The Mountain Road Library is holding their annual Robotics/STEM night at the Mountain Road Library on Tuesday, October 17th at 7pm. Chesapeake High School's Robotics Club will be demonstrating their large robot, and First Lego League will have an obstacle course for their Lego robots. There will be hands-on circuitry activities including Snap Circuits and making LED flashlights. This event is fun for the whole family and all ages.
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Second grade scientists are checking out "Tree-mendous Trees." They examined trees around Bodkin and observed ways that other plants and animals use the trees. Then, as great scientists do, they asked themselves questions about the tree and how the tree can be part of a natural community. If you see second graders, be sure to ask them what they learned so far. They are excited to share. A Reminder to all Parents and Volunteers Social media can be a convenient, fun, and rewarding way to share your life and opinions with family and friends. However, using social media involves certain risks and responsibilities. These guidelines apply to all forms of social media: Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), parents have the right to prevent photographs of their children from being taken in instructional settings. Given that volunteers have no knowledge of which parents have allowed their children to be photographed and which have not, volunteers may not take or post online any photographs or videos of students. This includes all school-sponsored events. Thank you for your cooperation with this most important issue of safety for our students. Check out the amazing artwork our third, fourth, and fifth graders are working on. At first glance, you think it is one large picture, but look more closely. Each of these pictures is made up of 20 plus individual pictures. Mrs. Cockcroft gives each student in the class a small piece of blank paper. She then shows the class the overall picture that has been divided into a grid. She assigns each student a part of the grid, so each student is working with oil pastels on recreating just a piece of the overall picture. Then Mrs. Cockcroft takes all of the individual students’ artwork and puts the picture back together. The results are amazing. We are so proud of our art students. Ask your child (grades 3-5) which picture she/he worked on. Is it Bugging? Bossing? Bothering? or Bullying?
Helping children learn to identify the type of issues they are having with peers is the first step to solving the problem. Often, children hear the word, “bullying” and think, “Yeah…that was mean, I’m being bullied. “ However, many peer interactions, albeit needing adult intervention may not begin as bullying. Bullying is a repeated pattern of behavior that is intended to hurt and needs to be reported and promptly addressed. That being said, children also need guidance in handling other types of conflicts, too, even when it may seem less serious. If your child is struggling with a social situation, consider the language below…
AACPS recognizes bullying as behavior or actions that are:
If your child is the victim of bullying, please report the incident by using the AACPS Bullying reporting form (www.aacps.org.) September 21 is Rosh Hashanah and schools are OPEN! This is also picture day at Bodkin. Smile for the Camera! Our individual pictures will be taken on Thursday, September 21 (yes, Bodkin is open – tell your friends!). Picture envelopes will be sent home prior to picture day. Order forms will also be available on the Bodkin Website under “Announcements.” Class pictures will be taken in the Spring. Locker Clings Recognize Changemaker Attributes
Have you heard your child(ren) talking about Empathy? Leadership? Teamwork? Problem-solving? We have! Our school community is excitedly learning about these changemaker attributes and recognizing these behaviors around our building! Each Monday a student from each class is spotlighted with recognition for exemplifying one of these attributes. Our “Captains of the Week” will receive a locker cling that will serve as a hallway example of what our focus is at Bodkin. For example, a student recognized for displaying “empathy” will receive the heart locker cling; a student recognized for “leadership” will receive a star; a student recognized for “teamwork” will receive a hand; and a student recognized for displaying “problem-solving” will receive a lightbulb. Additionally, during morning meeting or throughout the day, teachers look forward to recognizing our character traits with a planner badge. This badge recognizes that the student is displaying one of our six highlighted values: respect, responsibility, kindness, fairness, citizenship, or integrity. While the recognitions are meant to reinforce the principles, the real benefit is in the richness of the discussions your children are having about becoming true makers of change. Students are exploding with connections and ideas about how to use the attributes to help others or improve on a concept. First grade had an exciting day celebrating Johnny Appleseed! The legend of Johnny Appleseed is a great reminder to all of us that kindness is important. The first graders wrote about how Johnny was a good citizen and then created a drawing of him. To cap off the day we made applesauce that everyone was able to enjoy!
Volunteer Orientation and Fair Are you interested in volunteering at Bodkin this year? We will have a daytime and evening opportunity for our Annual Volunteer Orientation and Fair on Thursday, September 21 at 9:45 am and on Tuesday, September 26 at 6:15 pm. Volunteers only need to attend one session. All volunteers are invited to join us for an overview and light refreshments. There will be a variety of tables set up to highlight the volunteer opportunities at Bodkin. Each table will have a signup sheet for interested volunteers. Volunteers are encouraged to visit each of the tables to learn about the many opportunities for volunteering at Bodkin. A flyer will be sent home soon with an RSVP tear-off sheet to return. Please contact Mrs. Nee-Jackson ([email protected]) with any questions at 410-437-0464.
Third grade is diving in to Explicit Comprehension this year. The goal of the Explicit Comprehension block is to build students’ toolboxes with a variety of strategies that enable them to apply grade level standards to on-grade level texts. The Explicit Comprehension mini-lessons follow a gradual release model; the teacher models the strategy with a current or previously read Interactive Read Aloud text and then students engage in guided practice of the strategy. At the conclusion of the mini-lesson, students independently apply the strategy to an on-grade level text. This allows teachers to assess students’ ability to transfer skills and strategies to other texts.
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