Thursday, October 28, 2010

Homework:
Read at least 15 minutes tonight
Math sheet
Reading sheet due tomorrow! Only 6 people have turned it in so far.


Tomorrow it Character Book dress up day. Please remember this is not a Halloween celebration so if your student wants to dress up it needs to be a character from a book, and they need to book with them.

We will also have our Harvest party tomorrow at 2:15.

Tomorrow is also out class store. If you have anything to donate please make sure it gets to me in the morning. If not we will need more items for our November store.

Tonight is family night at the book fair from 5:30-7:30. Friday is your last chance to snag those books you want! Don’t forget to look at your teachers wish list.


Don't want a lot of candy around the house??? Please send it my way. I use them for random rewards (not an everyday thing).

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Homework:
Read at least 15 minutes tonight
Reading homework—DUE Friday the 29th


The next family night at the book fair is Thursday the 28th from 5:30-7:30. What a great way to start your Christmas shopping! Only 59 more days!

Thank you so much to the 3 families who have bought books at the book fair for our class! I have added them to our library, and kids already want to check them out. Getting new books is always exciting!
Also a big thank you to those helping with the Harvest party on Friday! I couldn't have done it without you guys!

Ask your students about the “brain dance” they did today with Miss Hanson.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Homework:
Read for at least 15 minutes tonight
Reading worksheet due Friday the 29th

Book Fair is now open. Kids can buy before and after school. There are also a few family nights. Tuesday 5-7PM and Thursday 5:30-7:30PM. Come check out the great books. Don’t forget to use the 5 finger test as you and your student are choosing books to buy. Also don’t forget to check out the teacher wish list.

Character Book dress up day is the 29th. Remember your student needs to have the book that goes along with their character.

Thanks to all of you who have brought in items for our class store. The kids are so excited about buying them. Our Next store is October 29th. If you still want to bring things in that would be great.

Extra Candy:
Since the store shelves are currently stocked with Halloween candy and back-to-school snacks, I am making an appeal to parents to buy a bag to send to class. If you are able to contribute, it will be greatly appreciated. Please remember that this is an OPTIONAL donation. I will use it for little rewards every now and then. Or…After Halloween if you have extra candy you want to get out of your house please send it my way.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Homework:
Read at least 15 minutes per day

Important dates:
October-
25-29 Book Fair
29 Book Character dress up day
Jog-a-thon prize party


Jump rope club starts Wednesday, October 27th

In the Forest Ridge gym
8:15-8:45 am
Every Wednesday

Ask your kids what we did with Starburst today!

Speeches went great! I will try to get grades back to you by Monday the 25th.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Homework:
Read for at least 15 minutes
Reading sheet due tomorrow
Speech due tomorrow
Math sheet

Thursday thoughts and other papers coming home today. This is a check backpack alert! :)

Multiplication facts:
Please, please, please practice multiplication facts with your students. We are getting into the harder ones (6,7,8,9….) and students need to have these in their heads. I will try to have them make flashcards, but it takes a lot of class time up. If you have flash cards at home use them.

Book Fair:
October 25-29th is the BOOK FAIR! Your students will have a preview of the book fair Friday morning and will come home with a wish list. Teachers also have wish lists. Please check out my wish list and donate a book to our class library. I am low on some reading levels so I will pick books that are truly needed in our class.

Speeches will begin at 9:30 Friday morning. If you are interested in coming to watch please let me know so I have chairs ready for you. I will also make sure students with parents watching go first in case you have to jet off to work afterwards. I am not sure how long it will take us to get through with the speeches, so make sure if you want to come to show up at 9:30.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Homework:
Reading sheet—Due Friday the 22nd
Speeches ---Due Friday the 22nd
Read at least 15 minutes tonight

Today we had a guest speaker. He talked about what life was like for Mountain men in the past. Ask your student about what they learned.

October 25-29th is the BOOK FAIR! Your students will have a preview of the book fair Friday morning and will come home with a wish list. Teachers also have wish lists. Please check out my wish list and donate a book to our class library. I am low on some reading levels so I will pick books that are truly needed in our class.

Miss Hanson will be starting a Native American unit next month. It’s a great follow up to our Lewis and Clark unit.

The Jog-a-thon assembly is this Friday at 2:30

Speeches will begin at 9:30 Friday morning. If you are interested in coming to watch please let me know so I have chairs ready for you. I will also make sure students with parents watching go first in case you have to jet off to work afterwards. I am not sure how long it will take us to get through with the speeches, so make sure if you want to come to show up at 9:30.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Homework:
Read at least 15 minutes tonight
Spelling is coming home. Have student practice those words
Speeches coming up at the end of the week. Make sure students have their speeches done, practiced and ready to present by Friday the 22nd.

What is your child doing at school?

Social studies
: Lewis and Clark

Science: a few Inquiries

Math: Multiplication and division

Writing: Personal Narratives

Reading: Realistic Fiction, building our reading stamina and making sure we all have “just right” books. I am also testing in the DRA this month.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Homework:
Read at least 15 minutes
Reading sheet
Speech--Due 10-22-10

Monday, October 11, 2010

Homework:
Read at least 15 minutes
Work on speech---Due October 22
Reading sheet—Due this Friday

I know that weekends can crazy and busy, but its so important to have your student read every day. Right now its only 15 minutes, as the year goes on, the minutes will increase.

We have been working on setting and characters in reading. As you read with your student ask them questions about who the characters are, and if they can give some descriptions of the characters. Also have them describe the setting in the story.


Please remember to bring in Jog-a-thon packets. We still need help with Jog-a-thon stuff. See Terry Ponds email for more information.

Book Fair starts October 25th -29th!
Each teacher creates a wish list. It’s a great way for you to add to our class library!

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Homework: Read every day for at least 15 minutes

Many students are not turning in their salmon colored reading sheet. Students have a week to get that turned in. Each student should be able to turn it in on time. Remember parents can help.

Today students will be bringing home their first major speech project. Students will be expected to be prepared to give speech October 22nd.

Remember no school tomorrow

Monday, October 04, 2010

Homework:
Read 15 minutes or more
Reading sheet--- Due Thursday October 7th

For the month of September the class read a grand total of 9088 minutes at home. That is awesome! Keep up the good work! We decided to set a goal for October. Our goal is to read a total of 10,000 minutes in October.

Thank you so much to the two families who brought stuff in for our class store. The kids are so excited to earn money and make purchases. If you are able to donate to our class store this month please bring something in before October 28th. The September store was wiped out clean, so I am starting to collect more things. Remember, items can be gently used, or new. There is no need to spend more than a dollar on each item.


I know today is Monday, but students are coming to school really tired. Please make sure they get enough sleep at night.

Don’t forget to start thinking about what to be for Character Book dress up day October 29th! For the first time I actually have an idea for myself!

In the classroom:

Social studies:
We are going to start a Lewis and Clark unit pretty soon.

Math:
Multiplication

Writing:
The writing process

Reading:
Monitoring comprehension
Story elements

Friday, October 01, 2010

Homework:
Read 15 minutes each night

A new Reading log is coming home tonight. It is blue. We are going to continue our goal of 15 minutes each night. Students have been really successful with 15 minutes. If your student reads longer than 15 minutes please have them write down how many minutes they read. I love to see how long students read.

The Jog- A-Thon was a huge success. Your student will probably hit the sack early tonight! Now its time to collect money and get the packets turned in.