Week 33

 Dear Parents,

     This week was so full of learning , testing and fun activities! In math we took our assessment on graphing. We also took our end of year CBA. We also started our unit on Personal Finance. In writing we worked on a special Mother’s Day card and writing activity. There is also a wonderful gift for our mother’s which was made in art class. In reading we worked on math skills, a scholastic news as well as reading a nonfiction story in which we monitored our reading and clarified any questions by looking in the text, photos or accessing what we already knew.

 

Library:

 

We are so close to the end of the school year!  We had a wonderful year considering the restrictions!  I was able to wheel around the Book Mobile throughout the whole school to visit each classroom weekly.  I hope that the students enjoyed their library visits!  As I prepare to close down the library I ask that you support me in helping your lovelies return all library books checked out by Friday, May 14^th.  I will be sending home notices of lost or overdue books on Monday, May 17^th.  If your child received one and you can’t find the book you may always send cash or check (payable to Coyote Ridge ES) to replace the book.  You can always reach out to me at hernandezv@lisd.net to work something out.  Have a wonderful summer and please remember that all the public libraries around our city will be having some exciting reading challenges and programs all summer long.  I will send more information on that next week.  Thank you for all your support!

 

Mrs. Hernandez, School Librarian

 

 

Yearbook:

 

Attention all CRE families there is still time to purchase a yearbook!  The online store has closed but you can still purchase one in the office.  They will accept cash or checks (payable to Coyote Ridge ES) until we run out!  Thank you!

 

Mrs. Hernandez and Mrs. Rios

 

Social Worker S’more

https://www.smore.com/jufr6.  Great information about resources your families can access now and as they head into the summer. See the attached flyer.

 

Metrocrest Services is now registering kiddos for their Sack Summer Hunger program.  Registration is open until May 16^th. It will offer a week’s worth of breakfast, lunch, and snack for each school-aged kiddo and will be delivered to their homes on Saturdays.  There is an attached flyer and a screen shot with information on the program as well as how to apply. The flyer does say that they will need birth certificates or other documents. However, if any of these are a barrier, still encourage the parents to apply. Metrocrest is willing to find a way to work with the families to get them what they need (however, they do have to live in Carrollton to qualify for services)!

 

May, Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

Thank you to all the families who participated in our virtual April Habit Newsletter activity! Don’t forget that if your family participates in ALL 7 Newsletters, you will be showcased in our school as a Lighthouse Family!

• May’s Habit of the Month is Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw! Please click here to view and complete the virtual May Newsletter. It contains information about Habit 7, a read-aloud video, discussion questions to talk about with your child, and a short activity to do at home. Please have this completed by next Wednesday, May 12^th. 

• We will be tracking grade level participation for completing the virtual newsletter. The grade level with the highest percentage of participation for May will receive a grade level prize! Congratulations to Kindergarten for having the most students/families p

Week 32

 Dear Parents,

          This week in math we delved into interpreting graphs. We looked at the information given and answered questions about the graphs and even composed questions of our own. We also made predictions upon seeing patterns on the graph as to what the next week would look like. Did the number go up? Down? By how much? There has been lots of critical thinking going on. In reading/social studies we have been focusing on consumers, producers, goods and services. How do the goods we buy at the store get made and get to the store. We have looked at and created flow charts to see the steps. In writing we began writing our own procedural text about something we know how to do. We brainstormed many ideas, then chose a topic. Each child then will break their steps into 4 boxes, draw illustrations, then text. In science we have started ou unit on the life cycles of insects. We had our caterpillars arrive last Friday. The children watched them as they quickly quadrupled in size and then went into a chrysalis. We are anxiously awaiting our butterflies to emerge. On Wednesday we had special visitors via webex. One of my former student’s parents are owners of seven different birds. They shared how they care for them as well as talked about the physical characteristics and behaviors of their birds. We learned lots of wonderful information! 

 

Yearbook:

 

CRE Families, the yearbooks have arrived and were distributed today!  If you would like to purchase one, there is still time!  You can now purchase a yearbook with cash or check (payable to Coyote Ridge ES) in the office.  You can also use credit or debit by visiting this site https://bit.ly/CREyearbook.  Yearbooks are $25 and there are a few left!

 

Library:

 

Hello CRE families!  We are near the end of our school year and I would like to thank you all for helping this be a success!  Next week is the last week to check out books!  All books will be due on May 14^th!  Now of course, the sooner we can them back the better!  Please encourage your children to locate and return books by on before that date.  Thank you again for all of your support!

 

Mrs. Hernandez

School Librarian

Week 31

 

Dear Parents,

         This week we took our test on solid and plane shapes. We then began our unit on graphing. We have covered a bar graph, a pictograph, and learned how to organize our data in many ways. In writing we finished editing and publishing our how to draw a crab procedural paper. This was a class project. Next week we will begin our individual projects. In reading/ social studies we learned about North America and used our map skills to complete a map and then answer questions. We learned the difference between wants and needs and sorted items in a T-chart. We read about consumers and producers and completed a circle-rama showing the difference between these two vocabulary words. In science we got to finish up our animal unit on behaviors and characteristics of animals by looking at actual animal furs and skulls. We learned how these characteristics help the animals live and survive. We ended the week with our unit assessment.

 

• Please Send in the STANDARD SIZED PILLOW CASE FOR A PRECIOUS KEEPSAKE PROJECT. See the letter in  your child’s coyote folder. This information was in our last week’s newsletter. This takes time to do and we cannot start it until we have all the pillow cases. So far no one has sent one to school. If you purchase a pack of two and would like to donate a pillow case to someone in our class, that would be appreciated.

 

*Please see the attached flyer about medical disposal day from our counselor.

 

*Attached is a flyer  from Ms. Rios, our art teacher about our virtual Art Show- I just found out one of our classmates has a piece of art in the show! Great job Jonathan!

Week 29

Dear Parents,

        This was a short week but we managed to get a lot done! In math we took our assessment on fractions and began our unit on solid and plane shapes. We had fun observing solid shapes to count their faces, edges and vertices. In writing and reading we continued working on our procedural paper with a buddy. We chose a topic, researched, sited sources and wrote our rough drafts. All we have left is the editing checklist and final copy! In Reading we read Two stories about plants and took an assessment. In science we took our assessment over unit 11 Physical Characteristics and Needs of Plants and started Unit 12 on Physical Characteristics and behaviors of Animals.

 

*Coyotes, we are celebrating Coyote Ridge’s First Annual Clothing Drive! Our goal is to donate as many new items as possible for LISD’s “Dressed to Learn” program. Donations will assist students in need of clothing items such as socks, underwear, shirts, pants and shoes. Please support us by sending “new” items only. Here at CRE, we are passionate in supporting our local community and students in need. Your support is always appreciated! The grade level with the most donations will win a grade-level prize! See the attached flyer or the copy in your child’s Coyote Folder.

 

Yearbook:

 

CRE Families:  There is still time to order the 2020-2021 Yearbook!  Quantities are limited (50 books left).  You are not just buying a yearbook but a part of history!

 

Virtual Book Fair:

 

Hi CRE families!  Our Scholastic Virtual Book Fair is going strong!  Thank you so much to all the families who have shopped the fair!  If you have not made it to the fair you still have time!  The last day to purchase in Sunday, April 11^th.  You can visit using this link:  https://bit.ly/CREvirtualBF

 

But wait there is more!  Students have the option of entering a raffle for several books that will be given away next week!  They are all brand new books used to promote the book fair during Book Talk Tuesday in the announcements.  Students who are interested in entering the raffle will need to submit this form (It’s a book fair scavenger hunt!!!): http://bit.ly/CREBFRaffle

 

Week 28

 Dear Parents,

         This week in math we continued learning about fractions. We had our review on Thursday and our assessment will be next Tuesday. Reviewing with your child over the weekend will ensure they come back ready for the test. In writing and reading your child worked with a partner to finish researching, organize his/her notes, and put it in paragraphs to complete the research paper. We edited for commas in a series as well as spelling, grammar and other forms of punctuation. Our map skill focus was on borders. In science we continued learning about plant parts, played the plant parts, game, observed our growing grass seeds and experiment with plants and colored water. We made observations and recorded them in our science notebooks. On April Fools Day we made a class riddle book and told jokes from our Laffy Taffy treat.

 

This Week’s Kindness Challenge: Always remember to think before you do something online. How will it affect others?

 

Here are some updates from Mrs. Hernandez, our librarian, news about PE, as  well as our next virtual Habit Paper:

 

 *Spring time is yearbook time!  CRE families you still have time to pre-order the CRE 2020-2021 Yearbook!  Do you want to learn more about our fabulous Teacher of the Year?  Or see all the ways that we made school fun and meaningful?  Purchase the yearbook and remember this very unique school year!  The yearbook is $25 with an option to personalize it with your child’s name for an additional $5!  Visit our site today:  https://bit.ly/CREyearbook  or scan the QR code!

 

*Hello CRE families!  The Scholastic Virtual Book Fair is open!  Thank you so much to all the families who have already purchased books!  By doing so, you are helping our school library because we will receive 25% of all proceeds in Scholastic money!  That means more materials that can be used by our students!  

 

Please visit the Virtual Book Fair here before April 11^th:  https://bit.ly/CREvirtualBF

 

Here is a video on visiting the book fair:  https://www.loom.com/share/91031061a8ba41ebaf9d78e54773058e

 

Here is a video on creating an account with Scholastic:  https://www.loom.com/share/5fb6f7c405044833a4102e92932a1fa8

 

You will notice that the videos have Fall dates, our Spring dates are March 29^th -April 11^th!

 

Mrs. Hernandez – School Librarian

 

*  We learned how to do Sport Stacking in PE last week and some students were interested in ordering their own Speed Stacks. There is an attached flyer that tells how you can purchase them , if you would like.

 

*April, Habit 6: Synergize

Thank you to all the families who participated in our virtual March Habit Newsletter activity! Don’t forget that if your family participates in ALL 7 Newsletters, you will be showcased in our school as a Lighthouse Family!

• April’s Habit of the Month is Habit 6: Synergize! Please click here to view and complete the virtual April Newsletter. It contains information about Habit 6, a read-aloud video, discussion questions to talk about with your child, and a short activity to do at home. Please have this completed by next Wednesday, April 7^th. 

• April 7^th is also Synergize Day! We want to see the entire school wear ORANGE for Habit 6 on Wednesday!
• We will be tracking grade level participation for completing the virtual newsletter. The grade level with the highest percentage of participation for April will receive a grade level prize! Congratulations to 2^nd and 4^th grade for having the most students/families participate in the month of March!

 

 

 

Have a wonderful four day weekend! 😊

 

 

Week 27

 Dear Parents,

           This week we began fractions in math. Fractions are EQUAL parts of a whole. We are looking at shapes cut into halves, fourths, and eighths. Our chant is: “ The bottom number tells the parts, The top number tells the shaded!” Because the children feel it is easy, sometimes they write the wrong words. We are working on slowing down to check our work. In reading and writing we continued on with our research with partners. We researched using two more resources. We decided what information was new and important to our topic. The children were happy to choose their topic given three choices. We have been researching how technology has changed communication, transportation and recreation over time. In science we began learning about the basic needs of plants. We are learning about the parts of plants and what jobs those parts have to help the plant survive. We are conducting investigations and observing the outcomes.

 

Here are some updates from Mrs. Hernandez, our librarian:

 

 *Spring time is yearbook time!  CRE families you still have time to pre-order the CRE 2020-2021 Yearbook!  Do you want to learn more about our fabulous Teacher of the Year?  Or see all the ways that we made school fun and meaningful?  Purchase the yearbook and remember this very unique school year!  The yearbook is $25 with an option to personalize it with your child’s name for an additional $5!  Visit our site today:  https://bit.ly/CREyearbook  or scan the QR code!

 

 *Hello CRE Families!  Our Spring Virtual Book Fair will begin on Monday!  That’s right, you can purchase books online using the link below and have them delivered to your doorstep!  This is a great opportunity to add to your summer reading home library!  You will also be supporting our school library because for every dollar you spend we get 25% in Scholastic Dollars!  The Virtual Book Fair will be open March 29 – April 11!  Visit us here:  https://bit.ly/CREvirtualBF   I thank you in advance for your support!

Week 26

 Dear Parents,

        It was a short week but one filled with activity. Thank you for all you did to make this funrun a success for our school! The children had fun participating in the run and were proud of their achievement! I hope you also enjoyed our virtual Open House and seeing all the projects we’ve been working on this year!

         In math we worked all week on representing and solving word problems. Now that we are experts at three digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping, this reinforced the problem solving we’ve been doing all year! In writing and reading we’ve been learning how to plan research by asking questions, finding multiple sources and taking notes. Soon we will partner up to research more independently. In social studies we have continued working on map skills and reading a map key. We also reinforced our cardinal directions. In science we are watching our weather, graphing it, recording it on a chart and becoming weather men and women as we report the weather.

 

Upon our return from spring break, each Monday we will encourage students to wear their Kindness T-shirts, or BLUE/TEAL/AQUA shirts and we will continue promoting Kindness on campus! 

Here are a few ways we will be promoting Kindness: 

1.  Staff will wear Kindness shirts on Mondays
2. Promoting additional kindness challenges for the week
3. Providing photo opportunities when identifying a student “choosing to be kind” & promote social media.

Challenges will be promoted via announcements on Mondays and I will share with you the info to include in your parent newsletter.

 

Hello CRE families!  Are you feeling lucky today?  Your child will feel lucky knowing that you have pre-ordered their very own Coyote Ridge Elementary Yearbook!  You can click on the link on the attachment to get to the our school’s order page.  Yearbooks will be delivered a few days before school is out so please order yours today!

 

Mrs. Rios and Mrs. Hernandez