Our Payback Books fundraiser has begun. Students will be selling coupon books that are good for so many great places in our area!! Good luck!
Monday is our official October Count day. It is extremely important that all students are at school Monday as this count helps to determine funding and programing for our school.
We celebrated earning our first 250 class hands on Friday with an extra recess! We have also just met our goal of 500 hands which we will celebrate with a 30 minute game time in the next week or so!
Our first book order was sent home on Friday. Please remember that there is never any pressure to buy, but simply offered as an easy way to get some new books. Remember, you can order on-line with our classroom code (FMBJY), or submit orders directly to me. All orders are due next Friday, Oct. 5th.
We really need your ideas for a name for our new K8 next year. The deadline has been extended to October 4th.
What are we learning this week?
Reading: We took our 2nd theme test this week and will be starting theme 3, The Moon in Motion. Your students will also be working on the genre of Mysteries and the reading strategy Asking Questions with Mrs. Blake. Our vocabulary words will be fascinate, exploration, journal, measure, calendar, and interval.
Writing: We continue our work on personal narratives as we write our small moment stories. This allows us to take just one moment of a special time, and really give it detail so it becomes a wonderful story!
Math: We have started our new unit of geometry. We are discussing 2D and 3D shapes, including squares, rectangles, triangles, hexagons, pentagons, parallelogram, quadrilaterals, and much more! We continue to work on making fast tens, breaking apart numbers and relating concepts of addition and subtraction.
Remember to keep practicing those math facts!! We test each week to track our progress as we work toward our goals.
Science: Last week we took our end of the unit test on the parts of, and the life cycle of plants. We will now take a brief break from life sciences in order to tie into our Rigby lessons with the study of the moon.
Social Studies: Your students have been studying laws, rights, civic responsibilities, and citizenship with Mrs. Mercier.
This supports our monthly Character Kid focus of Responsibility.
Word Study/Spelling: This week's spelling focus is the long U sound created by UE or UI (clue, fruit).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: Music
Tuesday: Conferences (Art)
Wednesday: LATE START - school begins at 11:10
Thursday: Conferences (Music)
Friday: Book Orders are DUE (Art)
Looking ahead:
Conferences continue this week (10/2, 10/4). I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s progress and set new goals for the year. If the time does not work for you, just let me know and we can find a time that will.
Tues. 10/2
3:20 Sidney
3:40 Diego
6:50 Anthony
Thurs. 10/4
5:05 Heaven
5:20 Yarely
6:35 Kalob
6:50 Kylee
There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, Oct. 12th.
Have a GREAT week!
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Congratulations to Vincent for being chosen as our Respect Character Kid of the Month. He will get to enjoy lunch with Mr. Steele and Dr. Musick on Thursday. Way to go Vincent!!
Thank you so much to Chico Garcia for spending the day with us on Monday as our first WatchDOG! It is our hope that he is just the first of many dads (or grandpas, or uncles, or...) to commit to joining us for a day!
Thank you so much to Chico Garcia for spending the day with us on Monday as our first WatchDOG! It is our hope that he is just the first of many dads (or grandpas, or uncles, or...) to commit to joining us for a day!
A huge thanks to our amazing PTA for sponsoring the Colorado Rockies Assembly last Monday. Dinger and the team shared great messages of staying in school, getting involved, saying no to drugs and Respect. Please make sure you take the time to discuss these important topics and complete the question page with your child. Don't forget to return it to school so s/he can get the Rockies poster!
We really need your help in naming the new K-8 school next year. The deadline has been extended to October 4th, so get those ideas in.
What are we learning this week?
Reading: The class had fun coming up with similes in Mrs. Blake's class (The pool was as cold as an iceberg.). We continue to work on making connections and visual images to texts. We have also begun working on the genre of personal narratives, which is the focus of our writing as well. Our current vocabulary focus words are member, rely, role, identity, sibling, and symbol.
Writing: We are working on personal narratives through writing small moment stories. This allows us to take just one moment of a special time, and really give it detail so it becomes a wonderful story!
Math: We will have our first unit test in math this week. We will continue to work on making fast tens, breaking apart teen numbers and relating concepts of addition and subtraction. Basic addition and subtraction facts continue to be a main focus. Twenty-one of our students met the goal of increasing their timed facts test score by at least four correct answers this week!!!!!!!! Keep up the great work!
Science: We are observing our wheat seeds in order to continue our studies of the parts of a plant, the plant life cycle and what plants need in order to survive and adapt to their environment.
Social Studies: Your students have been studying laws, rights, responsibilities, and citizenship with Mrs. Mercier.
Word Study/Spelling: This week's spelling focus is the long O sound created by OA or OW (boat, know).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: Fundraiser Packets DUE! Happy Birthday Misael! (Art)
What are we learning this week?
Reading: The class had fun coming up with similes in Mrs. Blake's class (The pool was as cold as an iceberg.). We continue to work on making connections and visual images to texts. We have also begun working on the genre of personal narratives, which is the focus of our writing as well. Our current vocabulary focus words are member, rely, role, identity, sibling, and symbol.
Writing: We are working on personal narratives through writing small moment stories. This allows us to take just one moment of a special time, and really give it detail so it becomes a wonderful story!
Math: We will have our first unit test in math this week. We will continue to work on making fast tens, breaking apart teen numbers and relating concepts of addition and subtraction. Basic addition and subtraction facts continue to be a main focus. Twenty-one of our students met the goal of increasing their timed facts test score by at least four correct answers this week!!!!!!!! Keep up the great work!
Science: We are observing our wheat seeds in order to continue our studies of the parts of a plant, the plant life cycle and what plants need in order to survive and adapt to their environment.
Social Studies: Your students have been studying laws, rights, responsibilities, and citizenship with Mrs. Mercier.
Word Study/Spelling: This week's spelling focus is the long O sound created by OA or OW (boat, know).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: Fundraiser Packets DUE! Happy Birthday Misael! (Art)
Tuesday: PE
Wednesday: Conferences, Hearing and Vision Screening, (Music)
Thursday: Art
Wednesday: Conferences, Hearing and Vision Screening, (Music)
Thursday: Art
Friday: PE, Library and Computer
Looking ahead:
Parent / Teacher conferences begin this week (9/26, 10/2, 10/4). I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s progress and set new goals for the year. Please return the pink schedule form on Monday if you haven't already done so!
Wed. 9/26
4:05 Diego
4:20 Aiysis
4:50 Julian
5:05 Jonathon
5:20 Alaina
5:35 Dillon
6:20 Justin
6:35 Vincent
6:50 Vicky
7:05 Zanna
7:20 Rylee
Tues. 10/2
3:20 Sidney
6:50 Anthony
Thurs. 10/4
5:05 Heaven
5:20 Yarely
6:35 Kalob
6:50 Kylee
There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, Oct. 12th.
Looking ahead:
Parent / Teacher conferences begin this week (9/26, 10/2, 10/4). I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s progress and set new goals for the year. Please return the pink schedule form on Monday if you haven't already done so!
Wed. 9/26
4:05 Diego
4:20 Aiysis
4:50 Julian
5:05 Jonathon
5:20 Alaina
5:35 Dillon
6:20 Justin
6:35 Vincent
6:50 Vicky
7:05 Zanna
7:20 Rylee
Tues. 10/2
3:20 Sidney
6:50 Anthony
Thurs. 10/4
5:05 Heaven
5:20 Yarely
6:35 Kalob
6:50 Kylee
There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, Oct. 12th.
Have a GREAT week!
Sunday, September 16, 2012
What are we learning this week?
Reading: We are working on making visual images to texts. We have also begun working on the genre of personal narratives which is the focus of our writing as well.
Reading: We are working on making visual images to texts. We have also begun working on the genre of personal narratives which is the focus of our writing as well.
Writing: We are working on personal narratives through writing small moment stories. This allows us to take just one moment of a special time, and really give it detail so it becomes a wonderful story!
Math: We continue working on making fast tens, breaking apart teen numbers and relating concepts of addition and subtraction.
Science: We are planting wheat seeds in order to continue our studies of the parts of a plant, the plant life cycle and what plants need in order to survive and adapt to their environment.
Social Studies: Your students have been studying the different communities: rural, urban, and suburban with Mrs. Mercier.
Word Study/Spelling: This week's spelling focus is the long E sound created by EE or EA (jeep, peach).
Notes:
Remember, a spelling list will come home with the homework packet each Friday and tests will be given the following Friday. Each week your child has 12 words to study, based on our pretest. On Friday, all students take a test of all 20 words from the week, but your child's grade is based entirely on his/her individual list (which will be highlighted on the test). It is important that you and your child make practicing the spelling words a regular routine at home. Each week there will be a new word pattern, as well as 4 "No Excuse" words that students see, and are expected to use, in their daily reading and writing. Please review the Spelling Tab to get additional information and ideas for helping your child study at home.
Social Studies: Your students have been studying the different communities: rural, urban, and suburban with Mrs. Mercier.
Word Study/Spelling: This week's spelling focus is the long E sound created by EE or EA (jeep, peach).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: Wear your purple and black!! Happy Birthday Alaina!(P.E.)
Tuesday: Picture Day…..Smile!! (Music)
Wednesday: ArtTuesday: Picture Day…..Smile!! (Music)
Thursday: P.E.
Friday: Fundraising packets are DUE!! (Music, Library, Computer)
Remember, a spelling list will come home with the homework packet each Friday and tests will be given the following Friday. Each week your child has 12 words to study, based on our pretest. On Friday, all students take a test of all 20 words from the week, but your child's grade is based entirely on his/her individual list (which will be highlighted on the test). It is important that you and your child make practicing the spelling words a regular routine at home. Each week there will be a new word pattern, as well as 4 "No Excuse" words that students see, and are expected to use, in their daily reading and writing. Please review the Spelling Tab to get additional information and ideas for helping your child study at home.
Homework will continue to come home on Friday and will not be due until the following Friday. If your child is ready to turn in the homework before Friday, please make sure the spelling words are written down at home, in order to continue practicing through the week. Also, there will always be a back side to the spelling page. Many students forgot to complete the back side, or failed to turn it in at all this week. Please help your child to remember that all 3 pages will need to be turned in at the same time in order for the homework packet to be considered complete.
We are excited to welcome Dinger, from the Colorado Rockies on Monday. Our wonderful PTA has arranged an assembly (2:00-3:00) that we're all looking forward to!
Friday is the LAST DAY to turn in fundraising packets. Thank you so much for all of your support on this. Remember, each time your child sells 5 items, s/he can bring a signed coupon from the packet to receive a reward necklace!
Looking ahead:
Teacher conferences are right around the corner (9/26, 10/2, 10/4). I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s progress and set new goals for the year. Please return the pink conference form indicating that you can make it for your scheduled time. If the time does not work for you, just let me know and we can find a time that will.
Vision and hearing screening will take place on Wed., Sept. 26th.
Teacher conferences are right around the corner (9/26, 10/2, 10/4). I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s progress and set new goals for the year. Please return the pink conference form indicating that you can make it for your scheduled time. If the time does not work for you, just let me know and we can find a time that will.
Vision and hearing screening will take place on Wed., Sept. 26th.
There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, Oct. 12th.
Have a GREAT week!
Sunday, September 9, 2012
We have begun our weekly spelling program. Lists will come home, with the homework packet, each Friday and tests will be given the following Friday. Please review the Spelling Tab to get additional information and ideas for helping your child study at home. This week's spelling focus is the long A sound created by AI or AY (rain, play). Remember, the last 4 words on your child's list are NO EXCUSE WORDS and won't follow any particular pattern.
Our school fundraiser has begun! This year, the money raised will go to support the AVID for Adventure program scheduled for next Spring. Sales will go through September 21st. GOOD LUCK!!! Also, don't forget to help raise additional money for our school, by sending in all of your Box Tops and Campbell's Labels. Anything you can contribute helps and is greatly appreciated!!!
Please return the yellow, conference scheduling note no later than this Wednesday. I look forward to meeting with you in the next couple weeks!
CALLING ALL DADS!! We have begun our second year of WatchDOGS (Dads of Great Students) and we need you! WatchDOGS is a program focused on getting more male role models in our building. We ask all dads (as well as grandpas, uncles, etc.) to commit to spending a day at school this year. You will have the opportunity to interact with students at recess, lunch and throughout the school, as well as spend time in your child(ren)'s classroom(s). Please sign up on the calendar in the front hallway, or just let me know what day you would like to come!
DON'T FORGET!! Our first K-8 information meeting is THIS THURSDAY (Sept. 13th) at 6:00. Come find out what's happening as we prepare for the big changes next year! You will have an opportunity to get information and have your questions answered by various district staff, as well as provide your input on many important issues. Childcare will be provided!
Science Notes: Thanks to all of you that are supporting potentially crazy experiments on the grass and alfalfa plants your child brought home this week! We are still looking for different seeds to study - please keep searching for those and sending them in!
Please return the yellow, conference scheduling note no later than this Wednesday. I look forward to meeting with you in the next couple weeks!
CALLING ALL DADS!! We have begun our second year of WatchDOGS (Dads of Great Students) and we need you! WatchDOGS is a program focused on getting more male role models in our building. We ask all dads (as well as grandpas, uncles, etc.) to commit to spending a day at school this year. You will have the opportunity to interact with students at recess, lunch and throughout the school, as well as spend time in your child(ren)'s classroom(s). Please sign up on the calendar in the front hallway, or just let me know what day you would like to come!
DON'T FORGET!! Our first K-8 information meeting is THIS THURSDAY (Sept. 13th) at 6:00. Come find out what's happening as we prepare for the big changes next year! You will have an opportunity to get information and have your questions answered by various district staff, as well as provide your input on many important issues. Childcare will be provided!
Science Notes: Thanks to all of you that are supporting potentially crazy experiments on the grass and alfalfa plants your child brought home this week! We are still looking for different seeds to study - please keep searching for those and sending them in!