The Kinard Leader March 2013 Habit 5: Synergize

Principal’s Corner PASS Writing Tests

Our third, fourth, and fifth graders will take the Palmetto Assessment of State

Standards (PASS) writing tests on March 19th and 20th. It is very important that students attend

school on these two days and arrive to school on time. Students also need to get a good night’s

sleep and eat a good breakfast. Students should not bring any electronic devices to school on

these days to include items such as cell phones, pagers, beepers, headphones, stop watches,

hand-held devices, or photographic devices. Our teachers and students have been working hard

all year to prepare for these tests and we know they are going to do well.

The PASS language arts, math, science, and social studies tests will be given on

May 7, 8, 9, and 10. More information will be forthcoming concerning these tests at a later date.

Please call Kinard Elementary School at (803) 810-8700

or email kathy.weathers@clover.k12.sc.us.

Dates to Remember

Title I News

Thursday, February 21st was 1st grade's Title One night (Lovin on Some Read-ing). We invited parents in to our classrooms to learn about the 8 reading strategies we use with our students during guided reading. We use these strate-gies to help our students when they get "stuck" on a word while reading. We re-viewed with parents and students by playing a bingo game based on these strate-gies. First grade students received a book from scholastic and a bookmark to take home. Refreshments were also available to the parents and students!

Eagle Eye- Look at the picture for clues

Lips the Fish- say the first sounds and read & say it again

Stretchy Snake- stretch the word out and put sounds together

Chunky Monkey- Look for word chunks or word parts

Skippy the Frog- skip the word, read to the end, hop back and read it

Tryin Lion- try to re-read and try a new word

Helpul Kangaroo- ask for help after you have tried all the other strategies

Flippy the Dolphin- try the other vowel sound

Fine Arts Festival

Everyone is invited to join us for our annual Fine Arts Festival on Friday afternoon, March 8th. Our halls will

be filled with special guests, displays, and student artwork. Our students will perform in the multipurpose room from 5:00 -8:00 pm. We look forward to seeing everyone for an evening of fun in the arts! For details about the performance

schedule, visit Mrs. Lenard's staff page on the Kinard Website.

Marianne Lenard

Music Instructor

Kinard Elementary School marianne.lenard@clover.k12.sc.us

Fine Arts Festival and

Annual BBQ sale,

Mar. 8, 5 - 8:00 pm

Pre-K and Kindergarten

registration, Mar. 4th-8th,

8:00 am - 1:00 pm and

also, Tuesday 3:00pm -

6:00 pm

St. Patrick’s Day Dance

for 4th and 5th graders,

March 15

South Carolina Day,

Mar. 18

PASS writing test, grades

3-8, Mar. 19 and 20

Kinard Leaps for Literacy

& Family Fun Run,

Mar. 23, 10 am-2 pm

End of 3rd nine weeks

Spring class and individ-

ual pictures, Mar. 27

Report cards issued,

Mar. 28

Student holiday/or in-

clement weather make up,

Mar. 29

Spring Break, April. 1-5

5th grade to Barrier

Island, April 11

Dear Parents,

The month of February was truly “lovely”. Our spotlight on character emphasized cooperation,

which is working with others for everyone’s benefit. Relative to the Leader in Me, students were able to see

that cooperation and synergizing are synonymous. Synergizing means valuing other people’s strength and

learning from them; getting along well with others including those who are different from us; working well

in groups; and, seeking out other people’s ideas because by teaming with others we can create better solu-

tions as opposed to what we can do individually. All grades levels viewed a video clip from United Stream-

ing entitled, “Let’s Get Along: Nice things Kids Can Do.” The video shared strategies students can use to

make and sustain friendships, which include taking turns when playing with others and problem solving

techniques. Grades Pre-K through second played a game called “Scratch My Back.” In this game, children

played bears in Honey Hollow. These bears have an itch represented by a piece of masking tape right in the

center of their backs. Students tried removing the tape themselves, however unsuccessfully. Synergizing

with a partner, the Honey Bears’ itch was scratched.

The upper grades participated in three teamwork challenges: airplane challenge, escape challenge,

and the puzzle challenge. In the airplane challenge, students were to use five sheets of paper to create one

great paper airplane. The team whose airplane flew the farthest won the challenge. Secondly, the puzzle

challenge consisted of students synergizing to complete a puzzle. The team with most of the puzzle com-

pleted after a set time won this challenge. Finally, the escape challenge involved the students getting two

sheets of chart tablet paper. All teams were to stand on one side of the room. By standing on only the chart

paper and not touching any chairs, flooring, desks, or tables, students were to get their team to the other side

of the room with the first team to arrive on the other side winning the challenge. I must say, we had a mag-

nificent time!

In closing and according to John Donne, no man is an island. With that being said, parents please

continue to emphasize with your children the importance of synergizing with others because the benefits of

doing such are limitless!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Y. Coakley,

Guidance Counselor

Mrs. Hall’s Math Classes

Mrs. Hall’s 4th graders are working hard to meet the “Ruler Challenge” which requires them to place

tabs on a ruler matching the value on the tab. This may sound simple, however they go much deeper than

just finding 4 ¾ . Some tabs have decimal values, and the tough ones have improper fractions, such as 34/8,

that have to be converted before the location can be determined. They a sure they can meet the challenge

before the end of February.

The 5th graders have created triangle and quadrilateral hierarchy trees based on the attributes of the

shapes. They enjoyed playing “Secret Shape” and “I Have, Who Has” to practice their understanding. Af-

ter much discussion, it was decided that a square is a picky shape that can go by many names.

Pre-Kindergarten

Katia Garcia

Katia Garcia is Pre-K's Leader of the Pack. Katia is in Ms. Millen's class. Katia has worked very hard this

year and is learning so much! She Puts First Things First, and she loves to synergize. Katia is a great friend!

Kindergarten Brandon Doster

Brandon Doster is our leader of the pack. Brandon is a hard worker and thinks outside of the box. He

always puts first things first. He has his homework every day. Brandon helps friends when they are having

trouble. He does a great job with think win-win. Brandon tries to find a way for everyone to be happy. He is

a kind and considerate friend. We are proud to have Brandon as a Kindergarten leader.

1st Grade Najee Oliver

Najee is first grade’s leader of the pack! He always tries his best and puts first things first. Najee is a

great leader and practices his manners by never speaking when someone else is speaking, and he always

raises his hand! His sweet face and kind words always brighten my day. He is also a great friend who is will-

ing to help anyone in need. I catch Najee being proactive and thinking win-win on a daily basis. Our class

loves to hear what he has to say and we are proud of him for the hard work he puts into school each day.

Najee is a role model, friend, and a leader who shines amongst the stars! We love you Najee!

2nd Grade Tyler Wood

Second grade is proud to announce Tyler Wood as our Leader of the Pack. Tyler is a fabulous role model for

other students. Tyler displays respect and responsibility in everything he does. He listens and internalizes

all that he hears. He comes to class prepared, ready to learn and willing to help others. Students look up to

Tyler for his good manners and intelligence. He synergizes to help others in his group.

3rd Grade Lance Sigmon

The Third Grade would like to honor Lance Sigmon as our February Leader of the Pack. We are so proud of

how hard Lance has been working at school and at home. He is extremely nice and synergizes with teachers

and friends at lunch, in class and on the playground. He always opens doors and gets chairs for everyone in

our class. He always put first things first in everything he does! He has worked really hard on his handwrit-

ing this year and it looks great. He also has been taking AR tests and earning lots of points for the Roaring

Readers Café. Keep up the great work Lance. We are so very proud of you.

4th Grade

Ali Simon

Ali Simon is the 4th grade Leader of the Pack. Ali works hard each and every day in math, science, language

arts, and social studies. She has made significant progress in all subject areas during the 3rd nine weeks by

seeking first to understand, then to be understood. Ali is a team player in the classroom and is an excellent

friend to others. She sharpens the saw often by looking for opportunities to be involved in school clubs and

activities. Ali is a true Leader of the Pack and a role model for other students.

5th Grade Markus Nastase

Markus is a natural born leader! He shows this in many areas throughout the school. He is a hard worker and

strives to do well in all areas of his academics. He participates in class and always listens to others

ideas. He was voted president of Student Council by his 4th and 5th grade peers, he is on Safety Patrol, part

of Juggling Club, and he sings in the Choir. Markus often goes above and beyond to be sure all students feel

listened to and liked. He is a friend to many. Markus is not a follower, but a leader!

Leaders of the Pack: October 2012

Bits and Byte

From the Tech Lab

Our Pre-K students and Kindergarten students con-

tinue to practice their typing skills and using Tux-

Paint drawing tools and stamps to make math prob-

lems and inserting pictures into their work. Our Pre-

K students have been introduced to Jumpstart Pre-K

and have been exploring the activities in this software

application.

Grade one students continue to use MS

Word to practice their typing skills. They will con-

tinue to work on their upper and lowercase letter typ-

ing, inserting clipart and move existing clipart around

MS Word. Grade two has started a long-term project

using MS Publisher. They will be producing a bro-

chure about the Mid-West which ties in with their

Science and Social Studies curriculum. Grade 3 are

working on a timeline in PowerPoint about the

American Revolution. Grade 4 was introduced to

MS Excel and the value of graphing data.

Our fifth graders completed their African

American Glogster posters and they were stunningly

creative. Many of them have been using the interac-

tive online poster creation application at home.

Grade 5 has also started using MS Excel to explore

the use of computation and graphing in electronic

spreadsheets. We actively use our core subject cur-

riculum as topics to learn about Technology.

P.E. News

* Thanks to all of our parent volunteers who helped with Jump Rope for Heart. We raised $5,300.00!! * Jugglers will be performing at the St. Patrick’s Day Festival in Clover at 10:00 right in front of the YMCA.

2013 Speed Stacking Team:

Kyle Musae, Markus Nastase, Dylan Ogle, Sydnee Taylor, Dylan Gross, Terron Hubert, Joseph Bruton, Parker Canty, Hailie Brown, Kenedi Miles, Colin Williams, Josh Sommer, Hunter Dann, Levi Nanninga, Alden Slaughter. The Fast and Furious Stackers will be competing on May 28, 2013.

Art News

We are preparing for our most Extreme Fine Arts Festival ever! What will you see on the evening of Friday, March 8th? You will experience the joy of seeing your child per-

form on stage and admire all of his/her beautiful art-work. You will meet super heroes at the front door, have a Duck Dynasty experience, travel through a volcano to the center of the earth and learn how to survive the aftermath of hurricanes and tornadoes with the York County Emer-

gency Preparedness Team. You'll experience a tidal wave, learn about outer space with the Museum of York County

and meet some very extreme animals from the Schiele Mu-seum. You'll get a ride in a submarine, gasp in awe at a 20 foot three dimensional shark and learn more about mysteri-ous creatures of myth and legend. After you pick up your BBQ plates and your sweet desserts, you'll learn about the animals of South Carolina with representatives from the

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Then it's on to our news room to see how your local news is broad-cast, into a redwood forest to stand inside a giant tree and learn how to grow extreme vegetables. You'll be amazed at

what our second graders have learned about whales, weather and poetry. It will be a wonderful, fun evening for all of our children, including our 38 students who have been

making crafts to sell for local charities. We have an ex-treme turnout every year, exceeding 2,000 people, and we

hope that you will be here with all of your family and friends! Thanks for all you do to support our children!

Cathy Lowman Art teacher

Media Minutes

Kinard kids will “Read the Most from Coast to Coast” using their phenomenal

reading skills and excellent scores on Accelerated Reader quizzes. Friday,

March 1st all quizzes taken by Kinard students will count towards a nationwide

goal. Younger students will also have the opportunity to read stories with older

reading buddies and take A.R. quizzes with them. Read the Most from Coast to

Coast will also launch our school wide initiative to read twenty million words

by the end of the year. We are on track to exceed that number – we’re already

at ten million!! Stay tuned as our Kinard students read and read well!

Sensational Pre K News and Updates!

We are on our down slope to the end of the school year! We have some excited things coming up in our schedules. Please make sure you have our Fine Arts Festival written down in your calendar (March 8).

There will be baked goods for sale and BBQ!

The weather should be getting warmer soon, please make sure, however, on the cooler days your child has

an appropriate coat to go outside and play.

**Please make sure that your child has an updated source of clothes here at school to change in case of

accidents. *** Please make sure your child’s teacher has any up-

dated/new phone numbers.

We are learning on recognizing our numbers 1-20.

We have been working on patterns, recognizing coins

and their marks, and adding numbers up to 4.

Please work on this at home.

We are still working on spelling and writing our first

and last names. We have learned many letters, and

are working on the letter B this week. We are also

working on learning some sight words; this week’s

sight word is like. We will learn the letters R, K, A,

V, M, and N. We will also work on the words see,

the, and we.

“The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning

of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there

will not be, another child like him." ~Pablo Casals

Jump Rope for Heart was a Blast!

Important Dates:

March 2 – Read Across Amer-ica

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss March 8 – Fine Arts Festival

March 25-27 – Pre K Screening March 29 – No School

April 1-5 – Spring Break!

Fine Arts Festival

BBQ plates – if you are planning on purchas-

ing one, please make sure your order form is

in before MARCH 4.

The festival will start promptly at 5:00 and

end at 8:30. This is a time that your child

can show off their musical talent as well as

their artistic talent. Each student will per-

form a song they’ve been working on with

Mrs. Lenard and their artwork is displayed

on their grade level hall.

Language Arts

We will go over the following sight words: mom, dad,

funny, make, help, hers, little.

We will also work on the following concepts:

Beginning, middle and end of stories

Ending sounds

Rhyming/blends

Math

We will work on the following concepts:

Writing numbers 0-20

Place value

Addition/subtraction word problems

Science

We will explore animals two by two.

Social Studies

We will explore the purpose of rules and the role of

authority figures in a child’s life.

March Birthdays:

2nd: Kyler Lohr

6th: Kaylee Wright

7th: John Barton

8th: Ja’Marion McCoy and Hailey

Phillips

12th: Jackson Lewis

27th: Kaitllyn Medlin

Important Dates

4-7th: Pre-k/kindergarten registration

28th: *Report cards go home

*Last day for students before

Spring Break

29th: No school – teacher workday

Please continue to help your child with sight

word recognition using their word rings

that are sent home.

Please help your child to write their first name

in lowercase letters. The first letter will be

capitalized, followed by all lowercase.

Thank you for your help at home

and please call with any

questions: 803-810-8700.

1st Grade News

Literacy

Personal Narratives

Word Choice

Nonfiction Features

Math

Missing numbers

Ways to solve

subtraction problems

Science &

Social Studies

Famous Americans

Earth Materials

Don’t Forget

*Fine Arts Festival is on March 8th!

Don’t forget to pre-order your barbeque plates!

Second Grade News

Second Grade Newsletter I Believe… the class of 2023 !!!

Social Studies

Unit

~ Recognize the basic elements that make up a cultural region in the United States (Northwestern) in-cluding language, beliefs, customs, art, and literature. ~ Cultural Contributions

English Language Arts

~ Folk Literature ~ Reading informational text ~ Writing: Research

Mathematics

~ Adding 3 (2 digit numbers) ~ Foundations of Multiplication (arrays) ~ Word Problems Students will see how Math is a part of our everyday life!

Science

Units: * Weather; weather instruments;

seasons; amphibians in their environment

* Thunderstorms * Northwest environment and interdependence of plants and

animals

Need Help with Homework? Come to Tutoring with Mrs. Love

Come down to Mrs. Holmes room every morning.

Tutoring starts at 7:00am

Gummy bear fossils helped us learn more about casts, molds,

and organisms trapped in layers of rock!

Terrific Third Grade News for February

100 Days of School with Area and Perimeter!

Math

We enjoyed celebrating the 100th day of school! Creating rectangles and squares with a perimeter and area of 100 was awesome, and Mrs. Hall helped us find all the solutions! We are also beginning our fraction investigations and learning

about the parts of a whole. Where do you see or use fractions at home? Encourage your child to bring in

examples.

Language Arts Our amazing third graders are finishing up their fabulous fables. Next, we will be pre-paring for our PASS writing test. We will continue to work on baggie books for home-work. We are practicing being a close reader, which means really looking deep into a piece of writing to examine it. This will help us be successful writers! After the test in March, we will begin our favorite unit on poetry and figurative language.

Social Studies

We have just finished studying the American Revolution. Please ask your child how the war ended! In March we will begin studying the state and national government. Did you know that they moved the state capital from Charleston to Columbia in 1786.? They thought it would be easier for everyone to get to it. We will also be studying about our local govern-ment and learning what it means to be a good citizen. Near the end of the month we will begin our study of the Civil War.

Science Third graders recently studied fossils. We went on a fossil dig in the Science Lab and then created our own gummy

bear fossils. We are now learning about how slow and rapid processes that

change the surface of the Earth. Next up in Science is land and water

features!

Fourth Grade Newsletter

Social Studies

Unit: Westward Expansion

We will be expanding our country and looking at topics that started the Civil

War.

English Language Arts

Writing

We are working hard to get ready for PASS.

Mathematics

Unit: Measurement

We will be working with metric and customary units.

Science

Unit: Weather

We will be studying weather patterns, clouds, extreme weather and more.

Friday, March 8th 5:00-9:00 Fourth Grade performance at 7:30 Students need to be here at 7:00

PASS Writing and Grammar Test March 19 & 20

Fifth Grade News

News from our Science Class!

We have just finished our unit on Oceans. We will soon begin studying Motion and

Design. In this unit, students will be designing and building model cars, flying and

testing paper airplanes, and learning to graph data from all of their investigations.

Recycling

Our 5th graders have become recycling leaders at Kinard! We have studied recy-

cling, discussed things that can and cannot be recycled, and even created posters

for the school about recycling. Now, our 5th graders are heading up the recycling

program at Kinard. They are responsible for collecting all materials that have been

recycled throughout the school on Wednesday for pick up!

Field Trip

Our 5th grade field trip is coming up very quickly. It will take place on April 11

th, the

Thursday after Spring Break. I am sure by now your child has told you about this

very exciting trip. Please know that more information is to follow, as well as a parent

meeting where all of your questions and concerns will be answered.

News from our ELA/SS Class!

We are studying The Great Depression. We are also reading Bud, Not Buddy, a great book that gives the students an idea of how people lived during the Great De-pression. Students are also learning to label a US map. PASS writing test will be in March, and students are continuing to work on their writing skills.

News from our Math Class!

We are beginning our Fraction Unit and will be working on GCF, Multi-

ples, Equivalent Fractions next week. We will then move on to adding

and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators.

Hey Ya’ll! We’re Having a BBQ!!

Kinard’ PTO is Hosting our

Annual BBQ and Bake Sale!!

Kinard PTO would like to invite you

and ALL your family to a pig pickin’!

During Kinard’s Fine Arts Festival!!

Friday, March 8th 5:00-8:00pm

Please send form and money to school no later than Wednesday, March 6th

Tickets will be picked up at the event under student’s name.

Kinard Elementary

BBQ Tickets

Student Name: (oldest student if multiple)

__________________________________________________

Homeroom Teacher:_________________________________

# of tickets ($6.00 each) ______________________________

Amount Enclosed $_________________________________

If we sell 600 or more

plates, Mrs. Weathers

will KISS A PIG!!

Invite your friends and

family!!

Help us reach our goal!!

Dine-in and carry –out!!

Come see our school transformed with artwork, student perform-

ances, and enjoy great Hometown BBQ!!

Pre-purchase of tickets is required.

Delivery available to local business.

Plates include 8oz pulled pork, 2 buns, sauce, chips,

slaw, baked beans, and tea, or water.

$6.00 Each

**Sodas are sold separately throughout the event**