Dear Snow School Families,

We have an exciting new addition to our PBIS Program at Snow this year.  Each student will be given a lanyard at the first party they attend this year.  We have one lanyard for each student, so no matter when your child makes their first party, they will receive the lanyard.  It reads, “Matrix Master” and will hold a small token or trinket given out each month at the party.  Each month will be different.  Students can only earn the token for the months they participate in the party; they will not receive any tokens for the month(s) they missed.  The lanyard is the responsibility of the student that earned it!  Teachers will not be collecting them.  If your child loses the lanyard it will not be replaced.  This is not being done to be mean, just to teach responsibility and to help keep our costs down.  We are hoping that the students will really value this unique recognition and take good care of it.  This was presented to the student body at our building assembly on Friday, September 5. We look forward to your support in continuing the strong PBIS program at Snow School.

Thanks!  The Snow School PBIS Committee

Spelling words (long and short /e/ sounds):  each, met, meet, tell, rest

Academic words:  motion, location, first, next, finally

Book Orders were sent home last Friday.  The due date for turning in Book Order forms and money is Friday, October 10th.  You can also order and pay online using the set up code on the information sheet that was sent home.  If you’ve lost it, the website is scholastic.com/readingclub.  Our activation code is J2NPV.

The third grade classes are taking a field trip to Wiard’s Apple Orchard on Thursday, October 23rd.  All permission slips and money needs to be turned in by Friday, October 10th.  If you are a chaperone, you need to fill out the Criminal Conviction History Form and take it the office by Friday, October 10th.  The cost is $9.25 per person, which includes cider and doughnut, small pumpkin, hayride, mini golf, petting farm, corn maze, play area and more.  Students must bring a sack lunch with a disposable drink on the day of the field trip.

This Wednesday, October 1st is a Late Start day.  The first bell will ring at 9:35 a.m.  Breakfast will NOT be served in the classroom.  Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria starting at 9:00 a.m.

There is NO SCHOOL this Friday, October 3rd and next Monday, October 6th.

Our first PBIS party will be this Wednesday, October 1st.  Students must stay on green at least 15 days throughout the month of September to be invited to the party.  Please see the information about how the incentives have changed this year on the post marked “PBIS Incentives” on the blog.  Students who have not stayed on green the minimum number of days will stay back with a teacher to discuss what they can do to improve their behavior in order to attend the next celebration.

Our first Math Test is tomorrow (Tuesday, September 30th).  We went over the answers to the study guide together in class today and discussed any questions the students had.  I was disappointed to see that 9 out of 24 students did not complete and/or return their study guide to school.  In the future, please make sure that any study guides sent home are completed and returned so we can go over the correct answers together.

A Student Reading Log will be coming home today.  Students are expected to read 15-20 minutes a night,  fill out their reading logs Monday-Thursday, and have a parent initial each night their child read.  Each child who reads and gets their parent initials for all 4 days, will receive a blue ticket every Friday.

I will be sending home a Study Guide for our Unit 1 Math Test.  Please have your child complete the Study Guide over the weekend and return it on Monday.  We will go over the answers together on Monday and discuss any questions the students have.  The Unit 1 Math Test will be on Tuesday, September 30th.

Tonight is Snow School’s first Book Bingo.  Doors open at 6:15 p.m.  The cost is $3.00 for 4 bingo cards.  I will be helping Ms. Distelrath as the callers.  Come out for a fun night and win some great books!

FYI…we do have a student in our classroom who is allergic to tree nuts (walnuts, almonds).  Therefore, if you do send in treats for the class, please be respectful and make sure all treats are nut-free.  Thank you:)

Spelling words (long and short /o/ sounds):  mop, lock, rock, poke, below

Academic words:  north, south, east, west, setting

All spelling homework is due on Friday of each week.  You can also have your child go to www.spellingcity.com to play fun games to practice spelling words.  This is FREE!  You do not have to pay unless you want access to the premium activities.

Spirit Wear t-shirt and sweatshirt sale has begun.  The forms were sent home last week.  All order forms and money are due on October 7th.

Students will be bringing home their Social Studies Geography Quiz.  Please go over the quiz with your child, then have a parent sign the quiz and return it to school tomorrow.

A Parent Survey on Bullying is coming home today.  Please fill out the surveys at home and return them no later than Friday, September 26th.

Please make sure your child gets to school on time.  We start work at the second bell of 8:40 a.m.  The first thing we do is Bellwork, which reviews concepts previously taught.  If your child is late, they miss important academic work.

Thank you to all of the wonderful families that attended Open House last Thursday.  It was wonderful to meet so many of you and talk to you during this time.  If you have not already signed up for Parent-Teacher Conferences, the sign up sheet is posted outside of our classroom.

Spelling words (long /i/ and short /i/ sounds):  bit, stick, will, ice, win

Academic spelling words:  chart, solve, genre, Dearborn, friction

Remember that Friday’s spelling test will include 5 mystery words that follow the patterns for long /i/ and short /i/.

Reminder that Open House is this Thursday, September 18th from 5:00-6:30 p.m.  Please stop by during that time to see your child’s classroom and meet the teacher.

Thank you to those parents that signed and returned the Weapons form and the Concussion form.  If you have not done so, please sign and return the forms as soon as possible.

Continue to work on telling time to the nearest minute at home.  We review the concept in class daily, but many students are still struggling on this 2nd grade concept.

This week we have been reviewing how to tell time to the nearest 5 minutes.  This was learned in 2nd grade, however many students are still struggling.  We worked on using clocks to help us yesterday and today.  Tonight the students have homework where they have to write the time shown on given clocks.  Please work with your child at home if you notice that they are still struggling.  Soon, we will be learning about elapsed time, so it is crucial that students can read the time on an analog clock.  Thank you for your help.

Two forms will be coming home today that need to be signed by a parent and returned to school.  One is a Weapons form and the other is a Concussion form.  Both forms need to be returned to school to be kept on file for every student.

Thank you!