May is Mental Health Awareness month, therfore, we are highlighting the article, Self-diagnosing mental health issues using social media o offer parents insight about where their kids might be seeking support online to understand and potentially pursue insights regarding mental health challenges or concerns. There is a lot to unpack with this topic and like anything involving social media, there are pros and cons for parents to consider. https://wcsdpa.onlinesafetyhub.io/parent/blogs-articles/self-diagnosing-mental-health-issues-using-social-media
Attention parents: The Office of Educational Technology is collecting parent input for the development of a new National Education Technology Plan. The poll averages 10 questions,.Your voice is important to this process. https://projecttomorrow.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey?tt=fX43e2HMHZgECHrPeIW9eQ%3D%3D
Math Tic Tac Toe - try to get a sum of 15 in any row and you win!
Fourth grade made mold fossils with salt dough this week in science class! Can you spot the plants, dinosaurs, and shells?
Salt Dough
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1/4 cup water (add more a tablespoon at a time until it is a play dough consistency)
After rolling our your dough, and create your fossils scene, leave to air dry for a day, then bake at a low temperature for one hour on each side.
THESE SHOULD BE SENT HOME THIS WEEK! Join us this summer for our fun youth track and field camp! Open to all and everyone from anywhere entering grades K-7! Last year we were blown away with the number of participants! We have moved the meet up an hour this year and switched up a few things to ensure the meet runs smoother and most importantly remains so FUN for all ages!
While the Third Grade trip to the Woodmobile on Thursday was canceled, Ms. Check and Mrs. Jones did their best to bring the Woodmobile to SAES. We started with discussions on our local forests, animals, and industry. Then, following a big desk clean out and a picnic lunch, we made our own recycled paper! Special thanks to Ms. Turk for letting us borrow her paper making supplies!
Checkerboard Math - practice math facts while playing a round of checkers as a family.
The Warren County School District would like to send a heartfelt thank you to all of our teachers and school nurses on this Teacher Appreciation week and National Nurses week. Thank you for all you do for our students on a daily basis.
Guess My Number activity - practice place values and math facts
SAES parents, please remember to send in those goodies and donations for our staff by Monday, May 8th. Let’s show our love and support for our staff at Sheffield Area Elementary!
Teacher Appreciation Week
May 8th-12th:
Monday-White Cane Coffe Truck
Tuesday-Bagel Bar
Wednesday-Catered Lunch
Thursday-Fruit & Dips Day
Friday-Sweet Treats
The Cinco de Mayo dance was a blast!
🐾 It’s about that time, 5th grade parents! Wow, does time fly! 🥲🎓 Invitations and RSVP’s for the 5th Grade Dinner should be coming home with your student very soon! In the meantime, we wanted to get the date out to you! 🧡
Friday we celebrated Sheffield students who follow PRIDE behavior expectations! All students got to watch an elephant's toothpaste demonstration. Grades 3-5 made lava lamps! Unfortunately, Mrs. Hornstrom was too busy participating with the Kindergarten-2nd graders to get pictures of their beautiful watercolor secret codes. If your student brought one home, please add your photo in the comments!
Don't forget to wear your favorite Star Wars shirt tomorrow for Star Wars Day!
On Thursday lunch choice #3 will be Italian Wrap instead of Tuna Salad Sandwich.
Remake Learning Days is an innovative learning festival for families and youth. Taking root in regions across the world, thousands of hands-on and engaging events are designed for kids of all ages at libraries, schools, tech centers, museums, play spaces, community centers and more. Check them out by clicking this link: https://www.smore.com/khnbp-remake-learning-days-2023
Let’s have a fiesta!!!Remember to have your permission slips and money turned in prior to the dance on Friday, May 5th. Please if sending in checks, makes them out to SAVES PTO.
Another sidewalk chalk activity to practice math facts.
