Hello Parents –

Please check your child’s folder and planner every night, remind them to show you. This will help your child eventually get in the practice of reminding themselves of what they need to do. Your child needs your support at home, we are at the beginning of the year, we are getting into our routines. It’s hard to find the balance of doing something for them and letting them do something themselves.

Your child has to write in his/her planner every day, the reading log and letter are written in at the top of the page. The math assignment is the page number and assignment: page 45: 1, 2, 3. I try to make sure the students have due dates too.

Check your child’s folder, if it’s packed like a chipmunk’s mouth, then papers need to be taken out, looked at, maybe recycled. Some of your children are missing assignments, that need to be completed, these assignments may be on the Return to School side of their folder. Don’t recycle anything if you’re not sure, send it back to school, I can go through the folder with your child.

Help your child set aside a time to do homework, homework shouldn’t take more than 45 minutes a night. Let me know if there are problems, check parent connect for missing assignments, I will send home reminders on Friday if your child is missing any assignments.

2775 Garden Rd. Milford MI 48381

Directions From Detroit:

Directions to Heavner Canoe Rental

Take 96 west toward Lansing until you get to the Wixom exit (#159).   Turn right and follow the signs
to the Proud Lake Recreation area.  When you get to the T-stop, turn left.  Go around the curve
and turn left on Garden Road.

Come dressed for the weather.

Bring your throwaway lunch, don’t forget your lunch, we get hungry out there.

Weekly Letters are due tomorrow.

First, we will be NWEA Testing this week, except for Thursday. We will complete any make-ups next week. Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep, breakfast, and a snack every day.

Thursday, we are going on our Canoe Field Trip, so remember to pack a lunch.

Turn in your Summer Reading Logs if you haven’t already. We will have the ice cream reward this Friday.

A couple questions came up at Open House on Wednesday, I will share:

If my child doesn’t understand the math homework, what should I do?

Send in incomplete back to school with a note, I will touch base/reteach if needed with your child that day in class.

What is the ABC Chart?

The ABC Chart is a work in progress on your child analyzing their classroom behavior for the day. Look at it everyday, discuss with your child, see why he/she analyzed themselves that way. WE are in charge of ourselves, we can only control our reactions to people and situations around us. Sign the ABC Chart every weekend only.

Thank you for your questions, for those of you who were able to come, thank you. For those of who couldn’t, until next time. 🙂

Math Homework is page 12, problems 3 and 4

We wrote in our planners our assignments, also sign your child’ planner, so I know you saw it.

We started our ABC chart, take a look at the ABC’s Our Day page on this blog, it will explain everything. The ABC Chart is on the backside of your child’s black folder.

Open House is tomorrow evening from 6 – 7:30 P.M followed by a PTA Meeting. Come take a look at our classroom. 🙂

Math pages 5 – 6, problems 1 and 2 only

We decided on some classroom rules today:

Treat people who you want to be treated.

Use proper language in school.

Use materials properly while walking.

Always raise your hand, wait to be called on before talking.

If someone else is talking, don’t talk over them.

Follow directions.

Listen to someone the first time they say “stop” or “no”.

Keep your hands to yourself.

No teasing people in our building.

Be truthful.

Students and parents, I will not be at school on Friday for Popsicles on the Playground, because I have a funeral to attend in Grand Rapids. I would much rather be at school, handing out sweet treats to all of your smiling faces. While it is unfortunate I will not be able to meet with you this week, I am excited to meet and see you on the first day of school on Monday. 🙂