Hello parents,
Today your child will bring the Lansing field trip form home. It will be FREE for students and $4.00 for chaperones. Please send signed forms as soon as possible. Also, the day of the field trip, there will not be buses to pick your child from home. You must drop your child at school by 7:00 am. The letter attached to the field trip form explains this more in details. If you have any questions please let me know, If you don;t want your child to participate, please write that on the form, signed and return to school.
Today is BINGO for books from 5:30-6:30. Please come and join the fun! Don’t forget to be dressed as a farmer or farm animal 🙂
The book fair will be open tonight and Friday morning will be make-up day.
Thank you,
Mrs. Attia
Hello parents,
Just a few reminders:
-Students have to read daily for at least 30 minutes. For march is reading month, we sent a reading log so we can count the time and earn a school reward. This month is filled with fun activities to promote reading. We love when parents come and read to our students. If you are interested, please let me know and I will set a date and time for you to come in and read to the class. You are more than welcome to get prizes or snacks for the kids to enjoy, we have 21 students. You can bring your own book or I can provide one for you.
-Forms were sent for BINGO for books! It is a fun time to enjoy with the family and get FREE books!
-Roller skating forms were sent, you can purchase them before or pay at the door. You only pay for whoever is skating 🙂
-Students need to work on the math homework daily. Please don’t do the whole packet in one day and don’t go ahead because students will not understand the homework until after I teach the lesson. Practice skip counting to improve on multiplication and division skills.
-We are halfway through module 5 which is all on fractions. As you notice with the homework, it is getting more complex. Students can get additional practice on fraction using IXL.
-For ELA we are working on a new essential skill: Determine meaning of words and phrases using context clues. For writing, we are starting a new opinion piece: Should students wear uniform to school?
-We will starting a new social students unit next week on Michigan’s government. Our Lansing trip will be in the beginning of April, right after spring break. We will be sending forms soon!
-Our animal science unit is ending. Students took the study guide home today. The test is Friday. The next science unit is about plants.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Thank you,
Mrs. Attia
Dear Parents,
Technology, the internet, and social media have become a big part of all of our lives. From the moment we wake in the morning to the time we go to sleep, we can be overwhelmed with technology. That’s why I wanted to take a moment to share with you information about a social media trend that regrettably seems to be reaching elementary age children.
Over the past several years, a common trend on social media or through text messaging is to pose a “challenge” to the viewer of the video or reader of the text message. Perhaps you may recall the “ice bucket” challenge that was popular a few years back and helped to raise funds for ALS or more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Most of the time, these “challenges” are done with the best intentions.
Unfortunately, there are those who choose to create and post “challenges” that can be dangerous and physically harmful. There have been news stories about the dangerous “challenges” that ask the viewer to consume certain products such as large amounts of cinnamon or even as outrageous as washing machine detergent. I have recently been told there is another one of these “challenge” videos going around that ask the viewer to perform acts of violence to others or to themselves. This is very distressing, especially to know that children as young as elementary age are being exposed to this type of disturbing behavior.
I’m sharing this information with you today not to alarm, panic, or spread of any rumors. Rather, I share this with you to communicate information that may be helpful to you as parents. I would also like to pass along a few simple tips that all parents can use when helping children safely navigate the internet and social media.
Basic guidelines for parental supervision:
Spend time online together to teach your kids appropriate online behavior.
Keep the computer in a common area where you can watch and monitor its use, not in individual bedrooms. Monitor any time spent on smartphones or tablets.
Bookmark kids’ favorite sites for easy access.
Check your credit card and phone bills for unfamiliar account charges.
Find out what, if any, online protection is offered by your child’s school, after-school center, friends’ homes, or any place where kids could use a computer without your supervision.
Take your child seriously if he or she reports an uncomfortable online exchange
We know our students are safe at home and we pride ourselves on creating a safe environment for your children when they are here at school. By working together we can ensure that our school will always be a safe place for learning.