Here are some pictures of some of the things we’ve been up to this school year!

Its time for Parent Teacher Conferences again!  This time the conferences are student-led, which means your student needs to come with you.  Your child will be able to share what they have been working on in class.  They will also be able to review the progress they have made on accomplishing their goals and set new goals for the rest of the school year.  I’m so excited for this chance to meet with you and your children!  If you are unable to attend these conferences, please contact me so that we can schedule an alternate time.

Please sign up for a conference time here: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/cazxd

Welcome to 2017!  I hope everyone had a nice break from school and enjoyed spending time together as a family.  I know I did!  It is good to be back at school, though.  I missed everyone!

In class today, we talked a lot about setting goals and having a growth mindset as we start a new year.  It is half way through the school year and a great time to reflect on how the year is going so far and what we would like to do better for the second half of the year.  One thing that I am working on is following through with the classroom rules and behavior plan that we established at the beginning of the school year.  I am known for giving way too many chances and warnings to students who are having a difficult time following the rules.  Thus, you may see a lot of behavior letters coming home while we readjust to being back at school and meeting expectations.

For 5th graders and new to the school 6th graders:  We have a field trip coming up to JA Biztown on January 25th.  This is an exciting opportunity for these students to learn some practical life skills while running a town for the day!  Biztown is located at the Discovery Gateway museum in Salt Lake City.  We are in need of at least 2 parent volunteers for this field trip, or we will not be able to attend.  The parents will be assisting students in running their businesses, although parents will not be working in the same business as their child.  The parents will also need to be willing to help transport students to Salt Lake.  Permission slips will be coming home tomorrow with more information.  Please let me know ASAP if you are willing and able to help with this field trip.

For all 6th graders:  The science fair is coming up on February 8th.  This is a mandatory project for all 6th grade students.  I need a topic from all students by Friday.  The topic should be a question that can be answered through an experiment.  For help finding ideas, please visit www.sciencebuddies.org.  This website will be invaluable as you work through all of the steps to completing your project.

Finally, we could really use some help with snack for the rest of the school year.  You have no idea how much the students miss snack when we don’t have it.  If you think you can help, please sign up at this link:  https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/qgsbx

Thanks so much!