It is certainly evident that the seasons are changing – cooler air, changing leaves and darkness comes

much earlier! As the weather is getting cooler, please remember the students do go outside each day for

recess as long as the temperature is above 40 degrees. Please make sure your child dresses appropriately

for the weather and check lost and found often; we have a wealth of clothing already. We will place our

Lost and Found out during the Parent/Teacher Conferences on November 4th. Please make sure you check

through the lost and found on this date, as we will be donating all of our Lost and Found items to a needy

charity on November 5th.

I would like to take a moment to thank all our parent volunteers who commit their time to our cafeteria

during the day. This group of individuals supports our students by handing out needed materials, talking to

the students during lunch and ensuring that tables are cleaned up by the students at the end of their lunch.

We are SO appreciative of this support!! If you would like to volunteer and be in the cafeteria, please

contact Mr. Single by phone (410-273-5536) or by email (Paul.Single@hcps.org).

Please make sure your child keeps all toys, including small stuffed animals and playground equipment at

home. If a child brings in a toy, the teacher will contact you with a reminder that toys must stay at home.

If a child brings in a toy again, the teacher will contact the parent to come to school to pick up the toy. If a

child brings in a toy for a 3rd time and all other subsequent times, the toys will be placed in a “June Box”

and a parent or guardian will need to pick them up on the last day of school.

There are many exciting events coming up in November and December. Please make sure you take time

to view the calendar of events below!!

Please follow us on Twitter “@RWES_Eagles” and Instagram “rwes_eagles”. Also, a key link to

everything happening at the school, is our school’s website: https://rwes.ss18.sharpschool.com/. You can

find all the past newsletters, important information and teacher’s pages on our school’s website. Finally,

the PTA has a Facebook site in order to provide our parents with important information and upcoming PTA

sponsored events. The link to their Facebook site is https://www.facebook.com/groups/royewilliamspta/. Upcoming Events:

Friday, November 1st – 3 hour early dismissal for all students Monday, November 4th – Elementary Conferences – Schools Closed Monday, November 12th – Veterans Day – Schools & Offices Closed Wednesday, November 27th - 3 hour early dismissal for Schools & Offices Thursday & Friday, November 28th & 29th – Thanksgiving Break – Schools & Offices Closed Tuesday, December 3rd – Picture Retake Day Friday, December 13th – 3 hour early dismissal for all students Friday, December 20th – 3 hour early dismissal for Schools & Offices Monday, December 23rd – Winter Break – Schools & Offices Closed Tuesday & Wednesday, December 24th & 25th – Holiday – Schools & Offices Closed Thursday – Monday, December 26th-30th – Winter Break – Schools Closed Tuesday, December 31st – Winter Break – Schools & Offices Closed Wednesday, January 1st – Holiday – Schools & Offices Closed

A Message from Mrs. Martino

May 2012 Roye-Williams Elementary School November, 2019

A Message from Mrs. Martino

Friday, January 17th – 3 hour early dismissal for all students Monday, January 20th – Holiday - Schools & Offices Closed Friday, January 24th – 2nd Quarter Ends Monday, January 27th – 3 Quarter Begins Friday, February 14th – 3 hour early dismissal for all students Monday, February 17th – Holiday – Schools & Offices Closed

Websites Worth Visiting!

Pre-K parents, please check out these sites.

Each one provides fun ways that will engage

your young learner, while practicing skills that

we focus on throughout the school year. When

sharing the sites with your child you should

find that he/she is familiar with some of the

games. We do interact with the games in class

as well!

www.starfall.com

www.abcya.com

https://www.youtube.com/user/storybots/videos (We primarily focus on the letter videos)

2019-2020 Kindergarten

It has been an amazing first quarter in Kindergarten. Thank you to all the families

that have worked on completing the Homework Calendar! After analyzing the

beginning of year assessments, we are starting our regrouping for Comprehension

Strategy Instruction (CSI /Reading. Please feel free to connect with your child's reading

teacher when you have questions.

We would like to remind you of a couple of things as the days get colder. 1-Please

send sneakers in backpacks daily for students to wear to recess and P.E. They do not get

to participate if they do not have the correct footwear. 2-Dressing in layers helps with

the fluctuation in temperatures throughout the day. It is a great idea to send your child

with a light jacket they can put on in the classroom in addition to their heavy coats when

it is cold outside.

Also, please continue to work on letter sounds, sight words, and numbers with your

children as learning is going to continue to add complexity throughout the

year. Keeping a stash of flashcards in your car to practice when traveling about is a

great way to practice in short time frames. Another thing you can work on with your little

ones is tying their shoes. We are so ecstatic when students can tie their own shoes!

As the year turns toward the holidays, we want to tell you how grateful we are for

each day we share with your children. They bring the sunshine to our hearts every

day. Have a great Thanksgiving Holiday later this month!

The Kindergarten Team

We have been hard at work in first grade!

We are starting Topic 3 in math and we are working on using strategies to add and

subtract. In reading, we are working on our Teamwork unit. We are using many

important elements of teamwork in our classrooms! In Writing, we are becoming authors

of personal narratives. In Science, we are becoming scientists while learning about

solids, liquids and gases.

Also, we had a special visit from Mrs. Ruff to teach us about how to keep our bodies

healthy by avoiding tobacco. Many of us were in shock of how much our lungs can be

damaged by tobacco!

Please be sure to read to your child and listen to your child read to you each night.

Reading at home will help your child work on skills learned at school and also help them

grow as a reader. As always, thank you for your support from home!

The Second Grade Team

Miss Serrapere, Mrs. Nasuta and Mrs. Lewis

Hello, Roye Williams families! It’s hard to believe it is already November! Time is flying by so quickly! As we move forward into the holiday season, please remind your children to follow the three Core Values of being safe, respectful, and reflective everywhere on school property. Please ask your child to explain them to you!

The Second Grade students have been hard at work learning strategies for adding and subtracting. We will continue to apply these strategies as we move forward through the rest of our units. Upcoming skills also include solving two-step problems and reasoning about them, telling time to the nearest five minutes, and solving problems with coins and dollar bills. Math homework will continue to be assigned each night, and parents are encouraged to discuss the day’s learning with their child. Please contact his or her teacher if you have any concerns or questions.

In C.S.I. (reading), students have been reading various texts to learn how communities work together to benefit individuals and society. In our next unit, Creative Thinkers, students will develop an understanding of the concept of creativity by reading a fable and discussing the characteristics of the main character. Students will also identify the character’s challenge and response to the challenge by identifying traits of creative thinkers. Please encourage your child to read at least 20 minutes each night and discuss what he or she has read afterwards.

Each class is using the Class Tag online system for sharing classroom information and events. It is also a great way to communicate with your child’s teachers. If you have not yet joined your child’s class, please contact his or her teacher for instructions.

In October, our students enjoyed a fun field trip to Port Discovery! Thank you to all of our wonderful chaperones for supporting us on the trip! We hope you had a great time, too!

We have many great things planned for our Second Graders and we look forward to a school year of fun and learning!

It has been a wonderful start to the year with our third

graders. We have been learning a lot of new things,

reviewing our expectations and core values, and having a

great first quarter. We are so proud of these hard-working

kiddos!

We have completed our first three topics in Math. We

are beginning topic 4 (Use Multiplication to Divide: Division

Facts) and continuing with topic 5 (Fluently Multiply and

Divide Within 100) and topic 6 (Connect Area to

Multiplication and Addition).

We completed our first theme in Reading (CSI), which

was Relationships. We are now in our second theme, which is

Discoveries and then will move into our third theme, which is

Determination. Please make sure that your student is reading

at least 20 minutes each night to build their reading skills. Students should be choosing

books that are on their lexile level. Please contact your child’s homeroom teacher to find

out your child’s reading level.

We have just completed our first Writing unit and are working on publishing our final

drafts of our Narrative writing. We will then begin our Persuasive (Opinion) writing unit.

We have just completed our first Social Studies unit, which is Citizenship and

Communities. We are currently working in our first Science unit, which is Earth and Space

Science. The students are enjoying learning about different weather tools and their

impacts on predicting weather.

Just a reminder that conferences are right around the corner on November 4th.

Your child’s teacher will be sending home a reminder of your conference time. Please

contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions. We look forward to meeting with

you and discussing your students’ progress so far this year! Refer to contact information

below to contact your child’s teacher.

410 273 5536

emily.cox@hcps.org emma.mix@hcps.org

kathryn.waeltz@hcps.org

FOURTH GRADE

Our 4th graders have been hard at work these past few months!

In science, we are using hot wheel cars and building ramps to test potential and

kinetic energy. In social studies, we learned all about the Eastern Woodland Indians and

what life was like for them. Students were able to create an online presentation and skit

about their findings. In reading, we are finishing up our “Actions Speak Louder Than

Words” unit. We read a novel and used our laptops to collaborate with others. In writing,

we are working hard on our Narrative stories. The students writing stamina has been

amazing and their hard work has made their stories incredible! In math, we finished up

topic 3 which was all about multiplying 2, 3, and 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers. We

learned many different strategies to help students figure out what works best for them!

We are looking forward to all of the exciting things to come this year!

Miss Baker, Miss Mammarella, and Miss Thomas

In CSI (Comprehension Reading Instruction), we have been reading stories about characters and individuals who have made a

difference in other people lives. Students are learning to choose books

that will build strong individual reading skills. Students have been

working hard on creating Personal Narratives and we will be starting

Research Reports in our next writing unit. In Math we have been working

on multiplying whole numbers and are headed into working with decimals.

• Parent conferences will occur on November 4th. These

conferences are with your child’s homeroom teacher. Be on the

lookout for a Conference Appointment Reminder with your

specific date and time.

• Be on the lookout for your child’s Tuesday Folder with all-

important paperwork, which needs to return to school each

week.

• We will be sending home Harford Glen information near the end

of this month. If you have any questions about the

information sent home, please contact your homeroom teacher.

#Weare5thgrade #readyforfifthgrade

If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at:

Anne Bailey anne.bailey@hcps.org

Natasha McDuffie natasha.mcduffie@hcps.org

Sara Xakellis sara.xakellis@hcps.org

Creative Arts Team (CATs)

Music, Art, Media, and Physical Education

Music

Our Winter concert is scheduled for December 12, 2019 and the Spring concert will be on May 14, 2020. Both concerts are at 6:00 p.m. and will be held at Aberdeen High School. All music students will be performing with their ensemble so please put it on your calendar. Further information will be sent home this month.

We will be emphasizing musician’s behavior this year. Rehearsal Etiquette is important and helps utilize

the little time we have together to its fullest. Here are some guidelines for the student musicians:

• Be sure to only talk when it is appropriate, not while the director is speaking, or the group is performing.

• Have all materials that you need before the rehearsal begins and be ready to go when the rehearsal starts.

• If you have a question, wait until there is a natural pause in the rehearsal. Always raise your hand.

• Every rehearsal has a lot of stopping and restarting. It is during these in-between times that the director or members will want to evaluate and describe the things that went well or need to be fixed. It makes sense that there is no talking during this time.

• When other sections are rehearsing, please listen and watch what they are doing. You will probably have to do the same thing yourself. Do not talk or disrupt. This is disrespectful to both the leader and the other performers.

• Mark or make note of important things that the director or other members point out so you will remember it next time. It is a waste of time to go back and relearn what you have already learned.

This year in third grade music, students will be playing recorders. We would like for all students to have

their own recorders for sanitary purposes and so that each student can have a recorder that is theirs forever. Third grade will be starting recorders by the end of January. We are asking that each third grader have their recorder and bring it to their music class by January 31st, 2020. We suggest the Yamaha 3-piece recorder. The average cost is between $5.00-$10.00. More information will be sent home concerning the recorders as the school year progresses.

We are excited to see the music students progress this year and thank you all in advance for your support.

As always, if you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you.

Mrs. Stephanie Harris, Mrs. Renee Cooper, and Mr. Tony Domenico, Jr. - Music Teachers RWES Stephanie.harris@hcps.org renee.cooper@hcps.org Anthony.domenico@hcps.org

Art

The school year is well underway now. Thank you all for your support. Please continue to send in your donations of good “junk”. We can always use home and garden type magazines, leftover scrap paper, buttons, etc. We are in need of some zip-loc baggies of various sizes and glue sticks. Kindergarten- Kindergarten students are learning about the Artist Mondrian and his use of line and color. They are learning to identify horizontal and vertical lines, the three primary colors (red, yellow, and blue) and to create AB patterns. First Grade and Second Grade- We are wrapping up a unit on paper sculpture. Students have learned nine different techniques to turn flat paper into 3-dimensional forms. The first and second graders have enjoyed demonstrating their creativity and using their imaginations to create paper sculptures. Third Grade- The third graders are learning how to create depth in a landscape drawing. Students are learning to identify foreground, middleground, and background. These compositions are very detailed and will take multiple art classes to complete. These landscapes will eventually be painted with tempera cake paint. Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade- Fourth and Fifth grade students are showing grit and persevering with some challenging origami designs. Many students were surprised

when Mrs. Price admitted she dislikes origami and always found it challenging as a child. After many years of student requests, Mrs. Price has decided to attempt an origami project with her students. We are creating modular designs that demonstrate an understanding of radial symmetry.

Mrs. Faith Price - Art Teacher, RWES

Faith.price@hcps.org

RWES Health Suite

Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year. We want our student happy and health to grow and learn,

and to exceed in all new challenges. The collaborations between Health Suite (HS) with parents,

students, staff, and faculty is an essential component to ensure optimal guidance for our students,

because healthy students are better learners.

Immunization status must be current. Grace period of 20 days will expire as of

9/23/19. Students will not be allowed to attend school on this date if they are

not current on vaccines.

Physical exam/Dental exam/Lead exam- All students must have a record of these exams on file.

Medications- All medications that are required during the school day must be

administered by the school nurse. Medications, along with written doctor’s order,

should be provided to school nurse by parent or parent representative.

Medications must be in original bottle with label and not expired.

Yellow Discretionary Medication Form - Please complete this form, sign and return to

provide parental permission for students to receive over the counter (OTC)

medications such as Acetaminophen and Diphenhydramine.

Asthma or Severe Allergy- Students with severe allergies or asthma that require

the use of EpiPen or inhalers should have these medications available for them at

school in the Health Suite. Each mediation requires doctors order.

Fevers- Any student with a fever 100 degrees or greater will be excluded per HCPS

policy. Student must be fever 24 hours without medication. Any student sent home

should reframe from returning the following day.

I look forward to meeting and working with your students. Feel free to contact the

HS for medical questions or concerns.

Amy Piccalo, School Nurse

Roye Williams Elementary School

201 Oakington Road

Havre De Grace, MD 21078

410-273-5536

Zaiden in Ms. Richardson’s kindergarten class was the first student to turn in the “30 Book Challenge” he picked up on Back to School Night. Way to go Zaiden! Families, remember, there is not a time limit. Your child can return the 30 Book Challenge to Mrs. Morris in room 204 as soon as he or she completes it for recognition and a reward. If your child did not pick up a copy of the challenge, it is not too late. They can get started today by reading books that fit each of the genre on the list.

November is “National Family Literacy Month” organized by the National Center for Families Learning. The Center would like to shed a light on the value of learning together. This may be a great time for families to visit local museums, read about things that interest the family, or visit the many exciting offerings at the Harford County Public Library! Nearby at the Havre de Grace branch of the HCPL, they have so much for families to do together. Check out:

• Wiggles Story Time 18 months to 3 years An energetic time for toddlers, followed by playgroup.

Wednesdays 10:30-11:15 am

• Lapsit Story Time Birth to 18 months | A gentle time to bond with your baby, followed by playgroup. 2nd

Friday 10:30-11:15 am Sep 13, Oct 11, Nov 8

• Preschool STREAM Time F. 18 months to 3 years Explore science, art, music or math concepts through

hands-on experiments, fun activities and demonstrations. Thu Sep 5, 19, Oct 3, 17, 31, Nov 14 10:30-11:15

am

• Tots Tech Time F. Birth to 5 years | Technology time just for preschoolers! Come explore 3D printing,

coding, and more. Thu Sep 12, 26, Oct 10, 24, Nov 7, 21 10:30-11:30 am

• Tech Time . Grades K-5 Come explore and learn with cool new technologies at the library! Learn coding,

robotics, art, and more. Mon Sep 16, Oct 21, Nov 18 6:00-7:00 pm

• PAWS and Read! F Grades K-5 Get cozy with our doggy volunteers and read a good book during a one on-

one session with a well-trained therapy pet. Sat Sep 21, Oct 5, 19, Nov 2, 16, 30 10:30-11:30 am

For a full list of events for Tots through adults, check out the Headlines and Happenings at the library most convenient for your family. https://hcplonline.org/newsletters.php

Our students have been working SO hard to earn SOAR tickets this first quarter and have even had the chance to trade in their tickets for personal rewards. Students are consistently earning tickets for following our core values; Be Respectful, Be Reflective, Be Safe. Please make sure you are communicating with your child and their teacher through the SOAR booklets that come home each day. Ask your child how they earned a SOAR ticket today and

how they can earn one TOMORROW! 🙂

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS/PARTY INVITATIONS AT SCHOOL Birthday Celebrations with food (cupcakes, cake, donuts, etc.) cannot be held at school. HCPS has a Wellness Policy which can be referenced online @ www.hcps.org. If you choose, you may send in pencils, stickers, etc. Please contact your child’s teacher if you are planning to send in a bag of non-edibles. We respectfully request that birthday/party invitations not be sent to school for either the child or teacher to distribute to other students. This disrupts the educational environment of our school and we would appreciate your cooperation with this important policy. Classroom teachers are looking for parent volunteers to create a class directory to send home to parents in order to send out invites. Please contact your child’s teacher if you would like to volunteer to create a class directory.

****BUS LOOP REMINDER**** Cars are not allowed in the bus loop from 8:00-9:00 a.m. and 3:00-4:00 p.m. daily. Please adhere to the posted signs and guidelines and use the upper parking lot during these times. Also, please do not park on the RED CURB in front of the school as this is for emergency vehicles only.

Student Pick-Up and/or Changes in Dismissal

Parents are asked to write a note to your child’s teacher if your child’s dismissal procedure is going to change on any particular day. Teachers are instructed to send all students home normally UNLESS there is a note identifying an alternate transportation method. We ask you to not call the school to change dismissal procedures, as we can only take a parent note if they will be riding a different bus. If you are changing your child from bus rider to car rider status for the day, we prefer a note. However, you may do this by phone, but we will NOT make any changes to dismissal procedures after 3:00 p.m. Additionally, in order to have a safe and orderly dismissal, we ask if you are picking up your student early for an appointment that this is done by 3:00 on regular school days or by 12:00 on early dismissal days. Please keep in mind on early dismissal days students are considered absent for the entire day if they do not attend more than 2 hours of the ½ day. Additionally, on regular schedule days, if students are picked up early they will be marked as “early dismissal” on these days. The Maryland Department of Education keeps track of student attendance including tardy and early dismissal. Please help us to ensure students are present for the entire school day. Thank you in advance for cooperation.

Vision: At Roye-Williams, we are a supportive and patriotic community striving to empower one another.

Mission: We are . . . Empowered to Achieve Goals and Learn Everyday