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November 2018
WEST K-3 FAMILY
CONNECTION
Hello K-3 Families,
November Events As we enter second quarter, our staff is working together to
ensure we are maintaining pace with our curriculum and
Nov. 6- Kindergarten
lessons to ensure students are meeting learning targets as
field trip
they work toward meeting expectations in their grade levels.
Nov. 12-Veteran's Day We use the time on professional development days to work
together on the sequence of our teaching and how we
Program
assess students and use assessment data to determine
Nov. 13- World Kindness overall proficiency on learning. As you know, Milton has four
Day, wear blue elementary schools, so the professional development days
are invaluable as they provide us the chance to get all grade
Nov. 13- Parents at West level teachers together working to ensure our students at the
School meeting 6:30 K-3 level are getting an excellent beginning in their
LMC educational career here in Milton.
Nov.14- Scoopie Night, Just as the staff collaborates, we work every day to provide
students the opportunity to work with and learn from each
Newville Culvers 4-8
other. This month, in Second Step lessons, our teachers are
Nov. 15- West Family working on teaching ways to manage emotions and develop
Learning Night at Milton and show empathy. We look for ways students are showing
kindness and we reinforce that with our PBIS
Public Library 6-7
acknowledgements. This newsletter contains a nice article
Nov. 21, 22, 23-NO that shares ideas with families on how to develop caring in
SCHOOL children.
Nov. 27- Bridging We appreciate all you do to support your student and hope
you have a great month of November!
Brighter Smiles
Sincerely,
Jennifer Cramer, Milton East; Marcia Schwengels, Milton
West; Sarah Stuckey, Harmony & Consolidated
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November 2018
Conference Thanks!
Thank you all for attending Parent/Teacher conferences last month. We appreciate the high
level of participation! We value the opportunity to partner with families throughout the year!
Thank you to all families who helped out with conference meals and Book Fairs at our
schools!
Attendance Matters!
Please remember to call your child in if they are ill and missing school. If you know of an absence in
advance, please send a note to school explaining the anticipated absence. If your child is out for medical or
dental appointments, please provide a doctor’s excuse on the day your student returns to school. We are
striving for less than five absences for students, as we know that when they are missing school, they are
missing out on learning opportunities! Please refer to our Family Handbook for more information regarding
school attendance linked here: K-6 Student and Family Handbook.
“Fall” in Love with Reading and More at Milton Public
Library
Check out these events at the Milton Public Library.
November Book Sale- November 1 -30.
Great selection and great prices! Sale will be open during regular library hours. All proceeds help fund
library programs.
Winter Coat Drive-November 1 – 30
Bring your new or gently used coats to donate. All donations go to the Milton Food Pantry and are
distributed to members of our community. Hats, mittens, and scarves are welcome as well.
The SPARK @ MPL: Shrink Film Keychains- Monday, November 5, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
For kids in 4K-4th grade. Find out how to make your own Shrinky Dinks using old plastic containers! A
fun, free, recycled craft that kids will love! Please call the library to register.
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November 2018
Food Service Reminder:
Remember to check your family food service account periodically. You can log into
Skyward Family Access and click on the Food Service button on the left to see a history
of payments and your current balance. You can make a payment online, or by sending
lunch money to the school office.
Sometimes
questions
come up
related to how
to know if a
situation is
bullying or
not, and when
students
should tell an
adult. These
charts are
helpful
references for
discussions
with your
student. As
always, if you
are concerned
about
bullying,
please contact
your child’s
teacher or
principal.
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November 2018
Winter Clothing Expectations
With colder temperatures and snow in the immediate forecast, we
wanted to share some reminders about our expectations for student
dress at recess. As a school, we have the responsibility to monitor
the safety of all our students and this is especially true during the
colder months of the year. At West, our students go out to recess
unless the temperature/wind chill is below zero, so it is important
that our students are dressed appropriately for the colder weather.
Below you will find some helpful reminders.
• When the temperature/wind chill is 32°F or below, students are expected to wear a
winter coat, hat, and gloves.
• When the temperature/wind chill is 0°F or below, or it is raining, students will have
indoor recess.
• In order to go on the snow, students are expected to wear winter coats, snow pants,
hat/gloves, and boots. Without this gear, they are expected to stay on the blacktop
areas.
• If students do not have the appropriate clothing to wear outdoors, they will go to the
office to wear one of the extra coats that are housed in the office closet, or call home to
have parents/guardians bring a coat.
• Please be sure to label all of your student’s winter clothing as it is quite common for
items to end up in our lost and found.
In general, it is a good idea for students to keep a coat in their cubby in the fall and spring, as the
weather conditions change daily. If you have any questions regarding these expectations, please
contact the West Elementary School office at 608.868.9230.
Veterans Day Ceremony
Milton West Elementary School
November 12, 2018 (9:00 AM)
Milton West Elementary School will be observing Veterans Day with a special ceremony to
honor and thank all who served in the US Armed Forces. We would like to invite any
current or former service men and women as well as their families to attend.
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November 2018
Classroom Updates
The month of November is filled letters, sounds and how to use them
in words when reading and writing. We are preparing for Daily 5 by
building stamina when we Listen to Reading, Read to Self and Read
to Someone. Additionally, we are getting ready for our ABC Party
with school activities and reading (at home) 1 book for every letter of the alphabet. On
Nov 20th we will dress in clothes with alphabet letters and celebrate with fun games,
songs and treats.
Our big ideas in Math Unit 2 are using 5 groups, addition and subtraction stories to
5, practicing numbers 1-10 as a + 1 pattern (6 is 5+1 more 8 is 7 +1 more) practice
numbers 1-10 as - 1 pattern (8 is -1 (1 less) than 9, 6 is -1 (1 less) than 7.
First grade is wrapping up their second unit in mathematics, which
focuses on helping students represent addition and subtraction, understand equality,
count on to add, and understand the relationship between addition and subtraction. They
are beginning their informational writing unit in which they teach readers about a topic.
Students are building their reading skills by working in small groups with their classroom
teacher. They are working on using strategies to decode various words and understand
the books that they are reading. First grade students have been doing a great job of
practicing being kind by completing a kindness challenge each day.
Second grade just completed our first unit in math. During this
unit there were several objectives we focused on with regards
to children and their math abilities. During this unit students:
• Learned how to fluently add and subtract within 20
• Explained why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and
properties of operations
• Determined whether a group of objects were odd or even
• Wrote equations to express an even number as the sum of two equal addends
• Learned to add three or four 1-digit addends, making 1 or 2 new tens
• Solved one- and two-step word problems using drawings and equations
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Starting this week our new focus in math will be on addition within 200. During this unit,
we will have new objectives that we are focusing on in math class. After unit two children
will:
• Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of
hundreds, tens, and ones
• Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add
• Fluently add within 100
• Add up to four two-digit numbers
• Explain why addition and subtraction strategies work
Through informational writing, third graders are using their
“expertise” to teach others. At the onset of writing, students
are exploring different ways to organize their thinking into
chapters with a logical order using text features to structure a
piece.
In reading, students have been working on retelling a text they have read by identifying
the main idea and supporting key details.
Third graders continue to learn multiplication and division with a focus on 6s, 7s, and 8s.
Children are working to become fluent with their facts with an emphasis on using
mathematical strategies. Students are also working to identify the operation indicated by
word problems and planning a solution pathway.
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