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The Grizzly News GUDITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Mr. Thomas Martin, Principal Mrs. Jacqui Studnicka, Administrative Assistant Ms. Rosa Caldwell, Student Advocate
MARCH 2019
March is Reading Month To celebrate Reading Month, classrooms at Gudith
will be
participating in special Activities!
March 6 - “ONE FISH TWO FISH GUDITH BLUE SPIRIT
DAY”
March 11-14 Book Fair
March 12 - Grandparent’s Day at the Book Fair
March 13 - “FOX IN SOX CRAZY SOCKS SPIRIT DAY”
March 14- HALF DAY—Parent Teacher
Conferences– Family Night at the Book Fair.
March 20 - “WACKY WEDNESDAY MISMATCHED
OUTFIT DAY”
March 22 Pizza BINGO at BMS
March 26 - “I CAN LICK 30 TIGERS DETROIT TIGERS SPIRIT DAY”
CHECK YOUR CHILD’S FOLDER FOR CLASSROOM EVENTS
NATIONAL READING MONTH
MARCH
3/5 5th Grade Art Field Trip
3/6 “Gudith Blue” Spirit Day
3/7 PTO MEETING 6 PM
3/8 HALF DAY DISMISSAL 12:10
3/10 Spring Forward Clocks
3/11-3/14 Spring Book Fair
3/11-3/14 PTO Pie Fundraiser
3/12 Grandparent’s Day at the Book Fair
3/13 “Crazy Socks” Spirit Day
3/14 HALF DAY 12:10 DISMISSAL
3/14 Parent Teacher Conferences
3/14 5th Grade Bake Sale
3/19 Spring Pictures
3/20 “Wacky Wednesday-Mismatched
Spirit Day”
3/22 Pizza BINGO @ BMS 6pm
3/25 2nd Grade Field Trip
3/26 School Store $3 Limit and Spirit Day
“Detroit Tigers”
3/27 Dentist R Us
3/30-4/7 Spring Break NO SCHOOL
4/8 Classes Resume
MORNING DROP OFF:
STUDENTS SHOULD NOT
ARRIVE TO SCHOOL PRIOR TO 8:45AM UN-
LESS THEY ARE ATTEND-ING THE CHAMPIONS PROGRAM, RUNNING
GROUP, OR EXTENDED DAY.
March 10th ... REMEMBER TO SPRING FORWARD YOUR CLOCKS ONE HOUR AHEAD
Parent Teacher
Conferences Thursday, March 14th
Students will be dismissed at 12:10
Spirit
Day
March
26th
“Show your spirit” DETROIT TIGERS
School Store
TUESDAY-
MARCH 26TH
$3.00 Limit
per student Spring
Picture Day
March 19TH
“YOU HAVE BRAINS IN YOUR HEAD. YOU HAVE FEET IN-
YOUR SHOES. YOU CAN STEER YOURSELF ANY DIRECTION YOU CHOOSE. YOU’RE ON
YOUR OWN. AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW. AND YOU
ARE THE ONE WHO’LL DECIDE WHERE TO GO…”
DR. SEUSS
MARCH 7TH
PTO MEETING IN THE LIBRARY
6 PM CHILD CARE
AVAILABLE TO THOSE
ATTENDING IF NEEDED.
5TH GRADE BAKE SALE
WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF DONATIONS FOR THE FIFTH GRADE BAKE SALE. PLEASE SEND ITEMS IN ON MARCH 14TH. THE BAKE SALE
WILL TAKE PLACE DURING PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES.
JOIN US FOR A FUN
EVENING OF BINGO FUN AND PIZZA
Tickets sold in advance only
No tickets at the door
FRIDAY, MARCH 22ND @ BROWNSTOWN MIDDLE
SCHOOL Flyers will be sent home soon!
6pm-8pm
SPRING BOOK FAIR MARCH 11-14
FAMILY SHOPPING NIGHT DURING PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES ON
MARCH 14 GRANDPARENT’S SHOPPING DAY 3/12
COME CHECK IT OUT!
Thank you!!! The following businesses have donated raffle prizes
for our Pizza Bingo event!
Champions Oriental Trading Company
Ann Arbor Hands on Museum Gents Barbershop Toledo Mud Hens Anytime Fitness
Romulus Athletic Center Old Chicago
Buffalo Wild Wings Mills Gymnastics
LOX Salon Christoff's Family Dining
South Beach Tanning Edible Arrangements
Leo's Coney Island (Woodhaven) YMCA Southgate
Riverview Highlands Golf Course Pips (People Inspiring Painting)
The Market A One of a Kind Creation Florist
Spee-Dee Oil & Auto Repair
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES March 14th
(Students will have 1/2 Day and be dismissed at 12:10pm)
Conference Appointment Letters will be coming home soon with students.
FEBRUARY 2019 STUDENT(S) OF THE MONTH
The following students will be honored this month for their positive examples of what it truly means to be a Gudith Grizzly!
MESSIAH LITTLE JOSEPH SEARS ALEXA SCHOONOVER LONDON GREEN CLARISSA MADIGAN JACOB IBRAHIM KRISTIN VANDERKOOI LAYLA RUBY BUTRUM AMAURI GUTIERREZ CONNOR BURCHELL JAYDEN BOX JACOB BAUMIA LAYLA FERGUSON SHELBY HIRSCH TAHREEM LATIFF MEGAN DRABCZYCK ISAIAH IBRAHIM TASHFEEN CHOHAN SHIRAAZ HAIDAR ELIJAH COLEMAN NOAH KING
Hearing screens at Gudith were completed during the last week of February. Kindergar-ten, first, second, and fourth grades participat-ed in the hearing screening process. Any child in third or fifth grade who failed the school hearing screen last year was likely re-screened this year. If your child did not pass the hearing screen, you will receive a letter from the Wayne County Health Department. Many, but not all, failed hearing screens are a result of middle ear fluid/ear infections. Follow-up with a doctor is recommended, and the letter in-cludes a section for a physician to complete following the examination of your child. The completed letter should be returned to the Wayne County Health Department. If Wayne County Health Department does not receive this completed letter back in a timely manner, a second letter is sent to remind families of the expected follow-up measures. If any parent or teacher has concerns regarding a child's failed hearing screen or ability to hear, please contact our Teacher Consultant for Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Lesli Sutherland:
(734)692-4618; [email protected]
Spring conferences are coming up on Thursday, March 14th. PTO provides dinner for staff during conferences. Please let us know if you are able to send in a dish to pass! You can let us know here, or email
Fifth grade will also be hosting a bake sale during even-ing conferences.
SOME HELPFUL TIPS TO ASSIST YOUNG READERS….
Read "Just Right Books" Goldilocks tried the Three Bears' porridge, chairs, and beds. She continued to try each one until she found the ones that were "just right" for her. The books your child reads can be thought of in the same way. A book that is "just right" is one that your child can read independently. It is not too hard and it is not too easy. It's a good fit - it's "just right". Here is one way to help your child choose such a book:
Five Finger Rule: While reading the first page of a book, count the unknown words (using fingers
to keep track is fine). If there are five or more unknown words, the book is too hard for now. Read that book together.
Ask your child lots of questions about the story in general and about specific pages to see if he really understands what was read.
It also is important to monitor your child's choices for appropriate content.
Reading Strategies Sound It Out—Use the phonics rules that we are learning in class. Chunk it up—Break the word into syllables Word in a Word—Look for words within words. Find the base word—Cover suffixes and prefixes to find the base word.
At home you can help your child by . . .
Pointing out the letter-sound relationships Read to your child Listening to your child Teaching the meaning of words Helping children understand what they are reading Rereading familiar books. Building reading accuracy by pointing out words he/she missed Building reading comprehension by asking about what he/she is reading
Make reading a part of every day! Share conversations with your child over meal times and other times you are togeth-
er. Children learn words more easily when they hear them spoken often. Introduce new and interesting words at every opportunity.
Read together every day. Spend time talking about stories, pictures, and words. Be your child's best advocate. Keep informed about your child's progress in reading
and ask the teacher about ways you can help. Be a reader and a writer. Children learn habits from the people around them. Visit the library or bookstores often. Story times, computers, homework help, and
other exciting activities await the entire family.
