Principal’s Points to Ponder

Help Your Child Write, Develop a better Vocabulary

To be a good writer, children need a good vocabulary. To help your child develop her vocabulary, encourage her to:

Read a lot. The more she reads the more new words she’ll encounter.

Examine the context of new words. See if she can tell what a new word means by the text around it.

Look up words she doesn’t know in the dictionary.

Keep a list of new words and their meanings in a special notebook.

Learn the roots of words. See how many words she can think of that contain the same root --predict, ver-dict, dictionary and dictate, for example.

Do word exchanges. Together, read over what she writes. Then have her see how many words she can replace without changing the meaning.

Regularly use a thesaurus. Find synonyms for words she uses often.

Play word games l ike Scrabble and Mad Libs.

Do crossword and other word puzzles.

UIL Academic Meet

Valley View Elementary is participating in the District UIL academic meets for 2nd -6th grade in December. We need volunteers to help with monitoring children or to be time keepers. If you would be interested, please contact the school. Students will compete against other students from seven school districts. Individual and team winners will be announced in the next newsletter. The 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grade ready writing and spelling students will compete on Tuesday, December 8th at Muenster ISD. All other events will be held on Thursday, December 10th at Muenster ISD.

Valley View Elementary PTO Newsletter

2nd Six Week Edition - November 2015

As we wrap up the 2nd six weeks we want to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all of the parent

volunteers that have helped out already this year! We have had a tremendous amount of support and it

is all very much appreciated! We have several activities coming up revolving around the Christmas

holiday. Day with Dasher, The Polar Express, and Shopping for our Little Angel are all opportunities for

parents to be involved during the 3rd six weeks. Keep an eye out in your child ’s folder for further

information as these events get closer. Also be sure and follow us on Facebook (Valley View

Elementary PTO) for reminders and links to sign up to volunteer online. Our next meeting is Tuesday

December 1st. At 3:15pm we will have our business meeting and at 6pm we will have a hands on

meeting to prep for our upcoming holiday activities. We have 2 meeting times to ensure that as many

parents that want to be involved can be. Come to whichever one fits your schedule!

We would be happy to have you at either!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please contact us! — VVPTO

Nov. 25-27 Thanksgiving Holidays

Dec. 1 PTO meeting

Dec. 8 Day with Dasher (Holiday Pictures and Craft Day)

Dec. 8 UIL meet for elementary spelling & writing at Muenster at 3:30

Dec. 10 UIL meet for all other events at Muenster at 9:00

Dec. 11 Polar Express Day

Dec. 14 Shopping for our “Little Angel”

Dec. 18 Christmas Parties

Dec. 18 12:55 Dismissal

Dec. 18 End of the Six Weeks

Calendar of Events

To adults, childhood can seem like a carefree time, but children can still experience stress. things like

school and social life can sometimes create pressures that can feel overwhelming for kids. As a parent,

you can't protect your kids from stress, but you can help them develop healthy ways to cope.

Here are a few ideas:

* Notice out loud. Tell your child when you notice something is bothering him or her. If you can, name the

feeling you think your child might be experiencing, and let your child know you care and want to

understand.

* Listen to your child. Ask your child to tell you what is wrong. Listen interestingly and calmly. Take your

time, and let your child take his or her time too.

* Help your child think of things to do. If there's a specific problem that's causing stress, talk together

about what to do. Encourage your child to think of a few ideas. You can get the brainstorm started , but

don't do all the work.

* Just be there. Kids don't always feel like talking about what's bothering them. Just let your kids know

you'll be there when they feel like talking. Do something relaxing together to help relieve stress. Take a

walk, watch a movie, shoot some hoops, or bake some cookies. Isn't it nice to know your presence really

counts?

Pre-K What a BUSY six weeks this has been. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the Black Creek

Pumpkin patch near Decatur. Thanks to all the families who came along for the

fun! Our themes this six weeks included: pumpkins, Fall, spiders, fire safety, and Hal-

loween. A big thank you goes out to all our families who helped with the Fall par-

ties. You guys are the best! This time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is going to

fly by. Be looking for all the fun activities to come .

Kindergarten

Kindergarten has lot of new things going on during this second six weeks! We've

been working hard in our writing journals, learning our letters and sounds, and

counting to 100! We've already learned 16 sight words too! Once Fall arrived, we

studied the life cycle of pumpkins and their everyday uses. We even tasted some

yummy pumpkin foods! We spent a week learning about Veteran's Day and

celebrating our brave soldiers. We are very thankful for our

military men and women!

First Grade

First Grade had a very productive 6-weeks. In Social Studies, we

studied the life of Christopher Columbus and his brave voyage. We learned the importance

of fire safety in Science. Later in the 6-weeks, we celebrated Red Ribbon Week with several

fun activities. A highlight for 1st Grade was Skate Week! The students really loved this

special time! We also enjoyed Fall Carnival and our class party. This was a very busy and

exciting time for us!

Second Grade Shenanigans Second Grade has had a lot going on during the second six weeks. We have

practicing our addition facts and now we are moving on to subtraction. In social

studies we have learned about Christopher Columbus and famous inventors. For

science and health we have studied pumpkins and their life cycle, heart health,

and fire safety. We enjoyed our first BASH at the football field. Our Halloween

parties were frightfully fun!

Third Grade Time flies when you are having fun! Third grade has kept ourselves

occupied learning many new things. In Health we continued our studies

on Fire Safety. The students learned about the many jobs firefighters have and the types of

equipment they use. We also talked briefly about fire dogs and their important role at the fire

department. This six weeks in Science we learned that matter is everything around you. The

students found that physical properties of matter can be observed or measured. They used a

pan balance to measure mass and compared the volume of different objects. Our exploration of

matter will continue next six weeks. In Social Studies we are learned about 3 different

communities. Some are small and some are large. Communities are alike in some ways and

different in other ways. When you compare communities, you can tell more about the people

who live in them. We also learned about the 7 continents, Great Lakes and the four major

oceans. This six weeks our math studies included multiplication, perimeter, and graphs. Mrs.

Rico’s students created their own pixel character and found the perimeter of it. We continue

working on Reading skills to prepare for STAAR.

Fourth Grade

We celebrated Halloween with our party. In Science we learned

about different states of matter. We also learned about fire

prevention and drug awareness in Health and Social Studies. We

have been working on learning different figures of speech to use in

our writing. In Math we are continuing to work on our division and

multiplication skills.

Second Six Weeks A Honor Roll First Grade Josey Blevins Cash Cartwright Marley Church Blaine Clark Kassidy Dawdy Aaron Epperson Kiera Erbes Kileigh Freeman Emily Galvan Kalli Grant Rylan Green Peyton Grounds Maddyson Helms Heidi Hoffman Noah Jones Kinlee Kupper Anders Lybbert Kaylin Magar Paloma Martinez Evan McCollum Braxton Medina Landen Minhinnett Wyatt Morrell Payton Pilcher Rien Record Ella Ritchey Yasibet Rocha Kash Sparkman Kyle Splawn Will Tarrant Anderson Terry Jacey Thomas Nathan Williams Ryleigh Yates Second Grade Shawn Brown Catelyn Buckaloo Jacob Curry Tristyn Davis Logen DeAmicis Sydney Emmert Casen Fitts Briana Gonzalez Lance Hieb Gavin Holder Faith Huber Emma Moss Jake Prescher Zane Reynolds Hunter Thomas

Jonathan Traylor Hunter Vann Clayton Viereck Logan Williams Koti Wood Third Grade Dario Cervantes Bridger Ford Izzy Gibson Taylor Goin Harleigh Lambert Daisy Luna Emorie Miskell Alyssa Neely Johnny Nelson Sarah Newton Calleigh Ortega Taylor Parsons Carson Rojas Trent Sampson Emery Tarrant Fourth Grade Kaleb Allen Justice Babbitt Reagan Brinkley Madison Bush Audrey Church Nikolas Doughty Katie Eaton Kinley Elvington Landri Elvington Luke Foreman Ashlyn Green Brighton Hambley Hayden Hilliard Tyler Isbell Jack Jones Cierra Kemp Kaylen Lambert Molly Moss Logan Roane Camrie Shelburne Canon Terry Tanner Thomas A-B Honor Roll First Grade Lailah Bernal Jack Brinkley Brett Burch Miranda Esparza Joel Howard

Abigail Johnson Riley Lambert Alondra Luna Andrew Martinez Evan Oneal Katie Perez Jasmin Romero Rileigh Scott Rafael Vasquez Second Grade Hillary Acuna Abigail Aguilera Bryson Baker Felipe Beltran Landon Capshaw Jesus Carrizales Holly Gaston Morgan Jacoby Avery Middlebrooks Samuel Pech Wyatt Riney Hayden Short Laston Terry Samuel Valentine Lindsay Zamora Third Grade Alyssa Ashby Slade Babbitt Jesse Baker Kloey Bridwell Joel Cisneros Jessica Coder Fallon Fogus Gracelyn Harrell Lexi Hawkins Morgan Hub-bard Makenna Milner Hannah Newton Katie Record Peyton Redman Chloe Sandmann Emilie Scott Addi Tipps Lydia Vossler Slade Warren Trinidy Williams Lexi York Fourth Grade Jesus Acuna Dawson Archer Brody Burch Kimberly Castillo

Parker Davis Liliana DeLira Samuel Delval Grayce Ervin Nevaeh Findley Jayson Fleitman Mauryn French Cayden Gastineau Kyle Gunter Jesse Hernandez Caden Hurt Alyxa Lowry Kjersta Lybbert Oliver Martinez David Mena Brayden Miles Olivia Oneal Brandon Parsons Angel Ramirez Libby Smiley Ian Williams

Perfect Attendance

Second Six Weeks

Hilliary Acuna Jesus Acuna Kaleb Allen Dawson Archer Jerry Arvizu Lesley Avalos Justice Babbitt Slade Babbitt Bryson Baker Daniel Baker Jesse Baker Tara Baker Dalton Barber Nona Bartlett Layla Bell David Beltran Felipe Beltran Lailah Bernal Josey Blevins Kaylee Blevins Nalleli Bravo Reagan Brinkley Bailey Brown Catelyn Buckaloo Cayden Buckaloo Madison Bush Matthew Bush Caden Calvert Cooper Calvert Mauricio Carrizales Jesus Carrizales Jose Carrizales Cash Cartwright Rosston Cartwright Taylor Cawthon Dario Cervantes Bradley Cheaney Maria Chombo Stephanie Chombo Austin Christiansen Marley Church Joel Cisneros Blaine Clark Kassidy Dawdy Mia Delgadillo Samuel Delval George Morales Marcus Doughty Nikolas Doughty Kinley Elvington Landri Elvington Aaron Epperson Kiera Erbes Rosa Escalante

Khloe Ewing Jayson Fleitman Fallon Fogus Mauryn French Aiden Galaviz Ali Galvan Emily Galvan Cayden Gastineau Izzy Gibson Briana Gonzalez Ashlyn Green Peyton Grounds Kyle Gunter Brighton Hambley Aubree Hawkins Lexi Hawkins Maddyson Helms Heber Herbert Jesse Hernandez Jordan Hernandez Colton Hilliard Heidi Hoffman Joel Howard Faith Huber Caden Hurt Tyler Isbell Morgan Jacoby Angel Jimenez Abigail Johnson Alex Johnson Jack Jones Noah Jones Reese Jones Erika Kassen Anthony Keen Cierra Kemp Kyle Kemp Maddox Kerr Cody Kirkpatrick Kinlee Kupper Jaxon LeDane Rolando Lomas Christopher Long Jorge Lopez Alexis Luna Alondra Luna Daisy Luna Daniela Luna Anders Lybbert Bree Lybbert Justin Magar Kaylin Magar Pressly Martindale Oliver Martinez Evan McCollum Payton McGee Lillianna Mendoza

Avery Middlebrooks Brayden Miles James Miles Makenna Milner Landen Minhinnett Linken Minhinnett Emorie Miskell Kanton Miskell Brayden Moore Sandy Morales Josey Morrell Wyatt Morrell Emma Moss Molly Moss Brisa Munoz Marcus Murphy Juan Naranjo Vanessa Naranjo Alyssa Neely Johnny Nelson Kodi Neu Nereida Nevarez Evan Oneal Olivia Oneal Esmeralda Orozco Calleigh Ortega Brandon Parsons Taylor Parsons Samuel Pech Hagen Pels Harlan Pena Katie Perez Kaylie Perez Dominic Picaso John Plato Jake Prescher Angel Ramirez Rien Record Kati Record Karlee Reed Zane Reynolds Noemi Rico Xavier Rico Ella Ritchey Izaiah Rivera Logan Roane Yasibet Rocha Carson Rojas Jasmin Romero Kayla Romero Solomon Saavedra Jordyn Saba Trent Sampson Emilie Scott Camrie Shelburne Grady Shelburne Hayden Short

Landree Slover Kash Sparkman Will Tarrant Anderson Terry Canon Terry Laston Terry Blaze Threadgill Sam Tidwell Addi Tipps Xavier Torres Marcus Valdez Hunter Vann Frankie Vasquez Ruben Vasquez Harry Vaughan Shea Vaughan Lydia Vossler Emery Wetselline Ian Wetselline Ian Williams Kaleb Williams Logan Williams Nathan Williams Trinidy Williams Koti Wood Ryleigh Yates Lexi York Lindsay Zamora