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Take Home Folders

Aug22

Happy Friday!

Today your student is bringing home their take home folder for the first time.  Inside this folder you will find some flyers, possibly an engineering design challenge solution (some students chose to put this in their portfolios) and a work tracker evaluation form.

Because we have been doing team building exercises this week, we have not yet used a work tracker.  In an attempt to form good habits right away, I sent the folders home today.  I asked your student(s) to answer the second part of question number four about goals for next week.  Most students did this in class, as is the expectation.  In the event that they didn’t (we were doing this at the very end of the day), please have them complete this at home and sign the evaluation.

Your responsibility, as a parent, is to review the work in the folder, keeping everything with the exception of the work chart evaluation form which needs to be signed and returned on Monday with the take home folder.  If you have any comments or questions regarding work that came home, please record them on the evaluation form and I will address them by Tuesday start of school.

If your student has unfinished work from the week, this will also come home in the folder and will need to be completed and returned on Mondays.

Run for the Redwoods 5K Fundraiser

Aug20

Good afternoon.  Our annual 5K is quickly approaching.

Come support our 6th grade efforts to get to the Redwoods by running, walking, skipping, or jumping your way to the finish line on September 13. 

I have attached the registration form for your convenience.

Run for the Redwoods

This entry was posted on August 20, 2014, in General.

Cross Country Track

Aug17
There will be a Player/Parent meeting held on Thursday, August 21st at 5:30 for parents and players to meet the coaches and sign-up to run. We will need parents to sign up at this meeting to volunteer to help with meets, carpools, etc. Any help given to the team will also count towards the schools required 40 volunteer hours. Practices will start the following Monday, the 25th at 3:15-5:00 pm. Student will need to have a parent with them at this meeting to sign medical release forms and the player and parent contracts. Students will not be allowed to practice or participate without these filled out and turned in.
MMA Cross Country runners will be learning about good running techniques, proper nutrition, proper stretching/warm-ups, self-motivation, goal setting, and good sportsmanship while focusing on building a feeling of support and community and most importantly having a blast! There is a $65 Pay-to-Play fee. Come learn more and have your questions answered at the meeting!
 
This entry was posted on August 17, 2014, in General.

Things to Note for the First Day and Week of School

Aug16

I can’t believe school is beginning on Monday!  I’m so excited to see my returning students and get to know the new students even better.

Returning Students: Don’t forget your homework assignments (10-15 hours of math practice logged on the sheet that went home at the end of the year, and 2 book reports).  If you still need a template for your book reports you will find a good one at the following link.

http://www.classroomjr.com/printable-book-report-forms/book-report-form/

New and Returning Students:

  • Please bring all school supplies, if you haven’t already, to school on Monday.  We will be preparing our notebooks and sorting all our supplies the first day of school.
  • Don’t forget to double check the dress code policy.  It can be found on the school’s website as well as in this post.   This year the dress code will be strictly enforced, and warnings will be sent home, in addition to a phone call home, for students who do not comply with dress code.  If you have questions about a particular item of clothing, have your child bring it to school, before wearing, to check in with the office.
  • Pack a lunch and snack, if desired, for your children.  Please make sure that you and your child are working together to ensure the choices are healthy.  In addition, sending your child with a water bottle that can be kept in the classroom throughout the week will help your child stay hydrated.
  • I strongly recommend applying sunscreen each morning before school, and encourage students to bring sunscreen to keep in their lockers.  We will be spending quite a bit of time outside the first few weeks and I want everyone to stay safe in the sun.
  •  This year, we will have silent, independent reading each day after recess.  Please have your child bring a book with them so that they are able to read.  The first book report is due September 30, and the genre the students will need to focus on is fiction.  This is a great way for them to get a jump start on this assignment.

School starts at 8:30, doors open at 8:15.  Pick up during the first week of school is 1:00pm.  PLEASE be patient and courteous while everyone learns the drop off routine, it can be a little hectic during the first few weeks of school.

See you all (at least your students) Monday!

~Cheers

Advance Volunteers Requested

Aug15

I know this request is a bit far out, but I want to get an idea of who may be able or interested in helping our fifth grade students with an art project for our Egypt studies.  We will be making Egyptian death masks in December and it is a big project.  I would like to have 2 or 3 parent volunteers for this project.  If you are available in the afternoon on Monday, December 15th and would like to help out, please let me know as soon as possible so I can schedule this activity.

~Cheers

This entry was posted on August 15, 2014, in General.