Today in your child’s folder you will see his/her report card. Please take the report card out of the manila envelope, sign the envelope under 2nd Card marking and return the envelope back into your child’s folder. Thank you!
Also, the February lunch menu and February Haigh Calendars are in your child’s folder as well!
Another reminder: homework is due tomorrow. We will have our spelling and math test tomorrow due to NO school of Friday, February 2nd.
Hello parents! As you may have noticed, the homework is the same from last week. This is great in many ways! It means your child has a better understanding of how to complete the homework (independently) and also means they can spiral back from previous learning and add more ideas to their sentences/pictures, etc.
Reading Bags- As you may have noticed, your child has had the same reading books for the last couple of weeks. The reason for this is because we have been testing your child’s current academic standing and will be looking at the data on February 2nd. Once our team has had the instructional dialogues about our students, I will be able to send home the current reading level your child is on and also some books they are learning how to read. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Reading Eggs is a great tool to utilize for reading at home!
Remember: Homework is due this Thursday as well as the spelling test (un words) and math test (+5) . Don’t forget to study the cold words provided on the homework! There is no school this Friday, February 2nd. If you have any questions, please ask me at anytime. Thank you!
I want your child to be a successful reader, and for that, I need your help.
When children choose their own books to read for pleasure, they enjoy reading more and spend more time doing it. The more your child reads, the better they will do in school and in life.
Scholastic Book Clubs flyers are made for you and your child to shop for books your child will love to read. Each month, the flyers are filled with trusted, excellent quality, age-appropriate books chosen by Scholastic for prices as low as one dollar. You will see the flyer online once you log in.
Plus you will be helping our class when you order: Scholastic matches each order you place with FREE BOOKS for our classroom to share. How awesome is that?
Thank you for helping your child become a successful reader. *All orders are done exclusively online.*
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fillmore
Class Code – RKYTJ
Order Due Date – 02/26/18
Subject: Scholastic Book Clubs Class Order Due Date is approaching!
Dear Families,
This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 02/26/18. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ
Happy Reading,
Angela Fillmore
How to order:
1. Go online to: scholastic.com/bookclubs
Look up my name: _____Angela Fillmore__________________
Or enter our Class Code: _______RKYTJ________________
Follow the instructions to place your order. All orders will be sent to the school and then sent home once we receive your order:)
I have these instructions up on my blog as well under the link “Scholastic Reading Club.” Happy Reading!
Remember: There is NO school this Friday, February 2nd! Our spelling/math test will be on Thursday, February 1st.
What we did during our week:
Language Arts: We worked on -op words and onset and rime. We have officially learned all the letters of the alphabet! Make sure to focus on these letters/sounds at home to observe if your child has mastered each letter/ sound that was taught in class. Spelling words to study for next week: List 6: like, see, my, if, and, fun, run, bun, sun Please practice the extra -un words, as there will be an extra bonus word for number 10 on the test! Extra words: spun. Our 6th test will be Thursday, February 1st.
Writing: In writing, we finished our star student book! We are also learning how to use finger spaces in our sentences, write from left to right and using punctuation at the end of our sentences! Please practice this at home when writing sentences with sight words!
Math: We started our unit on addition and will continue addition into February! We have a little bit of everything during our math workshop: measurement, addition, counting, missing numbers, tally marks and one to one correspondence!
Math Quizzes: We have a math quiz on Thursday, February 1st on math facts +5! Please make the flashcards at home for your child to help them prepare for their math quiz. For extra practice at home (instead of the flash cards), you could also use counters (or food) for a visual representation of the math equation for your child. You can also practice with your child by having them put the big number in their head and the small number on their hands and then count up. Try to make it fun! Thank you for supporting your child with their addition skills!
Science: We are focusing on Polar Climate this month! We are having a lot of fun with this topic! 🙂
Social Studies: We learning history~Who am I? We had so much fun going over each of our timeline projects with our friends! Our hallway and classroom are decorated with all of the timelines…we love looking at them:)
Reading Buddies:We will not have reading buddies again until February 9th due to testing and other scheduling issues.
Other:
ATTENTION: As you will notice on the homework next week, the reading log format has changed! The reading log will now be located on the front cover of the homework!! The reading log will look like a table. All you will have to do, with your child, is have your child write the title of the book they read each day and color in a face if they liked the book or not. If you have any questions about this, please ask me at anytime or email me:) Thank you!!
In Social Studies we are learning about “Who am I?” A wonderful way to allow students to visually experience their own past is to create a TIMELINE PROJECT!
We had a great turnout for our spelling tests, but a lot of our students missed the cold word: chop. The purpose of the bonus word is to assess whether the children understand the word family pattern of each word ending in the same two letters -op. Please make sure to study the cold words, as well as well as the 9 spelling words at home:) I will send the booklet home on Monday for you all to see how your child did:). Remember, to look over your child’s spelling test booklet, sign on the line and return the booklet in the green folder the very next day (TUESDAY)! It is imperative I receive them all back the next day! Thank you!
The students did very well for their math test +4, only a handful missing 4 or more! If your child is not performing at 70% or above, I suggest making flash cards for your child to practice at home with! Way to go to my students. I am so proud of you!!
Housekeeping items:*
The cover letter of the homework packet has changed! You will notice a different format when assisting your child in their homework. For spelling words students are asked to only write 5 words in alphabetical order. Next, they will use each word in a sentence. Third, they will draw a picture( in the box) to match the sentence and finally write a word that rhymes with each word. The homework will consist of doing a worksheet each day along with reading a book and logging it onto the reading log. Please complete homework in its entirety. If you have questions, refer to the cover sheet for directions and or additional concepts to work on at home. If you have any questions, you can ask me at anytime. Thank you for your cooperation!
If you send your child to school with snow boots, please send in an extra pair of shoes your child can independently change into themselves.
On Gym Days (Thursday and Friday), please make sure to send your child to school in Gym Shoes! Mr. Peecher will have the kids sit on the stage if they are not wearing appropriate gym attire. Your child’s safety is our main priority. Thank you!
Parents, I need your help! When you send in money for your child, whether it be for lunch, lunchroom snacks, field trip, please enclose the money in an ENVELOPE with your child’s FIRST and LAST name on the front, what the money is for and my name written as well Mrs. Fillmore. This will cause for less confusion for the lunch room and for the classroom. Thank you!
Please make sure to log onto math seeds and reading eggs when there is downtime at home, especially on the weekends! I have laminated and attached logins/passwords for EACH child on their communication log this week! Please keep this in a safe place, so it doesn’t get lost. These programs are free for you to use, how awesome is that? All you need to do is to show your child how to log in and they can begin learning! Parents, in the classroom, I am trying to teach each child to login typing their own username and password…independency is the name of the game! If you could be so kind, to help your child do the same at home, it would help so much! Thank you!
Your child will keep their library books for another 2 weeks. Next, book check out will be February 9th:)
Upcoming Events:
January 29th- NWEA testing MATH!
January 29th- PBIS Celebration~Winter Carnival!
February 1st- Spelling Test (-un family) and Math test (+5)!
February 2nd– NO SCHOOL for KINDERGARTEN/Young 5’s ONLY!
February 7th- Late start @ 9:35 a.m.
February 16th– 100th Day of School Celebration (for Kindergarten/Young 5’s)
Tomorrow is a half day. Students will be dismissed at 11:40 a.m.
Homework is due tomorrow
Spelling Test -op words
Math Test +4
NO library check out tomorrow!
Also, we have finished everyone’s timeline and I put them up around the school for everyone to see. The students loved this project and hearing about everyone’s past:) I will send the projects back home once I take them down (probably in a couple weeks). See you all in the morning! Have a great night!
On Monday, January 29th, we will be hosting our third annual HAIGH CARNIVAL for our January PBIS celebration. Students who have maintained positive behavior will have the opportunity to attend the carnival and play some awesome games and even win some prizes!
However, the event can only be a success with your help. We are in need of volunteers to help run stations at the carnival. If you are able to volunteer your time, it would also be appreciated. The time slots are as follows:
MONDAY is Pajama Day!!! Students may wear appropriate winter pajamas to school this day to celebrate Haigh’s Spirit Week! NO SLIPPERS!! Please look under “Upcoming Dates/Reminders” for each day of spirit week (a reminder was also sent home today in your child’s folder)! Remember, Tuesday our TIMELINE projects are due!
What we did during our week:
Language Arts: We worked on -ig words and onset and rime. We have officially learned all the letters of the alphabet! Make sure to focus on these letters/sounds at home to observe if your child has mastered each letter/ sound that was taught in class. Spelling words to study for next week:List 5: for, up, look, hop, pop, top, cop, mop, stop Please practice the extra -op words, as there will be an extra bonus word for number 10 on the test! Extra words: chop, shop. Our 5th test will be Friday, January 26th.
Writing: In writing, we finished our star student book! We also wrote an informational piece of Polar Bears! We are learning how to use finger spaces in our sentences, write from left to right and using punctuation at the end of our sentences! Please practice this at home when writing sentences with sight words!
Math: We are getting the hang of addition and will soon move to subtraction! We have a little bit of everything during our math workshop: measurement, addition, counting, writing and one to one correspondence!
Math Quizzes: We have a math quiz on Friday January 26th on math facts +4! Please make the flashcards at home for your child to help them prepare for their math quiz. For extra practice at home (instead of the flash cards), you could also use counters (or food) for a visual representation of the math equation for your child. You can also practice with your child by having them put the big number in their head and the small number on their hands and then count up. Try to make it fun! Thank you for supporting your child with their addition skills!
Science: We are focusing on Polar Climate this month! We are having a lot of fun with this topic! 🙂 This week we danced to a penguin song, learned about Polar Bears and painted our own Polar Bears! Take a peek at our pictures:)
Social Studies: We learning history~Who am I? TIMELINE PROJECT due Tuesday, January 23rd! I can’t wait to see the finished product! Also, I was asked by one of the students to create a timeline project, so I am busy at home gathering pictures and placing them on a poster board for the kids to see:)
Reading Buddies:We will not have reading buddies again until February 9th due to testing and other scheduling issues.
NWEA TESTING: We finished our reading standardized test and the students did an amazing job!! I have more than half of my students already reach their projected growth for the year…I am so pumped! This only means we work harder to get their scores even higher for the spring assessment! About 90% of our students are half way to their goal or have already reached it. Something to be proud of! We will take our MATH NWEA test on January 29th! I will send the results home once every child has completed both tests:)
Other:
***ATTENTION: As you will notice on the homework next week, the reading log format has changed! The reading log will now be located on the front cover of the homework!! The reading log will be in a table format. All you will have to do, with your child, is have your child write the title of the book they read each day and color in a face if they liked the book or not. If you have any questions about this, please ask me at anytime or email me:) Thank you!!
In Social Studies we are learning about “Who am I?” A wonderful way to allow students to visually experience their own past is to create a TIMELINE PROJECT! This project will be completed at home with your child. Please be creative and include pictures, drawings and short explanations of different times in your child’s past. This project should be done chronologically starting with birth and showing something from each year of their lives. Some examples of events that will show their growth and development are as follows: holiday pictures, birthday pictures, sports pictures, first day of school, first time riding a bike, etc. It is best if this project is displayed horizontally (from left to right). Please have fun with this project and talking with your child about memories from the years past. This Social Studies project is due on January 23rd! I can’t wait to see the timelines of each student and to discuss them in class:) Please look at the latest blog post for timeline ideas:)
Out of 21 students today, who took the spelling test, 16 received a 100% and 5 students only missed 1 to 2 words!! This is a TOTAL victory! Way to go to my students and parents who worked so hard to ensure their child was successful for the Friday spelling test! I will send the booklet home on Monday for you all to see how your child did:). Remember, to look over your child’s spelling test booklet, sign on the line and return the booklet in the green folder the very next day (TUESDAY)! It is imperative I receive them all back the next day! Thank you!
Out of 22 students today, we had 13 students receive a 100% on their math quiz +3! If your child is not performing at 70% or above, I suggest making flash cards for your child to practice at home with! Way to go to my 13 students. I am so proud of you!!
Housekeeping items:
The cover letter of the homework packet has changed! You will notice a different format when assisting your child in their homework. For spelling words students are asked to only write 5 words in alphabetical order. Next, they will use each word in a sentence. Third, they will draw a picture( in the box) to match the sentence and finally write a word that rhymes with each word. The homework will consist of doing a worksheet each day along with reading a book and logging it onto the reading log. Please complete homework in its entirety. If you have questions, refer to the cover sheet for directions and or additional concepts to work on at home. If you have any questions, you can ask me at anytime. Thank you for your cooperation!
If you send your child to school with snow boots, please send in an extra pair of shoes your child can independently change into themselves.
On Gym Days (Thursday and Friday), please make sure to send your child to school in Gym Shoes! Mr. Peecher will have the kids sit on the stage if they are not wearing appropriate gym attire. Your child’s safety is our main priority. Thank you!
Parents, I need your help! When you send in money for your child, whether it be for lunch, lunchroom snacks, field trip, please enclose the money in an ENVELOPE with your child’s FIRST and LAST name on the front, what the money is for and my name written as well Mrs. Fillmore. This will cause for less confusion for the lunch room and for the classroom. Thank you!
Please make sure to log onto math seeds and reading eggs when there is downtime at home, especially on the weekends! I have laminated and attached logins/passwords for EACH child on their communication log this week! Please keep this in a safe place, so it doesn’t get lost. These programs are free for you to use, how awesome is that? All you need to do is to show your child how to log in and they can begin learning! Parents, in the classroom, I am trying to teach each child to login typing their own username and password…independency is the name of the game! If you could be so kind, to help your child do the same at home, it would help so much! Thank you!
New library books came home today! Enjoy the new book with your child:)
Upcoming Events:
January 22nd-26~ Spirit Week (Pajama Day, Career Day, Sport/Collegiate Day, Crazy Hair Day, Haigh Spirit Day)!
January 26th- ½ day for ALL students! Students dismissed at 11:40 a.m.
January 29th- NWEA testing MATH!
January 31st- PBIS Celebration~Winter Carnival!
February 1st- Spelling Test (-un family) and Math test (+5)!
February 2nd– NO SCHOOL for KINDERGARTEN/YOUNG 5’s ONLY!
Make sure you are working on your TIMELINE projects at home. Projects are due next week on Tuesday, January 23rd!
Complete homework each night and make sure to read a book (from your child’s reading bag) for homework each night as well! Document books read on reading log. Homework is due on Friday. Thank you!
LATE START tomorrow January 17th @ 9:35am.
Return Spelling Booklet back tomorrow with a signature (1/17)!
Study for -ig spelling test and +3 math facts. Tests will be this Friday!
NWEA MAP reading test this Friday!
Make sure your child is getting enough sleep at night and they eat a hearty, healthy breakfast before coming to school each morning:)
Little Caesars Order Form and Money is due this Friday!
Library Check out this Friday!
If you have any questions please ask me at anytime or email me at fillmoa@dearbornschools.org. Have a great night!
Even though it was our first week back after 16 days off, it feels like we didn’t skip a beat! We had a great first week in 2018! Reminder: There is NO school Monday, January 15th. Look at the Upcoming Dates/Events below for more reminders!
What we did during our week:
Language Arts: We worked on -et words and onset and rime. We have officially learned all the letters of the alphabet! Make sure to focus on these letters/sounds at home to observe if your child has mastered each letter/ sound that was taught in class.
Spelling Tests BOOKLETS: We will take our spelling tests on Friday – every test, for the whole year, is taken in 1 booklet. I will grade the tests over the weekend and send the booklet home with your child the following Monday. Please look through the test on Monday, sign on the parent signature line and send the booklet back in their green folder on Tuesday. Please make sure that the booklet comes back every Tuesday so I can collect them to distribute again on Friday for the following test. Remember: your child will have to spell and write each word in the booklet. When you practice the words, please make sure your child is forming each letters correctly. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!
Writing: In writing, we finished our star student book! We also learned how to compose -et words in sentences as well!
Math: We started our unit on addition and will soon move to subtraction! We have a little bit of everything during our math workshop: measurement, addition, counting, writing and one to one correspondence! Here are some pictures of us working with addition!
Math Quizzes: We have a math quiz on Friday January 19th on math facts +3! Please make the flashcards at home for your child to help them prepare for their math quiz. For extra practice at home (instead of the flash cards), you could also use counters (or food) for a visual representation of the math equation for your child. You can also practice with your child by having them put the big number in their head and the small number on their hands and then count up. Try to make it fun! Thank you for supporting your child with their addition skills!
Science: We are focusing on Polar Climate this month! We are having a lot of fun with this topic! We completed a R.A.N strategy and also learned about Penguins that live in the Polar Habitat! Here are some pictures of our R.A.N. As you can see, our writing has improved tremendously!! I am so proud of these students!
Social Studies: We learning history~Who am I? TIMELINE PROJECT due January 23rd!
Reading Buddies:This week we read about Martin Luther King Jr. with Ms. Cronin’s 4th grade class! Ms. Cronin even bought us a special snack…pretzel rods! Your child is coming home with the work they did in 4th grade today. Here are some pictures of our time together. We love our reading buddies! Enjoy:)
New Student: You may have heard your child talk about our new student! His name is Jad and we are so happy he is here with us at Haigh. Here is a picture of Jad and his new friends working together during exploration time! They built a pretty cool tower together!
Other:
In Social Studies we are learning about “Who am I?” A wonderful way to allow students to visually experience their own past is to create a TIMELINE PROJECT! This project will be completed at home with your child. Please be creative and include pictures, drawings and short explanations of different times in your child’s past. This project should be done chronologically starting with birth and showing something from each year of their lives. Some examples of events that will show their growth and development are as follows: holiday pictures, birthday pictures, sports pictures, first day of school, first time riding a bike, etc. It is best if this project is displayed horizontally (from left to right). Please have fun with this project and talking with your child about memories from the years past. This Social Studies project is due on January 23rd! I can’t wait to see the timelines of each student and to discuss them in class:) Please look at the latest blog post for timeline ideas:)
Spelling words to study for next week:is, go, we, big, dig, pig, wig, zig, jig, Please practice the extra -ig words, as there will be an extra bonus word for number 10 on the test! Extra words: fig, rig,twig. Our 4th test will be Friday, January 19th.
Out of 22 students today, who took the spelling test, 19 received a 100% and 3 students only missed 1 to 2 words!! This is a TOTAL victory! Way to go to my students and parents who worked so hard to ensure their child was successful for the Friday spelling test! I will send the booklet home on Tuesday for you all to see how your child did:). Remember, to look over your child’s spelling test booklet, sign on the line and return the booklet in the green folder the very next day (TUESDAY)! It is imperative I receive them all back the next day! Thank you!
Out of 22 students today, we had 12 students receive a 100% on their math quiz +2! If your child is not performing at 70% or above, I suggest making flash cards for your child to practice at home with! Way to go to my 12 students. I am so proud of you!!
If you send your child to school with snow boots, please send in an extra pair of shoes your child can independently change into themselves.
On Gym Days (Thursday and Friday), please make sure to send your child to school in Gym Shoes! Mr. Peecher will have the kids sit on the stage if they are not wearing appropriate gym attire. Your child’s safety is our main priority. Thank you!
In writing, we have learned how to write informational pieces, use finger spaces in our sentences, write from left to right and using punctuation at the end of our sentences! Please practice this at home when writing sentences with sight words!
Housekeeping items:
The cover letter of the homework packet has changed! You will notice a different format when assisting your child in their homework. For spelling words students are asked to only write 5 words in alphabetical order. Next, they will use each word in a sentence. Third, they will draw a picture( in the box) to match the sentence and finally write a word that rhymes with each word. The homework will consist of doing a worksheet each day along with reading a book and logging it onto the reading log. Please complete homework in its entirety. If you have questions, refer to the cover sheet for directions and or additional concepts to work on at home. If you have any questions, you can ask me at anytime. Thank you for your cooperation!
Parents, I need your help! When you send in money for your child, whether it be for lunch, lunchroom snacks, field trip, please enclose the money in an ENVELOPE with your child’s FIRST and LAST name on the front, what the money is for and my name written as well Mrs. Fillmore. This will cause for less confusion for the lunch room and for the classroom. Thank you!
The weather outside is getting colder! Please make sure to send your child to school with the appropriate clothing to play outside in (winter coats, hats, gloves and or scarves). If the temperature is above 20 degrees, we go outside to play! It would also be a good idea to put your child’s initials on all of their outdoor clothing: jackets, hats, gloves, etc, incase of a missing clothing!
Please make sure to log onto math seeds and reading eggs when there is downtime at home, especially on the weekends! I have laminated and attached logins/passwords for EACH child on their communication log this week! Please keep this in a safe place, so it doesn’t get lost. These programs are free for you to use, how awesome is that? All you need to do is to show your child how to log in and they can begin learning! Parents, in the classroom, I am trying to teach each child to login typing their own username and password…independency is the name of the game! If you could be so kind, to help your child do the same at home, it would help so much! Thank you!
Thank you to the families who donated to our classroom fund celebration! This money will be used to purchase items needed for our holiday celebrations and our end of the year party! If you weren’t able to send in the donation and would still like to, there is still time! Thank you:)
New library books came home today! Enjoy the new book with your child:)
Upcoming Dates/Events:
January 15th- NO SCHOOL~ MLK JR. Day!
January 17th- Late start @ 9:35a.m
January 17th– Spelling booklet returned!
January 19th- Pizza Kit order forms due!
January 19th-Spelling test (ig words), Math test (+3) and NWEA READING MAP test!
January 19th– Library book check out!
January 22nd-26~ Spirit Week (Pajama Day, Career Day, Sport/Collegiate Day, Crazy
Hair Day, Haigh Spirit Day)!
January 26th- ½ day. Students dismissed at 11:40 a.m.
