Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Tuesday, March 22, 2016
DO NOT FORGET PARENT MEETING TODAY AT 9:00 a.m. in the Cafeteria!!!
We look forward to seeing you all there!!!
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Monday, March 21, 2016.
This week at a glance….
Tomorrow!!! Please read below:
Dear Parents,
We cordially invite you to attend one of our most important meetings for this school year. You will be able to go in the classrooms and observe teachers and students in action. New methods and tools such as Promethean Boards, School Improvement Plan reading, math, and writing strategies, interventions, etc. will be demonstrated throughout the visit in Grades K-5. During your visit, you will have the opportunity to see our specialists working with small groups of students to help them improve their reading and writing levels.
This opportunity is one of the few chances when parents are able to observe firsthand what takes place in our classrooms. Do not miss this important opportunity. Come and join us on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 9:00 in the cafeteria. We are looking forward to seeing you.
Thank you,
Mrs. Faraj
Students will be given Spring Break homework. Please make sure they complete this. I will be sending out another blog update this week regarding homework.
Friday 3/25/16 no school!
Spring Break 3/25-4/3
School resumes 4/4/16!
Have a beautiful day!
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Good afternoon families~
Please read the attached letter in regards to M-Step!!
Thank you!
Have a beautiful weekend!
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Good morning families,
Here are a few updates on what is happening in 5th grade!
March is Reading Month is in full effect…
Camp Maples is our theme this year! The students are tracking their minutes daily and we are having a friendly competition with the other 5th grade classrooms to see who can read the most!!! GO CAMP CURRIE!!
The students are expected to keep track of their minutes on a calendar with your signature as well.
Headphone Drive- Thank you to those that have purchased headphones already. Your child will keep these headphones at school until the end of the school year.
Please go on the Maples Blog and use the Google Forms doc to complete your purchase. Have your child bring in $16.
Important Upcoming Dates:
3/10/16- Parent Technology Class at 10:00 a.m.
3/16/16- Late Start
3/18/16- End of Marking period 3! Report cards will go home before spring break!!!
NO SCHOOL!!! 3-25 through 4-3. Classes resume on 4/4/16!
Literacy Night-4/7/16 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Enjoy this beautiful weather!
Regards,
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Sunday, February 28, 2016
Good evening families,
I wanted to pass along info on our Headphones Drive. Your child wrote about this in their planners on Friday. Here is more info from our Maples School blog:
Maples is having a headphones drive, we are reaching out to our families to fund the purchase of headphones for every student. These headsets will be used during daily instruction in the classrooms by your child and will be labeled with your child’s name. If you wish to have a personal headset for your children, please use the form below to order them. Please use one order form for each student.
Students who purchase the headphones will keep them for future use in the next grade levels. Please click on the link to place your order.
Have your child turn in their money to me.
Please also let me know if you have any questions.
Have a wonderful evening.
Regards,
Mrs. Currie
https://docs.google.com/a/dearbornschools.org/forms/d/1iv-fDB-AGrr3fwgDbAVbXY-PGPpfNIJh3hJDo5F44Ww/viewform
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Friday, February 19, 2016
Good afternoon families~
I hope all of you are enjoying this warm up!
Here are couple important dates & items to remember….
1. Thursday, February 23, 2016-
Art field trip! Please remind your child bring in these items for the trip:
The 5th grade is going on a field trip next week and we will be making junk sculptures. If you have any shoe boxes – normal size, not boot boxes please- I would love to have them so each student can place their creation in it for transportation.
If you are in the spring cleaning mode, please give me anything you want to get rid of that can be glued with a hot glue gun. the following is the list I gave the students…. Thanks! Susan
Game pieces
Small toys – can be broken
Medicine bottles
Beads
Broken jewelry
Plastic lids / bottle caps
Cardboard tubes
Keys
Thread spools
Clothes pins
Buttons
Craft -popsicle- sticks
Foam shapes
Wood scraps
Shells
Paper clips
Small jewelry boxes
Pencil nubs
Nuts bolts nails
Plastic silverware
Rocks
Plastic ‘cupcake’ rings
CDs
Plastic bugs / animals
Legos
Cardboard scraps
2. Yearbooks for sale until 2/26/16.
3. Spring Pictures are Friday, 2/26/16
I think that is all for now. If you have any questions, please write a note in your child’s planner or send me an email.
Have a beautiful weekend.
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Good morning families~
Here is what’s ahead……
Tomorrow-Thursday 2/4/16 the students will be having a Math Test on multiplication of fractions. A study guide will be sent home this evening.
Friday~ Social Studies Google Slide Shows!!! The students have been working very hard on these. We look forward to having you see their presentations!!! Please arrive at 2:45 p.m. in room 309!!!
Please remember to sign your child’s planner daily, and make sure they are using Moby Max at home every night!!!
I hope everyone is having a great week!!!
Regards,
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Monday, January 25, 2016.
Good afternoon families,
Here is this week at a glance.
Math- We took a math assessment on Friday. Please look out for it to be coming home with their scores. We started a new unit today on multiplying fractions.
Social Studies- The students started their projects in class with partners. The project is about Colonial Life in America. Most of this will be done at school. The students will be inviting family members to present their projects toward the end of February. Keep an eye out for the presentation dates.
Mrs. Charara, my student teacher started a behavior management plan that parents can track as well. It’s called Class Dojo (an app). We sent home the note on Friday explaining the procedure on how to sign up. The students already signed up in class on Friday. Parents make sure to sign up!!! It’s an excellent system & the kids are loving it!
Friday-1/2 day 11:45 am dismissal. Teacher duty day in the afternoon.
Pizza sale Friday after school.
Hats for Haiti-Students can donate a $1 to help provide hats for kids in Haiti. As a reward the student may wear a hat that day.
I think that is it for now!
Enjoy the sunshine!
Regards,
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Thursday, January 14, 2015
A couple reminders!!!!
TOMORROW:
Social Studies assessment tomorrow. Please make sure your child uses the study guide for practice!
Science:
Please sign and return the quiz.
Students will be taking NWEA tomorrow for science. Please make sure they go to be early, and have a good breakfast!
Spelling:
Please sign and return the spelling tests by tomorrow.
POPCORN SALE tomorrow after school!!!
I will be checking planners tomorrow for parent signatures.
I think that is all.
Have a beautiful evening.
Warmly,
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Monday, January 11, 2016
Happy New Year Families! I hope this reaches you well.
First I would like to welcome my student teacher from University of Michigan, Farah Charara. We look forward to a wonderful educational couple months with her. Please read the attached family letter from Mrs. Charara.
This week at a glance!
NWEA testing will continue this week- Tuesday, 1/12/16 Language and Friday, 1/15/16 Science. Please make sure to check your child’s planner for their scores on Reading and Math!
Social Studies~ Please look out for a study guide being sent home today. The test date will be Thursday, 1/14/16.
Math~ We will be finishing up adding and subtracting with fractions this week.
Writing~ The students will complete their Opinion piece about “Should school lunchrooms serve chocolate milk?”
I think that is it for now!
Please reach out if you have any questions.
Stay Warm and have a beautiful day!
Regards,
Mrs. Currie