Kingsville Elementary School

Volume 2 Parent Newsletter October 6, 2016

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

We are off to a wonderful start for the 2016

– 2017 school year! The students are participating daily

in challenging and engaging instruction. It is wonderful

to hear their thoughtful contributions to classroom

discussions about text they are reading and the reasoning

they display when solving math problems. Our students

work very hard to achieve at a high level.

As you know BCPS has implemented new grading and

reporting procedures this school year. The first Guiding

Practice of the new procedures states, “Grading practices

must be supportive of student learning”. In order to

ensure that our grading practices are supportive of

student learning teachers are implementing a learning

cycle that consists of instruction, practice, feedback,

perhaps more feedback, followed by a graded

assignment. This learning cycle may occur over one

class period or several class periods. Practice may take

several forms so you may not see a score for practice in

the grade book every day. Practice may occur as a

discussion with the teacher, collaborative work with a

group, or using an online tool. You can view the

Grading and Reporting Procedures manual at

http://www.bcps.org/academics/grading.

It was wonderful to see so many families at our Spirit

Night at Chick-Fil-A. Our school spirit was clearly

evident! The students enjoyed seeing their friends and

their teachers. Thank you for your support of this fun,

Kingsville Community activity. We have not been

notified of how much money we raised: however, when

the money is received we will put it towards our

technology fund.

Enjoy the beautiful fall weather!

Mrs. Carol Ferris

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

OCTOBER

10th 7:00 p.m. – PTA Meeting

11th – 14th Book Fair

12th Schools Closed – Yom Kippur

15th 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. – PTA Fall Festival

17th Grade 4 Visits Camp Puh’tok

19th Kingsville Cross Country Fall Run

21st Schools Closed – Professional Study Day

26th Grade K Visits Chapel Hill Farm

27th Grade 2 Visits Jerusalem Mill Village

28th Grade K Visits the Perry Hall Library

First Marking Period Ends

School Closes 3 Hours Early

31st 2:45 p.m. – Halloween Parade

PLANNING AHEAD

American Education Week Visitation Schedule:

Monday, 11/14: Second and Third Grade

9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, 11/15: Kindergarten and Fourth Grade

9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, 11/16: First and Fifth Grade

9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Winter Holiday Parties: December 22nd

Grade K: 3:00 p.m. Grade 3: 3:00 pm

Grade 1: 2:00 p.m. Grade 4: 3:00 p.m.

Grade 2: 3:00 p.m. Grade 5: 3:00 p.m.

KINGSVILLE KHRONiCLE

http://kingsvillees.bcps.org Carol Ferris, Principal

Cheryl Whittaker, Asst. Principal

Roberta Cascio, Admin. Secretary

Angie Feehly, PTA President

Cultivating Life-Long Learners

NURSE NOTES Mrs. Virginia Davis, School Nurse

Head Lice are a common condition in

school aged children. The infection

itself is called pediculosis.

Unfortunately these bugs are becoming immune to over

the counter treatments. The head louse can live only on

the human head and cannot live on pets or other animals.

Head lice can be contracted by being in close personal

contact with and infected person, wearing infected

clothing (such as sports helmets or hats), using infested

combs/brushes, or lying on a surface (like a bed, couch,

or pillow) that has been in contact with a person with

lice. The head louse can live only on the human head

and cannot live on pets or other animals.

There are three forms of lice: the adult lice, the nymph

and the nit. Nits are lice eggs and are often confused

with dandruff or hair-spray. Nits are firmly attached to

the hair shaft (hence the term nitpicker), are oval shaped,

and white to tan in color. They take one week to hatch.

The next stage of louse development is the nymph. In

about 7 days the nymph becomes an adult louse. The

adult louse is the size of a sesame seed and tan to grayish

white in color. They can live up to 30 days and feed off

human blood. If they fall off a person, they die within 2

days.

The signs of pediculosis are an itching or a tickling

feeling in the hair. Occasionally sores are found on the

head (caused by scratching). Lice are most commonly

found at the nape of the neck and behind the ears.

The CDC recommends the following treatment:

1. Treat using an over-the-counter (OTC) pediculocide

such as Nix or Rid, remove clothing and apply lice

killing shampoo or cream rinse according to the

directions on the label. It is extremely important to

follow the label directions exactly. The same is true

if you decide to use a nit removal product.

2. If your child has long hair, you may need a second

bottle. Do not wash or condition hair prior to using

the medication. Do not re-wash hair for 2 days after

the treatment. Use the fine tooth comb to remove

lice and nits. If 8 to 12 hours after treatment the lice

seem as active as before the treatment, the medicine

may not have worked. If that is the case, contact

your health care provider because the lice may be

resistant. A prescription treatment may be

necessary.

3. Check and comb the hair at least every other day for

three weeks to loosen and remove nits. If nits

increase in number then re-treat. Follow the

medication’s directions about how to re-treat.

4. Wash all clothing and bed linens in hot water. Soak

combs and brushes for 1 hour in Lysol or rubbing

alcohol. Vacuum the floor and furniture carefully

and frequently.

The CDC does not recommend any home remedy

treatments. These treatments have become increasingly

popular in recent years. Most of these treatments work

by suffocating the lice.

Whatever treatment method you choose it is imperative

that the directions are closely followed. Careful frequent

combing with a fine tooth comb to eliminate nits (eggs)

is required after any treatment for head lice. Any nit that

hatches can cause the infestation to begin again.

If your child does develop head lice please report it to

the school nurse.

If you need to contact me, I can be reached at 410-817-

9671 or by email @ vdavis2@bcps.org. You can also

get in touch with me by calling the school’s main phone

number.

ALL STAR CRITERIA

We will need to revise the criteria for

our All-Star Award due to the

implementation of the new report card. On the new

report card students do not receive an effort grade for

each subject. Rather, student effort is captured on the

“Skills and Conduct” section of the report card. Under

“Skills and Conduct”, students will receive a score

between 0 and 3 in the following areas; Classroom

Conduct, Work Completion, Working with Adults and

Working with Students.

The new criteria for the All-Star Award will be:

No 0’s or 1’s

No more than one “2” with the remainder of the

scores being a “3”.

STAT TEACHER CORNER: TECHNOLOGY I would like to take a minute to reintroduce myself since

you may have seen me at Back to School night and will

see me throughout the year in the building. My name is

Crystal Lynch and I am the STAT teacher at Kingsville

Elementary. This is my second year as STAT. I work

with all grade levels so you may hear your child talk

about seeing me in their classroom. If you ever have any

questions about BCPS initiatives, technology etc. I

would be more than happy to help so please feel free to

email me at clynch@bcps.org or you can find me in

room 17 down the library hallway.

Last year my Khronicle column focused mostly on math.

This year I will still focus on math but will also

incorporate technology. This is an exciting year because

all of our students will have access to an HP Revolve

device by the end of October if everything goes well

with the rollout. Students in grades 2 – 4 currently have

1:1 devices. Grades 1 and 5 will get 1:1 devices at the

end of October and each Kindergarten class will receive

a small pod of devices to share which will be great for

small group time. Part of my job is to assist teachers

with integrating technology within their classrooms so I

am excited to work with all grade levels this year.

Last year grades 1 – 3 had access to DreamBox for math

and starting over the summer all students grades K – 5

have access. Students will work on DreamBox in school

during math and have been told the expectations by their

teachers. Students can also use DreamBox at home

anytime they want, so it is important to know what

expectations have been set in school. DreamBox is an

adaptive learning tool that tracks exactly how students

are using the manipulative on the screen and moves

them forward or backward within a specific math

standard based on how they solve each problem. It is

some really cool software! Please remember not to help

your child with DreamBox or let them use paper and

pencil or a calculator to solve problems within the

program. If you would like to check your child’s

progress in DreamBox, you can create a parent

dashboard account by doing the following:

1. Have your child login to bcpsone

2. Click set up parent access at the bottom of the page

3. Follow instructions to create a new login and

password.

4. Read terms of use and privacy policy

5. Click submit

6. Go to http://play.dreambox.com to login to your

account

7. Enter your email address and password

8. Click on Parent Dashboard button

HOW DO I GET APPROVED TO BE A KINGSVILLE VOLUNTEER? 1. Go to:

http://www.bcps.org/community/volunteer_info/.

2. Complete and print out the “BCPS Volunteer

Application”.

3. Complete the “Online Volunteer Training” and print

out your BCPS Volunteer Certificate.

4. Read and Sign, “Acknowledgement of Kingsville

Volunteer Procedures” (attached)

5. Turn in to the front office the following:

a. Completed BCPS Volunteer Application

b. BCPS Volunteer Training Certificate

c. Acknowledgement of Kingsville

Volunteer Procedures

6. Once your application has been screened through the

BCPS volunteer screening process you will receive a

signed copy of your, “BCPS Volunteer Certificate”.

This will indicate that your name has been added to

the Kingsville Approved Volunteers database.

7. Teachers will contact you as they need volunteers to

complete tasks or help in the classroom.

Note:

You must complete volunteer training to attend field

trips or volunteer in the classroom.

INTERACTIVE PROJECTOR UPDATE As you know, we raised funds to purchase

Interactive Projectors for our classrooms during the

2014 – 2015 school year. We were able to raise enough

money to buy 6 Interactive Projectors. Unfortunately,

our purchase of the projectors was put on hold while

BCPS went through the process of choosing a new

vendor. We are happy to report that the new vendor has

been chosen and we are now able to order the projectors!

The six projectors will be placed in fourth and fifth

grade classrooms. We will hold another Race for

Education in the spring so that we can buy projectors for

additional grade levels.

BUILDING READERS Please click on the link below to take you to the October

2016 edition of Building Readers.

http://kingsvillees.bcps.org/parents/building_readers

ART NEWS Ms. Laura Dutton, Art Teacher

A huge thank you to the students that

showcased their artwork at the Perry Hall

Library this summer; Kasey C., Brady M.,

Anna D., Mackenzie D., Dane T., Benjamin P., Lucas

A., Lucas B. What a nice way to represent Kingsville

Elementary School.

During September students created drawings to submit

to our new art fundraiser, Square One Art!

Kindergarteners are creating funny birds, first graders

are creating beautiful butterflies, and second graders are

creating realistic wild cats using watercolor paints.

Third graders will create Gustav Klimt trees using

sharpies and watercolor. Fourth grade students will

create Zentangle designs using sharpies and watercolor

pencils. Fifth graders will create colorful printed bears

using pens, oil pastels, and watercolor. Please be on the

lookout for order packets to come home early

November. Orders will arrive in time for the winter

holidays so no worries if you are ordering as gifts.

In October all students will begin art projects for display

in the hallways. Kindergarten students will learn about

geometric shapes when creating many projects such as

duck families, and fall trees. First graders will be

creating yummy pizzas. Second graders will be creating

delicious sandwiches. Third grade students will use

their knowledge of Chinese lettering to create an ink

artwork of their name and Chinese zodiac. The fourth

graders will be creating colorful patterned still life

paintings. Finally, the fifth grade students will create

Illuminated Letters using scratchboard. They will

choose symbols and patterns that represent themselves.

In addition, three third grade student’s artwork will be

chosen for the fire prevention contest in October. Their

artwork will include prevention steps and the use of

smoke alarms.

I am chairing the Black Saga program, a competition in

which students learn about African Americans. In this

program students will compete in a competition with

other schools in the area. We will meet after school one

day a week starting in October and ending in March. I

will discuss this program with the 4th and 5th grade

students during art and if students are interested they

will receive a permission slip which needs to be signed

and returned.

The fifth grade Practicing Art students will begin their

classes in October. They will begin the year creating

realistic animal paintings and learning about the artist

Rosa Bonheur.

PHENOMENAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION Mr. Gary Prem, Physical Education Teacher

During the month of October, all grades will be learning

about our hearts as they Participate in “The Heart

Adventure” Unit. This unit simulates the movement of

red blood cells through the circulatory system. Students

pretend to be red blood cells as they travel around the

body of “Gym” where they deliver Oxygen to the cells

and transport carbon dioxide out of the body. It is a

great, high energy, unit that is loaded with information.

Cognitive assessments will take place during this unit as

students are responsible for learning key parts of the

heart and circulatory system.

October is also the month for the start

of the 1 – mile cross–country runs

that take place after school at various

North East Area schools. All

students in grades 3 – 5 are invited and encouraged to

participate in one or more of the races. Permission slips

can be found on the desk in front of the gym.

October 6th: Gunpowder Elementary, hosted by

Gunpowder

October 11th: Gunpowder Elementary, hosted by St.

Ursula and St. Josephs

October 19th: Kingsville Elementary, hosted by

Kingsville

October 25th: Chapel Hill Elementary, hosted by

Chapel Hill

Week of October 31st: Perry Hall Elementary, hosted

by Joppa View Elementary

Week of Nov.7th at Perry Hall Elementary, hosted by

Perry Hall

KINGSVILLE SERVING BREAKFAST Did you know Kingsville Elementary is now offering

breakfast?

Where: Kingsville Elementary cafeteria

When: 9:05 – 9:20 a.m.

Cost: $1.40 / Reduced $.40

Come check it out!!

READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS NEWS Mrs. Beth Yeagy, Reading Specialist

There’s an important skill that can help your

youngster do well in every school subject: THINKING!

Consider these ideas for helping them learn to think

critically.

Spot Similarities: Choose two objects in the room that

don’t appear to have anything in common (say, a clock

and a sneaker). Ask your child to find at least one thing

that’s similar about them. They could say that numbers

are printed on both or that each has “body parts” (the

clock has a face and hands, the shoe has a tongue and a

heel). Look for books that are by the same author and

try to identify what is similar in the author’s books.

Flip a Fairy Tale: Critical thinkers can look at

situations through different points of view. Encourage

your youngster to write or tell a fairy tale from another

character’s point of view. For instance, how would the

wolf tell The Three Little Pigs? He might think of

himself as hungry rather than “big and bad.” If the

mother pig were the narrator, how might the story be

different? Many authors have written books using the

flipped fairy tale model including, The True Story of the

3 Little Pigs, by Jon Scieszka.

Play Strategy Games: Games like checkers, chess, and

Connect Four build thinking skills. Play some of these

together, and share your thought process: “If I move

here, you’ll probably move there, and then I could

capture your piece.” Suggest that your child talk

through their moves, too.

WANTED

TENNIS BALLS!

If you have used tennis balls

you can part with, please

send them to the library.

Mrs. Boyd thanks you!

SUMMER READING

PROGRAM

Congratulations to the following students who

completed the BCPL summer reading

program:

Riley B., Skylar B., Faustine B., Jonathan

C., Kallissa C., Katrina C., Alexis C., Adam

C., Amber D., Shelby D., Alyssa D., Austin

D., Emma E., Alex E., Caroline H.,

Clementine H., Max H., Reese J., Rhett J.,

Zach L., Sara L., Seth M., Kyria M., Kate M.,

Lucy M., Owen M., Elizabeth P., Emma P.,

Emily R., Madelyn R., Isabella R., Matthew

S., Colette S., Danica S., Molly W., Sydney

W.

We also had a few game boards turned in

without a name. Please send an email to Mrs.

Boyd if your child finished the summer reading

program and is not listed above. We will

publish their accomplishment in a future

Khronicle.

THE KINGSVILLE ECHO October, 2016

Music Newsletter

Kingsville Elementary School Holly McCarthy

HMcCarthy2@bcps.org

What’s Going On in Music?

Grade 5: During October we will be discovering a

new rhythm. It has two sounds on one beat, but the

sounds are uneven.

Grade 4: This month we will be practicing our

newest rhythm. We will also be creating movement

to show the three different sections of a song.

Grade 3: We will be singing, playing games, and

performing on instruments in order to practice our

newest rhythm, 4 sixteenth notes.

Grade 2: We will be learning to distinguish the

sound of wood instruments from the sound of metal

instruments.

Grade 1: We will be learning to distinguish piano

and forte music. We will soon be composing quiet

and loud rhythm patterns using popsicle sticks.

KG: We are learning to read the steady beat q,

“ta”, and will be identifying beats of silence,

“rests”.

The ‘Patriotic Song of the Month’ will be, God

Bless America by Irving Berlin.

Choral Corner

Chorus 4: All students in grade four are members

of the fourth grade chorus as part of their weekly

vocal music class. We are beginning to learn how

to read and follow a choral score. The Eight Days

of Hanukkah is the first song we will be working

on.

Chorus 5: Grade five students will start preparing

for the Winter Concert this month. Our first song

will be Here We Come A-Caroling.

Sunshine Singers: We will begin rehearsing this

month. Many thanks to all of the students that

auditioned! In October we will begin working on A

La Nanita Nana, a piece with a Spanish text and

melody.

Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the

imagination, and life to everything.

-Plato

The Kingsville School Store

is NOW OPEN!

Days and Hours of Operation:

Wednesdays, Thursdays, and the 1st Friday of the Month

9:05-9:20 am

Our school store is run by Kingsville 4th and 5th graders. We offer school

supplies such as pencils, pens, markers, highlighters, erasers, pencil

cases, keychains, lanyards, etc.

Students need to check in with their homeroom teachers PRIOR to

visiting the KES School Store.

Wacky Wednesdays at KES

Several times per month, we will have WACKY WEDNESDAYS! Please

remember that while we want to have fun, you need to dress and

behave appropriately. If you have physical education on Wednesdays,

be sure to bring appropriate clothing to change into.

October 19th KES Spirit Day! Wear KES shirts or blue/white

October 26th Red Ribbon Week - wear RED!!!

November 2nd Emoji Day

November 9th KES Spirit Day

November 23rd Crazy Socks Day

November 30th Raven’s Spirit Day - wear PURPLE!

December 7th Neon/Bling Day - Wear bright colors or bling

December 14th KES Spirit Day

December 21st Ugly Winter/Holiday Sweater Day

January 4th Favorite Sports Day - what sport is your favorite?

January 11th KES Spirit Day

January 25th Pajama Day - Wear appropriate pajamas with shoes

February 1st KES Spirit Day

February 8th Crazy Hat or Hair Day

February 22nd Favorite Book Character Day

March 1st Multiplicity Day - dress as a friend or two

March 15th KES Spirit Day

March 22nd Western Day- Cowboys/Cowgirls Unite!

April 5th ORIOLE DAY! Start the season off with orange and black!

April 19th KES Spirit Day

April 26th Hippie Day- dress like you are from the 1960s

May 3rd Guys in Ties; Girls in Pearls- dress fancy!

May 10th KES Spirit Day

May 24th Favorite T-shirt Day

May 31st Tropical Day- get ready for summer with Hawaiian shirts, etc.

June 7th KES Spirit Day

Attention, KES

Students!!! The Kingsville Pumpkin Contest will be back this October and one section of this

exciting event will feature student-made pumpkins which will represent FOOD!

The contest will run from Monday, October 24th -Friday, October 28th. Students

will “VOTE” for their favorite pumpkins using quarters which will be donated to

the KIDS HELPING HOPKINS. Entry fee for the Student Pumpkin Contest is

only $1.00!

If you would like to enter your pumpkin in the STUDENT contest, read the

requirements below.

*Your pumpkin must represent any kind of food. Please

make sure you include the name of your pumpkin and

your name with your pumpkin.

* Fill out the form below and return it to the KES office

by October 19th so we know you are participating in the

contest.

*Your pumpkin will be due into school by MONDAY,

OCTOBER 24th. You will receive your pumpkin back at

the end of the contest on Friday, October 28th so you can

use it on Halloween.

STUDENT PUMPKIN CONTEST ENTRY FORM

Name of Student: ____________________________ Teacher:______________

Name of FOOD which your pumpkin will represent: ________________

________ I have enclosed the $1.00 entrance fee

Return this form to the KES office by October 21st

Kingsville Volunteer Procedures

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Kingsville! Our wonderful volunteers are essential in helping us to reach our mission to ensure that every student thrives. Please read the procedures and policies that you will need to follow when you come to volunteer. After reviewing the policies and procedures below, please sign and return the “Acknowledgement of Kingsville Volunteer Procedures and Policies” form. Thank you for giving us the gift of your time! In-School Volunteering:

1. Report to the office when you arrive at the school to receive your badge. Please wear your badge

throughout the time you are in the building.

2. Please turn your badge in when you leave so we have an accurate accounting of who is in the

building should we have an emergency.

3. Please make an appointment for a conference if you need to speak with the teacher. Teachers will

not be available to talk with you while you about your child while you are volunteering.

4. Please do not share any confidential information that you learn from your time spent volunteering.

Chaperoning Field Trips:

1. Please follow the itinerary distributed by the teacher. Please do not make side trips or eat at a

place not designated on the itinerary.

2. Please report to the bus on or before the departure time listed on the itinerary. Remember to

allow sufficient time if visiting the gift shop as long lines may cause your group to not be able to

complete their purchase.

3. Please stay with the group you are assigned to chaperone throughout the trip.

4. Please report to the teacher any misbehavior by the students.

Acknowledgement of Kingsville Volunteer Procedures

I have read the “Kingsville Volunteer Procedures “.

Name: ______________________________________________________

Signature: ___________________________________________________

We will send you your signed certificate once we have the following:

Your application form.

A signed “Acknowledgement of Kingsville Volunteer Procedures” form.

Your signed certificate indicates that you have been placed on our “Approved Volunteer Database”. Teachers will contact you directly to schedule you to volunteer in their classrooms.