Sheffield Area Elementary Middle School

Have you considered volunteering for the PTO? What does that even look like? What do they need? Here are some ways you can volunteer throughout the year: 👫 be a room parent 📸 help out at picture day 🎃 help out with class parties 📚work at the book fair 🎄volunteer at the holiday shop 💃🪩🕺🏼 dance help 🙋‍♀️ many other opportunities Interested in knowing more? Ask away! Follow us at the Sheffield Elementary School PTO page on Facebook or comment below! We’d love to get you involved to continue to make our school the best one around. https://www.wcsdpa.org/page/volunteers

🍦 Scoop Up Some Math Fun! Turn your child's favorite treat into a hands-on math lesson! With Ice Cream Scoop Graphing, kids can survey friends and family about their top ice cream flavors, then turn the results into a colorful pictograph or bar graph. It’s a simple and fun way to practice data collection, comparison, and even fractions! 📊 Why It’s Great: – Builds graphing, counting, and comparison skills  – Encourages math conversation – Helps build a better understanding of math vocabulary like most, least, equal, and difference – Is a real-world application of math concepts in a way that’s both engaging and memorable Perfect for summer fun with zero prep needed—just bring your imagination and your favorite flavors!

Summer Food Update, 7/10/25

The City of Warren Playground Program has canceled the field trips scheduled for today, July 10th, at the Crescent Park and Lacy Park Playgrounds. As a result, Summer Food will be available today at both locations.

Thank you, and have a great summer day!

Weekly Math Fun: Road Trip Math! 🚗🧮 Headed out on a summer adventure? Make the most of your travel time with math games on the go! Road trips are the perfect setting for fun, low-prep activities that strengthen math thinking while you watch the world go by. In addition to license plate math (see image), try these: 🗺️ Toll Booth Tracker – Predict how many toll booths you’ll pass or how much you’ll spend. Add the amounts along the way! ⛽ Gas Budgeting Game – Estimate how much gas you’ll need. Have your child track mileage, price per gallon, and total cost at each stop. 🍟 Snack Sale Challenge – Pretend you’re running a snack shop in the car. Assign prices to items and have your child “buy” them using mental math. 📦 Road Sign Geometry – Look for shapes in road signs (octagons, triangles, rectangles) and track how many of each you find. 🔟 Skip Count Challenge – Pick a number (like 3 or 5) and skip count each time you see a billboard, red car, or road sign. Whether you're traveling across states or just across town, these math activities turn the journey into a classroom on wheels. Stay tuned for next week’s post, where we’ll share another creative way to keep math learning fun all summer long! ☀️📊

Have a safe and happy Fourth of July!

🌿 Take Math Outside! A simple walk becomes a fun math adventure when kids count, compare, and estimate along the way. From tallying leaves to predicting steps, nature offers endless opportunities to explore math through movement and curiosity. This low-prep activity builds number sense, sorting skills, and early estimation—all while getting some fresh air! 🌳📊 📊 Sort and Compare: – Sort objects by size, color, or type – Ask: "Did we find more small rocks or large ones?" – Use tally marks or create a simple bar graph when you return home Why It’s Great: ✔ Builds counting, sorting, comparing, and measurement skills ✔ Encourages observation and curiosity ✔ Turns everyday moments into hands-on learning Whether it’s a short walk or an afternoon hike, math is everywhere in nature—you just have to look for it!

Our partner at the Sheffield Memorial Park has informed us that they will be closed today, Tuesday, June 24th, due to the continuing hot weather. Summer Food Service meals will be available at Beaty Warren Middle School as scheduled. The Park expects to be open for the remainder of this week.

💦 Water Balloon Math: Cool Off & Learn! Turn summer fun into brain-boosting play! Water Balloon Math mixes movement and math to help kids build fact fluency in an exciting, active way. 💡 Why it works: This game strengthens number recall, coordination, and processing speed—all while keeping kids engaged outdoors. It’s perfect for kinesthetic learners who thrive on hands-on activities. Associating physical activity with problem-solving strengthens memory and keeps learners more engaged than flashcards or worksheets alone. 🎯 Pro Tips: Let kids write the problems on the balloons for extra practice. Use different colors for different operations (blue for addition, red for multiplication). Add a reflection: Which problems were trickiest? How fast did you solve them? Water Balloon Math turns your yard into a learning playground—and proves that summer learning can be just as fun as it is refreshing! A splash of fun + a dash of learning = summer math success!

📢 Attention WCSD Parents! If your child will be enrolled in the Warren County School District for the 2025–2026 school year, you can avoid first-day paperwork by updating your student’s information electronically ahead of time! ✅ An email was sent this morning from noreplyenrollment@powerschool.com with quick and easy instructions. 📬 Letters with this information will also be mailed home soon. 💻 Get started now by clicking here: https://registration.powerschool.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=43103&culture=en Thank you for helping us start the school year smoothly! #WCSD #BackToSchoolPrep #ParentReminder #20252026SchoolYear

Weekly Math Fun: Sidewalk Chalk Geometry! 🎨📐 This week, take math outside with a colorful twist! Use sidewalk chalk to explore shapes, angles, and patterns right on your driveway or sidewalk. It’s a creative and active way to build geometry skills—no worksheets required! Make Math Come to Life: 🔷 Draw Shapes & Name Them – Review sides and corners as your child draws polygons like triangles, squares, and hexagons. 🔺 Angle Practice – Teach acute, right, and obtuse angles by drawing them, then challenge your child to find real-life matches around the yard. 🦘 Play & Move – Create shape-based games like “Jump to the rectangle!” to get kids moving while learning math terms. 📏 Coordinate Grids (for older kids) – Practice plotting points and identifying patterns using a simple X-Y axis drawn on the sidewalk. This low-prep activity supports spatial reasoning, geometry vocabulary, and creativity, all while getting fresh air and sunshine. Stay tuned for next week’s post, where we’ll share another fun way to keep math meaningful and engaging at home! ☀️📊

Weekly Math Fun: Summer Reading = Math, Too! 📚➕ Summer reading can boost more than just literacy—it’s also a great way to build math understanding through stories! This week, try reading math-themed books that introduce number concepts, patterns, geometry, and measurement in creative, engaging ways. Ways to Make It Meaningful: 📖 Choose books that spark curiosity and include natural math connections. 💬 Pause to ask questions like, “How did the characters solve that problem?” or “Can we try that math activity at home?” 📝 Keep a simple math reading log to track titles and talk about what your child learned from each book. Why It Matters: ✔ Combines math and literacy in meaningful ways ✔ Encourages discussion and real-world application of math concepts ✔ Helps prevent summer learning loss in both subjects Books like The Grapes of Math and How Big Is a Foot? make math feel playful and approachable while encouraging discussion and real-world thinking. Whether you’re reading under a tree or curled up before bed, math-themed books can make summer reading even more impactful. Stay tuned for next week’s post with another fun way to support math at home! ☀️📏

Congratulations to our Fifth grade LEAD graduates! Thank you to our SROs that teach this program to our students each year.

Today our kindergarten friends in Mrs. Lindberg's class said goodbye to their student teacher, Mrs.Markfink. Mrs.Marfink will be graduating from the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford soon. We wish her luck in all of her future endeavors.

Fun was had by all at our annual SAES FUN DAY!! Thank you so much to all those who helped make this annual tradition possible!

🧠 Guess My Number: A Fun Math Game for Anywhere! 🎲 Looking for a quick and engaging way to boost your child’s number sense and logical thinking? “Guess My Number” turns everyday moments—like car rides or dinner time—into a fun math challenge. One player picks a number, and others ask yes/no questions using math clues to figure it out. It's like 20 Questions—but with numbers! 💡 Try mixing it up: - Use multiplication or subtraction facts in your clues - Try ranges up to 100 or 1,000 for older kids - Challenge everyone to solve it in fewer questions each time It’s a simple, screen-free way to strengthen math reasoning as a family! ✨ Get ready to think strategically and talk math—no materials required!

Please be sure to read the PTO letter that was sent home and return the PTO Officer Nomination forms ASAP. Without the PTO and volunteers our students will be missing out on activities that enrich their school experience.

🗓️ One Week Left! 🗓️ Can you believe it, SAES families? We're down to our last week of school! It's been an incredible year, and we're wrapping things up with some special events. Let's savor these last few days together! 🐾

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This Week’s Math Moment: Fractions with Dominoes! 🎲➗ Dominoes aren’t just for games—they’re perfect for exploring fractions in a way that’s hands-on and visual! Use the dots on each domino to build, compare, and simplify fractions in a fun and stress-free way. This activity can grow with your child: 🔸 Younger learners can practice identifying and simplifying fractions 🔸 Older students can add, subtract, or even write equations using the values they create 🔸 Try turning it into a fraction memory match or sorting challenge! All you need is a domino set and some curious math minds. Make fractions make sense—one dot at a time! 🌟 Stay tuned for next week’s activity for more hands-on math fun at home!