Halloween Costume Recycling Drive (10/4-10/22)

Pull out those old dusty Halloween costumes that no longer fit and donate them to a good cause. Shorecrest Leo Club will lead the all-school Halloween Costume Recycling Drive this year and your generous donations will benefit the children at the YWCA's Family Village. Look for collection bins near each Division office.

Parent Survey

As you know, we are asking all parents to participate in an online opinion survey about Shorecrest as we approach our accreditation in the fall of 2011. The results of all of our surveys--from parents, faculty and staff as well as students--will help guide and inform the goals we set for our school for the next five years. Your participation is crucial to the success of this reflective process.

The survey window will be open beginning October 1st and close on October 17. You will receive an email with the survey link on the morning of October 1. Please let your voices be heard and complete the parent survey!

Please know:

In a two-parent household, BOTH parents should complete the survey.

Parents who are also graduates should complete the student survey as graduates. That link will sent to alumni from the Director of Alumni Programs.

The survey should take about 25 minutes to complete.

You will be asked to consider Shorecrest as a whole as well as the Division(s) in which you have child(ren) enrolled.

Thank you in advance for your participation in this crucial component of our self-study.

Just Right Books

Have you ever wondered how you can help your child find the right book for them to read?

Click on the image for information about a workshop hosted by Mrs. McKenzie and Mrs. Cameron.

Inkwood Books

Two weeks ago, Ms. Smay had a book talk with our class regarding the Sunshine State Reader books. Students are encouraged to read as many of the books on the list as they can. In April, students will be able to vote for their favorite book.

A form went home today from Inkwood Books. Inkwood Books is offering a 15% discount for these books, and the books will arrive approximately one week from due date.

If you are interested in ordering some Sunshine State Reader books, please review the form and return to the Lower Division office by October 6.

Conference Day

Conference Day is this Thursday (9/30). If you do not remember your scheduled time, please contact me and I can let you know.

I look forward to meeting with everyone to discuss the great work that the students have been doing so far this year.

Weekly Update (9/27-10/1)

Math-Lessons covered this week are:

2.6 "Comparison Number Stories"

2.7 "The Partial-Sums Algorithm"

2.8 "Subtraction Algorithms"

Language Arts- We will read more selections from our reading series, Voices. In writing workshop, we will continue working on personal narratives. The vocabulary this week will come from the Voices reading series. The words go along with the stories we will be reading in class. The theme for spelling this week is "Diphthong syllables". Please visit www.spellingcity.com for some practice games with this week's spelling words.

We will have a spelling test on Friday (10/1). The vocabulary test will also be on Friday (10/1).

Science- We will begin learning about motion.

Social Studies- We will complete the unit on the Hello, Florida book.

Weekly Update (9/20-9/24)

Math-Lessons covered this week are:

2.2 "Extensions of Addition and Subtraction Facts"

2.3 "What's My Rule?"

2.4 "Parts-and-Total Number Stories"

2.5 "Change Number Stories"

Language Arts- We will read more selections from our reading series, Voices. In writing workshop, we will continue working on personal narratives. The vocabulary this week will come from the Voices reading series. The words go along with the stories we will be reading in class. The theme for spelling this week is "Open Syllables". Please visit www.spellingcity.com for some practice games with this week's spelling words.

We will have a spelling test on Friday (9/24). The vocabulary test will be next week.

Science- We will begin learning about simple machines.

Social Studies- We will continue our unit on Florida. We will continue studying chapter two, "The History".

Picture Day This Tuesday (9/14)

This is a reminder that Picture Day is tomorrow. If you have not sent in the order form, please send it in tomorrow.

Recorder and Student Handbook Forms

If you have not yet returned the recorder form for Music class, please do so as soon as possible (even if you are not ordering one). Ms. Diaz-Leroy would like to order the recorders soon.

Also, there are a few Student Handbook forms that have not yet been returned.

If you need another copy of either of these, please email me and I will send another one home.

Thanks!

Weekly Update

Math-Lessons covered this week are:

1.13 "The Length-fo-Day Project"

1.14 "Progress Check 1"

2.1 "Fact Families"

We will have our first math test Tuesday (9/14)

Language Arts- We will read more selections from our reading series, Voices. In writing workshop, we will use the "timelines" that we created to continue working on personal narratives.

We will have a spelling test on Tuesday (9/14). We will also have a Wordly Wise quiz on Friday (9/17).

Science- We will work on writing hypotheses for our "Potato Observation Project"

Social Studies- We will continue our unit on Florida. We will finish chapter one, "The Land" and begin chapter two, "The History".

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Picture Day

The Picture Day forms went home today. Please review and send back as soon as possible.

Weekly Update (9/7-9/10)

Math-Lessons covered this week are:

1.10 "Money"

1.11 "Solving Problems with Dollars and Cents"

1.12 "Patterns"

We will have our first math test next Tuesday (9/14)

Language Arts- We will read more selections from our reading series, Voices. In writing workshop, we will continue writing our personal narratives.

Science- We will use the scientific method format to conduct another experiment on Friday.

Social Studies- We will continue our unit on Florida. Last week we started chapter one, "The Land". The Geography project will be due on Friday (9/10).

Weekly Update (8/30-9/3)

Math-Lessons covered this week are:

1.6 "Equivalent Names"

1.7 "The Language of Chance Events"

1.8 "Finding Differences"

1.9 "Calculator Routines"

Language Arts- We will begin the first topic in our reading series, Voices. The spelling theme this week is short vowel sounds. In writing workshop, we will begin writing our personal narratives.

Spelling Test on Friday (9/3). Wordly Wise vocabulary quiz will be on Friday (9/3)

Science- We will continue learning about the Scientific Method and use it to conduct an experiment on Friday.

Social Studies- We will continue our unit on Florida. Students will use the Hello, Florida textbook to complete the scavenger hunt we began last week. The Geography project will be due on September 10.

Social Studies Project

Today a form will go home outlining a landform project that students are to complete over the next two weeks. Please review this sheet and contact me if you have any questions.

The due date for the project will be September 10 ( next Friday).

Picture Day

Picture Day is on Tuesday, September 14th.

Photo packages will be available for purchase.

More information will be sent home as the date gets closer.

Summer Vacation Photos

Attention Students and Parents:

The yearbook staff is collecting photos of the student's Summer vacation experiences both in and out of the country. Please send or email your photos to Mr. Napodano in the Upper Division: nap@shorecrest.org

Photos will be accepted until September 30th.

Spirit Day

Quick note that may have not made it into the students' agendas this afternoon:

Our first Spirit Day is Friday, August 27. Students may wear green and gold colored clothing. Uniforms are not required, but this is not a dress down day. Students may not wear umbros, spandex, boxer or gym style shorts. Blue jean shorts and shorts sold by the Shorecrest Booster Club are allowed.

Weekly Update (8/23-8/27)

Math-Lessons covered this week are:

1.1 Numbers and Number Sequences

1.2 Number Grids

1.3 Introducing the Student Reference Book (SRB)

1.4 Tools for Mathematics

1.5 Analyzing and Displaying Data

Language Arts- We will launch writers workshop this week. We will begin reading the first of our class novels, Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days. Also, over the next two weeks we will work on Lesson 1 in Wordly Wise. Spelling Test on Friday (8/27).

Science- We will introduce the steps of the Scientific Method.

Social Studies- We will start our unit on Florida. Students will use the Hello, Florida textbook.

Back to School Night

Tuesday (8/24) is Back to School Night. Please meet at 7:00 in the Janet Root Theater. Refreshments will be served in the hallway following classroom visits. Be sure to bring your personal calendar to mark important dates and party sign-ups. I look forward to seeing you all there!

Welcome Back!

I hope that you got your welcome back letter in the mail. I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday...