A big THANKYOU to all of the parents who have helped volunteer in one way or another to our class this year. You have been a huge help and I can't express how much I appreciate all you do. As the year comes to a closing, I hope your child has built on his/her foundation and have grown both academically and socially. Keep practicing those times tables, reading, and writing this summer. But, have FUN too!
Here are a few reminders for this week. The field trip to Seacliff beach is in on Wednesday, June 1.We will leave school at 9:30. Chaperones can come around 9:20. I still need permission forms and $5.00 from the following students: Abby, Kylie, and Dylan. I also need only $5:00 from the following: Ethan, Emily, Tess, and Aiden.
The librarian has also send home notes to Maya, Ethan, John, and Kylie about books that need to be either turned in or paid for. Students will not receive their report cards if they have an overdue book that is not turned in or accounted for.
Yearbooks will also go home this week. I will pass them out on Thursday.
Have a great long weekend and wonderful summer! It's been a pleasure teaching your children!
Friday, May 27, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
May 23-27, 2011
This week students should be prepping for their famous American speeches that will begin on Friday. A schedule was sent home a few days ago with the day your child will be presenting. Please help them practice every night until they are well prepared. Our last Lit Circle will be due this Wednesday. PLEASE look around your house for any books that belong to either me or the school. I am still missing many leveled books. I will try to send home a list of missing books soon.
Math homework will continue this week only. The last week of school there will be no homework. Our end of the year party is underway. If you haven't sent in the permission form and $5.00 please so so ASAP. I'd like to get the money to the organizers or the party ahead of time.
Thanks for ALL of your help and support this year. I hope your child has had a wonderful year! I will do one more post next week. Have a great weekend!
Math homework will continue this week only. The last week of school there will be no homework. Our end of the year party is underway. If you haven't sent in the permission form and $5.00 please so so ASAP. I'd like to get the money to the organizers or the party ahead of time.
Thanks for ALL of your help and support this year. I hope your child has had a wonderful year! I will do one more post next week. Have a great weekend!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
May 16-20, 2011
Great to see all of the families who made it to Open House.
This week students will have their last spelling packet due Friday. We will continue daily math homework through next week. Lit circles will end on May 25. I am missing several lit circle books, so a list will be sent home this week. Please check your house for any books that look like they belong to the school.
By now, most students should be done with taking notes on their famous Americans. A letter was sent home last week describing the project. Most of the speeches will be held on Friday, May 27 and Tuesday, May 31. A few can sign up for Thursday, june 2. It is very important that your child practice in front of you several times.
Our end of the year party will be on Wednesday, June 1 at Seacliff Beach. Please save the date if you plan on driving. We are asking all students to contribute $5.00 towards the cost of food. A big thank you to the parents who were able up drive on our last field trip. Without your help, we couldn't have gone.
3 more weeks to go!
This week students will have their last spelling packet due Friday. We will continue daily math homework through next week. Lit circles will end on May 25. I am missing several lit circle books, so a list will be sent home this week. Please check your house for any books that look like they belong to the school.
By now, most students should be done with taking notes on their famous Americans. A letter was sent home last week describing the project. Most of the speeches will be held on Friday, May 27 and Tuesday, May 31. A few can sign up for Thursday, june 2. It is very important that your child practice in front of you several times.
Our end of the year party will be on Wednesday, June 1 at Seacliff Beach. Please save the date if you plan on driving. We are asking all students to contribute $5.00 towards the cost of food. A big thank you to the parents who were able up drive on our last field trip. Without your help, we couldn't have gone.
3 more weeks to go!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
May 9-13, 2011
Happy Mother's Day! I hope you are having a special and relaxing day today.
The count down is officially on until the end of the year. CST testing is done, phew, and we are back to a somewhat normal schedule. A new spelling packet will be sent home Monday due on Friday. We are done reading out of the HM anthology so the spelling lists are good review of 3rd grade words. Attached to the packet is the multiplication timed sheet we have been working on weekly. Normal daily math homework will resume. Students will need to complete 3 word problems on the back.
We began working on notetakong for the Famous America speeches. Students who did not finish paragraphs 1,2, & 3 were required to finish at home. This MUST be done and turned in by tomorrow. We will continue working on paragraphs 4,5, & 6 this week. Once the notes are finished, we will then write a draft in the first person.( For example: Hello, my name is George Washington and I was the first president of the US. I was born on... in...) Once the notes are written in paragraph form, students will take it home, edit and either type or write a final version to practice for their speech. Speeches will be done in class beginning on Friday, May 27. A sign up sheet will be sent around. I am looking for 1-2 parents who would like to come and video tape the children doing their speeches. Last year a parent was able to give a copy of the video to each child.
Our field trip to the Agricultural History Museum is scheduled for this Thursday, however, we are in need of 2 more drivers in order to go. If we don't have enough drivers then I will have to cancel the trip. We need to find cars for 9 more students. If you have already confirmed driving, then I will let you know on Wednesday if we can go or not. We are having our end of the year party on Wednesday, June 1st. We are asking for $5.00 per student and drivers to the beach as well.
Hope you can make it to Open House this Thursday, May 12. See you then!
The count down is officially on until the end of the year. CST testing is done, phew, and we are back to a somewhat normal schedule. A new spelling packet will be sent home Monday due on Friday. We are done reading out of the HM anthology so the spelling lists are good review of 3rd grade words. Attached to the packet is the multiplication timed sheet we have been working on weekly. Normal daily math homework will resume. Students will need to complete 3 word problems on the back.
We began working on notetakong for the Famous America speeches. Students who did not finish paragraphs 1,2, & 3 were required to finish at home. This MUST be done and turned in by tomorrow. We will continue working on paragraphs 4,5, & 6 this week. Once the notes are finished, we will then write a draft in the first person.( For example: Hello, my name is George Washington and I was the first president of the US. I was born on... in...) Once the notes are written in paragraph form, students will take it home, edit and either type or write a final version to practice for their speech. Speeches will be done in class beginning on Friday, May 27. A sign up sheet will be sent around. I am looking for 1-2 parents who would like to come and video tape the children doing their speeches. Last year a parent was able to give a copy of the video to each child.
Our field trip to the Agricultural History Museum is scheduled for this Thursday, however, we are in need of 2 more drivers in order to go. If we don't have enough drivers then I will have to cancel the trip. We need to find cars for 9 more students. If you have already confirmed driving, then I will let you know on Wednesday if we can go or not. We are having our end of the year party on Wednesday, June 1st. We are asking for $5.00 per student and drivers to the beach as well.
Hope you can make it to Open House this Thursday, May 12. See you then!
Monday, May 2, 2011
May 2-6, 2011
Hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break. This week we will finish off testing with the English Language Arts section of the CST. Testing will resume on Tuesday, May 3 and finish on Thursday, May 5. Please be sure your child had an ample breakfast and snack. Testing will happen at 9:30 each day. Homework again will be minimal. Math will be sent home nightly, but students only need to do 1 word problem on the back.
Students will begin working on their famous american reports today. Most students picked their person before Spring Break and already gathered an article of research from the computer lab. We will begin paragraph 1 today and continue with a paragraph each day. If your child is unable to finish in class, it will be sent home for homework.
Lit Circles will also continue this week. We will go until the end if the school year. I will not need any other classroom volunteers(besides lit circles) this week due to testing.
Next week on May 12 we are going on a field trip to the Ag History Museum in Watsonville. If you signed up to drive I will send a reminder next week. Please send in $3:00 to cover the cost. Our end of the year party is also coming up on Wednesday, June 1. All classes are asking for $5:00 to cover the cost of food. Permission forms will be sent home soon.
Have a great week!
Students will begin working on their famous american reports today. Most students picked their person before Spring Break and already gathered an article of research from the computer lab. We will begin paragraph 1 today and continue with a paragraph each day. If your child is unable to finish in class, it will be sent home for homework.
Lit Circles will also continue this week. We will go until the end if the school year. I will not need any other classroom volunteers(besides lit circles) this week due to testing.
Next week on May 12 we are going on a field trip to the Ag History Museum in Watsonville. If you signed up to drive I will send a reminder next week. Please send in $3:00 to cover the cost. Our end of the year party is also coming up on Wednesday, June 1. All classes are asking for $5:00 to cover the cost of food. Permission forms will be sent home soon.
Have a great week!
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