Oops! I didn't realize that the letters about the bond measure were addressed to individual students...they are all generic letters, so if you got someone else's letter, it's ok to open it. Sorry for any confusion!
Your children are amazing writers! I am so excited to see their excitement every day for writing. They have made an incredible amount of growth in a short time. We have been working on personal narratives in a variety of ways…weekend news, events in our life, field trip experiences, etc. They also write letters each Friday to the person of the week. This week we wrote color poems as part of our poetry unit in reading. They are really so amazing…check them out hanging in the gym if you can! They will be displayed for a few weeks and then sent home.
Please be sure your child has PE shoes on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday now. We have PE trainers here two days a week and we want kids to be able to participate safely in these great fitness activities. If it is easier to leave PE shoes in backpacks, I would suggest doing that! We have parent conferences in two weeks. I have done my best to schedule you during your first priority times. If you have not returned your forms, please do so ASAP so that I can get you scheduled. This is a large class and my schedule is very tight. If you would prefer a phone conference, I can also do that. I will send your confirmation notes home as soon as I have you scheduled. I am so sorry that I did not get this posted on Friday! There will only need to be three nights of reading signed for this week...and not too many words since it is review. The homework is up now for those on electronic news. Thanks for your patience.
We are starting our salmon unit soon. We will be learning about the life cycle of salmon and raising salmon from the egg stage. They will be delivered in about a week as part of an EWEB grant. We will be releasing the baby salmon in December into the Willamette River at Alton Baker Park. This ties in with our social science goal of communities, as this is a big part of our community. We discussed different kinds of communities today using the Weekly Reader. The students are excited about this unit! We will be changing our PE days to Tuesday, Thursday and Friday during the time that the PE trainers are working with us for the PE grant. Please be sure your child has appropriate clothing for those days. I am sorry for the change in schedule…It was out of my control! We will need to wear PE shoes THIS coming Monday as well because they will be doing the PE assessment that day instead of today (Friday). Thanks for your understanding! I would love to have a volunteer on Monday or Tuesday for “busy” work…correcting papers, filing, etc. If that could be you…would you please let me know ASAP? Thanks so much for all of your help and support in this VERY large classroom. Don't forget about the Walterville Jog-a-thon this Friday! Get those pledges collected and bring packets back this week. I will sponsor anyone that asks me (from our class) 2¢ per lap. I know it isn't much, but it all adds up! Be sure to wear good running clothes on Friday. Our fitness trainers will also be here doing a baseline assessment for our fitness goal. This will be another reason to wear good clothing for a workout!
I am still trying to figure out this whole blog thing...realized half of my message cut off in the last post...so here is the whole message! Thanks for your patience.
Scarecrows here, scarecrows there...scarecrows seem to be everywhere! We created these great scarecrows using oil pastel and watercolor after reading a book called The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown. There are some hanging in our room and some in the office. They are so much fun to look at! And along that note...please send in items for classrooms to create a scarecrow to be auctioned off at the Fall Festival. We need old shirts, hats, pants, etc... Scarecrows here, scarecrows there...scarecrows seem to be everywhere! We created these great scarecrows using oil pastel and watercolor after reading a book called The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown. There are some hanging in our room and some in the office. They are so much fun to look at! And along that note...please send in items for classrooms to create a scarecrow to be auctioned off at the Fall Festival. We need old shirts, hats, pants, etc... Don’t forget about family movie night tonight!!!
Your child has been bringing home packets of workbook pages. We do not do all, or even most of the pages in class. I do pull for the whole week though…so when it comes home you can encourage your child to do some of the extra pages for “extra credit” and I will give them an extra sticker on their homework chart when they return it. It is NOT required and some of them may not make sense to do at home. I also do not correct every page. Often I am looking at pages in small group as we work through it. I don’t correct every spelling mistake either. Please send toilet paper rolls and items for scarecrow building to school to help the PTO prepare for the FUN Harvest Party! We are still working on establishing our classroom routines so that we can maximize our learning. This is challenging with a group of 32 students so it is important that we work together to achieve a positive learning environment with as few interruptions as possible. Here are a few things that will help our days go smoother: Be sure to complete homework tasks. Wear or bring PE shoes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I do keep track of this and we have a PE grant this year that will include assessments around PE skills and participation. Remind your child to use the bathroom before school, at recesses on only during transition times, not during teaching times! Please no cologne or perfume…some kids and adults are very sensitive to smells. Thank you so much for your help in these areas! Please be sure if you are on electronic news that you are printing out the weekly homework or sending me a note either electronically or written that the reading work has been completed. Monthly reading calendars are due at the end of the month. It is part of reading homework. If your child is getting reading group homework, that can be counted as minutes!
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