December 7 - 11, 2015

• Students continue to impress me with their writing and taking the time to brainstorm, plan, edit and revise both their in class writing! Thank you for having conversations with your son/daughter regarding the writing they have completed in the classroom and at home. I was pleased to see so many students are using strong descriptive words, had a clear beginning, middle, and end to their writing, and took the time to edit and revise.

• Please be practicing your math facts. There are math games linked in the "Classroom Resources" as well as multiplication videos.

Dates to Remember:

• December 17 - Geo Bee
• December 21 to January 5 - Winter Break

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Literacy - 

• Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)
• Work on President's Piece (Olivia) 
• Remember to be using rich vocab, details and beautiful descriptive language! Please see the rubric listed as "Writing Rubric" under Classroom Resources.

Social Studies -

Clink on the link and watch the video.  

Tell me four things you know now, that you didn't know before you watched the video.

Please type your sentences, 14 pt. font, double spaced, name and number

http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=0cZYuBiVVYE

Math - 

• Practice your multiplication facts! See the "Classroom Resources" on the left hand side for math games and videos.

November 23rd - 27th, 2015

No blog, reaction sheet or homework over our Thanksgiving holiday break! ONLY READING MINUTES WILL BE REQUIRED! Enjoy.

November 9-13, 2015

• Grandparents Day: Friday, November 21st from 1:35 to 2:30. Students are encouraged to dress up on this day in order to represent our school and show respect to our guests. Also, we are looking for someone willing to contribute some snacks for our guests on Grandparent's Day. 

• Report cards will be sent home on Friday, November 13th. Please sign and return the outside envelope.

• Thank you to all the parent helpers and contributors to our fall party. We had a wonderful afternoon of games, crafts, parade, and food! Thank you for spoiling us! <3

Dates to Remember:

• November 13 - Report Cards
• November 20 - Grandparents Day (1:35 - 2:30)
• November 23th - 27th - Thanksgiving Break

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• Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)

• There is no President's Piece this week. Next week we will have Madison as our president!

• "Dress This Turkey!" Writing: 
• This Turkey Needs Dressing! Students received a turkey copied on card stock. Cut out the turkey, and use scraps of cloth, paper, foil, glitter, and your imagination to dress up a spiffy he or she turkey. Be sure to name him or her and then, write a story about your terrific turkey. Your dressed turkey, and turkey story are due Thursday, November 19th. See the rubric below.

October 26-30, 2015

• Students have been doing very well on making sure they have their president's pieces well written and turned in. For better writing, the rubric has been attached below and is also linked in the link menu

• Jamba Juice will be going on this Thursday in the front of the building. Again, it's $4 per juice and the money will go toward school funding.

• Fall parties are this week! On Friday, students may bring a costume to school on the morning of the 30th and will be given 15 minutes to change before the school-wide parade begins. Please no masks. This is a school rule.

• Banana Costume and writing are due October 30th. Please make sure to have completed both the writing portion and bring your banana on Friday!

Dates to Remember:

• October 30 - Fall/Halloween Parties
• November 3 - Hearing and Vision Screening
• November 13 - Report Cards

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Literacy - 

• Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)
• Work on President's Piece () 
• Remember to be using rich vocab, details and beautiful descriptive language!
• Top Banana Contest due October 30th (see this blog post)

October 19 - 23, 2015

• Fall Parties are on October 30th. If you'd like to volunteer, please talk to our room mom, Mrs. Steinwagner. Students are allowed to bring a costume for the parade later in the day, however it should not take longer than 15 minutes to get changed. Remember, no masks are allowed due to school rules!

• Parent teacher conferences are this week! Hopefully you've already signed up for a spot! If not, please email me to schedule a time for your conference! To check the slot you signed up for, check the SignUp genius, linked below.

• http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084fa4ac2ea5fb6-fall

Dates to Remember:

• October 21 - Early Release
• October 21 - 22 - Parent-Teacher Conferences ~ If you have not yet signed up for a spot, please do so ASAP or email me to find another time!
• October 30 - Fall/Halloween Parties

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Literacy - 

• Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)
• Work on President's Piece () 
• Remember to be using rich vocab, details and beautiful descriptive language!
• Top Banana Contest due October 30th (see this blog post)