Monthly Archives: January 2017

Parent Teacher Conference

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The Parent Teacher Conference sign up sheet can be found here.  In order to be mindful of others, if you feel that you may need more than 20 minutes for our conference, please feel free to sign up for an additional time slot.  Please also be aware, Ms. Chelsea will not be attending conferences on Friday, February 17th.  If you are wishing to visit with us both, please select a time on either Wednesday or Thursday.  Students are invited to attend.  Please note, I may wish to visit without you child present for a portion of our conference.  I look forward to visiting with each of you and celebrating your amazing children.  If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to email me.

School will be released at 1:00 p.m. on February 15th, 16th, and 17th.  There will be no school on Monday, February 20th.

Water Bottles and Pants

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I wanted to ask, again, for each student to bring a water bottle to class.  I understand how important it is to take care of our basic needs, in order to grow our minds, and I never want to deny a student the need for water, but it is becoming an issue.  Students may fill their water bottles, at the drinking fountain, in the morning and again at lunch or they may choose to fill it in the classroom anytime they need.  Come Monday, I will no longer allow students to leave the classroom to go to the drinking fountain during work time.  If a student does not have a water bottle, they will be invited to use a cup and fill from the classroom sink.  The cups will be reusable, so they will need to wash it once they are done.  Please make certain your child’s name is clearly labeled on their bottle.

I have also noticed pants with holes, especially in the knees.  This is against school dress code and will require a write-up.  I understand how quickly our children grow and how hard they can be on pants.  Please feel free to email me, if you need support in providing pants without holes.

 

A Few Things

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We have had a great first week back, but it is hard to believe we are heading into a long weekend.  Remember, students do not have class on Friday, this is a teacher professional development day.  Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. day.  Students have been learning about Martin Luther King Jr. all week.  I would encourage you to have a conversation with your child about Martin Luther King Jr. and his fight for civil rights.

We have completed our middle of year reading assessments.  I would like to personally thank you for extra support in reading with your children at home.  I can really see the difference it is making.  If you have “fallen off the wagon” or lost your folder, please let me know, I will be happy to start sending them in zip lock bags.  All students are encouraged to read, at home, 20 minutes a day.  Remember, each student has a myon log in, which is full of many fantastic books.  Also, IXL is another great resource for practicing math skills at home.  Most of the students really enjoy the work and it is a great way to reinforce what they are learning in the classroom.

I also wanted to let you know, Ms.Chelsea will be gone for the next couple of weeks.  Ms. Dixie will be subbing in her place.  Ms. Chelsea will be visiting Japan and we are excited to learn about her adventures upon her return.  It will fit perfectly into our Asia studies this semester.  As I have mentioned before, if you have visited or lived on the continent we are studying, we love guess speakers.  It really allows for the countries to come alive for the students. We will be studying Asia between now and the end of the year.

As always, if you have questions, concerns, or celebrations, please send me an email.

Welcome Back!

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I hope everyone had a wonderful winter break.  We had a great first day back, students were working hard and staying so focused.  They were also excited to see missed friends and share their many adventures.

Reminder about this months home project:  In celebration of the New Year, January’s home project will be personal interest based. This is a chance for your child to guide the topic of their choice.  Our goal is to teach students to love to learn.  The sky is the limit on this project.  Projects are due by the end of the month, but encouraged to be completed and presented prior to the last week of January.