Gingerbread Houses..coming very soon!

Hello!

Thank you to those families who have already donated!

If you are able to still donate, we would appreciate it :)  We could surely use some more candy to decorate and large/thick styrofoam plates to place our Gingerbread Houses on.

Thank you very much for your help!

Gingerbread Houses

Hello!

The students are taking home a blue flyer today with details about our Pittsfield tradition of making milk carton Gingerbread Houses!  Please be sure to check it out this evening!

If you have any donations, please have your student bring them by Tuesday, Dec.17th.  We will be decorating on Friday, December 20th @ 2:15-3:15.

Here is a link to the flyer sent home today.

Morning Message

Our first Student Writer for Morning Message...McKenna!

Seeing Double :)

We love to use technology in Room 111!

Turkey Cupcakes in the Making!

Fun at EMU Education 1st Day!

4th Graders Learn about Making Electricity!

3rd Grade Scientists Dissect Owl Pellets!

Readers At Work

Newsletters Updated

Picture Re-Takes

Lifetouch will be here this WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30TH for picture re-takes!
Students will be asked to come down to the MPR in the morning on Wednesday for their re-takes...

*NEW* Writing Homework!!!

"Paragraph of the Week"

Hello!

Writing Homework will begin tomorrow, Monday the 21st!

Students will receive 2 pages every Monday, and will be expected to return both pages by Friday, each week.  Students will have a different writing task every evening, and by Friday students will have a complete paragraph ready to turn in!

For the first 9 weeks, students writing homework will be:

Monday:  Brainstorm on a given topic

Tuesday:  Choose 3 details, then write 3 sentences (including an explanation)

Wednesday: Write a topic and closing sentence

Thursday: Put it all together, and write a paragraph!

Friday: Turn in the 2 page homework to be graded

Student paragraphs will be graded with the following rubric:

I am sending home a larger version of this rubric on pink paper, please keep this at home to use as a reference!

Students may find this a bit challenging in the beginning, but please encourage them to continue their efforts....the skill of paragraphing is a very important writing skill!

Thank you for your support, as always!!!

MEAP DAY #1

Thank you to all for getting your students to school on time and with a great attitude this morning!

Everyone did an excellent job, took their time, double checked their work and gave their very best efforts!

Tomorrow morning we will take the READING #2 test.  Homework is quite easy this evening (review) so students should be able to use part of their homework time to prepare for the MEAP test, you can use the packets that students brought home yesterday.

MEAP MEAP MEAP

MEAP is here!

The schedule is:

Tuesday, Oct.8th: Reading #1
Wednesday, Oct.9th: Reading #2
Thursday, Oct.10th: Writing #1 (4th grade only!)

Tuesday, Oct.15th: Math
Wednesday, Oct.16h: Writing #2 (4th grade only!)

Please help your student feel ready by:

-getting them to bed early

-making sure they have a healthy breakfast

-remind them to take their time and double check their work

Students MAY bring slippers to wear to school on their testing days, however they may ONLY wear them in our classroom. Thank you!

Encourage your students to use the "THIS IS MY MEAP REVIEW PACKET" (with a brown cover) to study/look over tonight and over the next several days.  Not all of the work should be completed and/or corrected in this packet, please use the packet as you find it helpful to your student. 

Thank you for your encouraging words and support at home to our students...they are excited to take the MEAP ;)

Here is a link to a helpful article about how to get your kids ready for the MEAP from MetroParent magazine.

Fun and Challenging MATH FACT PRACTICE GAME...KAKOOMA!!!

Check out this fun and challenging way to practice math facts!

Kakooma's number puzzles are great for kids and adults!  If you like Sudoku, you may enjoy Kakooma!

I have also posted this link under the "Helpful Links" tab, for your convenience!

Guided Math Rotations in full swing!

Ask your student about Guided Math Rotations in our class! Students play math games, practice their math facts, work independently and with the teacher during math rotations. If you haven't had a chance to check out your student's eSuite math portal, please do! Students log into eSuite almost everyday at school and are quite savvy at logging into their portal :)

HOMEWORK 9.19.2013 UPDATE

Homework for Thursday, September 19th is a little different than normal.  Students will be expected to study for their Math Tests tomorrow!  They are bringing home a "packet" of review materials after school today...they should look over and review this information and/or complete what they did not finish in class today!

THANK YOU!

Thank you all for coming out this evening to our Curriculum Night! We tried to pack in a lot of information in a short amount of time!  I told some of you that I would try to get our presentation up on our class blog, so for now it is posted as a PDF file under the "Helpful Links" tab.

You can also view the PDF here: 2013 Curriculum Night Presentation

Thanks again and see you around school very soon!!!

CURRICULUM NIGHT REMINDER !

Good Evening All!

Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow evening is Curriculum Night!  Please join us at school to learn about your student's grade level curriculum this year!

Mrs. Sawin and I will be presenting for both of our classes in the Media Center at 6:30 PM.

Please remember this is a night for parents, we ask that you leave your children at home.  Thank you for your understanding!

See you tomorrow night!

AAPS Outcomes

3rd Grade Outcomes

4th Grade Outcomes

*These will also be posted under their own tab, for future reference!

First Class Photos!

Photos from our first combo class meeting with Mrs. Sawin's class!  We learned about the expectations in Mrs. Sawin's class under the tree.  Then, we taught Mrs. Sawin's class about our expectations. We made it official by signing our names on BOTH class expectations!

First Day FUN!

We had an awesome first day today!  All students were ready to learn the moment they walked in our classroom today, so a big thank you to our parents for getting them prepared at home! Another BIG THANK YOU for all of the donations to our classroom materials.  We are very lucky to have such supportive families at our school!

Today, students worked on their "All About Me" projects.  You should see them posted outside our classroom sometime soon!  Our class learned many of our routines and expectations in order to have a successful year!

Students received their first bit of homework today!  Please see your student's yellow "First Day" envelope to find the details.

I am looking forward to another great day tomorrow!

WELCOME!

Welcome to the new school year, everyone!  I am looking forward to an awesome year with my new 3rd and 4th grade students! 


Mrs. Sawin and I are excited about the opportunity to work with all of the students in our split classes this year. We hope to see all of our parents at

Curriculum Night on Tuesday, September 17th from 6:00-8:00 PM!