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Kingsbury Elementary—”Light the Fire” A message from Your principal Dear Parents, Welcome to the month of November! October was filled with many exciting activities for our students and Kingsbury Family. A special highlight was this year’s Character Parade. It was truly outstanding. The children demonstrated their devotion to books and reading when creating such fun, innovative costumes. First Quarter report cards will be issued on November 2. Please contact your child’s teacher as needed to discuss his or her progress and any concerns you may have. Through collective communication and collaboration, most issues are effectively resolved. Your child’s academic achievement is our top priority. Note that our First Quarter Awards Program for fourth and fifth grades will be November 7 at 1:00 p.m. Second and third grades will be November 8 at 8:15 a.m. Both of these programs will be held in the Multi-purpose Room. We look forward to having you join us to celebrate your child’s success. Our annual Fall Festival will be on Friday, November 3 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. We will be holding our annual Veteran’s Day Assembly on November 9 to honor our veterans and instill patriotic pride. Students in kindergarten-2nd grade will attend the program at 8:30, and students in grades 3-5 will attend the 9:30 program. Also note that there will be no school on November 10 in observance of Veteran’s Day. The Kingsbury PTA will sponsor a special meeting on November 13 at 6 PM in celebration of American Education Week. Please report to the cafeteria upon arrival. Student Council officers will be recognized that evening and musical selections will be provided by our choir. Following the meeting, a delicious “Thanks-For-Giving” meal will be served. More information about the meal will be sent home as the date approaches. If you are not a member of the PTA, you can join the PTA that night! Please make plans to attend. As we enter into this holiday season, please let me express my gratitude for your continued support and confidence in Kingsbury Elementary. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if I may be of any help at any time! Best wishes for a happy and blessed Thanksgiving Holiday! Sincerely, Phillip Jackson, Principal Kingsbury elementary Volume x, issue 3 November 1, 2017 Knight life Find out more about us by scan- ning above Red Ribbon Activities Around the Kingdom Each October, schools across America participate in Red Ribbon Week. This week is packed with activities to act as a catalyst to help par- ents and educators have meaningful and straight- forward discussions with kids about drug prevention. Sponsored by the National Family Partnership, this pro- gram stresses the need for communication between adults and children concerning the dangers of drugs. According to their website, parents who talk to their children regularly are 42% less likely to have a child to be involved in illegal drug use. Kingsbury’s weekly ac- tivities including wearing red in honor of the campaign, wearing pa- jamas as we are able to “Dream Big” when we don’t use drugs, and dressing for success as drugs and success do not mix. One of the highlights of the week was the children sign- ing a pledge in the cafeteria to not take drugs . Thank you to the Kingsbury Guidance Department for coordi- nating this informative week! Left: Ms. Gibbs and Mrs. Burleson’s Preschool class kick off Red Ribbon Week dressed in red while PERK (Above) shows off their pajamas as they are Dreaming Big!

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A m e s s a g e f r o m Y o u r p r i n c i p a l

Dear Parents, Welcome to the month of November! October was filled with many exciting

activities for our students and Kingsbury Family. A special highlight was this year’s Character Parade. It was truly outstanding. The children demonstrated their devotion to books and reading when creating such fun, innovative costumes.

First Quarter report cards will be issued on November 2. Please contact your child’s teacher as needed to discuss his or her progress and any concerns you may have. Through collective communication and collaboration, most issues are effectively resolved. Your child’s academic achievement is our top priority. Note that our First Quarter Awards Program for fourth and fifth grades will be November 7 at 1:00 p.m. Second and third grades will be November 8 at 8:15 a.m. Both of these programs will be held in the Multi-purpose Room. We look forward to having you join us to celebrate your child’s success. Our annual Fall Festival will be on Friday, November 3 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

We will be holding our annual Veteran’s Day Assembly on November 9 to honor our veterans and instill patriotic pride. Students in kindergarten-2nd grade will attend the program at 8:30, and students in grades 3-5 will attend the 9:30 program. Also note that there will be no school on November 10 in observance of Veteran’s Day. The Kingsbury PTA will sponsor a special meeting on November 13 at 6 PM in celebration of American Education Week. Please report to the cafeteria upon arrival. Student Council officers will be recognized that evening and musical selections will be provided by our choir. Following the meeting, a delicious “Thanks-For-Giving” meal will be served. More information about the meal will be sent home as the date approaches. If you are not a member of the PTA, you can join the PTA that night! Please make plans to attend. As we enter into this holiday season, please let me express my gratitude for your continued support and confidence in Kingsbury Elementary. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if I may be of any help at any time! Best wishes for a happy and blessed Thanksgiving Holiday! Sincerely, Phillip Jackson, Principal

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Each October, schools across America participate in Red Ribbon Week. This week is packed with activities to act as a catalyst to help par-ents and educators have meaningful and straight-forward discussions with kids about drug prevention. Sponsored by the National Family Partnership, this pro-gram stresses the need for communication between adults and children concerning the dangers of drugs. According to their website, parents who talk to their children regularly are 42% less likely to have a child to be involved in illegal drug use. Kingsbury’s weekly ac-tivities including wearing red in honor of the campaign,

wearing pa-jamas as we are able to “Dream Big” when we don’t use drugs, and dressing for success as drugs and success do not mix. One of the highlights of the week was the children sign-ing a pledge in the cafeteria to not take drugs . Thank you to the Kingsbury Guidance Department for coordi-nating this informative week!

Left: Ms. Gibbs and Mrs. Burleson’s Preschool class kick off Red Ribbon Week dressed in red while PERK (Above) shows off their pajamas as they are Dreaming Big!

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Grade Level News What’s Going On Around the School

Preschool - A time of being thankful is here! And in preschool, we are thankful for our students, our parents, & the many opportunities to learn in each of our classrooms. The colors of fall are everywhere. And from our decorations to the changing colors of fall, it is a cornucopia for the senses. We will get to enjoy wonderful meals together and don't forget to enjoy our Thanksgiving meal before Thanksgiving break. And that's right, Thanksgiving break! And don't forget to watch the weather and wear the correct clothing for recess and continue to send spare clothes for any accidents that sometimes happen in preschool. Put your name on everything! Kindergarten – Kindergarten has had an amazing first quarter of school. We have worked hard and have learned so much and this is only the beginning. We are really working hard on our reading skills so that we can be the best readers, and we are enjoying having Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Thompson come to our classrooms and work with groups during Math where we are learning how to write numbers, represent numbers, and subitizing. On Thursday, October 26th, all of Kindergarten walked to the Fire Station on Stadium Road. We had so much fun exploring the fire station and fire trucks. The firemen that were there taught us a lot and really made everything we have been learning about during our Fire Safety Unit so much more real. During our Fire Safety unit we learned about the importance of not playing with fire and what to do if there is a fire. Your child should be able to tell you what to do in case of a fire (get out of the house), who to call (911), where to go (your meeting spot), and what to do if they were to catch on fire (STOP... DROP… AND ROLL). Remember boys and girls stay low and don’t run away from the firefighter. They are there to help you. Continue reading daily and having conversation with your child about what they read. Find those “popcorn” words within the text. Continue working on number recognition, writing numbers 1-20, and counting to 100. First Grade – The students really worked hard during the month of October! We have been working on addition and subtraction during math time. The students have been learning different strategies to help add numbers to 20, solve word problems and relate addition and subtraction too. We will continue to find the unknown addend in addition sentences and identify if given number sentences are true or false. Please continue working on addition and subtraction strategies at home. We will begin a unit on American Government and the election process in social studies. We will also begin a unit in science on the Sun and Moon. During reading the students have been learning strategies to use when they get stuck on a word. We encourage them to try unknown words by getting their mouth’s ready for the first letter (the sound it makes), checking the picture for clues, and then attempting the word. We also encourage them to reread sentence to make sure the word they said looks right and makes sense. Coming soon….A Disguise a Turkey homework project

Second Grade – We're gobbling up good books in 2nd grade! Students are enjoying reading daily in class as we build

stamina. In science our students will be discovering the magic of magnets. In math, students are continuing to work on

patterning and place value but we will begin to add two-digit numbers. Students are also working towards fluency with

math facts below 20. Our social studies unit for this quarter will be on government-local, state and federal. Look for more

details in the 2nd grade newsletter.

Third graders visited the Sumter County Museum mid-

October and enjoyed learning about the rich history of our

community!

Left: Students listen as our county's past is described

Below: Third grader Glenn Cook helps operate the loom at

the Sumter County Museum.

Above: Students get a lesson from the

Blacksmith!

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November Calendar of Events

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Report Cards Issued

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Fall Carnival 5-7pm

2nd Grade to Willard

Farms 8:00 - 1:30

Military Kids

Club @ 7:00am

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Newcomers

Club @ 7:00

Awards for 4th & 5th

Grade @ 1:00 pm

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RAP Club @ 7:00

Awards for 2nd & 3rd

Grade @ 8:15

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Veteran's Day

Assembly

K-2nd Grades 8:30

3rd - 5th Grade 9:30

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Veteran’s Day— No School

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PTA - Thanks For

Giving Meal @

6:00pm

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Fall Pictures Retake

Sonic Spirit

Night 5-8pm

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5th Grade to Patriots

Point 8:00 - 5:00pm

GEMS &

Knights in Training

2:00 - 2:45

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Jump Rope For

Heart

Jungle Jammers

Friendship Meal @

11:00

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No School—Thanksgiving Vacation

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No School—Thanksgiving Vacation

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No School—Thanksgiving Vacation

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No School—Thanksgiving Vacation

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No School—Thanksgiving Vacation

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Principal For the Day

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READING WITH YOUR CHILD FROM OUR READING COACH http://www.rif.org/literacy-resources/tips-resources/reading-with-your-child/ Start Young and Stay with It At just a few months of age, an infant can look at pictures, listen to your voice, and point to objects on cardboard pages. Guide your child by pointing to the pictures, and say the names of the various objects. By drawing attention to pic-tures and associating words with both pictures and real-world objects, your child will learn the importance of language. Children learn to love the sound of language before they even notice the existence of printed words on a page. Reading books aloud to children stimulates their imagination and expands their understanding of the world. It helps them develop language and listening skills and prepares them to understand the written word. When the rhythm and melody of language become a part of a child's life, learning to read will be as natural as learning to walk and talk. Even after children learn to read by themselves, it's still important for you to read aloud together. By reading stories that are on their interest level, but beyond their reading level, you can stretch young readers' understanding and motivate them to improve their skills. It's Part of Life Although the life of a parent is often hectic, you should try to read with your child at least once a day at a regularly scheduled time. But don't be discouraged if you skip a day or don't always keep to your schedule. Just read to your child as often as you possibly can. Taking the time to read with your children on a regular basis sends an important message: Reading is worthwhile. One More Time You may go through a period when your child favors one book and wants it read night after night. It is not unusual for children to favor a particular story, and this can be boring for parents. Keep in mind, however, that a favorite story may speak to your child's interests or emotional needs. Be patient. Continue to expose your children to a wealth of books and

eventually they will be ready for more stories. Having access to infor-mation through the printed word is an ab-solute necessity. Knowledge is power, and books are full of it. But reading is more than just a practical tool. Through books we can enrich our minds; we can also relax and enjoy some precious leisure moments. With your help, as your children begin a lifelong relationship with the printed word, they can grow into adults who read easily and fre-quently whether for business, knowledge, or pleasure.

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Grade Level News Continued…

Third Grade - November is here and Thanksgiv-ing is quickly approaching. We have so much to be thankful for in third grade. We would like to say Thank-You to all the parents who attended our parent/teacher conferences last month. We would also like to say Thank -You to all of our parents and volunteers for their continued sup-port in helping to make a difference in the lives of our students. Parent/teacher partnership is a very important aspect in increasing the success of children. Third graders are off to a fabulous start for the second quarter. In ELA, students are sum-marizing and retelling nonfiction text. In math, students are adding and subtracting 3 and 4 dig-its, in addition to mastering multiplication and division patterns. In social studies, we are work-ing hard learning about the settlement of South Carolina and early explorers of South Caroli-na. Finally, in science, students are studying Land & Water Features and Changes to Earth's Surface. We enjoyed our field trip to the Sumter County Museum. The students learned the history of Sumter County and had a great meal at Golden Corral. Fourth Grade - Fall has been fantastic in 4th grade! We are working hard and learning new skills every day. In math, we are continuing to work in 2 digit multiplication and will soon move into long division. Parents, we need your daily support as we work through these essential math skills! Also, continue practicing those multiplication and division facts at home! In science we are wrapping up our weather unit and will be moving into our next unit on light and sound. Students should already be working hard on their science project experiments! In reading we are working on reading reflection and identi-fying themes in stories. We are also focusing on responding to text by restating the question, writing in complete sen-tences, and citing text evidence. Finally, in social studies we are learning about the early explorers who discovered North America and we will be moving into the Columbian Exchange, Triangular Trade, and life in the colonies. Our 4 th graders are having a great year so far! Fifth Grade - November brings cooler weather and turkey turkey turkey. In our classrooms the conversations have turned towards long division, the end of westward expansion, human impact on our planet, and formulating writing strate-gies. Nov 16th the fifth grade will be venturing to the U.S.S. Yorktown in Charleston SC. We encourage you to allow your child to participate in this hands on science/history filled trip. Deposits for Washington/NYC are still being accepted and we are placing people on a waiting list in hopes of acquiring a third bus. As always if you ever need us please don’t hesi-tate to contact us via the office phone :) Health Room— This time of year children with asthma are having more breathing problems or attacks. Asthma is a lung disease that can be life threatening. When you have asthma, take your asthma medicines as directed and remember to use maintenance medications as prescribed. If asthma symptoms don’t improve see your doctor. Symptoms may vary from intermittent cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, or chest tightness. They may develop over time or come on suddenly. Signs may be mild or severe. Know your child’s asthma symptoms. Find out what starts (triggers) their asthma. Some common asthma triggers are smoke, ani-mals, exercise, weather changes, strong odors, infections, and even emotions. Avoid triggers if possible. Some ways to control asthma triggers are: permit no smoking around child, remove pet from house or keep pet out of child’s room and wash pet weekly, use inhaler before exercise, wear scarf around nose and mouth when cold outside, keep windows closed when pollen counts high, avoid perfumes and clean-ing solutions, treat cold and sinus infections and get flu shots, try to keep calm during stressful situations. You can help keep asthma under control by knowing the symptoms, avoiding what triggers your attack and taking prescribed medications as directed. This gives you control and there is a good chance that attacks will be less severe and you won’t have as many.

The School Counselor Corner

With Ms. Ehlers and Mrs. King

Our Character Education value for November is “gratitude” and that means letting other people know that you see how they have helped you. When someone does something kind or helpful for us, we are able to show our gratitude by saying “thank you” or some other words to show our appreciation. We might want to write a thank you to let someone know we are grateful for what they have said or done to help us. You may want to talk with your family about other ways to show gratitude. Perhaps each day we might be able to show gratitude toward someone at home and at school. Some books about gratitude that you might want to read are The Black Pearl by Scott O’Dell, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig, and Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? By Dr. Seuss. Have a wonderful month showing gratitude! Dates to remember: 3 Military Kids Club, 7:00 AM 7 Newcomers Club, 7:00 AM 8 RAP (Respect All People) Club, 7:00 AM 16 GEMS and Knights in Training, 2:00-2:45 PM

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Mission Statement - The mission of Kingsbury Elementary School, “Where Knowledge is King, “ is to provide the highest

quality education to all students and establish a sound academic and moral foundation by providing innovative, challenging learn-

ing experiences in a safe, supportive and culturally diverse environment.

Vision Statement - We at Kingsbury Elementary School share a common vision that "all children can learn." With that in

mind, our school community, with devotion and hard work, fosters a unique and positive environment "Where Knowledge is King."

Math Coach Corner

Here are 10 math apps your children might enjoy using on your iPad, iPhone, Android or

other mobile device.

1. Sums Stacker The appeal of Sums Stacker is that it feels more like a puzzle than a study aid. Users are presented with three columns of objects, such as dice or coins, and must move the items around until the objects in the columns

add up to the sum shown at the bottom. The app is aimed at children seven and older.

2. Cash Cow For many kids, using money to learn math helps the numbers feel more tangible. Cash Cow takes this con-cept and centers it around Buck the Cow, whose farm is deeply in debt. Users must help Buck find enough money to

keep the farm afloat. In the process, kids learn about adding and using different denominations of coins.

3. Numbers League An adaptation of a little-known card game, Numbers League teaches and reinforces math concepts from basic arithmetic through advanced multiplication. Users control superheroes who have a series of numbers as-signed to their heads, bodies and feet, to defeat villains who also have numbers assigned to them. Your kids can play by themselves, against a computer opponent or against other human players. 4. Park Math Park Math teaches very basic counting skills as kids interact with animals at a playground. For example, kids must count ducks as they use a slide and balance the mice on a seesaw. This app won the 2011 Parents' Choice Silver Award winner from the Parents' Choice Foundation and the 2010 iLounge Best Kids' iPhone/iPod App of the Year Award. 5. Meteor Math A variation on the old Asteroids video game, Meteor Math combines arcade thrills with educational math drills. As meteors with numbers printed on them fly around, users must choose two to collide in order to make the num-ber provided at the top of the screen. Users can test themselves using addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. Wrong answers cost player lives, while correct answers help users advance through the levels. 6. Cute Math Cute Math is aimed at beginning math students. It includes six games that test counting skills, addition and subtraction. Though simple, the app uses fun sound effects and animation to keep kids engaged and learning. 7. Number Rumble Designed by Leap Frog, Number Rumble has an interface that looks like a slot machine. The first three columns include two numbers with a mathematical operator in the middle. The fourth column shows the possible result of the equation. Users shake the device to generate a problem, and then they must identify the correct answer. 8. Math Magic This app tests students' knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The problems are multiple choice and if the user chooses the correct answer, a voice offers congratulations. An incorrect answer will prompt encouraging words and an opportunity to try again. 9. Fractions App The descriptively-named Fractions App helps kids become familiar with interpreting fractions and per-forming mathematical operations that involve fractions. The app includes several different types of fraction tests, includ-ing Identify, which uses diagrams to help kids understand how fractions work. In addition to the games, there is a tutorial on the concepts behind fractions. 10. Math Bingo Math and bingo unite in this educational game aimed at children seven years and older. Users must answer simple math problems laid out on a bingo board. Answering correctly earns a Bingo Bug for that space. The goal, as with bingo, is to get five in a row.

http://mathandreadinghelp.org/articles/10_Top_Math_Apps_for_Elementary_School_Children.html