Week of October 11-15

 Families,

I hope your week is off to a great start! It was so great to see so many families come out to Fletcher Park and join us for our school picnic last Thursday! 

Below are some updates: 

Non-Educational Items: We are working with our students on showing PRIDE in all settings of the school. I wanted to remind parents that toys and electronics should stay at your houses. We have noticed an increase of items such as Popits, Switch, Pokemon Cards, BeyBlades to name a few. This has caused distractions and taken away students' focus on their learning. These items should stay at home, if your child benefits from a fidget object, plan to bring one item for that purpose. 

3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Families --- Information about STAR Math that all students in these grades are completing this week called Star Math --- What is Star Math?

Specialist Newsletter - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BJxf7V-cqpgdk9sqgnWtMbP62zLeeShKX3bypsQyxgA/edit?usp=sharing 

Join the PTA (no additional requirements needed) and donate today!      https://underwood.memberhub.store/[1]

Foundation - considered donating to our Underwood Foundation, information can be found at https://underwoodfoundation.org/ 

Reminders:

• October 14th: Virtual Unicorn Trot Pep Rally 

• October 15th: Fall Picture Day 

• October 18th: Favorite Sports Team Day

• October 19th: Wacky Tacky Day (crazy hair/socks/mismatched outfits)

• October 20th: Kindness Day -- wear Orange 

• October 20th: Hat/headband Day

• October 21st: Wear all one color day

• October 22nd: Unicorn Trot 

• October 26th: Trunk or Treat 

• October 27th: Teacher Workday 

Wishing you well!

October 4th - 8th

 Families,

I hope your week is off to a great start! We have completed our first full month of school! 

We are working with our students on showing PRIDE in all settings of the school. We are Re-acclimating our students to an entire class of peers, maintaining the stamina for the length of a regular school day and focusing on academic content has been challenging for some of our students. Please take a moment and talk with your child about these expectations in their classrooms. :

Clear routines to be followed:

• Arrival and Dismissal

• Transitions (snack time, between seating areas)

• Turning in work

• Independent working times

• Lining up

Classroom expectations  

• Raising hand to speak

• Staying in your seat/space

• Interacting with peers (asking for a turn, initiating play, using BIG voice, etc)

Change in location for our Underwood School Family Picnic --- Our School Family Picnic will take place at Fletcher Park on October 7th from 5:30-7:00. So bring your dinner and some chair and/or blankets to have a picnic with our school community. 

3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Families --- Information about STAR Math that all students in these grades will be completing a math Universal Screener called Star Math --- What is Star Math?

Specialist Newsletter - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ca7QGStwf1Fnp__SfnaD7u0CQ6gzAL1MIQLqwE7tQGA/edit?usp=sharing 

Join the PTA (no additional requirements needed) and donate today!      https://underwood.memberhub.store/[1]

Foundation - considered donating to our Underwood Foundation, information can be found at https://underwoodfoundation.org/ 

Reminders:

• October 6th:  PTA Board Meeting; 10am

• October 7th: School Family Picnic (Fletcher Park) - 5:30-7:00 

• October 8th: First in Fitness Tryouts/tests - contact Ms. Robinson for specifics 

• October 11th: Teacher Workday 

• October 14th: Unicorn Trot Pep Rally 

• October 15th: Fall Picture Day 

• October 20th: Kindness Day -- wear Orange 

• October 22nd: Unicorn Trot 

• October 26th: Trunk or Treat 

• October 27th: Teacher Workday 

Wishing you well!

Mr. Shillings