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The Acorn Oakwood Elementary School
330 Oak Manor Drive
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Dear Families,
We want to pass along a great BIG Thank You to everyone who was able to join us for our American Education Week Pancakes for Parents breakfast event. We hope you enjoyed the special time with your child(ren) as well as the opportunity to visit your child’s classrooms or join them for a special lunch.
Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, we prepare for one of the busiest months of the year. During December, the Scholastic Book Fair visits Oakwood, we will host our monthly Ledo’s Pizza Dine-out Night on December 18th, and for the first time, be hosting a Spirit Night at Texas Roadhouse in Pasadena on Monday, December 9th (4:00-10:00). In addition to the $1.99 kid’s meals for guests 12 and under, the restaurant will be providing free ice cream sundaes for kids, a ‘Balloon Twister’ from 5:30-8:00, and a craft table. Please come out and enjoy this exciting PTA-sponsored event which also supports the financial goals of our school.
As we enter the holiday season, we are also provided with special opportunities to gather as a school community to begin celebrating the coming holidays. Please join us for the Winter Concert (Dec. 3rd), Seasons Readings Reading Night (Dec. 12th), and the Kindergarten Holiday Performances (Dec. 17th & 18th).
And for a few reminders: On Thursday, December 5th, Oakwood will be participating in the continuation of ‘Unity Day’ across AACPS focused on equity and are encouraged to wear the color Orange. Students will be dismissed two hours early this day so teachers can participate in professional development sessions focused on equity practices. We will all be enjoying the Winter Break from December 23rd through January 1st. Schools will reopen for students on Thursday, January 2nd.
We wish you and your family a beautiful holiday season filled with an abundance of love, joy, and happiness and a very happy New Year!
Jed Kling, Principal Stacie Henson, Assistant Principal
December 3 Winter Concert- 6:00pm
December 4 Fall Picture Make-up Day
December 5 2-hour Early Dismissal No PM Pre-K or PM ECI classes Unity Day – Wear the color Orange
December 6 1st Grade Field Trip – Baltimore Synphony
December 9 Texas Roadhouse Spirit Night- 4:00-10:00
December 9-13 Scholastic Book Fair
December 12 Family Reading Night- 6:00pm
December 13 Interim Reports Sent Home
December 16 PTA Meeting- 6:30pm
December 17 Kindergarten Holiday Performance- 9:00 FOR STUDENTS IN MYLES, DAILEY &
GRANT’S CLASSES
December 18 Kindergarten Holiday Performance-9:00 FOR STUDENTS IN RAFTOVICH, BOYLE,
GOODWYN, & DUDGINSKI’S CLASSES Ledo’s Dine Out Night- 11:00-9:00
December 22 Hanukkah Begins
December 23 – January 1 No School – Christmas/Winter Break
December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 Kwanzaa Begins
January 2 - Classes Resume
DECEMBER AT A GLANCE
Together in Education - It’s as easy as linking your VIC
card to our school to help us earn funds! Log onto
your Harris Teeter account and add Oakwood
Elementary to support our school when shopping!
Jessica Noratel, President
Stacey Arthur, Vice President
Texas Roadhouse Dine-Out Night
Monday, December 9, 4:00pm-10:00pm
Seasons Reading Night
Thursday, December 12th from 6-8pm.
• Holiday Stories
• Book Fair
• Cookies and Milk
• Photo Booth
Look for flyer to come home with more
information.
Please RSVP by December 11.
Please join us for our October Dine-Out Night
Our school will receive 20% from Oakwood’s sales. Please come out and support our school!
Ledo Night
Wednesday, December 18
(11:00am-9:00pm)
(Veteran’s Highway location)
Please join us for our next
PTA meeting.
Monday, Dec. 16 at 6:30pm
All are welcome!
Our reading lessons will focus on reading stories
of high interest associated with the holiday
season. Students will answer comprehension
questions over these oral read alouds. Pictures
will always be included in these activities.
Our math lessons will continue to be
individualized but we will also be counting
and adding/subtracting various objects
associated with the winter holidays.
As our weather continues to grow
consistently colder, we will discuss the
concepts of hot and cold through our
science lessons.
Our social studies lessons will focus on giving and
sharing. We will be demonstrating examples of
how to share and how good it feels to give to
another person. Students will be involved in role
playing. Please reinforce these very important
concepts with your child at home.
ACC Intermediate
How quickly the year has gone by! We’re now into December and this month our curriculum focuses on
Holiday Pen Pals. We’ll also be exploring different holiday celebrations around the world.
Upcoming Events!
ACC Holiday Party! This will be our third annual Holiday Pinata. Students will work with their peer buddies
to break the pinata and play other games. It’s a great time and all students have fun celebrating the upcoming
holidays together.
Cooking Class: We will be starting our monthly cooking class this month! Students will focus on reading,
math, sequencing, and life skills to make simple, nutritious, and tasty snacks.
Curriculum Focuses
Math: Students will be focusing on a variety of math skills this month. We started off the year with single digit
addition and are expanding our addition skills into 2-digit numbers. In order to do that, we will focus on
learning place values.
Reading and Literacy: Our ACC class will continue to practice our reading skills, from identifying letters and
sight words, to understanding what we’re reading.
Writing: Students work on a variety of writing skills daily – from physical writing to constructing sentences
with pictures and correcting sentences (does it have a capital letter or punctuation?). Each part helps them build
their abilities while giving them the foundations for effective communication.
Independence: We will also continue to focus on independence! From doing work by themselves, to managing
self-care and belongings, to managing feelings and behaviors – students will continue to expand their
independent skills.
The “S” Squad
The Ins and Outs of Mrs. Smith’s and Mrs. Schwarz’s
First Grade Classrooms
December Happenings
There will be a 2-hour early dismissal on December 5th.
We will be taking a field trip to the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra on Friday, December 6th. Please send in
your permission slips and money as soon as possible.
We will be having a holiday
celebration. Please be on the lookout for further
information😊
Students who are struggling academic and/or
behaviorally for the second marking period will be receiving an interim
report on December 13th.
Curriculum Notes
Reading - Theme 2: I am curious about how things are connected.
Please be sure to read the curriculum newsletter that was sent home.
We will be working on our Primary Talent development project for
building a house for the fourth little pig. Thanks to all who contributed
building supplies to help construct our
buildings!
We will be learning about traits and what
traits make us who we are.
Third Grade News December 2019
Third graders are excited for the cooler weather and the holiday season! With the second
marking period in full swing, we are busy writing, inquiring, collaborating, organizing, and
reading! Read on to find out what we’re up to!
Math
Students have been tackling the
challenging field of fractions over the past
few weeks! This month, we will revisit
multiplication strategies, explore line plots,
and do some measuring. Please encourage
your child to practice basic math facts at
home, as this will help them be successful
with more challenging problems.
Some things to think about:
• Be positive about math! Let your child know
that everyone can learn math.
• Point out how math is used in daily activities.
• Include your child in activities that involve
math, such as making purchases, measuring
ingredients, and determining elapsed time, etc.
• Play math-related games with your child.
• Encourage your child to explain his/her thinking
when solving problems.
• Count everything with young mathematicians.
• Make connections between real world situations
involving fractions and measurement.
Reading and Writing
The beginning of marking period
two focuses all on informational texts. We
will be reading non-fiction texts, as well as
writing our own. Students will be using
different AVID strategies to help them
successfully meet our reading and writing
standards.
We have completed our first
informative writing pieces, and we will
begin writing another one this month.
Students are researching topics that
they are interested in, and then writing
multi-paragraph essays on the topics. We
are adding non-fiction text features to
our writing pieces to reinforce how
helpful these are.
Important Dates:
December 5th - 2 Hour Early
Dismissal
December 12th – Reading Night
December 23 – January 1 -
SCHOOLS CLOSED for Winter Break
Reminders:
Homework is assigned on Mondays and isn’t
due until Friday.
Please be sure to send your child to school
with a jacket for outdoor recess.
Happy Holidays from the Art Room
~Mrs. Caple
Congratulations to two Oakwood artists for having their winter art on display at
the Westfield Annapolis Mall AACPS Winter Wonderland Exhibit. The students are
Lily B. in 1st Grade and Morgan K. in 4th grade. The show runs from December 3rd
until January 6th. Please visit the mall to see all the wonderful art on display from
the elementary schools in our county.
Kindergarten artists just started their Snow Friends landscape mixed-media art.
Along with working on cutting and gluing skills, we discussed the terms landscape,
seascape, and cityscape.
First Grade students just completed their mixed-media
Winter Wonderland art. They used their cutting and gluing
skills to create a foreground, middle ground, and background
in their landscape.
Second Grade students are creating A Winter Village in the
Mountains. They will be filled with trees, houses, and much
more.
Third Grade students are constructing a city/seascape mixed-
media work of art. Included is a city skyline and boats on the water.
Fourth Grade students just completed a winter painting of
Owls on a Tree Branch. They are truly stunning works of art!
Fifth Grade students are using their observational skills to
create a contour line drawing of an animal. Next, they will add value (the lightness
or darkness of an object) by changing the color animal photograph into a black and
white painting.
As always, thank you for all your support!
News from the media center Mrs. McClure-Scott, Media Specialist
Oakwood ES Library Media Class Update - December 2019
Hello Oakwood and RHL families! Here’s what your student(s) will be doing in Media this
December:
2nd-5th grade students will continue to read and review Black-Eyed Susan (BES) books.
Grade 3 will also begin their graphic novel study, while grades 4 and 5 will begin to do
research on Afghanistan and South Sudan.
What is a BES book? BES books are recently published picture books that have
been rated highly by Maryland library media specialists and public librarians.
Public school students across Maryland, including our very own Oakwood ES
students, will read the books and then vote to select the 2019-20 Black-Eyed
Susan Award winning title!
PK – K and 1st grade students will listen to a variety of stories and make connections to
literature.
Questions about your child’s library account? Please email me at mmcclure-scott@aacps.org
Thank you!
Meredith McClure-Scott (Mrs. Scott)
Get ready to get some Holiday shopping done at the Oakwood ES Book Fair,
December 9 - 13! A flyer will be sent home soon with more details.
Want to help? Please send me or Ms. Doran (sdoran@aacps.org) an email.
MUSIC NEWS – December 2019
Traditionally, the holidays are filled with music. Can you imagine the December festivities
accompanied by silence?
The Oakwood chorus, band and strings will present a Holiday Program on Tuesday, December
3rd, at 6:30 p.m. I know the Chorus members are excited about this concert. We hope parents
and friends will be able to join us.
****
Ms. Daily’s, Ms. Myles’ and Ms. Grant’s Kindergarteners, will perform a traditional Winter
Concert on Wednesday, December 18th, at 9 a.m. Ms. Boyle’s, Ms. Goodwyn’s, Ms.
Raftovich’s, and Ms. Dudginski’s Kindergarteners will perform their Holiday Concert on
Thursday, December 19th at 9 a.m. This is certain to be an “Ahh-some” event and one you don’t
want to miss!
****
The First graders will go on a music field trip to the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on
Friday, December 6th.
In the spirit of giving, please accept our sincerest gratitude for your support of music, not just
for the music program here, but for music throughout our community. Together we can make a
difference. Together we are making a difference. Your child and all the members of our musical
family are the benefactors.
Best wishes for a healthy and happy holiday season are extended to you
and yours. Let us begin the New Year with a renewed commitment to
music in our schools. Through music our children will be allowed to
live a rich life filled with expression, appreciation and creative growth.
MAKE A JOYFUL SOUND!
Ms. Blagojevic
General Music/Chorus Teacher
Music Notes by Mrs. Blagojevic
Physical Education ~ Mr. Kight
tkight@aacps.org
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
2019 is almost over! What a great quarter and a half, so far! Just a reminder as the
temperature drops outside, boots are great, but shoes are easier to maneuver on
PE days. Your students should know which day of the week they have PE so they
can dress accordingly.
K-2 Ball handling skills, leading to basketball and “everybody’s
favorite” -the parachute- are on the docket for December!
Kindergarten parents- Your kiddos are eager to learn how to tie their own shoes!
This will (k)not only help reduce “down” time at the beginning of class but will also
help their fine motor skills!
3-5 Wintertime calls for winter sports! Basketball and
Volleyball (and all the skills they entail) are our next units!
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” -Walt Disney
Speech & Language ACTIVITIES
for December
Morgan Schmincke, M.S., CCC-SLP// Murphy Atwell, M.S., CF-SLP
Use the reference below to select toys for the holidays that easily lend themselves to speech and language activities or
to find activities you can do with toys you already own!
Toy Speech Ideas Language Ideas
1. Cars
Work on those /k, g, r, f, sl, and st/
sounds! Key words include car,
fast, slow, go, and stop.
Take turns with your child, wait for
them to request the car, focus on
adjectives like color or speed.
2. Blocks
Work on those /b, t, and st/
sounds! Key words include build,
tower, tall, and stack.
Wait for your child to request the
block, add language to fun routines like
knocking the blocks down, focus on
location of where the blocks are (on top
of, next to, etc).
3. Toy House
Target any sounds that are
appropriate for your child. This is
a great toy for multi-syllabic
words like kitchen, bathroom,
refrigerator.
Practice pretend play with your child,
give specific directions and help your
child follow them, label common
objects throughout and relate them to
your own house, work on pronouns (he,
she, they).
4. Play Food
Target any sounds that are
appropriate for your child. This is
a great toy for multi-syllabic
words like watermelon, broccoli,
chicken.
Practice pretend play with your child
through a fake picnic or restaurant,
label common objects throughout, wait
for your child to request an item before
giving it to them, ask wh- questions
(ex. what, where).
5. Puzzles
Work on those /p, f, and t/ sounds!
Key words include put in, take out,
and fit.
Work on categorizing the pieces within
the puzzle, label and identify basic
objects and concepts like color or
shape, ask wh- questions throughout
(what, where, when, why), practice
animal sounds.
6. Ball/Shape Toy
Work on those /p and b/ sounds!
Key words include ball and pop
Take turns with your child, wait for
child to request before allowing them a
turn, ask child to follow directions,
expand on child’s utterances (if child
says blue add to it with shape and
action.
Books to Read:
A Winter Candle by Jeron Ashford & The Shortest Day by Wendy Pfeffer
Tamla Williams, R.N.
School Health Services Positions The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is seeking LPN’s and health
assistants to provide health services for students in Anne Arundel County Public
Schools for the current school year. The positions include:
Full-time positions
No nights or weekends
Summers off – follows the public school calendar
Health Insurance and leave benefits
457 Deferred Compensation Plan
For more information or to obtain an application, please call 410-222-6838 or visit
our website: www.aahealth.org. Smoke-Free Workplace. EOE.
How to support our School!
BOX TOPS PROGRAM – **NEW PROCEDURES** Digital Box Tops
are now being accepted by scanning your grocery store receipt
with the NEW BOX TOPS APP. Please download the app for your
phone and choose our school to earn funds when you shop and
purchase qualifying items. If you wish, you may send your
receipt to school and we will scan it.
Oakwood still earns 10 cents for every box top collected. Some
products still have the box top on them. Please send in all
unexpired Box Tops from qualifying General Mills, Betty
Crocker & Pillsbury products.
COCA-COLA GIVE Enter the codes from your favorite Coke products
and designate them to Oakwood Elementary, so we can redeem the points for
sports, technology, art and/or school supplies. NEW!! Now you can use your
phone to scan the code and earn points for our school. You can also enter the
codes online. Go to www.coca-cola.com/give/ and ‘Oakwood Elementary
School’ to help us earn funds!
AMAZONSMILE Select Oakwood PTA as your organization when you
shop online using https://Smile.Amazon.com and your purchases will
generate a donation to Oakwood Elementary.
Harris Teeter – Together in Education. It’s as easy as linking your VIC card to
our school to help us earn funds!
THANK YOU for your continued support of our fundraisers to provide
for Oakwood Elementary School. We have earned thousands of dollars in free classroom
supplies, art, music and physical education equipment for our students.
OSP is available at insertSchoolnamehere! Pay for school items, fees and activities online
using a credit or debit card (Visa or Mastercard) (Online payment for school activities is currently being
piloted in a limited number of schools for selected activities)
1. Choose your student’s school from the AACPS.org website:
2. Click on the OSP link:
3. Create a new user account and then add Student Profiles (Student ID required)
**Student name must match exactly to school database (as it appears on report card) if you have any problems contact the school office
4.
http://osp.osmsinc.com/annearundel
**4% convenience fee applied at checkout
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