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Monroe Primary School

225 Macready Ave.

Monroe OH. 45050

Office phone: 360-0700

Fax 360-0720

http://

www.monroelocalschools.com

. . . T H E F U T U R E B E G I N S H E R E !

Monroe Primary is “Buzzing” with Excitement!

January

21– PTO meeting 7:00 MPS Café.

February

13 Kindergarten “Bee My Valen-tine Date Night” with Mom &/or Dad 6:00 PM. Movie Night, RSVP will be required.

15 Diana Perry Au-thor visit 17– In-service Day No school for stu-dents 20– President’s Day No School 23– Mobile Dentist MPS Conference Night . 23- Conference time sign up slips will be coming home the week of Jan. 30th. 27– MLS Board Meeting 7:00 MES cafeteria

March

9– end of third quarter 9- MPS Conference night Conference time sign up slips will be coming home the week of Jan. 30th. 10– PD Day No school for students 17– Report cards go home 17– St Patrick’s Day 21– Kindergarten Music Program times TBA. 23- Spring Pictures

www.ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter yearbook ID Code 10084717 Cost is $14.00

Yearbooks Sale has been extended . Get yours, before it is too late!

Kindergarten Registration Packets Will be available beginning Mon-day, Jan 30th.at Monroe Primary. Stop in Monday– Friday 9:00-3:00.

Kindergarten Readiness Night May 17th at 6:00 pm. MPS Gymnasium. (Incoming Kindergarten parents only)

MPS Preschool Registration Packets will be available on April 17th Regis-tration packets will be accepted on a First Come First Serve basis on May 5th Enrollment is based upon availability at the Board of Education office 500 Yankee Rd.

Automatic Calling System –Update The new automated calling sys-tem for school announcements can be accessed through the “Parent Portal” contact infor-mation page, go to http:www.intouch12.com/ParentPortal/Login.aspx?&Customer=703 When you receive the call, you must activate the recording by first saying “Hello”. Plan A is a two hour delay with No AM Preschool. The other option would be closed, which would include no evening activities.

PLEASE PAY SCHOOL FEES! MLS online EZ-Pay system is an easy way to pay your child's school fees and lunch account. Just go to https://www.spsezpay.com/monroe/ezpay/Login.aspx Please make checks payable to Monroe Local Schools Kindergarten $48.00 First Grade $49.00

Lost and Found There are many lost items in our lost and found tub. Please stop by during your conference night or please call to claim the item and we can send it home with your child.

Looking for Donations: The Preschool would like to have some Little Tikes Cozy Coupes. The clinic needs boys and girls clothes, socks & underwear of all sizes. Especially sweatpants or stretchy clothes.

We need to Borrow a few Lego tables for our First Grade Block Party event on March 23rd. (just for the evening). If you can help out with any of these items, please call the office 360-0700.

From the Principal- Mrs. Gall: What is Math Fluency? Math fact fluency is the ability to recall the answers to basic facts automatically and without hesitation. Fact flu-ency is gained through significant practice, with mastery of basic math facts being the goal. Why is Math Fluency Important? Information processing theory supports the view that automaticity in math facts is fundamental to success in many area of higher mathematics. Without the ability to retrieve facts directly or automatically, students are likely to

experience a high cognitive load as they perform a range of complex tasks. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics states that students who cannot retrieve basic facts easily get lost and often cannot follow the logic of an explanation given by the teacher or a peer when the problems are embedded within more complex mathematic operations, such as simple algebra or long division. How Can You Help your Child Practice? First and foremost make learning fun! Spend at least 15 minutes on 4 separate days practicing basic facts. A few ways to prac-tice are: 1. Dice Game: Grab a pair of dice and roll, add or subtract the numbers up. Each time a correct answer is given, a point is earned. The first one to 20 is the winner! 2. Playing cards: Divide a deck of traditional cards into two equal piles, one for each player. Each player will lay two cards down at a time. Both players then add or subtract their cards. The one with the highest answer gets to keep all four cards. The one with the largest keep pile wins. 3. Tic-Tac-Toe Fact Fun! Use a deck of math flash cards. Players must answer the math fact before putting an “X” or an “O” on the Tic-Tac-Toe board the first to get Tic-Tac-Toe wins. 4. Math Facts Book: Using your math facts flashcards, have your child select a card each day and ask him or her to cre-ate a story based on the card. For example, your child may select a card that reads 5 minus 3. They could then create a story about how they had 5 balloons and 3 flew away, how many did they have left? You could go a step further and have them write and illustrate the story in a math fact journal. The ultimate goal is to make learning fun! 5. Work on each fact family in isolation first and then slowly combine 2 families and then add in more as your child becomes more fluent. *There are several websites that would be appropriate for this practice, as well as traditional flashcards and worksheets. Set goals for your child or let them set their own goals and graph or chart their progress so that they can see their growth. Have them practice with a timer to encourage automaticity. The fluency goal should be 2 seconds per fact with 30 correct facts in 1 minute. www.interventioncentral.org/teacher-resources/math-fluency-generator-math-for-kids www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html www.abcya.com/math_facts_games.htm www.fun4thebrain.com Reminder About Wintery Conditions: Our School-to-Parent Notification Service will alert you to school delays, closings and early dismissals. The system uses the current phone number on file with the school office. If you are not receiving a call, please call the office at 360-0700 to update your information. If you would like to add phone numbers that are called, please call 1-800-846-4976. Local TV and radio stations will continue to broadcast the in-formation. The media is alerted to any changes immediately after a decision has been made. Snow Day information: If there is a delay or school closing, the weather channels / stations and “One Call” will list it as one of two things; 1. Plan A– All MLS schools will be on a two hour delay with no AM preschool or School will be closed. Hornets of the Month for November & December

November Hornets of the Month

Cordelia Oster Aubrey Elkins Evan Joy Izabella Ayres Mohammad Juma Lucas Combs Emily Morris Taytum Wells Lyla Wagner Avery Rismiller Jenna Compton Eunyou Kim Katie Dirksen Elaina Schul Alayna Ferrill Mia Pack Camden Slone Zach Tillman Addyson Herring Kal-El Combs Gabi Burns Eli Terry Alexis Rickmon

December

November

December Hornets of the Month Shane Kuehner Lily Netherton Noah Ripa Summer Schwab Shui Jones Jonah Miller Anthony Joseph Morgan Miller Andrew Kolp Lauren Witte Jordi Lopez Sandoval Audrina Gutierrez Paxton Myers Ava Kinder Chelsea Brown Caden Henry Isabella Nusbaum Camden Osterman Trip Cassini Azden Ayres Lucas Emminger Lesly Cruz-Pacheco Logan Parsons

MPS PTO News: We would like to thank our parent volun-teers! We appreciate the time you put in! THANK YOU! Box Top Drive is coming soon! Stay informed by following us on Facebook:

Facebook.com/MonroePrimaryPTO.