PRIMARY MONTHLY TEAM UPDATE
November 2011
NOTES & INFO
Social Skills Theme for the month of November is
“Engaging in problem solving with adults and peers.”
EVERYDAY MATH RESOURCES
At Program Orientation you should have received
Everyday Math handouts with lists of suggested activities,
books and games for home use. If you need additional
copies please notify your child's homeroom teacher.
Student Reference Book - In the back of your child's
Everyday Math Student Reference Book you will find
detailed information on how to create and play a variety of
math games. Involving your child and family members in
the construction of these games provides opportunities to
build not only math skills but relational and motor skills as
well.
Everyday Math Game Kits - The Springer Family
Association (SFA) has purchased several "ready made"
kits for each homeroom. These will be circulated among
students for home use throughout the year.
Online Everyday Math Games - By the end of November
all primary and intermediate students will have access to
the online Everyday Math games. Information will be sent
home in the Wednesday Communication Folder once your
child's math teacher has had the opportunity to introduce
your child to games appropriate to his/her needs.
Animated Algorithms (problem solving procedures) If
you would like to see animations of the "Algorithms"
(problem solving processes involving addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division) utilized in the Everyday Math
program you can access them in the following manner.
Go to www.everydaymathonline.com and when the EMath
screen comes up, click on "Launch", for the "Free Family
Resource" section. This will bring up a number of option
buttons including "Algorithms Handbook Animations".
Click this button and a comprehensive list of algorithm
animations will appear from which to select. These
animations provide step-by-step visuals, paired with the
auditory explanation, for a variety of problem solving
processes using the four basic operations. These will be
very helpful to you as your child broadens his/her
awareness of strategies that are available for his or her use.
Making Math Real at Home - "hands on" experiences.
While all of the resources listed are helpful, the greatest
support families can offer is to share the uses of math in the
family's everyday life. Involve your child in home-based
activities that make meaningful math connections to their
lives. e.g. measuring for a new flowerbed, figuring out how
many weeks it will take to save up for a desired toy, figuring
out the cost of 10 gallons of gas.
Springer Contributory Activities
The Springer spirit of helping others is underway with a
variety of student contributory activities. Upper School
students are Primary soccer referees, and help with Order
Out Day. Intermediate students help with recess equipment,
guide tours during Open House, and help with primary
physical education classes. Primary students remind us of
the importance of following rules by making and displaying
posters. Also, Student Council helps with the Bike Hike and
the ice cream party that SFA provided for the students.
Student Council plans to donate canned goods from the fall
social to the Walnut Hills Kitchen, a social service agency
that feeds hungry families. As you can see, Springer
students have a great deal to offer to others!
Unified Arts Update
Physical Education: The Primary students will be working
on their kicking and punting skills. They will use these
skills to play games of line soccer and indoor soccer using
four or five balls. Following this unit, students will begin
working on throwing and catching.
Primary Motor Therapy: In individual motor therapy
students are learning how their individual work in motor
can support their academic program. We are focusing on
foundations for body control, motor planning and following
multi-step directions. Our goal is for students to apply
directionality concepts in their classroom work. You are
invited to visit the motor room for a closer look during
Getting to Know Us Days.
Art: Look for the imaginative artwork created by the
Primary students. It is hanging in our Springer Gallery, on
the first floor between the cafeteria and the gym. Students
are learning about warm and cool colors schemes, as well as
using repetition and pattern in their artwork.
Music: The primary classes are beginning to find their
singing voices, and many of the students have even
performed solos while playing a game!
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PRIMARY MONTHLY TEAM UPDATE
November 2011
By using gadgets like bouncy balls, a parachute, flashlights
and slide whistles we discovered that by using a "siren
voice" we are able to match pitch. Singing games, and echo
songs will continue to be emphasized, as we gain
confidence in our singing.
Weather - Students are outside on the piazza before school
and during recess unless there is precipitation or the
weather is extremely cold. Please check with your child to
be sure he/she is dressed according to the weather - jacket,
hat, and gloves. Your help with this is greatly appreciated!
Do you want your child to be featured in our lobby
slideshow? Please send a description of your child’s
extracurricular/volunteer activity or accomplishment
along with a photo to Carole Barnhart, Communications
Coordinator. Pictures can be print copies or emailed to:
cbarnhart@springer-ld.org
REMINDERS
 SFA Order Out Days are on Thursdays – November 3,
10 & 17 – Remember to send a snack on Order Out
Days!
 “Getting To Know Us” scheduled parent visits begin
November 1st and continue through November 11th
 Conference Scheduling Letters come home in the
Wednesday Folders November 9th
 S.H.A.R.E. Letters, Conference Confirmation Letters,
and the December Monthly Team Update goes home
on November 21st in the Communication folders.
 “Be Our Guest” day – November 22 - for Primary
8:45am-9:45am
 SFA = Springer Family Association
COMING UP
 November 1-11 “Getting To Know Us Days”
 November 9 SFA Staff Appreciation Luncheon
 November 11 1st Trimester Grading Period and
S.H.A.R.E. ends
 November 15 SPCA In-house field trip 11:00-12:30
 November 16 Picture Retake Day 1:30-2:30pm
 November 16 Center Parent/Guardian Program:
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Supporting Reading Development 7:00-9:00pm in the
cafeteria
November 18 Springer Spirit Day! Wear spirit wear or
school colors – blue, gray and white
November 21 Wednesday Folders come home (due to
Thanksgiving Break)
November 22 “Be Our Guest” day– Primary 8:45am9:45am
November 23 - 25 NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break
November 30 Coffee and Presentation at 8:30am
preceding the S.H.A.R.E. Awards Assembly
December 6-9 SFA Holiday Shop-Reuben Hall
After-School Programs:
o Taekwondo –November 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 28
(3:10-3:50pm)
For the full Springer calendar, go to www.springer-ld.org
and click calendar in the “Springer Experience” menu bar.
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