A+ Spellers

Logan
Chase
Michael
Leah
Ava
Jesse
Mackenzie
Kortez
Evan
Karter
Elizabeth

Great Job! Be safe tonight.

Character Day

Today was a success. I was so pleased with all the effort and presentations. The students really did a fantastic job! I think we have some future public speakers in our room. The party was a great celebration of all the hard work the kids put in to make their reports outstanding. Thanks to the parents that showed up and helped. I couldn't have done it without you.

Lunch Menu

Just in case you didn't find the menu, there is a link on the right side of this page for the daily lunch schedule.

Character Dress Up Day Presentations

I talked in length today about the expectations of their presentations on Friday. I even went as far as showing them how to make a note card and how to read/not read off of it. I told the kids they should expect to talk for about 2-5mins. I presented a character as if I was the character, so they could see that it needs to seem as though they are the actual character. The students are trying to make it interesting for their classmates, hoping to get the others excited about reading their book.

A+ Spellers

Brady
Karter
Elizabeth
Logan
Chase
Emily
Evan
NiJay
Aliza
Dustin
Alesha
Jesse
Mackenzie
Tony
Aaron
Ava

Great job to all the students who made the list!

Acuity Testing

This week we are taking the Acuity Quarter 1 test. This is a test that lets me know what the students have learned, what they already know, and what I need to work on with the students to better prepare them for the following school year. The reading section is a typical test where they read a passage and answer the questions that follow. The math test is also very common with testing them over a broad range of topics.

Today

I will be sending home the Character Dress Up book report form today. The kids will be given the directions and have a clear understanding of what they need to do. It won't be due until October 28th. I will also be sending home the presentation rubric that describes exactly what I will be looking for in their talk to the class. Look for that tomorrow or Friday.

A+ Spellers

Chase
Mackenzie
Emily
Larissa
Ava
Aaron
Michael
Tony
Karter
Elizabeth
Brady
Alesha

Great job this week. It was a short week and you still pulled it off.

PIcture Day

Just a reminder to parents that tomorrow is the day. We will take our pictures at 11:45. Pictures will happen before recess and we don't have gym tomorrow.

A+ Spellers

Alyssa
Kortez
Evan
Logan
Dustin
Chase
Emily
Elizabeth
Alesha
Karter
Jesse
Mackenzie
Shaston
Michael
Haley
Aliza
Leah
Aaron
Tony
Brady


The list keeps growing! Great job spellers.

Character Dress Up Day

This is an announcement to get the word out early. Instead of a Halloween party, we will have a character dress up party. This will take place on the 28th of October. This will take a little work for all the students.

The steps involved:

-The first item they must accomplish is to find a book. The book must be no more than 100 points below their current lexile level. Each student has their lexile score inside their assignment book. To search the lexile level of a book go to lexile.com. I will have a sign-up sheet in the classroom to write the book down they pick.
-The next task will be to read and finish the book.
-I will give them a sheet to fill out, much like a book report, that goes along with their books.
-The students will use this sheet to help them present to the class about their characters. I will give the students a rubric days beforehand describing exactly what I am looking for in the presentation.
-After we present all the characters, we will celebrate with a party at the end of the day.

Each student will be required to have an outfit that matches a book character they read about. Keep in mind some characters dress just like each child would on a normal school day, so you wouldn't need to go out and purchase a new outfit for this day. The students have to be able to describe this to the class. This isn't meant to be a cost burden to parents.

Students can pick books they are currently reading, but not a book that they read last year or even earlier this year unless they plan to reread the book. I am getting the word out now, so the students have time to select and begin reading them immediately.

Assignment Books

Don't forget that when you child has his/her name on the board it will be written in the planner. Then it must be signed by you at night letting me know that you saw the reason for that day.

Book Fair

The Book Fair is coming to school. Look for the flyer along with a sheet listing details for the Book Fair. It will be sent home today.

Reading

Today we read about a class favorite - the Solar System. Students had a ton of questions and seem to really wonder some deep thoughts about our planets.

Math Today

The students are working on one of the most confusing topics of the school year. It seems as though some get it, but others need multiple examples before they see it.

Subtracting Zeros...for example:

1,200-381 =


The hardest part for some is learning that they can't go to the tens place and take one from zero.

Mastery Club Clarification

I am really pleased with all the motivation to master challenges. One thing I have noticed is that students are coming into the classroom and asking if they can do a challenge, but they don't know which one they want to attempt. I told the students they must know which one they want to attempt at the beginning of the day because they have already studied the previous night or few nights. I won't allow a student to take a challenge if they don't know which one that want to attempt until that morning. The idea is they must know it when they first attempt it, and not just know because they learned it in second grade or third grade.