistoricalmonument.Findoutwhatyourchild’sinterestsare,andlookforactivitiesandbooksthatareconnectedtothatinterest.Reference:ColorinColorado.org
Queridospadres,GraciasporparticiparenlarecienteencuestadeESOLsobretalleresdepadres.Sobrelabase
desusrespuestas,estamosenelprocesodeplanificaruntallerdelafamiliaESOLsobreeltemadelaayudadetareas.NuestrafechatentativaesdurantelaReunióndelaPTAdel4deabrilde2017.Enviaremosunainvitaciónacasaylepediremosquerespondasipuedeonopuedeasistir.
Graciasporsuparticipación.Sitienealgunapregunta,porfavor,envíeuncorreoelectró[email protected]
Aquíhayunasugerenciaparaayudarasuhijoaaprenderencasa:
Ayudeasuhijoaaprenderencasacompartiendoactividadesjuntas,cantando,hablandoycontandohistorias.Visitelugareseducativoscomomuseos,elzoológico,elparqueounmonumentohistórico.Averigüecuálessonlosinteresesdesuhijoybusqueactividadesylibrosrelacionadosconeseinterés.Referencia:ColorinColorado.org
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Counselor’s Corner Counselor's News Can you believe it, the end of the year is approaching fast? I will be continuing the Personal Education Plans (PEP's) for all 1st and 4th graders. Also, 5th grade parents, please be on the look out for articulation parent meeting dates for your child. This meeting will help get your child ready to transition to middle school as well as provide you with helpful information regarding this important time. Friendly Reminders-
•Ensure your child attends school regularly •Read nightly to or with your child or have them read independently •Please be sure your child is wearing their complete uniform. If
assistance is needed you can speak to Mrs. Wright
Important Dates to Remember – Career Day: Friday, May 5, 2017 Mrs. Wright Professional School Counselor
Data Coach/ Testing Coordinator
Testing Dates MISA Assessment – 5th grade only
March 13 – 31, 2017
PARCC – Grades 3, 4, & 5 April 10 – May 30, 2017
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Hillcrest Heights Elementary School Pledge
We are the Hawks
Each day we soar so high
We come to school to learn
Parents and teachers are filled with pride
Reading, writing, math, we’re getting in the groove
Science, specials, art, we continue to improve
When we leave Hillcrest Heights
We’ve made friends and have a bond
Our teachers helped us grow
Ready for college and beyond
Go Hawks!
Hillcrest Heights Elementary School
430522ndPlaceTempleHills,MD20748Phone:(301)702–3800Fax:(301)702–3807
SchoolHours:7:45am–1:55pmOfficeHours:7:15am–3:30pm
TraciBrown,PrincipalSharonMcNeil,AssistantPrincipal