Author: Student200

Shelby County Schools

Fairley STEAM Academy

November 1, 2015

Sensational Support

Science Fair
Dr. Harper, Science Lab Instructor

Promoting Literacy at Home Librarian Smith
Librarian Smith

Counselor’s
Corner
Mrs. R. Hudson, School Counselor

We have been learning about the steps of the Scientific Method to prepare for Science Fair! Each student in grades 3-5 will be required to submit a science fair project. These projects will account for a Science test grade. Take the time to brainstorm topics this month! The best projects will compete in our 2nd Annual Science Fair! ■

Dates to Know

Veterans Day (School Closed)	November 11
Progress Report Issued	November 18
Career Day	November 24
Thanksgiving Break	November / 25-27

The “Fit” Bit

Thank you, parents, so much for walking to school with us on Wednesday, October 28th. We had over 100 votes cast for top classes to win a field trip with the most parents walking that morning. GREAT TURN OUT! 5-01, 5-02, and 4-01 were the winners!!! We also had Fire Safety Day. Be on the lookout for parent letters and participant’s sponsor form. It’s time for “JUMP ROPE FOR HEART”. It takes Heart to be a Hero. Teach your student the joy of giving. ■
Coach Herron
Coach Holtz

Research shows that if families make the effort to encourage, support, and engage all aspects of literacy in their homes, children are more likely to enjoy reading and writing for the rest of their lives.
Try some of these strategies and help your child have a successful academic year!
Reading
Read with your child everyday and have him/her to...
Summarize the story
Predict what will happen next and give evidence
Describe the setting
Identify the main idea and main events
Describe the characters
Use voices and expressions during read alouds to model good reading and to help “paint” a picture of what is happening in the text to aid comprehension
Read a wide variety of materials, such as books, magazines, and signs
Visit libraries and bookstores frequently and encourage your child to check out materials
Writing
Provide a place for your child to write
Quiet and well-lit
Stocked with writing supplies (paper, pencils, crayons) and family photos and magazines that can be used for story starters
Provide authentic writing opportunities
Make the connection between writing and the “real” world
Have your child to write thank-you notes, party invitations, letters to family members, and grocery lists ■

Design-A-Bookmark Contest
Coming November 2015

"Intelligence plus character is the true goal of education."
Dr. Martin Luther King
It is Career Month and we will be celebrating with a Career Day for our boys and girls on Tuesday, November 24, 2015.
Our character word for the month is perseverance. It means to stick with it, never give up, even when things are tough. ■

Making Progress

This year is just flying by. We are almost in the holiday season. The holiday season also starts the season to begin our annual IEP meetings. Ms. Dobbs, Ms. Greer, or myself, Ms. Cummings, will be contacting you soon to begin scheduling the meetings. The IEP meeting has three main focus areas: 1. Discuss the progress your child is making in their general education classes as well as towards their IEP goals. 2. Discuss how do we need to revise the goals based on current academic / behavioral functioning. 3. What accommodations, if necessary, is needed in order for your child, to have equal access to the curriculum. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns you will like to discuss prior th your child's IEP meeting.■