Hello Families!

Going home today are conference reminders and a Parent Questionnaire for you to complete and send back to me.  This Parent Questionnaire is to help provide you with the most meaningful conference experience.  The date that the Parent Questionnaire needs to be returned is written on it.  Thank you in advance for completing this!

The November calendars were sent home yesterday.  I forgot to add November 8th as NO SCHOOL for students.  Please add that to the calendar 🙂

Tomorrow is Picture Day! Be sure to fill out the completed picture form or go online and pay to order pictures.  We have our pictures scheduled for 9:45 am.

Tomorrow will also be our Spelling Test.

Tonight there will be reading fluency and math homework.  The Math Homework is an extension of what we are working on in class.  Students are struggling with the concept of how many more centimeters to equal 1 meter (100 centimeters= 1 meter).

Need To Know Dates:

Wednesday, November 2nd- Picture Day/ Spelling Test

Friday, November 4th- Popcorn Day

Monday, November 7th- 1st night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Tuesday, November 8th- NO SCHOOL for students

Thursday, November 10th- Parent-Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, November 16th- Last night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Have a great day!

Happy Halloween!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend!

There will be NO homework tonight!!!

Every student got a sticker smiley face on their Daily Check-In today 🙂

Some students came to school today with A LOT of candy. Please only send in one or two pieces for a treat at lunch.

Picture Day is Wednesday, November 2nd. Be sure to fill out the completed picture form or go online and pay to order pictures. We will also have our Spelling test on Wednesday. 

This week in our class we will be learning and participating in addition with our Montessori materials.  We will learn the difference between fact and opinion for our informational writing.  In math, we will continue our measurement unit and practice comparing different units.  In science, we will learn about the different steps in the scientific method.

Please send in your child’s Reading Log in tomorrow if you did not do so today. Starting in November, students that turn in completed reading logs will get a free pizza coupon for Pizza Hut! November reading logs are going home today

November calendars are going home today. Be sure to place it in a visible spot and refer to it for important dates all month.

Need To Know Dates:

(Today) Monday, October 31st- Mr. Borg’s Fall Festival/ Reading Logs Due

Wednesday, November 2nd- Picture Day/ Spelling Test

Friday, November 4th- Popcorn Day

Monday, November 7th- 1st night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Tuesday, November 8th- NO SCHOOL for students

Thursday, November 10th- Parent-Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, November 16th- Last night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Have a great week!

Hello Families!

What a wonderful day!!!  Our fall Festival was a success!!!

Thank you so much to our parent volunteers that came in today to help!  I could not have done this without you!

Math Homework last night-  I received quite a  few notes about the Math Homework last night.  Adding multiple digits is a skill that we have gone over in class.  It is definitely a skill that we need lots of practice with, and will be practicing!  Don’t worry 🙂

Please send in your child’s Reading Log on Monday, October 31st.

Please remember, do not send candy or costumes on Monday.  We will be participating in Mr. Borg’s Fall Festival in the gym from 1:35- 2:20 pm!  

Students may wear orange and black on Monday!

We will have our Spelling Test Wednesday, November 2nd.  

Next week in our class we will be learning and participating in addition with our Montessori materials.  We will learn the difference between fact and opinion for our informational writing.  In math, we will continue our measurement unit and practice comparing different units.  In science, we will learn about the different steps in the scientific method.

I will send home information on Monday about IXL.

Need To Know Dates:

Monday, October 31st- Mr. Borg’s Fall Festival/ Reading Logs Due

Wednesday, November 2nd- Picture Day/ Spelling Test

Friday, November 4th- Popcorn Day

Monday, November 7th- 1st night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Tuesday, November 8th- NO SCHOOL for students

Thursday, November 10th- Parent-Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, November 16th- Last night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hello Families!

Tomorrow is our Fall Festival and a half day (Pick up at 12:05)!  Please send in a pre-packaged treat for your child to share with their classmates. 

We will NOT be having our Spelling Test tomorrow!  We will have it next Wednesday, November 2nd.   This means that I will not be sending home a new list of words tomorrow.

Please send in your child’s Reading Log on Monday, October 31st.

Mr. Borg will be having a Fall Festival on Monday afternoon for the kids.  Please, no costumes and no candy sent to school for this.

Reminder to send in spill proof water bottles! There have been quite a few spills lately and water is getting all over student work.

Don’t forget to send coats, hats, gloves DAILY! Temperatures have been very unpredictable lately.  It is better to be prepared than not.

I will be sending home Conference Reminders on Monday 10-31-22.  I will also send home IXL login information next week.

Need To Know Dates:

Friday, October 28th- End of first quarter, ½ day, and our Fall Festival

Monday, October 31st- Mr. Borg’s Fall Festival/ Reading Logs Due

Wednesday, November 2nd- Picture Day/ Spelling Test

Friday, November 4th- Popcorn Day

Monday, November 7th- 1st night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Thursday, November 10th- Parent-Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, November 16th- Last night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Have a great evening!

Hello Families!

Happy Tuesday!

In your child’s Daily Yellow Folder today was the following:

• Spelling practice sheets- I found these and thought that they would be a fun way to get the kids practicing their spelling words, moving their bodies, and using their imagination.  This does not have to be returned.  I just wanted to give some options for practicing.
• Picture Forms.  Please have your child bring this back on Picture Day (November 2nd).

IXL

I have created each student their own personal IXL skill plan.  This is based on their NWEA scores in Reading and Math.  I introduced IXL to students today.  We logged in and I showed them how to get to their skill plan.  This is something that I want them to be able to do independently- whether it is at school or home.  Students will be able to work at their own pace.  They will have opportunities to work on IXL at school during our Montessori Work Time.  I also have encouraged them to work on their skill plans at home.

IXL Challenge     

To help get the kids motivated to do IXL, I have created a challenge.  Since IXL will help build their Math and Reading skills that they need support in based on NWEA, this is something I think is very meaningful.  

The Challenge:

• Everytime they get 10 Smart Scores- they get to pick out of the treasure box! I have shown the kids how to get a Smart Score.  I also told them that they need to go in order that the skills are listed.  This is because the skills build off of each other.  
• If students complete both their Reading and Math skill plans by January (TBD date), they will have a pizza party! This will be for anyone who has completed their skill plans.

Please promote the IXL Challenge at home! 

I will not be in on Thursday (October 27th).  Mrs. Salmassi will be taking care of our kids that day.  Thank you so much Mrs. Slamasssi!  I appreciate you!  We appreciate you!

Fall Festival- Students will be passing out treats to one another.  Please send in something individually packaged (candy, chips, etc). We have 22 students total.  Please send this with them on Friday.

Need To Know Dates:

Friday, October 28th- End of first quarter, ½ day, and our Fall Festival

Wednesday, November 2nd- Picture Day

Friday, November 4th- Popcorn Day

Monday, November 7th- 1st night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Thursday, November 10th- Parent-Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, November 16th- Last night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Have a great night!

Thank you to everyone that is donating to our Fall Festival!

All the donations have been spoken for!

Have a great evening!

Families!

What a community we have!

The only donations we still need are:

Big package of toothpicks

30 brown paper lunch bags

Thank you for helping make Friday a great experience for our kids!

Hello Families!

What a beautiful weekend we had!  This week will be a busy one!

Please return your child’s Daily Check-In sheet in their folder on Monday.

Need To Know Dates:

Friday, October 28th- End of first quarter, ½ day, and our Fall Festival

Wednesday, November 2nd- Picture Day

Friday, November 4th- Popcorn Day

Monday, November 7th- 1st night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Thursday, November 10th- Parent-Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, November 16th- Last night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

On Friday (10/28) we will have our Fall Festival (it is also a half day).  Friday will be so much fun!  I have enjoyed planning it this weekend 🙂

Students will still be taking their Spelling Friday 10/28 before our Fall Festival.

Students will be passing our treats to one another also.  Please send in something individually packaged (candy, chips, etc).

DONATIONS Please!

I was hoping that our class could get some donations for our Fall Festival on Friday.

3 packs of DOUBLE STUFFED Oreos

2 bags of stick pretzels

Big package of toothpicks

30 brown paper lunch bags

2 bundles of white string

Big bag of candy (any kind) 

Please email me and let me know if you can donate any of these items.  Thank you!

Hello Families!

What a beautiful day!

Next week will be a very busy week!

In your child’s folder today was completed work, next week’s spelling and high frequency word list, and their Daily Check-In sheet.

Please return your child’s Daily Check-In sheet in their folder on Monday.

I told the kids today about our fall Festival- they were very excited!  So am I!

On Friday (10/28) we will have our Fall Festival (it is also a half day).  We will have our Morning Meeting, then take our Spelling Test.  After that, we will celebrate in our room.  

Students will be passing our treats to one another also.  Please send in something individually packaged (candy, chips, etc).

Parent volunteers will be coming in to help us make crafts!

Friday, October 28th is also the last day of the semester.  

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Hello Families!

I hope that everything is going well!  I am so sorry I have not posted an update this week.  

Need To Know Dates:

Friday, October 21st- Trunk or Treat from 6:00- 7:30 pm

Friday, October 28th- End of first quarter, ½ day, and our Fall Festival

Wednesday, November 2nd- Picture Day

Friday, November 4th- Popcorn Day

Monday, November 7th- 1st night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Thursday, November 10th- Parent-Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, November 16th- Last night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

I will be sending home information about our Fall Festival tomorrow.  

We have been very busy in our classroom.  From learning about estimation, to making inferences and recounting stories!  We are learning how to write informational paragraphs and the steps to scientific investigations.

Have a wonderful night!