Sunday, October 27, 2013
Reminder
The words sent home for spelling are for practice only. There is no assignment attached to them :).
Good Evening,
Sunday brings so much action in my family. My older boys are in basketball, so we are starting with games already. Any errands, cleaning or schoolwork not accomplished on Saturday is done and of course plenty of football watching. Thus, the lateness of my posting...
The week ahead ...
Monday is the kickoff for One School One Book and Red Ribbon Week. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMuGfpivBk4C0Q9CInIB0t93GCK7Y9vlQFrS3TGobSBZJRnTj4QyqPsIEyqr79A1ifslsjx8iK8AqxUfxrEry7vezy-qY0kVlmURImSI52RDFZ5NiZtpkY454Q4VZCoTeM9oqUxAYkx5A/s1600/red+ribbon+week.jpg. This link should take you to the happenings for the Red Ribbon Week activities.
Thursday is a half day and Halloween. Your child may wear their costumes that morning, but of course we ask that their faces are not covered and that there is no weaponry. We will be having our party that morning as well as art class.
Friday we are celebrating Isabella's birthday as well as visiting our reading buddies in Mrs. Ottman's 4th grade.
Recap from last week...
You may have noticed your child had the same book to read for a few days and over the weekend. This will occur from time to time to enable the children to get comfortable practicing a particular strategy or learning new sight words. In this case, your children and I practiced looking closely at unfamiliar words and using familiar sounds or words inside of them to read that word. We will review this Monday and move on to new texts.
Have a wonderful week!
Sunday brings so much action in my family. My older boys are in basketball, so we are starting with games already. Any errands, cleaning or schoolwork not accomplished on Saturday is done and of course plenty of football watching. Thus, the lateness of my posting...
The week ahead ...
Monday is the kickoff for One School One Book and Red Ribbon Week. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMuGfpivBk4C0Q9CInIB0t93GCK7Y9vlQFrS3TGobSBZJRnTj4QyqPsIEyqr79A1ifslsjx8iK8AqxUfxrEry7vezy-qY0kVlmURImSI52RDFZ5NiZtpkY454Q4VZCoTeM9oqUxAYkx5A/s1600/red+ribbon+week.jpg. This link should take you to the happenings for the Red Ribbon Week activities.
Thursday is a half day and Halloween. Your child may wear their costumes that morning, but of course we ask that their faces are not covered and that there is no weaponry. We will be having our party that morning as well as art class.
Friday we are celebrating Isabella's birthday as well as visiting our reading buddies in Mrs. Ottman's 4th grade.
Recap from last week...
You may have noticed your child had the same book to read for a few days and over the weekend. This will occur from time to time to enable the children to get comfortable practicing a particular strategy or learning new sight words. In this case, your children and I practiced looking closely at unfamiliar words and using familiar sounds or words inside of them to read that word. We will review this Monday and move on to new texts.
Have a wonderful week!
Friday, October 11, 2013
It's been awhile...
Hello Families,I don't know about you, but this fall has been one of the loveliest I can remember. It is just amazing to me how fortunate we have been!
Your children are doing well with our routines and schedules. They are bringing home their book pouches now so they have something to read with you every night. I love how excited they are to tell me they brought it back, and how they love to read with you. Thank you! You will notice that they are allowed to bring home two or three books. Many of the kids want more to read and experience so I let them bring more home. Although we are running around crazy, please try to find time to read with them. Each book only takes about 5 minutes, and they get a huge smile when they have accomplished these books. It's priceless.
One strategy: If they don't know a word, tell them and then have them go back over the word and say it alone and in the sentence.
On Halloween the students are able to wear their costumes. I would ask that masks stay at home however, and obviously if there are weapons of any type, they also remain at home. We will have our party that morning with a small craft. It is a half day, and we have special, so our party will be short. I will contact those parents that signed up for a treat soon.
You may have noticed two changes to things not brought home. With the arrival of the book pouches, the students had time to acclimate bringing them home, so homework was not given. You will see the usual homework coming home starting on Wednesday along with the book pouches. By the way, they will have new books every two days. Another change was in the spelling lists coming home. You did not see them last week since I was keeping them in their folders here. However, I will begin sending them home again on the 21st. They don't need to do anything with them except practice.
Phew... lots of information. As always, call me if you need anything. 392-1000 ext. 5203
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Open House
Thank you all for coming in to see our room. It was so great to meet new people and see many of you again! The kids loved showing off our room and what they know. Your support and encouragement is so appreciated! October is a busy month with Halloween and Columbus Day. Please see to the right and our school calendar for days off or shortened.
As you plan ahead, the students will be able to dress up for Halloween. I will be in contact soon for those of you that have signed up for goodies that day.
As you plan ahead, the students will be able to dress up for Halloween. I will be in contact soon for those of you that have signed up for goodies that day.
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