february 2017 newsletter - riverside...

Riverside Preparatory Elementary 19175 Third Street, Oro Grande, CA 92368

RIVERSIDE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY

February 2017 www.riversideprep.net

J U M P R O P E F O R H E A R TF E B R U A R Y 1 4 , 2 0 1 79 : 0 0 A M - 1 0 : 0 0 A M

Principally Speaking...

ADMIT ONE

Greetings Silver Knight Family!

Our second semester is well underway and we are actively moving forward in all phases of our academics! We have a lot to work on, including preparation for our state testing in the spring. Our teachers have already begun preparation with standards based lessons to get our students dialed-‐in and ready. Our goal is to eclipse our previous collective scores and set the bar for next year’s students to reach!

This goal will without question require a collective and coordinated effort from all stakeholders. Each aspect of the day is important, from daily attendance to school/classroom diligence, to getting to bed on time to ensure proper rest. Consistency is the key. With that said, I want to encourage parents to really put an emphasis on reading. You have heard me say many times how important reading is. Reading is the foundation of all subjects, and common core standards as well as California state testing (which is based on common core) are requiring students to have a strong reading base to be successful. We will have a heavy concentration on reading, and we ask that you do the same at home. Give your children as many opportunities to read or tell you about what they have read. Develop conversations based on the information that they tell you. You’ll be surprised at what you can get from good conversations!

I am hopeful that we are all in one accord on the upcoming semester. Keep in touch with your child’s teacher and follow the progress of your child as well as ask questions for insight. Let’s work together to give our students every opportunity for success. We are one! WE ARE... SILVER KNIGHTS!!!

Respectfully,

G. Titus Principal

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THE AP INSIGHT............. PAGE 2


Hello Riverside Pr

ep Parents and Stu

dents:

Students recently c

elebrated their 100

th day of school on F

ebruary

2nd, 2017 and TK, K

indergarten and 1

st grade had an exce

llent time

participating in fun

activities and mak

ing various crafts

showing

their knowledge o

f counting and sor

ting up to 100. T

hank you

parents and studen

ts for your hard w

ork in helping to m

ake this

day such a succes

s. Follow us on

Facebook for pic

tures and

information about

both past and upco

ming events on cam

pus.

The second semeste

r is in full swing an

d we are looking fo

rward to

many exciting eve

nts, including Jum

p Rope for Heart

and Read

Across America.

We will be cont

inuing to take lot

s of great

pictures to be adde

d to our elementar

y yearbook, which

is on sale

now at yearbookfo

rever.com. Student

s can also bring $2

5.00 cash

or check to Ms.

Price’s of_ice to

reserve their ye

arbook.

Remember: quanti

ties are limited, so

order yours today

!

I look forward to

another wonder

ful month with o

ur Silver

Knights!

Mrs. Vennes

Assistant Principal

UPCOMING EVENTS/TK NEWS PAGE 3


Hello Wonderful TK Families,

Than you to all the families who donated treats and volunteered time for our 100th Day Celebration this month. The students had a fantastic time! Our TK Class participated in various activities including fun crafts and 100th Day snack sort. Our TK class also enjoyed a 100th Day Fashion show which each student modeled their own 100th day shirt created with their families.

On February 14th, our TK class will participate in Jump Rope for Heart Please make sure your child in dress properly for this exciting event. Our class will also have a Healthy Heart Valentine’s Day party on February 13th. Please look for more information coming home soon,

Thank you TK Families for all your continued support!

Jump Rope for Heart is coming soon! All donation envelopes have gone home and we will hold our annual event on February 14th from 9:00 am -‐ 10:00 am.

We will accept donations through the end of February. Student prizes will be ordered March 1st and should arrive before the Spring Break.

If you have any questions please contact the school of_ice. Riverside Prep and American Heart Association would like to thank you for your donations!

GRADE LEVEL INFORMATION! PAGE 4


KINDERGARTEN

Hello Families!

Thank you for all of the donations we r e c e i v e d f o r o u r 1 0 0 t h d a y celebration. 100th day was a blast and it was all because of your help!

We are having our Valentines/ Healthy Hearty Party coming up in a few weeks on February 13th. Teachers will be allowing Valentine cards to be passed out to their classmates, but students need to make one for all of their classmates. They have had enough sweets, so we have decided to have vegetables and fruitsfor the 13th. More information will be going home soon.

Kindergarten has been working extremely hard in writing this quarter. Please make sure to check you child’s backpack to see the awesome writing.

Teachers have noticed a lot of students w r i t i n g n ame s a n d n umbe r s incorrectly. Please continue to work with your child at home. The extra support is greatly appreciated. Don’t forget to READ; even if it is only 5 minutes a day!

Again, thank you for everything parents!

Kindergarten Team

FIRST GRADE Hello parents, First grade is excited to start our Animal Project. We have been learning about animal teams and adaptations. Each class is now working on choosing one habitat for their students to focus on for the remainder of the project. Our project will culminate with students working in teams to create a diorama of their chosen habitat. Your child’s teacher will be sending home information regarding any donations they may need for their dioramas. First grade will be taking a _ield trip to the Desert Discovery Center in Barstow. Mrs. Caravas, Ms. Sullivan, and Ms Hankerson’s classes will be going on Wednesday, Febrauary 22nd. Mrs. Denson, Ms. Dillard, and Ms. Reynante’s class will be going on Thursday, February 23rd. Due to the size of the Discovery Center Mrs. Pattie will be splitting her class, so half will attend on the 22nd and half will attend on the 23rd. Mrs. Pattie will be sending out more information regarding what day each student will be attending. We look forward to this great learning experience! We hope everyone has a great month! Take care, First Grade Team

SECOND GRADE

Hello RP Families and Friends,

Our second grade students have been diligently working hard academically as we have begun the third quarter of school. There are many different math skills such as money, measurement, place value, and time that your child will practice and learn this quarter. Also, there are many language arts skills like text features, characters response to challenges, writing informative text, and identifying the main topic to prepare for our upcoming Chocolate Factory. Students will get to enjoy the book and also the movie of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We want you all to mark your calendar and save the date for The Second Grade Chocolate Factory on April 7th. This event will be AMAZING!!!!

The Second Grade Team

SILVER KNIGHTS IN ACTION ! PAGE5


HAPPY 100TH DAY FROM RIVERSIDE PREP KINDERGARTEN!!!

SILVER KNIGHTS IN ACTION ! PAGE 6


SILVER KNIGHTS IN ACTION ! PAGE7


ART INFORMATION PAGE 8


Hello Riverside Prep Parents

Our main focus this month will be getting students prepared for our Annual Art Show. Save the date and come out and support your students and our art program.

Place: San Bernardino County Fairgrounds, Building 4Date: April 13, 2017Time: 6:00 pm -‐ 7:30 pm

We look forward to seeing everyone on the 13th of April!

Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Phillips

PHYSICAL EDUCATION NEWS.....! PAGE9


Hello Riverside Prep Parents,

Having completed yoga and indoor _itness, Physical Education will continue onto Tumbling Gymnastics, and some culture P.E. activities for the beginning of February. Hopefully by the end of the month we will be back outside in the sunshine!

Sincerely,~Josh and Nate

MUSIC NEWS..... PAGE 10


Happy February Parents!

We have several exciting projects going on in the Third Quarter.

Kinder and First Grade are learning about various instruments and using them to represent different animals. They are also singing simple songs as well as learning to build melody patterns using colors as inspiration.

Grades 2 through 5 are working on separate projects in Mr. Snedegar's and Ms. Simonian's class, but both projects focus on playing piano, identifying notes on the keyboard and on the music 5-‐line staff, and/or writing melodies.

In Mr. Snedegar's class, Grades 3 through 5 have began a top secret mission to rescue emoji people (yellow, stretchy smile men) by playing a "musical code" properly into one of the piano stations, or in other words: passing their _irst assigned song. If your child comes home with a yellow smile man, you will know he or she has passed their _irst song. (If you want to view the top secret mission yourself, you can look up "emojiville mission impossible" on YouTube.) Second Grade is focusing on identifying the names of the keys on the piano keyboard.

In Ms. Simonian's class, grades 3-‐5 are starting a melody writing/piano playing project where the students will choose a starting rhythm, then put their own note names (pitches, such as A, B, C, D, E, F, and G) on the rhythm. They will then learn to play their own melody at the piano, and then write their melody in real music staff notation. Second Grade will also be starting piano melody project, but with simpler rhythms, and without writing their notes on the staff yet this quarter. We can't wait to see what the students come up with!

Happy 2017,

Ms. Simonian and Mr. Snedegar

GRADE LEVEL NEWS! PAGE 11


THIRD GRADE

Hello third grade,

This month we will be making demonstrations and performing experiments to learn about science. Ask your child about the amazing things they are learning. Now that we are half way through the year we are rolling on to more complex concepts in all subjects. Remind students to practice reading and math every day at home, even if they don’t have work sent home.Riverside Prep will be holding our annual science expo on March 14th from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, in your child’s classroom. This is when you get to come see all the hard work that has been done. Flyers will be sent out closer to the expo as a reminder.Have a wonderful February and as always, if you have questions or concerns, you are encouraged to contact your child’s teacher by call, text, or email.

Sincerely,The Awesome Third Grade Teachers of Riverside Prep Elementary School

FOURTH GRADE

Hello Parents, Another month has passed and this year is flying by fast. Fourth grade is sti l l working on their scientist b i o g r a p h i e s . W e h a v e b e e n researching like crazy and are now putting that information into our drafts. You will be able to get a glimpse of it during the Science Expo coming in March. More information on that will be going home soon. Fourth grade will be having Healthy Heart Parties on February 14th. Each teacher has sent home his/her not ices for the event. Please remember that food items donated for parties need to be store bought. We still need Coffee-mate creamer bottles for our science biographies. They should be 1 quart in size, empty and cleaned. We will need these by March 3rd to ensure that we can complete the project in time for the Science Expo. Don’t forget to have your child read at home! The last day to test for AR is March 8th. Thank you so much for your continued support,

The Fourth Grade Team

FIFTH GRADE

Hello 5th grade parents!

February is upon us! This month 5th graders will be working on science experiments to prepare for the science expo in March . The sc ience experiments will take place in the classroom, during school.

We have a few upcoming events this month to take note of. Jump Rope for Heart will take place on February 14th. There will be no school February 17th and 20th due to President’s day.

Hope everyone has a fantastic month!

The Fifth Grade Team

SCHOOL CALENDAR PAGE 12

February(2017(

!

Sunday! Monday! Tuesday! Wednesday! Thursday! Friday! Saturday!! ! ! 1! 2! 3! 4!

! ! ! Board!Meeting!Historical!School!!5:00!pm!

Kindergarten!100th!Day!Celebration!!Upper!Field!!!8:30!am!–!9:30!am!

!Minimum!Day!

!

5! 6! 7! 8! 9! 10! 11!! ! ! ! ! !

Minimum!Day!!

12! 13! 14! 15! 16! 17! 18!! ! Jump!Rope!For!Heart!

9:00!am!–!10:00!am!!Valentine’s!Day!

Spring!Pictures!!

! !No!School!President’s!!Day!

!

19! 20! 21! 22! 23! 24! 25!! !

No!School!President’s!Day!

Book!Fair!!EL!Meeting!T!Room!35!

Book!Fair!!1st$Grade$to$Desert$Discovery$Center$Barstow$8:30$am$9$2:00$pm!

Book!Fair!!1st$Grade$to$Desert$Discovery$Center$Barstow$8:30$am$9$2:00$pm!

Book!Fair!!Minimum!Day!

!

26! 27! 28! ! ! ! !! Read!Across!America! Read!Across!America! ! ! ! !

! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! !

SCHOOL MENU PAGE 13

Oro Grande School District/Riverside Preparatory Elementary School Lunch Menu FEBRUARY 2017

BREAKFAST

Choose 3 or more items (1 item must be ½ cup fruit) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

WG Cereal Yogurt Craisins

Fruit Milk

WG Honey Wheat Bar

Yogurt Berry Juice

Fruit Milk

WW Bagel & Cream Cheese

Yogurt Apple Fruit Milk

WG Pancake/ Sausage on

Stick Yogurt

Orange Juice Fruit Milk

WG Cinnamon

Roll Yogurt Craisins

Fruit Milk

Student Lunch $2.75

Reduced Stu. Lunch .40 Student Breakfast $1.50

Reduced Stu. Bkfst. .30

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 WG Grilled Cheese Sandwich Tater Tots Applesauce Milk-variety

2 Teriyaki Dunkers w/rice Broccoli Pineapples Milk-variety

3 WG Stft Crust Pizza Carrots w/ranch Cherry Icee Milk-variety

6 WG Bean & Cheese Burrito Salsa Mixed Veggies Peaches Milk-variety

7 WG Chicken Egg Roll w/Sweet/sour sauce Broccoli Pineapple Fortune Cookie Milk-variety

8 Chicken Fajita Salad w/ranch Corn WG Dinner roll Banana Milk-variety

9 Turkey Taco’s on WW tortillas w/lettuce, cheese, & tomato Refried Beans Mixed Fruit Milk-variety

10 WG Stuft Crust Pepperoni Pizza Carrots w/ranch Pears Milk-variety

13 WG chicken nuggets Green Beans Mandarin Oranges WG animal snackers Milk-variety

14 Meatloaf w/ketchup Mashed potatoes Broccoli WG Valentine Cookie Peaches Milk-variety

15 Hot Dog on WG bun Ketchup/must. Baked beans Apple Milk-variety

16 Meatball subs Corn Mixed Fruit Milk-variety

17 NO SCHOOL

Abe Lincoln’s

Birthday!

20 NO SCHOOL

21 WG Corn Dog Ketchup/mustard Baked Beans Applesauce Milk-variety

22 Chicken pattie on WG bun Broccoli Pineapples Milk-variety

23 Turkey w/gravy Mashed potatoes Green Beans Peaches WG Dinner Roll Milk-variety

24 WG Stuft Crust Pepperoni Pizza Carrots w/ranch Watermelon Icee Milk-variety

27 Hamburger on WG bun Ketchup/must Baked Beans Pears Milk-variety

28 WG Orange Chicken Brown Rice Green Beans Peaches Milk-variety

*Menu items subject to change without prior notice** In accordance with Federal law and United States Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability.

** Milk Variety: 1% white milk or Non-fat Chocolate milk

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