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Elementary Regional Science Fair
The Elementary Regional Science Fair was held on January 30-31. CFB had students from sixteen schools participate in the fair. We had ten students earn the following placements at the science fair.
First Grade
Trey McClain – Country Place Elementary
First Place – Don’t Be Blind
Second Grade
Aditya Pradhan – LaVillita Elementary
First Place – How Plants Can Reduce Soil Erosion
Lily Yokoyama – Las Colinas Elementary
Second Place – How to make Compost Efficiently
Luciana Vasquez – Blanton Elementary
Third Place – Which Soda Harms You The Most
Miles Kosley – Stark Elementary
Honorable Mention – Building a Better String Telephone
Third Grade
Aiden Boyle – Blanton Elementary
First Place – Solar Desalinator
Londyn Ervin – Freeman Elementary
Honorable Mention – Homemade Trash Grabber
Fourth Grade
Viktoria Pomposhova – LaVillita Elementary
Honorable Mention – The Mismatched Socks Problem
Fifth Grade
Aditya Goyal – McCoy Elementary
1st Place – WINGS: Who is Wright? Newton or Bernoulli
Congratulations to all!
Youth Art Month
The Fine Arts Dept. would like to invite you to the Annual Youth Art Month Art Show and reception hosted by Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Carrollton.
Art from around the district, represented by students Kindergarten through 12th grade will be on display, with a reception in the hospital lobby.
Please see the invitation above regarding location and time. Mark your calendars now for a great show and again, thank you for supporting the Fine Arts in our school district.
CFB Council PTA Reflections Award Ceremony
Congratulations to the students who participated this year in Reflections, the National PTA Art Program. The theme for 2016-17 was ‘What is your story?’ Students from Kinder through 12 grade may participate in 6 different categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts.
Students compete in their school and the top 20% advance to the CFB Council PTA judging. In the picture above are the Overall Award of Excellence recipients with an entry that advanced to State level of judging. Good luck to you!
The following link has the gallery of entries in Visual Arts and Photography that advanced to state judging.
https://goo.gl/MJKUVg
Click here to see a full list of students that received an award!
Important Tips for Helping Your Child with Guided Reading
KINDERGARTEN PARENTS OFTEN ASK…
“WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP MY CHILD IN READING?”
First, READ, READ, READ to your kindergarten child and HAVE CONVERSATIONS with your child often!
Read everything.
Read signs as you walk or drive home. Read labels in the grocery store. Read books, even if it’s the same book over and over again. Talk about things that you read and about things you see in the world. Ask your child questions and let them ask you questions. Reading is one of the most important skills to master in early childhood education.
Throughout their year in kindergarten, children often bring home-guided reading books or leveled texts to practice at home. In this article, you’ll discover strategies how parents can work on when using early reading texts or guided reading books with their kindergarten child.
Parent University at Country Place Elementary
Join us for the Country Place Elementary
Parent University on January 10th @ 6:15pm!
Parent University is a chance for parents to take three classes of their choice to learn more about their child’s schooling, ways to improve life at home and plan for the future. This is a completely FREE event! There is no charge for child care, classes, or snacks!
In order for parents to be able to enjoy their learning time, childcare will be provided for all potty trained children in the gym. The kids will get to watch Secret Life of Pets and enjoy a snack while the parents go to classes of their choice. Feel free to bring the kids in their jammies so it is easier for you to get them to bed after Parent University. Please check children in at the interior entrance to the gym starting at 6:15pm and then head to your class. A snack will be provided for the kids. It is a snack, not dinner. You may send your child into the movie with a kid’s meal if you are pressed for time.
Classes can be attended in any order. Just choose the three classes that are interesting to you and decide where you want to go first, second, and third. If you go to a class that is crowded, just choose a different class and go to that class at the next rotation.
Pick 2-3 classes to attend and sign-up using the link below.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0845A4A82EA0FB6-parent
Here is the schedule:
6:15-6:30pm Check kids into the gym
6:30-7:00pm 1st Class
7:05-7:35pm 2nd Class
7:40-8:10pm 3rd Class
8:10-8:15pm Pick-up kids from the movie
Blalack Middle School Students Team with Country Place Elementary
Blalack students came to read to the Country Place students as part of their day of service. All students enjoyed the experience and got to read some great books!
Kent and Country Place Elementary Schools Honored in Washington, D.C.
Country Place Elementary and Kent Elementary schools were both recognized as Blue Ribbon Schools by the US Department of Education in November.
Country Place Participates in Hour of Code
All grades, K-5, will particpate in a computer programming intiative called “The Hour of Code” by the end of January. The idea is to introduce students to the skills involved with computer programming. Though it’s not the offial week for Hour of Code, students are really enjoying working on these skills!
Additional coding websites and apps inclue:
Hourofcode.com/us and Code.org–http://hourofcode.com/us Describes the Hour of Code initiative and provides coding tutorials and games.
Code monster— http://www.crunchzilla.com/code-monster web based. Learn basic Java by following the Code Monster through different programs.
Code monkey— http://www.playcodemonkey.com web based. Help the monkey get the banana by writing code.
Scratch— http://scratch.mit.edu web based. A drag and drop program that allows you to create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.
Lightbot— http://lightbot.com/hocflash.html web based. Program the robot to light up all of the blue squares. Light bot has an app too. 🙂
Tynker—app , drag and drop. Kids build fun programs by connecting LEGO®-like visual code blocks. Also a websitetoo. Click here to check it out!
Bee-bot—app, for young children. Program a robot to move through sequences of forwards, backwards, left and right 90 degree turns.
Daisy the Dinosaur– app, drag and drop. Make Daisy the dinosaur move at your command by designing your own program
Kodable—app, award-winning drag and drop program. Teaches kids the basics of programming language with a fun game moving a fuzzy character through different levels.
Hopscotch–app, for older students. Drag and drop blocks of code to create your own program.
Cargo-bot—app, very challenging. A puzzle game where you teach a robot how to move crates.
A.l.e.x.—app , for older students. Program the robot A.L.E.X. with a sequence of commands to get through each level from start to finish.
Cato’s Hike—app. Help Cato discover the rules in a new universe by writing a program to help him overcome obstacles.
Country Place Destination Imagination (DI) Team Advances to State
The Country Place Elementary DI Team won first place at Regionals and is moving onto State on April 2. The team consists of 4th graders: Olivia Kerr, Jaclyn Deckerd, Olivia Brewer, Quentin Maese, Reid Sherman, Scotty Brady, and Tre Macias.