Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
Weekly Update
Lots of info to pass on this week....
This week we will have P.E. on Monday and Wednesday. Library is on Thursday.
Tuesday we will have a special Veteran's Day assembly. Students are encouraged to wear their red, white, and blue.
Wednesday is an Early Release Day. Students will be dismissed around 1:40. If your child's transportation will be different please let me know as soon as possible.
This week is the Sappington food drive. All collections will help Sappington families have a nice Thanksgiving. Collections days are as follows...
Monday: canned veggie
Tuesday: canned fruit
Wednesday: noodles, pasta
Thursday: boxed cake mix, muffin mix etc.
Friday: grocery store gift cards
If you make any donation your child is invited to wear their PJ's to school on Friday.
This week in Math we will finish up ways to make 10. Next we will begin working on larger numbers and two-dimensional shapes.
This is our last week for the first round of sight words. Later this week you will receive a letter explaining sight words for round 2. Some students will be moving on to a new list of words. Some students will continue their work on list 1 words but will now be expected to write the words for the test. Please watch for this note to come home soon.
This week we will begin Star of the Week. Your child will receive a packet explaining Star of the Week when it is closer to their turn. We are going in alphabetical order starting at the end of the alphabet. This will give you a general idea of your child's turn. I will give you a couple weeks notice of your turn. You will need to make a poster containing pictures that help us get to know your child better.
Tuesday, November 25, will be our Thanksgiving Feast. We will be looking for donations to make our feast possible. Please watch for a link to sign-up genius to sign up to send in food or paper products. Your help is greatly appreciated. Also, we ask that each child bring in a plain white t-shirt. This shirt will be used for a Native American costume for our feast. If you purchase a pack of t-shirts and would like to donate an extra for a child in need please attach a note to the extra shirt that says "donation".
Thank you so much for all of your support at home! Have a great week!
This week we will have P.E. on Monday and Wednesday. Library is on Thursday.
Tuesday we will have a special Veteran's Day assembly. Students are encouraged to wear their red, white, and blue.
Wednesday is an Early Release Day. Students will be dismissed around 1:40. If your child's transportation will be different please let me know as soon as possible.
This week is the Sappington food drive. All collections will help Sappington families have a nice Thanksgiving. Collections days are as follows...
Monday: canned veggie
Tuesday: canned fruit
Wednesday: noodles, pasta
Thursday: boxed cake mix, muffin mix etc.
Friday: grocery store gift cards
If you make any donation your child is invited to wear their PJ's to school on Friday.
This week in Math we will finish up ways to make 10. Next we will begin working on larger numbers and two-dimensional shapes.
This is our last week for the first round of sight words. Later this week you will receive a letter explaining sight words for round 2. Some students will be moving on to a new list of words. Some students will continue their work on list 1 words but will now be expected to write the words for the test. Please watch for this note to come home soon.
This week we will begin Star of the Week. Your child will receive a packet explaining Star of the Week when it is closer to their turn. We are going in alphabetical order starting at the end of the alphabet. This will give you a general idea of your child's turn. I will give you a couple weeks notice of your turn. You will need to make a poster containing pictures that help us get to know your child better.
Tuesday, November 25, will be our Thanksgiving Feast. We will be looking for donations to make our feast possible. Please watch for a link to sign-up genius to sign up to send in food or paper products. Your help is greatly appreciated. Also, we ask that each child bring in a plain white t-shirt. This shirt will be used for a Native American costume for our feast. If you purchase a pack of t-shirts and would like to donate an extra for a child in need please attach a note to the extra shirt that says "donation".
Thank you so much for all of your support at home! Have a great week!
Monday, October 20, 2014
Monday Message
Good Morning!
Don't forget about our pumpkin patch field trip tomorrow. If you are planning to attend please arrive at school by 8:45. Depending on bus size you may have to drive separately. Please make sure students are dressed appropriately. It looks like it may be a little chilly.
Our BoxTops for education contest ends this Thursday. Please send any BoxTops you have before then.
Report cards will be emailed out tomorrow. Today there will be a paper in your child's folder explaining which report card items were assessed for the first quarter. Some report card items are not assessed until later in the year.
We have P.E. on Tuesday and Friday this week and library is on Wednesday.
Have a great week!
Don't forget about our pumpkin patch field trip tomorrow. If you are planning to attend please arrive at school by 8:45. Depending on bus size you may have to drive separately. Please make sure students are dressed appropriately. It looks like it may be a little chilly.
Our BoxTops for education contest ends this Thursday. Please send any BoxTops you have before then.
Report cards will be emailed out tomorrow. Today there will be a paper in your child's folder explaining which report card items were assessed for the first quarter. Some report card items are not assessed until later in the year.
We have P.E. on Tuesday and Friday this week and library is on Wednesday.
Have a great week!
Monday, October 13, 2014
Good Morning!
I can't believe this week marks the end of the first quarter! The time has gone by very quickly.
This week we will have P.E. on Tuesday and Friday and library on Wednesday.
Don't forget that Friday is a half day of school. Students will be dismissed around 11:40. If you child's transportation will be different on that day please let me know ASAP.
Next week, on the 21st we will head to Stuckmeyer's Pumpkin Patch. I am still looking for a couple more parents to join us. If you have not returned the permission slip and money please do so as soon as possible.
Tonight there will be a conference note in your child's home folder. Please verify your scheduled time and return the note in the folder tomorrow.
We have now completed Unit 1 of our Writer's Workshop program. Students enjoyed writing true stories about their lives. In Unit 2 we will continue to tell narrative stories. We are working on thinking about the story, telling it out loud, and finally getting it on paper. We use pictures and words to get our story on paper. At this time students should be labeling parts of their picture with words by stretching them and writing down the sounds they hear. Please encourage your child to stretch words when completing homework. Please do not help your child write words correctly. Encourage them to say the word very slowly and write down each sound that they hear.
Guided reading groups are going well. We are working on using our "Eagle Eye" to help us decipher unknown words. Please try using this strategy when reading with your child at home. Our shared reading lesson this week was on the Meanies, by Joy Cowley. Ask your student what they remember from this book. They loved it!!
Have a great week!
This week we will have P.E. on Tuesday and Friday and library on Wednesday.
Don't forget that Friday is a half day of school. Students will be dismissed around 11:40. If you child's transportation will be different on that day please let me know ASAP.
Next week, on the 21st we will head to Stuckmeyer's Pumpkin Patch. I am still looking for a couple more parents to join us. If you have not returned the permission slip and money please do so as soon as possible.
Tonight there will be a conference note in your child's home folder. Please verify your scheduled time and return the note in the folder tomorrow.
We have now completed Unit 1 of our Writer's Workshop program. Students enjoyed writing true stories about their lives. In Unit 2 we will continue to tell narrative stories. We are working on thinking about the story, telling it out loud, and finally getting it on paper. We use pictures and words to get our story on paper. At this time students should be labeling parts of their picture with words by stretching them and writing down the sounds they hear. Please encourage your child to stretch words when completing homework. Please do not help your child write words correctly. Encourage them to say the word very slowly and write down each sound that they hear.
Guided reading groups are going well. We are working on using our "Eagle Eye" to help us decipher unknown words. Please try using this strategy when reading with your child at home. Our shared reading lesson this week was on the Meanies, by Joy Cowley. Ask your student what they remember from this book. They loved it!!
Have a great week!
Monday, September 29, 2014
Monday Message
I hope everyone enjoyed the extended weekend. It was fun to see so many friends at Grant's Farm night. What a fun event!
Updates for the week.....
This week we have P.E. on Tuesday and Friday and library on Wednesday.
The new homework and sight word packets will come home today. Please practice all previous sight words briefly each night.
This week we officially begin guided reading groups. Most students are ready to begin at a letter A. Students are working with either myself or Mrs. Burke. We will learn many reading strategies and we will also working on sight words and some writing skills. Please watch for reading strategy cards to start coming home soon. I am giving you a link to some youtube videos that will briefly explain each strategy. It will take a while for us to get through all the strategies but it would be AMAZING if you also talked about these strategies while reading with your child at home. They are simple, fun ways to help your child succeed as a reader.
Here is the link...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LWDdOa3ie0&list=PLJMTTt91xmBvHv6YKWotJheYMP1i8DUTv&index=2
In math we will begin Chapter 1 which will teach us about numbers 0-5. We will review number recognition and practice writing the number and counting items to the number. This will be a quick easy chapter for most students.
Today we will visit our third grade buddies to show off our first completed writing piece. Students worked very hard to complete this first piece and they are now ready to celebrated. Our next bend of writing will help learn to be great story tellers in our writing.
Today you will also receive a note about our next field trip. We will visit Stuckmeyer's Farm on Tuesday, October 21 from around 8:45 until 11:30. If you are able to attend with us please indicate so on the form. Any help is greatly appreciated. Please return the form with $10 as soon as possible.
Have a great week!!
Updates for the week.....
This week we have P.E. on Tuesday and Friday and library on Wednesday.
The new homework and sight word packets will come home today. Please practice all previous sight words briefly each night.
This week we officially begin guided reading groups. Most students are ready to begin at a letter A. Students are working with either myself or Mrs. Burke. We will learn many reading strategies and we will also working on sight words and some writing skills. Please watch for reading strategy cards to start coming home soon. I am giving you a link to some youtube videos that will briefly explain each strategy. It will take a while for us to get through all the strategies but it would be AMAZING if you also talked about these strategies while reading with your child at home. They are simple, fun ways to help your child succeed as a reader.
Here is the link...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LWDdOa3ie0&list=PLJMTTt91xmBvHv6YKWotJheYMP1i8DUTv&index=2
In math we will begin Chapter 1 which will teach us about numbers 0-5. We will review number recognition and practice writing the number and counting items to the number. This will be a quick easy chapter for most students.
Today we will visit our third grade buddies to show off our first completed writing piece. Students worked very hard to complete this first piece and they are now ready to celebrated. Our next bend of writing will help learn to be great story tellers in our writing.
Today you will also receive a note about our next field trip. We will visit Stuckmeyer's Farm on Tuesday, October 21 from around 8:45 until 11:30. If you are able to attend with us please indicate so on the form. Any help is greatly appreciated. Please return the form with $10 as soon as possible.
Have a great week!!
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