Our first Monday was a success! Actually our first three days have been wonderful. I have terrific, awesome, fabulous First Graders. This is going to be a great year!
We have been working on how to be a "helpful student" and have gone over classroom rules, our management system, and many procedures that will be continuously reinforced throughout the year. Today we got started with our new reading program. There are two components, one the "Skills section" where students "learn to read" and the second the, "Listening and Learning section" where comprehension, vocabulary, and learning about our world is taught. In the skills section we are mostly reviewing sound/letter recognition for the first few lessons, and then starting with lesson 6 the students will be assessed so that their needs can be met best using this program. In the Listening section we are learning about and listening to Aesop fables. Today we listened to and learned about the fable: "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". Talk to your kids about this fable and ask them if they can remember the moral of the story.
Homework will begin with this reading program starting this week. I have included on the right-hand sidebar of this blog a schedule of homework for literacy. I will put the number of each lesson and whether or not your child needs to return the homework the next day. I encourage you to complete the homework that does not need to be returned. Most of those are sight words or word work activities that are very helpful for your child. I will start requiring nightly reading in September when the take-home library gets started. I would love it if you were already in the habit of reading with your child every night!
We also started right into our Go Math books today. I sent home a packet of math practice pages (Unit 1) today. Please do not start that until this Wednesday!! You will also see on the right-hand sidebar a schedule for our math homework. Please do not work ahead or your child will be frustrated as we will not have completed the assignment in class. That packet will be due the day before we test. I plan on testing on Unit 1 on Tuesday, September 8. I will let you know if that changes as possibly I may need to slow down based on my students grasp of the concepts.
Please make sure that you look in your child's homework folder daily. I don't put in notes or homework assignments everyday, but please make it a habit of checking it everyday and sending it back with your child everyday! If you haven't signed the notes from the first day (internet, safe schools, field trip, PTA etc. please do so ASAP).
Our Fall picture day is Friday, September 4. You can send a check with your child in the envelope provided (I sent that home today), or you can pay online using our code UM375015Q0. That code is also on the information sheet I sent home.
I have 11 of you signed up for REMIND--this is the medium I will use to send home reminders, or short bits of information. If you have not signed up and have a smartphone please text to 81010 with the message @ad0ed (that is a number zero). You will receive a text message back that you have been added to my class.
Thanks to those that have sent snacks for my hungry first graders, and for those of you that have sent extra supplies.
If you ever have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact me. Have a wonderful week!!
Monday, August 24, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Newsletter May 18 - 22
We made it. It's the last week of school. I love summer weather, but always feel a little melancholy when I close my classroom door on the last day of school. Thank you for having wonderful children and sharing them with me this year. This has been a remarkable class of kids and I will miss them dearly.
We are having a fun week. Yesterday, we had our reading reward assembly provided by our wonderful PTA. We watched a fun assembly of juggling, jokes and balloon animals. Today we made up our rained out field day (in between small sprinkles again). We walked up to the Canyon park, and then played on the playground followed by a water balloon "toss" and launch. Thanks to Ben's mom, Dante's mom, and Kaden's mom for filling up and supplying water balloons for this activity. This afternoon we visited the library in the park, and took a tour and got excited about the library's summer reading program. Tomorrow we will watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Mrs. Vogel's class. On Thursday, we will go to the school-wide "reward" movie in the morning and the aquatic center in the afternoon (I will send home a note tomorrow about the aquatic center). On Friday, we have our final assembly and autograph signing day, as well as clearing out our room. School dismisses at 2:30 on Friday.
A note about the "reward" movie. This year those students that have not returned their library books, or take-home book, or have an outstanding lunch balance will NOT be able to go to the movie, but will rather go to a reading group that morning. Please make sure that your child turns finds their
book (s) and/or pays their lunch account if necessary. They will also not receive their promotion cards and teacher placement for next year until these books are returned or the lunch account is settled.
On the last day of school I will send home promotion cards and your child's 4th quarter grades and reading test scores. I will send it home in a big envelope so watch for that.
Today I sent home lanyards about the "Unplugged" summer program. This looks like a wonderful opportunity to keep your kids active and entertained over the summer. You can log on and register for the program using the website on the back of the lanyard card.
Have a wonderful summer! I know I will--my son returns from Argentina the end of July :) and for the last time this year--HAPPY READING!
We are having a fun week. Yesterday, we had our reading reward assembly provided by our wonderful PTA. We watched a fun assembly of juggling, jokes and balloon animals. Today we made up our rained out field day (in between small sprinkles again). We walked up to the Canyon park, and then played on the playground followed by a water balloon "toss" and launch. Thanks to Ben's mom, Dante's mom, and Kaden's mom for filling up and supplying water balloons for this activity. This afternoon we visited the library in the park, and took a tour and got excited about the library's summer reading program. Tomorrow we will watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Mrs. Vogel's class. On Thursday, we will go to the school-wide "reward" movie in the morning and the aquatic center in the afternoon (I will send home a note tomorrow about the aquatic center). On Friday, we have our final assembly and autograph signing day, as well as clearing out our room. School dismisses at 2:30 on Friday.
A note about the "reward" movie. This year those students that have not returned their library books, or take-home book, or have an outstanding lunch balance will NOT be able to go to the movie, but will rather go to a reading group that morning. Please make sure that your child turns finds their
book (s) and/or pays their lunch account if necessary. They will also not receive their promotion cards and teacher placement for next year until these books are returned or the lunch account is settled.
On the last day of school I will send home promotion cards and your child's 4th quarter grades and reading test scores. I will send it home in a big envelope so watch for that.
Today I sent home lanyards about the "Unplugged" summer program. This looks like a wonderful opportunity to keep your kids active and entertained over the summer. You can log on and register for the program using the website on the back of the lanyard card.
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| Congratulations to these 11 students that read 100 books! I will submit this picture to the Iron County Today newspaper and will inform you through e-mail when the publication date will be. |
Have a wonderful summer! I know I will--my son returns from Argentina the end of July :) and for the last time this year--HAPPY READING!
Monday, May 11, 2015
Newsletter May 11 - 15
This week is a big week as we are finishing up with Unit 12 in math. We will review on Wednesday, May 13 and I will test on Friday May 15. May 15 is the day that all homework is due (including the May Reading Record). I will get grades done and will send them home with your child along with their DIBELS scores and promotion card by the last day of school. This year Mr. Moyle has informed us that we will not send home promotion cards (and teacher placement for next year) if your child hasn't returned their library books or take-home books and/or their lunch accounts are not paid in full. This is our last week for spelling words. I will also test on this final list on Friday as normal.
We usually go to the library on Friday, but since it's field day on Friday, I have rescheduled our library time for tomorrow (Tuesday, May 12). I reminded my students probably 10 times today to bring their library books back tomorrow. They will receive a free book if both of their library books are returned or if they have paid for their lost or damaged book (s). If they happen to forget tomorrow, they can still turn their books in for a free book until Friday, May 15. Take-home books also need to be returned. If your child's take-home book hasn't been read, still have your child turn it in. The cost to replace a take-home book is $5.00. Remember that promotion cards will not be handed out to those that do not return these books.
Tomorrow we are having our last First Grade Awards assembly at 2:30 in the lunchroom. I sent e-mails to you if your child will be receiving an award. Afterwards we will go directly into the gym for our last Life Skills Assembly. This will be the group "Unplugged". If you participated last year, it is where many businesses or organizations around town have activities or promotions to bring your child in to receive a "dog tag". It sounds like a great opportunity to support our community and have fun things for your kids to do this summer. Watch for information to come home about that tomorrow.
Thursday we are heading down to the St. George children's museum. We will leave shortly after
9:00 a.m. so it is imperative that your child is on time that day. We will return by 2:30. Please make sure that your child has money in their lunch account to pay for their sack lunch if necessary. Thank you to those volunteers that are coming with us to St. George. The cost for this field trip is a $1.00 donation.
On Friday, we will be going to Canyon Park for field day. We will leave East Elementary around 9:30 a.m. and hike the canyon trail, then play on the playground, and then have a water balloon toss. Thank you to Dante's mom and Ben's mom for helping to fill water balloons (I could use more if any of you would like to help). We have heard that it might be storming that day, please watch your e-mail on Thursday evening or Friday morning as we may have to stay at the school for alternative activities. After the field day activities, we will all eat lunch outside (weather dependent). The lunchroom provides BBQ hamburgers that day with all the fixings. I'm crossing my fingers for nice weather.
Next week we will have two more field trips. On Tuesday, May 19 at 1:15 p.m. we will walk over to the City library and learn about the Summer Reading program and then play at the park. Then on Thursday we will go to the Aquatic Center in the afternoon. I still NEED one more adult volunteer to help us that day by getting in the pool and swimming with the kids. Please e-mail me if you can help out. Thanks to Dante's mom, Zoie's mom, Nash's mom and Kaden's mom for already being brave and volunteering to help out. The cost for the swimming field trip is a $1.50 donation. Please have your child come dressed in their swimming suit that morning (wear underneath clothes). Bring a towel and a dry pair of underwear in a wal-mart bag to change afterwards. We do not encourage bringing extra money for snacks.
A couple of more activities. Thursday morning, before swimming we will go to a school-wide movie. I am not sure what we will be watching yet, and on Friday morning we will have a final assembly where the students watch a DVD slide show of our year. School dismisses at 2:30 on the final day of school!
Please e-mail me if you have any questions--this was a lot of information.
Happy Reading!!
We usually go to the library on Friday, but since it's field day on Friday, I have rescheduled our library time for tomorrow (Tuesday, May 12). I reminded my students probably 10 times today to bring their library books back tomorrow. They will receive a free book if both of their library books are returned or if they have paid for their lost or damaged book (s). If they happen to forget tomorrow, they can still turn their books in for a free book until Friday, May 15. Take-home books also need to be returned. If your child's take-home book hasn't been read, still have your child turn it in. The cost to replace a take-home book is $5.00. Remember that promotion cards will not be handed out to those that do not return these books.
Tomorrow we are having our last First Grade Awards assembly at 2:30 in the lunchroom. I sent e-mails to you if your child will be receiving an award. Afterwards we will go directly into the gym for our last Life Skills Assembly. This will be the group "Unplugged". If you participated last year, it is where many businesses or organizations around town have activities or promotions to bring your child in to receive a "dog tag". It sounds like a great opportunity to support our community and have fun things for your kids to do this summer. Watch for information to come home about that tomorrow.
Thursday we are heading down to the St. George children's museum. We will leave shortly after
9:00 a.m. so it is imperative that your child is on time that day. We will return by 2:30. Please make sure that your child has money in their lunch account to pay for their sack lunch if necessary. Thank you to those volunteers that are coming with us to St. George. The cost for this field trip is a $1.00 donation.
On Friday, we will be going to Canyon Park for field day. We will leave East Elementary around 9:30 a.m. and hike the canyon trail, then play on the playground, and then have a water balloon toss. Thank you to Dante's mom and Ben's mom for helping to fill water balloons (I could use more if any of you would like to help). We have heard that it might be storming that day, please watch your e-mail on Thursday evening or Friday morning as we may have to stay at the school for alternative activities. After the field day activities, we will all eat lunch outside (weather dependent). The lunchroom provides BBQ hamburgers that day with all the fixings. I'm crossing my fingers for nice weather.
Next week we will have two more field trips. On Tuesday, May 19 at 1:15 p.m. we will walk over to the City library and learn about the Summer Reading program and then play at the park. Then on Thursday we will go to the Aquatic Center in the afternoon. I still NEED one more adult volunteer to help us that day by getting in the pool and swimming with the kids. Please e-mail me if you can help out. Thanks to Dante's mom, Zoie's mom, Nash's mom and Kaden's mom for already being brave and volunteering to help out. The cost for the swimming field trip is a $1.50 donation. Please have your child come dressed in their swimming suit that morning (wear underneath clothes). Bring a towel and a dry pair of underwear in a wal-mart bag to change afterwards. We do not encourage bringing extra money for snacks.
A couple of more activities. Thursday morning, before swimming we will go to a school-wide movie. I am not sure what we will be watching yet, and on Friday morning we will have a final assembly where the students watch a DVD slide show of our year. School dismisses at 2:30 on the final day of school!
Please e-mail me if you have any questions--this was a lot of information.
Happy Reading!!
Monday, May 4, 2015
May 4 - 8
We have two more Mondays left :) I gave the Chapter 11 Math test today and started Chapter 12. As I mentioned last week, I am going to double up on lessons in Chapter 12 to finish by May 15, but will only send home one homework sheet. Thanks for hanging tough and helping your child with their homework during these last few weeks of school. I will only send home spelling words for the next two weeks, and the April Reading Record is now due. Remember that I will only give a treat and certificate if that is turned in by this Wednesday, May 6. The May Reading record has been sent home and will be due on Friday, May 15 as well as all homework.
We have three more students that have joined the ranks of reading 100 books--Dante, Kylee and Kelsie have all read 100 books!! Dante keeps reading and has almost reached 150 books! For every 25 books read, your child can receive a book and a treat. The conclusion of this challenge is Friday, May 15. I will not accept lists after that date.
I sent home the permission slip for the two May field trips (museum and swimming). I have enough parents to accompany us to the museum, but could use one or two more helpers on swimming day. If you can help with the swimming field trip please send me an e-mail. I have also had one parent volunteer to help with water balloons for our field day on May 15 (big, busy day). If you could help with water balloons (filling them up and getting them to the park by 11:00 a.m.) you can also send me an e-mail. For the museum field trip, all students have ordered a school sack lunch (yay!). I failed to mention that if you child is on reduced or free lunch that that lunch will be covered as if they are eating at school.
Today my students that were in attendance took a reading test. It is called RLA--it is a reading inventory test that puts your child on a specific reading level. I was excited as the longer they are with the examiner the more they are reading. We took the whole half an hour to test and then some so my little first graders are becoming better readers!! On Friday, we take the DIBELS reading assessment. I will make pancakes before they take that test. I will make them first thing that morning, and we will test at 10:00 a.m. Please help your child by getting them to bed on time the night before.
I am reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and on the last Wednesday of school, May 20, we along with Mrs. Vogel's class will watch the original version of the movie (rated G with Gene Wilder) and have popcorn and chocolate. I wanted to make you aware that we will be watching that movie in class. If any of you have concerns with that movie please again, don't hesitate to e-mail me.
This is the last week for Take-home books and the last week that students can check out library books. All library books will be due on May 15! If your child returns both of their books and/or pays the appropriate fine they will be able to get a book to keep on Friday May 15. Please turn in all take-home books by Friday, May 8 or pay the $5.00 fine to the office.
Lastly, it's Teacher Appreciation week and I so appreciate being your child's teacher. This is a beautiful class of students, one that I will miss dearly. As part of this week of festivities, tomorrow the students were encouraged to wear their teacher's favorite color tomorrow--my favorite color is green :)
Happy Reading!!
We have three more students that have joined the ranks of reading 100 books--Dante, Kylee and Kelsie have all read 100 books!! Dante keeps reading and has almost reached 150 books! For every 25 books read, your child can receive a book and a treat. The conclusion of this challenge is Friday, May 15. I will not accept lists after that date.
I sent home the permission slip for the two May field trips (museum and swimming). I have enough parents to accompany us to the museum, but could use one or two more helpers on swimming day. If you can help with the swimming field trip please send me an e-mail. I have also had one parent volunteer to help with water balloons for our field day on May 15 (big, busy day). If you could help with water balloons (filling them up and getting them to the park by 11:00 a.m.) you can also send me an e-mail. For the museum field trip, all students have ordered a school sack lunch (yay!). I failed to mention that if you child is on reduced or free lunch that that lunch will be covered as if they are eating at school.
Today my students that were in attendance took a reading test. It is called RLA--it is a reading inventory test that puts your child on a specific reading level. I was excited as the longer they are with the examiner the more they are reading. We took the whole half an hour to test and then some so my little first graders are becoming better readers!! On Friday, we take the DIBELS reading assessment. I will make pancakes before they take that test. I will make them first thing that morning, and we will test at 10:00 a.m. Please help your child by getting them to bed on time the night before.
I am reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and on the last Wednesday of school, May 20, we along with Mrs. Vogel's class will watch the original version of the movie (rated G with Gene Wilder) and have popcorn and chocolate. I wanted to make you aware that we will be watching that movie in class. If any of you have concerns with that movie please again, don't hesitate to e-mail me.
This is the last week for Take-home books and the last week that students can check out library books. All library books will be due on May 15! If your child returns both of their books and/or pays the appropriate fine they will be able to get a book to keep on Friday May 15. Please turn in all take-home books by Friday, May 8 or pay the $5.00 fine to the office.
Lastly, it's Teacher Appreciation week and I so appreciate being your child's teacher. This is a beautiful class of students, one that I will miss dearly. As part of this week of festivities, tomorrow the students were encouraged to wear their teacher's favorite color tomorrow--my favorite color is green :)
Happy Reading!!
Monday, April 27, 2015
Newsletter April 27 - May 1
We have four more weeks left of school. Three more weeks of spelling words, three more weeks until the 100-book challenge is due (May 15), three more weeks of math homework--we can do anything for 3 or 4 more weeks right?! Please continue to read with your child as next week is our big testing week. Remember that our class will be tested on Friday, May 8. I will make pancakes for the class before we test. Please make sure your child gets a good nights sleep the night before the test :)
We have two fun field trips planned (we were just made aware that we secured buses). On Thursday, May 14, we will travel to St. George and visit the Children's Museum. We will leave right at 9:00 a.m. and return by 2:30. The cost for this field trip is a $1.00 donation. I will need 3 parents to accompany us on this field trip (you can ride the bus with us). Since we will be there during lunch time, I need to know by Wednesday, at the latest if your child will bring a home lunch or want a school sack lunch. It truly is easier to have a school lunch, as they pack them, put them in coolers and on the bus etc., but if you would like to send your child with a lunch that day please let me know by Wednesday at the latest. If I don't hear from you (e-mail me), I will assume that your child will want a school lunch and will order one. The cost for school lunch is $2.00 and it's really quite good. It will come with a meat sandwich, usually carrot sticks, oranges, and chips and juice and milk. If you want to accompany us on the field trip I can also order an adult lunch. The cost for an adult lunch is $3.00.
On Thursday, May 21 we will be going swimming at the Aquatic Center. We will leave the school at 12:45 and return by 3:30. The cost for this field trip is a $1.50 donation. I will NEED 5 parents, or uncles, aunts etc. to help and be brave and actually get in the pool and swim with the kids. We cannot go if we do not have a 5 to 1 ratio of adults to students. You can e-mail me and let me know if you can go with us swimming also.
As you can guess, when I told my students today, they were giddy with excitement! I will send home a permission slip (combination slip) for both of these field trips so that you can remember the donation cost for both of these. Mrs. Vogel and I would also like to go to the public library the last week of school so that our students can get excited about their Summer Reading program. I will let you know if and when this materializes.
We have Field Day on May 15. The first grade will go up to Canyon Park, and walk the trail, and then play on the playground. We would like to have a water balloon "fight" also. If you could help by filling up water balloons and then bring them to the park that would be wonderful. We will have field day in the morning. After the field trip, we will have a school wide BBQ.
This week I will finish off Unit 11 in math (three-dimensional shapes) and test next Monday, May 4. I will start Unit 12 next Tuesday. That is a longer chapter, but my plan is to have that complete and the test taken by May 15. I may have to combine two lessons a day, but will only send home one sheet of homework if that is the case. I will send home spelling lists for the next three weeks and on Friday I will send home a May Reading Record. It will be due on May 15, and will be worth 50 points this time. The April Reading Record is due this Friday. I give the students that turn in their reading records a certificate and a little treat. I have had these trickle in. I will only give an April certificate and treat if those records are turned in by Wednesday , May 6. I will still give points for those that trickle in after that date, but I will not give out a certificate and a treat.
Happy Reading!!
We have two fun field trips planned (we were just made aware that we secured buses). On Thursday, May 14, we will travel to St. George and visit the Children's Museum. We will leave right at 9:00 a.m. and return by 2:30. The cost for this field trip is a $1.00 donation. I will need 3 parents to accompany us on this field trip (you can ride the bus with us). Since we will be there during lunch time, I need to know by Wednesday, at the latest if your child will bring a home lunch or want a school sack lunch. It truly is easier to have a school lunch, as they pack them, put them in coolers and on the bus etc., but if you would like to send your child with a lunch that day please let me know by Wednesday at the latest. If I don't hear from you (e-mail me), I will assume that your child will want a school lunch and will order one. The cost for school lunch is $2.00 and it's really quite good. It will come with a meat sandwich, usually carrot sticks, oranges, and chips and juice and milk. If you want to accompany us on the field trip I can also order an adult lunch. The cost for an adult lunch is $3.00.
On Thursday, May 21 we will be going swimming at the Aquatic Center. We will leave the school at 12:45 and return by 3:30. The cost for this field trip is a $1.50 donation. I will NEED 5 parents, or uncles, aunts etc. to help and be brave and actually get in the pool and swim with the kids. We cannot go if we do not have a 5 to 1 ratio of adults to students. You can e-mail me and let me know if you can go with us swimming also.
As you can guess, when I told my students today, they were giddy with excitement! I will send home a permission slip (combination slip) for both of these field trips so that you can remember the donation cost for both of these. Mrs. Vogel and I would also like to go to the public library the last week of school so that our students can get excited about their Summer Reading program. I will let you know if and when this materializes.
We have Field Day on May 15. The first grade will go up to Canyon Park, and walk the trail, and then play on the playground. We would like to have a water balloon "fight" also. If you could help by filling up water balloons and then bring them to the park that would be wonderful. We will have field day in the morning. After the field trip, we will have a school wide BBQ.
This week I will finish off Unit 11 in math (three-dimensional shapes) and test next Monday, May 4. I will start Unit 12 next Tuesday. That is a longer chapter, but my plan is to have that complete and the test taken by May 15. I may have to combine two lessons a day, but will only send home one sheet of homework if that is the case. I will send home spelling lists for the next three weeks and on Friday I will send home a May Reading Record. It will be due on May 15, and will be worth 50 points this time. The April Reading Record is due this Friday. I give the students that turn in their reading records a certificate and a little treat. I have had these trickle in. I will only give an April certificate and treat if those records are turned in by Wednesday , May 6. I will still give points for those that trickle in after that date, but I will not give out a certificate and a treat.
Happy Reading!!
Monday, April 20, 2015
Newsletter April 20 - 24
Congratulations to the first three students that have read 100 books! Zoie, Jordan, and Nash have all read over 100 books and will have their pictures submitted to the Iron County Today newspaper as well as participate in our 100-book challenge celebration. The deadline for this challenge is May 15. If you started when I sent home the first notice, your child had ample time to complete 100 books and then some :)
Speaking of books--again remember that the Take-Home Library will stop on May 8. If your child's take-home book has been lost, it will be a $5.00 replacement fee. All library books will be due on May 15. All students that return their library books by that date, or pay the replacement fee will receive a free book to take home. Every year we have so many books that are not returned to the library. Please look under beds and behind dressers or under car seats for your child's missing library books.
On Thursday, we will be walking to SUU for Bard's Birthday Bash. We will leave East Elementary at 12:20 and return by 3:00. If any of you would like to walk over there with us, you are welcome to join us. Please watch the weather--if it is snowing or raining the event will be cancelled. If it is chilly, please send a jacket with your child.
Our DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) test on Friday, May 8. On Wednesday, please watch for a note to come home giving you some tips on helping your child with this test. I have a few students who are just barely below where they need to be in fluency or nonsense words and/or both. Please help your child out by practicing the sight words, and/or fluency passages that I send home with that note. Consider a little "Literacy BootCamp"--of course, the best thing you could have been doing with your child all year is reading every night with your child. This will be a necessary skill throughout their days in school. Reading every night is critical! (Have I stressed that enough yet :)) On that Friday, I like to make pancakes for my students that morning. If you could help by sending some apple juice (I have cups) I would appreciate it.
I will test on Unit 10 in Math on Thursday before we go on our Field Trip and begin Unit 11 on Friday. Thanks for helping your child keep up on their homework.
Happy Reading!!
Speaking of books--again remember that the Take-Home Library will stop on May 8. If your child's take-home book has been lost, it will be a $5.00 replacement fee. All library books will be due on May 15. All students that return their library books by that date, or pay the replacement fee will receive a free book to take home. Every year we have so many books that are not returned to the library. Please look under beds and behind dressers or under car seats for your child's missing library books.
On Thursday, we will be walking to SUU for Bard's Birthday Bash. We will leave East Elementary at 12:20 and return by 3:00. If any of you would like to walk over there with us, you are welcome to join us. Please watch the weather--if it is snowing or raining the event will be cancelled. If it is chilly, please send a jacket with your child.
Our DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) test on Friday, May 8. On Wednesday, please watch for a note to come home giving you some tips on helping your child with this test. I have a few students who are just barely below where they need to be in fluency or nonsense words and/or both. Please help your child out by practicing the sight words, and/or fluency passages that I send home with that note. Consider a little "Literacy BootCamp"--of course, the best thing you could have been doing with your child all year is reading every night with your child. This will be a necessary skill throughout their days in school. Reading every night is critical! (Have I stressed that enough yet :)) On that Friday, I like to make pancakes for my students that morning. If you could help by sending some apple juice (I have cups) I would appreciate it.
I will test on Unit 10 in Math on Thursday before we go on our Field Trip and begin Unit 11 on Friday. Thanks for helping your child keep up on their homework.
Happy Reading!!
Monday, April 13, 2015
Newsletter April 13 - 17
Today we started Unit 10 in math. It is a graphing and interpreting data unit. I will be cruising through the next three units so that we can complete them before school gets out for the summer. Expect that your child will have homework most days in math. I plan on testing on Unit 10 next Thursday, April 23.
April 23 is a big day--we will also be going on a walking field trip that day to SUU for Bard's Birthday Bash. We will leave from East right after lunch at 12:15 pm and return at approximately 3:00 pm. This is a fun outdoor activity celebrating Shakespeare's life. The students will participate in Maypole, joisting, and tug-o- war, acting out a scene in the outdoor theater and enjoying cake with the "queen". I will not send home a permission slip, but as always if you do not want your child to participate in this field trip please let me know.
Today I sent home April's Scholastic book order. It will be due this Friday, April 17. Use the online code on the attached note for ease of ordering.
I know we are down to the wire, but please continue to read nightly with your child. Remember our DIBELS testing is May 8 and our 100-book challenge ends on May 15. Our Take-Home Library will stop with book delivery on May 8. That is only 19 more days for the take-home library. The amount of books that are returning each day from the take-home library are very few. Please take advantage of this and work hard for at least 19 more days :).
Have a wonderful week and Happy Reading!
April 23 is a big day--we will also be going on a walking field trip that day to SUU for Bard's Birthday Bash. We will leave from East right after lunch at 12:15 pm and return at approximately 3:00 pm. This is a fun outdoor activity celebrating Shakespeare's life. The students will participate in Maypole, joisting, and tug-o- war, acting out a scene in the outdoor theater and enjoying cake with the "queen". I will not send home a permission slip, but as always if you do not want your child to participate in this field trip please let me know.
Today I sent home April's Scholastic book order. It will be due this Friday, April 17. Use the online code on the attached note for ease of ordering.
I know we are down to the wire, but please continue to read nightly with your child. Remember our DIBELS testing is May 8 and our 100-book challenge ends on May 15. Our Take-Home Library will stop with book delivery on May 8. That is only 19 more days for the take-home library. The amount of books that are returning each day from the take-home library are very few. Please take advantage of this and work hard for at least 19 more days :).
Have a wonderful week and Happy Reading!
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