Helpers Wear Hats! 👒🎩🤠
Students can wear a hat to school next Friday, April 4th for $1.
Kindergarten went on a field trip to Effingham Performing Arts Center to see Pete the Cat. Then they enjoyed lunch at the park and had time to play. It was a great day!
The cutest little group of sea turtles hatched in the art room this week! Check out the details, the students in Mrs. Ritter's class, put into their model magic creations. The students were so engaged with their designs!
Help out the art department! Let's repurpose your old junk! Donate your old frames to Monroe!
This week, we are spotlighting our fantastic 2nd grade team! Meet Mrs. Evans, Mrs. McFarland, and Mrs. Ritter. Stay tuned for more great teams at Monroe!
Mrs. Evans' 2nd grade class learned more about erosion and landforms with a fun activity in science today. The kids love to do these messy activities!
Any ideas what 4th grade is making out of aluminum foil and plaster?
On Monday, each student in kindergarten and 1st grade received a book purchased by the Casey in Action group. The CIA has done this for several years promoting literacy in the primary grades and we truly appreciate it!
Thank you, Casey In Action!!
It's state testing week here at Monroe for 3rd-6th graders! Our students are prepared and ready to succeed! We have some really great incentives to offer students for their hard work and perseverance.
Each day, students have the opportunity to earn TWO tickets - one for effort and one for behavior. Students who earn both tickets will earn a reward that day, up to 5 days! The snack cart below is one of the rewards, along with extra recess times.
On Friday, all earned tickets will be entered into a grade level drawing, with a selection of 3 students per grade level. We have some great prize options, as shown below!
Remember, you can help your students succeed by ensuring they get a good night's rest, eat a healthy breakfast, are able to practice mindfulness skills, and offering some encouragement!!!
6th graders who made their AR goals enjoyed an afternoon of trivia. These girls won for the Disney & Marvel categories, and these boys won for the sports category and were overall winners. Great job everyone!
State Testing for 3rd-6th grade takes place at Monroe next week, Monday, March 24-Friday, March 28! Here are some tips to help set up our students for a successful week!
~Provide a consistent bedtime routine, allowing for plenty of sleep! Screens off!
~Prepare a healthy breakfast!
~Arrive to school on time and prepared!
~Model mindfulness strategies/breathing exercises to help calm nerves!
~Think positive! Stress with students the importance of giving 100% effort during the test, then letting down the remainder of the day.
~Test-taking tips:
-------Read all questions/answers thoroughly
-------Eliminate answers you know are incorrect
-------Double check answers with remaining time
These are simple strategies that can help squash those test nerves & build confidence!
Monroe also has organized some great incentives for students who give their best effort during the test & model great behavior during their classes non-testing times. We have buckets of tickets, and each day students will have the opportunity to earn TWO tickets. All students who receive both tickets will have some fun daily rewards, such as extra recess or the selection of an item from the mobile ~snack cart.~
At the end of the week, each student's earned tickets go into a drawing for some cool prizes!
It will be a great week at Monroe, and we are excited to showcase our skills!
Miss Bishop's class is enjoying this beautiful weather and sunshine!! Big thanks to the gals in the cafeteria for being flexible and providing to go meals so we could have lunch at the park. ❤️❤️❤️
Mrs. Robinson's class had a blast doing St. Patrick's day activities. We made rainbows, fizzing pots, played an addition game, cup stacked, and made hats.
Mrs. Sackrider's kindergarten class celebrated St. Patrick's day with a fun afternoon of pop art, graphing lucky charm marshmallows, making a fruit loop rainbow, leprechaun pie, using fine motor skills to make a shamrock mosaic. After all the fun, Mrs. Sackrider made all of her students leprechaun slime complete with gold glitter.
When a local business owner asks you to help create a beautiful spring display on their walls- my students deliver! I can't wait to see these organic flowers, leaves, and creativity jazz up downtown Casey!
Strong Girls forms will be due next Wednesday March 19th in order to finalize numbers❗❗ If you have not received a form or need a new copy, there will be some available at Parent/Teacher Conferences or send an email to bethany.littlejohn@caseywestfield.org.
Monroe is so thankful to live in a small community, where local businesses are willing to partner in our student's education!
We want to THANK our local Casey McDonald's for supplying 18 Happy Meal coupons to be awarded to students who were participating in an educational incentive. When you shop & dine locally, you are able to support our community businesses, which in turn help support our school & students.
Thank you again, McDonald's!
Sixth grade students created weather maps and gave their forecasts like meteorologists.
Mrs Sackrider's kindergarten class started their morning off right with Mrs. Athey and senior Allyson Truelove making the students green eggs and ham for Dr. Seuss week.
Our school is currently reading more than ever during our Read-A-Thon. We want to make this the most successful Read-A-Thon, but can't do it without your support. You can help us be successful by sharing your student's reading donation page and message with friends and family on Facebook. By using the link below to share, you can celebrate your child's achievements and support our school:
https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/tool/3332303735/3
Thanks so much,
Monroe Elementary School