March 2010
Justina Road Elementary
Student of the
Month
February Students of
the Month
✓ Juan Simon
✓ Jose Ramirez
✓ Saderious Aaron
✓ Cyian Logan
✓ Iyanu Saka
✓ Oluwasomi Akindole
✓ Arlette Vega
✓ Mirama Kaba
✓ Keiayasha Andrews
✓ Katianna Mosely
✓ Destinee Harvey
✓ Charles Russell
✓ Nathaniel Cooks
✓ Vanessa Amisial
✓ Adrienne Ellis
✓ Alexander Collins
✓ Camille Taylor
✓ Tiah Moody
✓ Omarion Charles
✓ Yestina Napier
Contact Us
Justina Road Elementary
3101 Justina Road
Jacksonville, FL 32277
904.745.4909
www.duvalschools.org/justina
Connection
Maxey’s Corner
March is here and we are certainly
busy as we move into FCAT testing.
FCAT is a chance to prove what we have
learned and show off our hard work.
However, we have a saying at Justina and
that is teach spring to spring. That is,
instruction does not stop because FCAT is
over. We will continue to make sure that
your child is prepared for their next grade
level. Please continue to support Justina in
our efforts to provide your child with the
best education possible. This means
continuing to make sure your child is on time to school, conference with your
child’s teacher and reinforce skills taught in the classroom at home. Also
continue to be involved at School. We have an opportunity for you to come out
soon! Our annual FCAT Spirit Week Cook Out is March 5th. We would love
to see our parents there.
Upcoming Events
March 3 Early Dismissal
March 9-19 FCAT 3-5th
Justina Thank Yous March 15 Spring Forward ~ Day light
savings time
• Rick Strickland for his Black History
Presentation for our February PTA and March 18 NO PTA this month
an additional presentation to our 4th
& 5th grade students. In addition Mr. March 26/29 Good Touch Bad
Strickland went above and beyond by Touch 1,3,5
providing prizes for our Black History
Writing Contest. March 22-24 Radio Disney Move It!
• First Coast News, Action News, and March 29 Student of the Month
the Times Union for sharing in the
special event of the Harlem April 1 Teacher Planning Day
Globetrotter visiting Justina. Students
K-5 grade got a chance to spend the April 2 No School
afternoon with Globetrotter “Hot
Shot” who spoke on the importance of April 5-9 Spring Break
education and performed tricks for our
school.
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Justina’s Annual FCAT Spirit Week
To encourage students to do their best and create a relaxed atmosphere
Justina will host its annual Spirit Week which will culminate with a
COOK OUT.
Monday - Jersey Day… We are gonna Team Up against the
FCAT and Score High!
Tuesday - Crazy Hat Day... You’re crazy if you think we
aren’t gonna rock this test!
Wednesday - Sunglasses... We are gonna be calm, cool,
and collected on test day
Thursday - Sock Day... Because we are gonna SOCK IT
to the FCAT
Friday - School colors (Teal and Black ) and Cook Out...
Justina Jaguars think “Paw” sitive when it comes to the
FCAT!!

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COOK OUT MARCH 5, 2010…COME ENJOY LUNCH WITH YOUR CHILD
ADMISSION IS $ 4.00 FOR ADULTS
Please Plan on eating lunch during your child’s regularly scheduled lunch time
Kg 11:00 * 3rd 11:15 * 5th 11:35 * 2nd 11:45 * 1st 12:00 * 4th 12:15
Please Stop by the Front Office for your Ticket

Are You a Water Waster?

What you need:

clean, empty, one-quart milk cartons - new toothbrushes - toothpaste
What to do:
1. Brush your teeth with the water running. At the same time, have another person fill
the containers with the running water until you finish brushing.
2. Record how many quart containers are filled. Then use that information to figure out
how much water your family uses to brush their teeth.
3. Multiply the number of family members by the number of times each person brushes his or her teeth per day.
4. Then multiply the result by the total number of quarts of water you collected during one brushing. That's how many
quarts of water your family can save by not running the water when they brush!
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JUSTINA WANTS YOU...

To be prepared for the FCAT!!!

1.Make sure your child attends school regularly and is on time. Remember that tests
reflect the overall achievement of your child. The more often the child is in a learning situation,
the more likely he/she will do well on tests.
2.Give your child encouragement. Praise him/her for the things done well throughout the year.
A child who is afraid of failing is more likely to make a mistake. Encourage children
to relax and do their best.
3.See that your child has a well-rounded diet. A healthy body leads to a healthy,
active mind.
4.Make sure your child has everything they need to be successful the
day of the test: a good breakfast, glasses, medicine if needed, a sweater or jacket in
case the room is cold etc.

Test Schedule
Date Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

March 9, 2010 Reading ~ Session 1 Reading ~ Session 1 Mathematics ~ Session 1

March 10, 2010 Reading ~ Session 2 Reading ~ Session 2 Mathematics ~ Session 2

Mathematics Mathematics Reading

March 11, 2010
Session 3 & 4 Session 3 & 4 Session 3 & 4

March 16, 2010 Make Ups Make Ups Science ~ Session 5

March 17, 2010 Make Ups Make Ups Science ~ Session 6

Amazing Grace
Book of
the Month Learner Profile & Attitude: Risk-Taker & Enthusiasm

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman is an outstanding

children’s book, which talk about an amazing girl. The story of Amazing Grace
is about a girl named Grace who loves stories irrespective of their sources. The
stories can be from books, movies or even of her grandmother. Grace gets a
chance to play a part in "Peter Pan" and she knows for sure who she wants to
be.
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Academic Focus
Reading
K - Instruction continues in Theme 7. Targeted Comprehension
Strategies and Skills in Theme 7: Summarize, Text Organization and
Summarizing; Monitor/Clarify, Cause and Effect; Question, Making
Predictions.
1 - Instruction continues in Theme 7. Targeted Comprehension
Strategies and Skills in Theme 7: Summarize, Problem Solving;
Question, Noting Details; Predict/Infer, Making Predictions.
2 - Instruction begins in Theme 4. Targeted Comprehension
Strategies and Skills in Theme 4: Monitor/Clarify, Drawing
Conclusions; Question, Text Organization; Summarize, Cause and
Effect; Evaluate, Understanding Biographies. Instruction begins in
Theme 5. Targeted Comprehension Strategies and Skills in Theme 5:
Evaluate, Making Generalizations; Questions, Following Directions;
Predict/Infer, Making Judgments; Monitor/Clarify, Sequence of
Events, Monitoring Student Progress, Focus on Genre-Chapter
Books.
3 - Instruction begins in Theme 4. Targeted Comprehension
Strategies and Skills in Theme 4: Evaluate, Fact & Opinion;
Summarize, Compare & Contrast; Monitor & Clarify, Making
Judgments; Question, Understanding Biographies; Review previously
taught strategies and skills.
4 - Instruction continues in Theme 4. Targeted Comprehension
Strategies and Skills in Theme 4: Predict/Infer, Predicting Outcomes,
Evaluate, Problem Solving; Monitor/Clarify, Understanding Poetry;
Summarize, Drawing Conclusions; Question, Story Structure.
5 - Instruction continues in Theme 4. Targeted Comprehension
Strategies and Skills in Theme 4: Predict/Infer, Problem Solving/
Decision Making; Monitor/Clarify, Noting Details; Phonics/
Decoding; Question/Compare/Contrast; Making Inferences;
Evaluate/Making Judgments; Understanding Plays, Visualizing,
Responding: Preparing for Literature Discussion.
K - Explorations and observations
of the size of objects that can be
Science seen in the sky.
1 - Explorations of and a
performance task about living and
nonliving things.
2 - Explorations of habitats for plants and animals.
3 - Explorations of the properties of light energy. A
performance task about heat and light energy.
4 - Explorations of the functions of human body systems.
5 - Explorations of balanced and unbalanced forces.
Turnaround Schools continue Benchmark Review lessons.
Mathematics
K - Describe attributes; sort items
according to their attributes. Record
information in a picture. Count a set of objects.
Use one-to-one correspondence to match two
sets of objects. Count items in a data set. Keep
track of and compare two sets of data.
Represent a set of data. Recognize shapes in the
environment. Observe/describe/develop
vocabulary to describe two-dimensional shapes.
Use shapes to make a picture.
1 - Find combinations of up to 20. Explore
relationships among different combinations of a
number. Find the total of two or more single-
digit numbers. Record solutions with pictures/
numbers/ words. Find more than one solution to
a problem. Show number combinations with
pictures/words/ equations. Develop strategies
for organizing sets of objects so they are easy to
count and combine. Find the total of several 2’s,
4’s, 5’s, or 10’s. Record strategies for counting
and combing, using pictures, numbers, and
words.
2 - Work with 100 and combinations of
numbers that equal 100. Add strings of numbers
by chunking/ grouping numbers that go
together. Write a story that reflects an addition
equation. Compare two quantities. Record
strategies for solving. Operate with 1’s/10’s on
the100 chart. Solve problems involving
combining/separating/comparing.
3 - Use measurement as a way of collecting
data. Conduct a data analysis project. Organize/
represent/analyze data. Make recommendations
based on conclusions drawn from data.
4 - Apply knowledge of coordinates to
locate points on a computer screen. Describe
geometric figures such as rectangles and squares
in several ways. Understand turns as a change in
orientation or heading. Explore what happens
when turns are repeated. Become familiar with
degrees as a common measurement for turns.
5 - Compare lengths expressed in different
ways, such as meters/centimeters & meters/
decimal fractions. Keep track of/calculate total
measurements. Develop benchmarks for and
measure distances of 100 meters. Compare the
relative sizes of US standard and metric
measures of weight/liquids. Order items by
measures of weight/liquid quantity.