December 16th, 2016 Will Beckley Elementary School

Hello Eagles, We’ve had a busy and productive year so far at Beckley Elementary! Here are some highlights:

Beckley Garden

Students are visiting our farmer in the garden weekly, our garden is located near the front office, we are

growing a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Also, our hydroponic garden do-nated by Los Vaqueros, is almost ready for seeds and water ! Students can learn about plants in the science classroom.

ZOOM Night

Our first family ZOOM night was in October. Parents and students enjoyed educa-tional, literacy based activities while learning about outer space. Another ZOOM night is planned for the spring.

Harvest Festival

Our Annual Harvest Festi-val was a huge success! Families enjoyed games, food, and wearing their Halloween costumes. A huge thank-you to all of our parent and community vol-unteers who helped us make this event a success!

IMPORTANT INFO

Beckley Office Hours

7:30am to 4:00pm

Office phone number

702-799-7700

Breakfast

8:35 to 8:55

School Day

8:55am to 3:35pm

Hydroponic garden

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” ― Margaret Fuller

Our first graders have been very busy this season. In reading, we learned the rule about the silent ‘e’ at the

end of some words. In math, we are learning how to find the missing number in an equation. We are also learning

how to research a question, and then write about what we learned.

Last week, we took a break for our field trip to Oppor-

tunity Village, where we enjoyed the holiday season to-gether. We look forward to more learning and adventure

as we continue with our first grade journey.

SECOND GRADERS IN ACTION

We have hard at work this year learning about the

parts of a story and character traits. We are work-

ing on addition and subtraction and we are learn-

ing lots of strategies to solve math problems!

KINDERGARTEN HAPPENINGS

EXCITING TIMES IN FIRST GRADE

Kindergarteners are putting their skills to use! We are reading, writing and count-ing everyday!

Please check your child's folder everyday for im-portant information from school!

BREAKFAST WITH BOOKS & SECOND CUP OF COFFEE

Once per month Spread the

Word Nevada and Las Vegas

Rotary team up to bring Break-

fast with Books to our school.

This wonderful program takes

place before school in the multi

-purpose room.

Every student who comes with

an adult gets a snack, a free

book to keep, and can listen to

an exciting read-aloud.

There is always a drawing for

prizes and every student who

completes a monthly reading

log and brings it to the event

will get to choose a prize from

the treasure box.

Every Breakfast with Books

event is followed by Second

Cup of Coffee at 9am. This is a

get together with school admin-

istration and parents where you

can hear important information

and ask questions.

THIRD GRADERS ARE WORKING HARD!

Third Grade has a lot of energy this year! We have been working hard to create narrative stories of all different genres. We've created personal nar-ratives, fictional narratives, and are currently working on historical fiction nar-ratives. We've even written informational reports about our favorite animals! Our students are full of great ideas.

Math has been quite an adventure for us this year as well. We are working hard to master our multiplication facts so that we can use them to solve area problems.

Reading has been very fun, as we've been reading some really interesting texts. One of our main focuses is discussing the importance of character traits and how they affect the sequence of events in a story.

This winter we have been working hard to be kind and respectful to one an-other. Not only are we writing kind bucket fillers, but we are "lighting up the classroom with kindness" as we write kind things that we are doing for each other. These 'lights' are hung up around the room to remind us the im-portance of treating each other well. We've also been doing the morning announcements. The students love being heard throughout the whole school!

For more information, please visit our grade level website at:

http://www.beckleyes.org/apps/pages/index.jspuREC_ID=411148&type=d&pREC_ID=901371

FOURTH GRADE IS ZOOMING ALONG!

4th grade has been

busy this year learning

and growing! In Lan-

guage Arts we have

been learning about

narratives and the

parts of a story, espe-

cially focusing on

theme and character

traits. We have been

learning about solving

equations in math us-

ing multiplication and

division and solving

word problems. In sci-

ence we are learning

about the lifestyles of

animals and in social

studies we are discuss-

ing Nevada history.

Lighting up third grade with kindness!

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WILL BECKLEY

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Lion King Musical!!

This year our annual Disney musical will be The Lion King!

Students in 3rd through 5th grade may audition.

Musical Theater Workshop Jan. 9th from 3:45 to 5:15pm in the MPR.

Auditions will be held Jen. 1tth in the MPR from 3:45 to 5:15pm.

See Ms. Johnson for more information.

WORKING TOGETHER IN FIFTH GRADE

We have been hard at work this year learning about differ-

ent types of literature and non-fiction text. In math we’ve

been focusing on learning all of our facts as well as working

on division, decimals, and solving word problems. In social

studies students worked in groups to complete a research

project on Southwest Native American tribes.

REMINDER All students can access iReady at home or on

the go! iReady will work on any computer, tab-

let, or smart phone.

From a computer go to https://login.i-

ready.com/ students log in using their student

ID number for the user name and password.

From a tablet or mobile device, download the

Puffin Academy app, then log in to iReady.

iReady is great because students can practice

reading and math skills at their level, make

sure to get lots of practice over the winter

break!

Jump Rope for Heart

Jump Rope for Heart will begin

the first week in January!

Be on the lookout for more

information to be sent home.

If you have questions contact

Mr. Grimm