Newsletter: September 13

Week 5 has come to an end! Time sure does fly in room 410. We had a good week. The highlight of the week was a program about bullying. If you haven’t heard about it, please ask your student. 

Edmodo 

We did some work on edmodo today during Tier 2 time. If you have internet access from home, have your student show you what it is. It is a pretty neat tool for us to use in the classroom. We will be utilizing it more and more throughout the school year. 

Science and Social Studies 

We will be taking our first Social Studies test next Tuesday. This will be an open-book test, but your student should still bring home their book to study. We will then move to Science for a chapter, then back to Social Studies. In order for us to cover what we need, we alternate our schedule. It usually works out pretty well. 

Book Fair 

Thanks to those of you who donated books to the classroom. That along with PTO’s donation allowed us to have 11 new books for our classroom library. Awesome!!! 

Midterm 

Midterm is just around the corner. This will be the first official progress report for the school year. Please check Harmony for updates if you are curious about your student’s grades.

Below are some pictures of the students sorting our classroom library and making reading wish lists during the first week of school.

Newsletter: September

We finished up NWEA testing for the fall.  Results will come home once they are released to us.  We are in the full swing of school!  Homework should be coming home most nights.  Please check agendas to know what your student has to do.

Accelerated Reader

There is a paper coming home today with your student about AR home connect.  This is a way for you to keep track of your student’s AR progress. We have 30 min/day at school to read.

Edmodo

We are going to begin using a program called edmodo next week.  It is online and I think the kids will LOVE it!  Your students will have more information next week for you!

 Book Fair

Our class will be going to the book fair on Monday morning.  Feel free to send money in with your student.

Thank you to everyone that stopped by for Open House.  It was great to meet my students' families!

Newsletter: August 30

I think we are finally into a routine. There may be a few glitches here and there, but the kids have it down pretty well. We had a wonderful week with the Fundraiser Kick-Off and a program, The NED Show! We completed our first round of NWEA and will finish up next week. 

 Agendas 

The kids are doing well with this overall. There are a few that need to make sure they get these signed. It is part of the behavior expectations in my class and they lose points and recess if they go too long without getting the agenda signed. If I write it on the homework board, they write it in their agenda (even if they get the work done in class). This lets you know what we are doing each day at school.

 Break Time 

 We have a snack break every day. There is a snack cart that students may purchase things from (not on Wed.). They can bring a snack from home as well. Snacks should be nutritious. 

Accelerated Reader 

We are averaging 30 minutes/day for AR time at school. I have set goals for your students. Next week there will be a paper about “Home Connect” that allows you to check your student’s progress from home. If you see that they are getting behind, you may want to encourage some reading at home.

Newsletter: August 23

Our first full week was a success! The class seems to be adjusting to the routines and expectations of 5th grade. We had great improvements in voice levels, controlled talking, and transitions. I am learning so much about each student!

 room410news.blogspot.com 

Beginning next week, I will only send paper newsletters home with those of you that have requested them. 

Agendas

 Please check and sign this each night! If you need to communicate with me, that is the best place. I check agenda's DAILY. My rule for students: If I write it on the homework board, they write it in their agenda (even if they get the work done in class). This lets you know what we are doing each day at school. 

 Break Time

 We have a snack break every day. There is a snack cart that students may purchase things from (not on Wed.). They can bring a snack from home as well. Snacks should be nutritious. 

 Accelerated Reader 

 We have already started for the year! Next week I will be going over reading levels and AR Goals for the trimester with each student. Please ask how they are doing with AR. If your student falls behind, they will be expected to read at home. Goals are set according to 30 min/day, which they have at school. 

Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO) 

First meeting is: Monday August 26 @ 5:30 pm

Newsletter: August 16

It is hard to believe another school year is here! This first week has been full of rules, procedures, expectations, and getting to know each other. The kids have all come with GREAT enthusiasm for school...let's hope that continues! 

 Supplies 

Thank you all for being so prompt with getting school supplies here on time! These should last us through the school year. Occasionally students may need more pencils and erasers. Other than that, we are good to go! 

Going Paperless!!! 

room410news.blogspot.com 

We have a classroom blog: I post information, newsletters, pictures, and upcoming events on this blog. It keeps down on the amount of paper that gets used sending home a weekly newsletter. Please fill out the paper attached to this newsletter and return to school with your student by Tuesday, August 20. I will send an email reminder to check the blog when anything gets posted. 

Agendas 

Please check and sign this each night! If you need to communicate with me, that is the best place. 

Talk with your Kids

It is so important for you to be involved in your student's schooling. This is a vital year as we get ready for Middle School. Be sure to talk with your kids about school: what are they learning, who are their friends, what can you help them with. All of those things make the school year go smoothly! 

September 5 Open House 

 SMART Start Wednesdays School begins at 8:55