Friday, March 29, 2013

March 29, 2013

It was great to meet with all of you this week.  Thanks for your time and for all of your support.  I appreciate you trusting me with your awesome kids each day.  I hope everyone has a great spring break!

Were the kids assigned homework today?

No.  Due to spring break, I did not want to give them a new packet of homework.  They will receive their homework on Monday, April 8^th when we get back from break.

Where is the Friday folder?

Again, due to spring break, no Friday folder was sent home today.

What should my child be doing over break?

1)  Having fun and relaxing.

2)  Reading their nonfiction book so they are ready to start their PowerPoint

presentation in class after break.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.  Many thanks!

Friday, March 22, 2013

The quote of the week comes from a young lady during math today.:

"When I don't pay attention, that's when good things happen to me."

I wonder if she notices the good things happening... :-)

March 22, 2013

I am looking forward to meeting with everyone next week!

Conferences

Your conference times are in this Friday folder, and our system should have sent you an email with the date and time.  Please let me know if your date and time do not work. 

Social Studies Magazine

Please consider donating $1.50 to help us purchase a Social Studies magazine that will help us cover many interesting topics about Washington this spring. 

Informational Book Talk

The grading rubric for this project is below.  The kids should be reading their books at this point, and I will provide computer time for them to work on their PowerPoints at school.  The due date is April 24^th. 

	Possible Points	Points Earned
Was your book approved on time?	5
Did you complete your project on time?	10
Was your power point organized, colorful, attractive, and easy to read?	10
Did you include pictures or illustrations?	10
Slide 1- include the book’s title, author, and your            name, date, and a picture	10
Slide 2- List of important vocabulary words that pertain to your topic with their definitions	10
Slide 3-Photo album : include pictures of one or two people, places, or events with captions from your book.	10
8.       Slide 4- continuation of pictures with captions from page 3	10
9.       Slide 5- write an note in memo format to a friend telling him/her why you would recommend the book to him/her	10
10.    Slide 6- design a souvenir to correspond to your book’s topic (use Paint program)	10
11.    Slide 7- Write four questions that could be answered by someone reading your book	10
Slide 8- Write a reflection piece about your book.  (Did you enjoy it, how did it make you feel, any questions you now might want to research, or other books you might like to read, etc.)	10
Are the spelling, punctuation, and grammar correct?	10
Was your presentation informative and convincing?	10
Did you make eye contact for most or your         presentation?	5
Did you acquire new knowledge?  Did you answer your classmate’s questions?	10
TOTAL	150

 

Friday, March 15, 2013

Yesterday, Landon and I were chatting outside during recess.  We were talking about soccer and I mentioned how I was never very good at it because I am not good with my feet.  He considered this for a moment and then replied, "Well, you're good at walking!"  Made us both laugh.  That I am, Landon, that I am.  :-)

Conferences

Conference week is March 25-29.  Please schedule your conference online at your earliest convenience.  The last day to do so is Wednesday, March 20^th.  After that, I will schedule a time for you. 

End of Quarter

Somehow, the end of the 3^rd quarter is here.  This is hard to believe!  The last day to turn in work is Wednesday, March 20^th.    

Social Studies Magazine

On Monday, I sent home a letter asking for $1.50 donation to help us purchase a Social Studies magazine that will help us cover many interesting topics about Washington this spring.  If you are able to donate, we would greatly appreciate it!

Late Start Day Moved to Wednesday 3/20

This was originally scheduled for 3/13.

Informational Book Talk

Next week I will be introducing this assignment to the kids.  They are to read an informational book about a topic that interests them.  Then, they will be creating a PowerPoint presentation in class about their book.  This should be fun.  I will distribute information and a grading rubric next week. 

Please let me know if you need anything.  Many thanks!

Friday, March 1, 2013

March 1, 2013

Late Start Day Moved to Wednesday 3/20

This was originally scheduled for 3/13.

Science Fair

Projects are due March 6^th, the Science Fair is March 7^th from 1:15-2:30.  Please let me know if you need anything. 

Informational Book

We are going to begin a book report/book talk project soon.  I am going to ask each child to pick an informational book to read for this.  Hopefully they will be able to find something that interests them at our school library.  More coming home about this soon.

Silverwood Reading Program

Remember to be documenting your child’s reading minutes on the Silverwood Tally Sheets.  600 minutes earns them a free Silverwood ticket.  The sheets are due back to school by March 13, 2013.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Please let me know if you need anything.  Many thanks!