Monday, March 11, is a three-hour early dismissal day for all students in FCPS. Employees throughout the division (FCPS schools and offices) will be participating in required equity training.
|
Ms. Schwoyer is originally from Reading, PA, but her family moved to South Carolina when she was in the 6th grade. She has been playing the violin since she was eight years old. It was in high school when Chelsea decided that she wanted to be a teacher. Her private violin teacher at the time (Mrs. Woods), told her to consider being an orchestra teacher! After that, Chelsea knew that was exactly what she wanted to be!
Chelsea never had orchestra in her schools growing up, so she always tells her students how lucky they are to have Strings in school! She played her violin in her elementary school band (because they didn’t have an orchestra). In High school, she formed a music group where she played her electric violin!
She attended the University of South Carolina, where she received an Undergraduate and Graduate degree in Music Education. She has played with the Florence Symphony Orchestra and locally, the Piedmont Symphony Orchestra. She has been teaching orchestra at Aldrin ES and Herndon ES for the past seven years and loves it! 😊 She is excited to see the orchestra program at Aldrin ES grow each year!
Fun facts about Ms. Schwoyer:
- Won 3rd place in a fiddle fest competition when she was 9
- Played in front of 3,000 people and was so nervous!
- Selected for the South Carolina All-State Youth Orchestra (several years)
- Was Concertmaster for the Florence Youth Orchestra
- Was Concertmaster in her college orchestra
- Loves working out and focusing on her fitness when not involved in musical events
She also plays for private engagements such as weddings, and teaches private lessons.
The Critical and Creative Thinking Strategy we will highlight this month is Visualization. Visualization opens up student thinking by using sensory information to stimulate imagination with both spoken and written words. The process of visualization can also help students plan out an experience before execution. Students can “see” roadblocks and problems before encountering them. This strategy helps with planning, goal-setting, and organization. Research studies have shown that visualization greatly increases the level and depth of comprehension of both spoken and written words. Visualization can be a powerful strategy for helping your child set goals, picture the steps that need to be taken, consider alternatives, and visualize a plan to achieve their goals.
Ideas for using visualization at home:
- When reading a chapter book to your child, stop periodically and ask him to describe the room or place where the action is happening, or draw a picture of the character’s house.
- When planning a visit to a relative’s house, ask your child what she imagines will happen once you get there, as in who will be there, what the house looks like, etc.
- If your child is creating something at home and encounters a roadblock, ask her to visualize the solution before diving back in.
- If he has permission to rearrange his bedroom, ask him to visualize where everything will go. He may even draw out a map before moving furniture!
- If your child is working to become a better athlete, musician, artist, etc. Help her set goals by visualizing what it will look like when she gets to where she wants to be. Drawing a picture of herself having reached the goal and posting it where she can see it will also help her achieve this goal.
- When practicing for a math test, ask your child to visualize the anchor charts in the classroom for how to solve the problem.
The annual Reston Area art show starts today! The reception is from 2-4 pm. Art will be displayed for a month. There will be five whole classes from Aldrin,--from Mr. Tiwana, Mrs. Spizziri, Ms. Benetti, Ms. Wheeler, and Ms. Edwards classes displaying 3D artwork. The following students have 2D work displayed: Teddy, Jonahtan, Elizaveta, Alexis, Jamil, Iyanna, Campbell, Angela, Eduardo, Krysten from Mr. Sladki's class. Grace, Gemma, Alexander, Lenn, Maurelle, and Deni are displayed from Mr. Woodring's class.. Grace and Ena are highlighted 6th graders. In Mrs. McBride's class, Claire and Nicole and in Ms. Hughes's class, Barkot and Arin are showing..
AES Kindergarten Registration--April 5, 2019 @ 1:00 pm
Aldrin Elementary will be holding our kindergarten registration/orientation session on Friday, April 5th, beginning at 1 pm. Please contact the office at 703-904-3800 if you have a rising kindergarten student and need an enrollment package to be sent to you. Please also let your friends/neighbors/family know if they have a rising kindergarten student who will be attending Aldrin ES in the 2019-20 school year.
Unlike this example of the Lost & Found pictured above, Aldrin has some extremely nice coats and warm-wear clothing in it's Lost & Found, including some very well-known designer brands. Please come in next week if your child has lost anything. All items remaining on March 15th will be donated to local charities. See Mrs. Dowsett in the Main Office.
We'd also like to thank the SCA Officers and their sponsors for keeping the items neat and orderly so that students can easily look for their items.
Anything collected after March 15th, will be held and taken to a local charity over Spring Break.
Next week's News You Choose will feature Aldrin's Art teachers.
 |
|
The Positivity Project Word
for the Week of March 11-15
is "Love of Learning"
|
Students enjoyed themselves at the Family Fun Dance/Auction. Families celebrated the Hawaiian theme and everyone had a great time!
March 21 4th Grade NSO Field Trip
March 26 6th Grade Art Museum Field Trip
March 28 Forces and Motion Assembly
March 29 PTA Observatory Night, 8-10 pm
March 30 All-County Chorus @ Hayfield Secondary
April 3 Career Day
April 5 Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
April 5 Kindergarten Registration/Orientation, 1:00 pm in Café
April 6 14th Annual FCPS Special Education Confernce
Supporting Inclusive Practices for Students with
Disabilities
April 8 3rd Grade Recorder Concert, 9:45 am in Cafe
April 9 Wordmasters
April 9 STEAM Night/Science Fair, 5:30 pm
April 11 AAP Orientation, 8:30 am in Room 113
April 11 SCA Representatives Monthly Meeting
April 15-19 Spring Break
April 23 Wordmasters
April 24 PM Preschool Field Trip to Zoofari
April 25-26 1st Grade Field Trip to Walker Nature Center
April 26 AM Preschool Field Trip to Zoofari
#OTHERPEOPLEMATTER
Twitter: @AldrinEagles
|
