Sunday, October 25, 2009
Oct. 26 AM Assembly
A change in plans for the Monday morning assembly. Students are to line up in their regular spot on the primary playground. We will walk down as a class to the upper playground for the assembly.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Monday morning Rio del Mar will begin school with its first A.M. Assembly. Students are to report to the upper grade playground at 7:49 to be greeted by Mrs. Dorney and Mr. Coffin. This will be a quick assembly including a welcome message, flag salute, and singing to "You're a Grand Old Flag." These 5 minute assemblies will be held every Monday morning if the weather permits. If your child is late to school, have them check the classroom first and then head to the upper playground where our class will be lined up. We've been practicing the song in class so the students should be ready to sing!
The new spelling packet will go home for Dancing Rainbows on Monday. In math, we are still practicing multiplication and will have the Chapter 5 test this week. Please continue to practice the facts at home. When I gave the timed test on Thursday, so many kids had improved. It was wonderful to see growth in such a short time.
This Friday is the Halloween party at 9:40. If you haven't given Mrs. Star $3-5, you can still send that in this week.
Have a great weekend!
The new spelling packet will go home for Dancing Rainbows on Monday. In math, we are still practicing multiplication and will have the Chapter 5 test this week. Please continue to practice the facts at home. When I gave the timed test on Thursday, so many kids had improved. It was wonderful to see growth in such a short time.
This Friday is the Halloween party at 9:40. If you haven't given Mrs. Star $3-5, you can still send that in this week.
Have a great weekend!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
October 19-23, 2009
What a crazy week with the power outage on Tuesday and no school on Wednesday. I enjoyed the several conferences we had in the dark. It's nice to mix things up a bit. Thank you for all of your patience and flexibility.
On Monday we are back to the regular schedule. The spelling packet for The Talking Cloth will go home and is due on Friday. The book fair is extended 2 more days (Monday and Tuesday). Many thanks to all of the families who purchased books for the class. It's nice to have a new selection for students to choose from.
The landform projects were turned in on time, despite the rain, and turned out wonderful. Students were excited to see what others did and were excited to share with the class. We are both very proud of all the kids hard work. NICE JOB!
We would also like to thank Mrs. Star and Mrs. Weeland for organizing the Halloween party on Friday, October 30. The party will begin at 9:40, right after the morning recess. Look forward to seeing you then.
On Monday we are back to the regular schedule. The spelling packet for The Talking Cloth will go home and is due on Friday. The book fair is extended 2 more days (Monday and Tuesday). Many thanks to all of the families who purchased books for the class. It's nice to have a new selection for students to choose from.
The landform projects were turned in on time, despite the rain, and turned out wonderful. Students were excited to see what others did and were excited to share with the class. We are both very proud of all the kids hard work. NICE JOB!
We would also like to thank Mrs. Star and Mrs. Weeland for organizing the Halloween party on Friday, October 30. The party will begin at 9:40, right after the morning recess. Look forward to seeing you then.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Oct. 12-16
Conferences begin this Monday, so if you didn't receive your time or are not sure of your conference, please contact us. If for some reason you can not make your assigned time, let us know ASAP so we can reschedule. Since we have 31 students this year, conferences are 20 minutes back to back. Please be on time.
The spelling packet this week is from Theme 2. It consists of 2 practice book pages back to back. Students will not be required to write sentences or do ABC order. Instead, students should do the finishing touches to their Landform Project that is due this Wednesday, October 14. I've gotten a lot of positive feedback from parents about the project and am happy to hear that students are really enjoying it.
Last week we wrapped up subtraction and began multiplication. From now until the end of the school year, multiplication should be a focus at home. Weekly timed tests will be given and sent home for parents to see. If students can memorize the facts this year, it makes a world of difference for the upcoming grades. It helps with multiplication of larger numbers, division, and fractions.
Also, this week we'll begin Lit Circles. Every Tuesday, each student will be assigned a new book/chapter and job. Students will do most or all of the work in class. My hope is for each child to finish in class so they don't have additional homework. After Winter Break, Lit Circles will be done at home. If you signed up to volunteer for Lit Circles, please come this Tuesday at 8:00. We'll begin then.
As always, thanks again for all of your support and help this year. We'll see you this week!
The spelling packet this week is from Theme 2. It consists of 2 practice book pages back to back. Students will not be required to write sentences or do ABC order. Instead, students should do the finishing touches to their Landform Project that is due this Wednesday, October 14. I've gotten a lot of positive feedback from parents about the project and am happy to hear that students are really enjoying it.
Last week we wrapped up subtraction and began multiplication. From now until the end of the school year, multiplication should be a focus at home. Weekly timed tests will be given and sent home for parents to see. If students can memorize the facts this year, it makes a world of difference for the upcoming grades. It helps with multiplication of larger numbers, division, and fractions.
Also, this week we'll begin Lit Circles. Every Tuesday, each student will be assigned a new book/chapter and job. Students will do most or all of the work in class. My hope is for each child to finish in class so they don't have additional homework. After Winter Break, Lit Circles will be done at home. If you signed up to volunteer for Lit Circles, please come this Tuesday at 8:00. We'll begin then.
As always, thanks again for all of your support and help this year. We'll see you this week!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Oct. 5-9
Tomorrow students will receive a new spelling packet for the week from the story Anthony Reynoso-Born to Rope. If you did not receive a monthly reading log for October, please let us know. Since there is a bit of an overlap from the past week, students will need to make 4 additional boxes on the back of the October reading log. This week we will wrap up subtraction and begin multiplication. Students are excited, but will need some support in practicing at home. It takes a lot of patience and memorization to learn multiplication facts 1-10s.
The Landform project is under way and will be due on Wednesday, October 14. Projects will not be accepted after this date. If you have any questions about the project don't hesitate to email us.
We just scheduled a field trip to the Museum of Natural History on Friday, December 18 (the last day before winter break). Paperwork won't go home until next month, but for those of you who are interested, I wanted to give you a heads up.
Again, thank you for all of your support and we look forward to seeing you at conferences.
The Landform project is under way and will be due on Wednesday, October 14. Projects will not be accepted after this date. If you have any questions about the project don't hesitate to email us.
We just scheduled a field trip to the Museum of Natural History on Friday, December 18 (the last day before winter break). Paperwork won't go home until next month, but for those of you who are interested, I wanted to give you a heads up.
Again, thank you for all of your support and we look forward to seeing you at conferences.
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