Message from the Principal

Dear Sunrise Families,

We are thankful for your participation in conferences over the last week.  We value the partnerships we have with each family as we support our students in their learning.  It is important to continue to communicate with one another. As the grading period ends on October 31, teachers will prepare report cards for distribution on November 14.  Report cards are another way for us to share information with you. Please know that our teachers are committed to being your partners as we support your student’s learning.

Students are engaged in mathematical lessons that integrate the eight mathematical practices.  Our math teachers are working to develop our students’ ability to apply the mathematical practices. It is our goal that students will learn the mathematical content and transfer their knowledge and skills to real world situations. The eight mathematical practices are listed below:

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

4. Model with mathematics.

5. Use appropriate tools strategically.

6. Attend to precision.

7. Look for and make use of structure.

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

If you are interested in reading more about the mathematical practices, please refer to the document in this edition of the Friday Flash.

Sunrise students in first through fifth grades will participate in the Scripps Spelling Bee.  There are four levels of competition.  All students will take the first written test of 20 words.  Each class will have students move on to the Spelling Bee Club, which is voluntary, to meet at lunch on Fridays in November. Our school wide spelling bee will take place on December 12. We thank the FFO for sponsoring the school fee for our students’ participation. More information is included in this edition of the Friday Flash.

The Lego Club will begin in November on Mondays during the lunch recess.  Ms. Fugate is the faculty sponsor who will make the Lego Club available to all grade levels.  Students will coordinate with their teacher to participate. We thank the FFO for the generous support of the Lego Club by purchasing the materials.

The Sunrise Site Council will begin meeting in November.  If you are interested in participating please contact me directly via email.  We are fortunate to have many past members willing to continue their service to the community.

This version of the Friday Flash is being published on the day we celebrate Spiders and Cider.  I wish each of you a fun evening as we enjoy the event together. 

Sincerely,

Andrea Davidson