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Ms. Mary’s Message
Week of October 7-October 11
ACADEMICS:
Reading—Many students are beginning to blend sounds to read words! We will meet our new AlphaFriend Vinny Volcano this week and continue making words with SMARTBN and V.
Social Studies—Fire Safety (Walking Field Trip to the Little Sandy Fire Department Wednesday), Halloween.
Math—2-Dimensional Shapes and Recognizing and Writing 6, 7.
EVENTS:
Spirit Week October 7-11.
Monday: Super Hero Day
Tuesday: Nerd Day—It’s Cool to Be Smart!
Wednesday: AES: Walking Field Trip
Thursday: School Colors Day—wear red, white.
Spirit Night—Parade 5:30; Carnival 6:00;Fireworks 8:00
Free Party Time inflatables, crafts, etc. Lots of great food. Dog Show (registration 6:15); Cruise-in; Petting Zoo; Great Balls of Fireworks! Join us at GCHS for all the fun!
Friday: Green/Black/Gold Day—
GCHS first opened for the 1973-74 school year, bringing together Greenup (green), Wurtland (black) and McKell (gold) high
schools. Remember the past and celebrate our future by showing your Musketeer PRIDE!
End of First Nine Weeks October 11 (Report Cards Oct. 18)
Family Night/Open House Planned October 17th.
FLY ON THE WALL:
Following is an article I borrowed from our District newsletter. It explains how attendance affects funding.
Attendance—By the Numbers—Kelly Adkins, Board Chair
How important is good school attendance? Now more than ever, regular attendance at school plays a vital role in the success of our students and our school district. With the implementation of new common core standards, curriculums, and state assessments, there is an extensive amount of material that must be covered each day in the classroom. A missed day of learning can never be replaced and several missed days can leave students struggling to keep up.
Regular attendance dramatically effects the resources made available to our students. We earn approximately $23 per day in state SEEK funds for each student in attendance. This may not seem like a lot of money, however, our overall attendance
for the district for the 2012-2013 school year was 93.3%. That percentage equates to almost 12 missed days on average per student. For 2,900 students for 175 days, that loss in attendance cost the district $780,000. While it is unrealistic to expect perfect attendance for every student for the entire year, an improvement of just 1.7% to 95% overall attendance would increase revenue to the district by almost $200,000. With continuing funding cuts from the state, those available dollars are vital to our district sustaining current programs and providing resources to our teachers and students.
Your child should know the sound, shape, and how to make the following letters:
S, M, A, R, T, B, N, V, and
s, m, a, r, t, b, n, v.
Your child might be beginning to put those sounds together to read simple words like at, mat, bat, sat, rat, am, Sam. Words like vat and Nat that are unfamiliar are usually harder to read.
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