Mrs. Vrsek's Room

The students have been working hard an anxiously waiting for our field trip.  It’s finally here!

This Friday we will be going to the Detroit Zoo.  A note will be going home with details early this week.  Please look for it.

The end of the marking period is fast approaching.  Missing assignments will also be sent home by the end of the week so that students can get their assignments turned in by next week.

As always, feel free to call or email if you have any questions or concerns!

I can’t believe we are already halfway through October!  The students are working hard every day on their academics and their behavior skills.

Our kindness jar has become a great addition to the classroom.  It boosts the positive morale of the students each day.

Each week we also have a new Leader of the classroom that will help throughout the week.  This is another boost of positive morale and a great chance at learning what a leader does and how to take responsibility with a role.  Students look forward to each Monday to find out who the new Leader is!

Academically we have been diving into rocks and the rock cycle in Science.  Exploring hands on is their favorite way to learn about rocks.  Which there is no better way!  In math we are working on learning a variety of ways to use multiplication and division strategies and to work on memorizing fast facts too.  In Language Arts, we are writing descriptive with using lots of different synonyms and a variety of adjectives to describe our writing piece.  We are also working on inferring as we read a story.

Upcoming Events:

Wednesday, October 17th: Late Start

Next week- October 22nd-26th: Spirit Week sponsored by Student Council

Tuesday, October 23rd: Picture Retakes

Thursday, October 25th: Parent Talk Class 9:00-10:30

Friday, October 26th: Class Field Trip to the Detroit Zoo

Friday, October 26th: Truck or Treat at 5:00 PM

Happy Monday!

We are ready for another fun and education filled week at school!

As a school we have started a blessing bag program and would love for everyone to bring in items.

Items needed:

water bottles, socks, gloves, granola bars, fruit snacks, kleenex, band aids, chapsticks, mints, wipes, shampoo, deodorant, scarves, and other items too

Field trip

Just a reminder that our field trip is on Friday, October 26th.  It will be all day.  Students will be provided a lunch.  All parents are welcome to join if they pay $6 and get an iChat background check done in the office by the end of this week to ensure that it is completed by the district in time.  Parents will have to provide their own lunches.

Upcoming Events:

Friday, October, 12th: Half Day

The first month of school went very quickly.  Progress reports have been done and students are doing very well.

We are getting into our routines and following expectations of the classroom and the school.

We are all working very hard to stay on track.

PBIS reward on Friday was a success! I’m happy to see that our whole class had their PRIDE CARDS filled out and earned it.

We will be finishing up fractions this week with a test and also a quick check quiz on our landforms and bodies of water in Science.

Field trip notes are going home tomorrow.

-Please return both papers signed by Friday, October 12th.  Any questions–Please email or call!  We would love as many parents to come as they can. Parents are $6 to attend.

-Students will get a lunch from the zoo, but are welcome to bring their own lunch

-Parents attending must pack a lunch

-All parents attending will need to stop in the office as soon as possible to do a background check.

Upcoming Events:

October 12: 1/2 day for Students

October 12: Fordson Homecoming Parade at 4:00 pm

October 17: Late Start

October 26: Trunk or Treat- PTA Event

Good morning Families!

Over the weekend I received news that our class has received a field trip to the Detroit Zoo at the end of October.  We are excited to begin planning this trip!

More details will be coming home soon!

This week:

We will take our last NWEA (Science) test.  We will be wrapping up our focus on Fractions in Math so that we can take a test next week.  We will also be continuing our writing narratives and increasing our word choice with our writing.  We will introduce Idioms this week too!

This past week we began NWEA testing and all the students have been doing amazing.

This week we will finish our NWEA testing and I only expect the best to continue.

We took our first spelling test last week and will continue to do spelling this week and in the upcoming weeks unless otherwise noted.

In Math we are continuing our work on fractions.  We are creating fractions from a shape, writing fractions, determining fractional parts, and matching fractional shapes with their words/fraction.

In Language Arts, we will continue to work on our word choice and begin our first writing assignment.  We will be working on our favorite activity and giving an introduction, details, and a conclusion.  We will use Thinking Maps to help guide our writing.

In Science, we are continuing on with Earth Science and focusing on Landforms this week.  We will be focusing on the types of landforms and digging into the vocabulary.

Important Dates:

Monday, 9/17: Monthly parent meeting 9:00am

Wednesday, 9/19: Late Start

Week 3 is already approaching.  The students are getting into the routines of the classroom and the school and are doing a great job getting everywhere on time.  This week we will begin NWEA testing.  It is important to get lots of rest and be ready and to try our best on these days.

Along with NWEA, we will focus on fractions in math, word choice, word meanings, and writing personal narratives in Language Arts, and we will begin our study of Earth Science as well.  Our interactive notebooks will be a great tool in our learning this week!

Upcoming Events:

Monday, September 10- Picture Day

Wednesday, September 12- Open House 6:00-7:30

Friday, September 14- 1/2 day for students: Dismissal at 11:05 a.m.

Welcome back! I am excited to start the year off with your students.  As most of you already know, Ms. Wade accepted a new position in the district and isn’t returning to the classroom.  We have kept in touch to keep things moving in the same smooth directions.

We have been busy focusing on our PBIS and school expectations, as well as our classroom rules and procedures.  Everyone has been doing fantastic.

Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns.

cusumaj@dearbornschools.org

Thanks!!