Winter is Almost Here

Our class worked hard on our new Winter inspired bulletin board.  Miss Mustaro did a great job of inspiring the class to write creative tales of getting trapped in a snow globe.  

Thanks!

Thank you again for your support with the Family Turkey project.  The turkeys turned out great!! They will be on their way home this week and I will post a picture of our new winter project that was completed in school.  I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Family Turkey Project

Family Turkey Project

Thank you for helping your child complete the Family Turkey project.  We enjoyed listening to the book, "Turkey Trouble."  In this book, we read about a turkey who was trying desperately to disguise himself to make it through Thanksgiving alive.  I hope you have fun completing this project, and please contact me with any questions or if you need any materials.  Projects are due November 16th, so we can display them for everyone to see!!

Can It Be the End of October?!

It seems like we just started school, however we are halfway through the first marking period.  Here are some reminders/announcements:

Unit Tests:

We are coming to the end of Unit 1 in ELA and Unit 1 in Math.  Therefore, we will have our ELA unit assessment this Thursday and Friday.  Your child will review Monday through Wednesday, so there is no need to study for this assessment.  The Math Unit 1 assessment will be next Tuesday.  Your child will come home with a unit review on Monday.  Please review in preparation for the test.

Red Ribbon Week:

Next week, we will acknowledge the Red Ribbon Week with the following themed days:

Red Ribbon Week Themes

October 26 (Monday)

RED-dy to be Drug Free

Wear red attire.

October 27 (Tuesday)

Team up against Drugs

Wear sports attire your favorite sports jersey.

October 28 (Wednesday)

One School, One goal, Drug Free

Show your school spirit. Wear your “Leap for Learning” walkathon shirt or any National Park attire.

October 29  (Thursday)

Give Drugs the Boot!

Wear cowboy/cowgirl/country attire

October 30 (Friday)

Say BOO to Drugs!

Wear your Halloween costume.

Conferences:

All parents should have signed up for a conference online, requested a date&time, or you have been assigned a conference time slot. Please contact me ASAP if you are unable to make your conference time and would like to reschedule. I am looking forward to updating you on your child's progress!

Halloween:

We are looking forward to a fun-filled, Friday on October 30th. The parade will begin at 12:00pm.

Fun in the Community Garden

We had a lot of fun planting Autumn crops in the Community Garden.  We have been studying the life cycle of plants in Science and really enjoyed getting our hands dirty! Please enjoy the pictures!

Back to School Night

I want to thank all of the parents and grandparents that came to Back to School Night last night.  It was a pleasure to meet you all.  If you were unable to make it, please check your child's folder for the materials that were given.  Please call/email/dojo message me with any questions!!  Have a great week!

Science Fun

We are scientists!

We had fun problem solving last week.  Saving Fred was definitely the highlight to the week.  Teamwork was key!

I am looking forward to our first full week of school.  Back to School Night will be held on Tuesday, September 22nd.  I look forward to meeting everyone and being able to go over some essential information.  In the meantime, this is what you need to know for the week ahead:

Wonders 

Students will begin using the Wonders Language Arts curriculum this week.  Each week will focus on a vocabulary skill, comprehension skill, a set of vocabulary words, and a spelling pattern.  We will end the week with a reading assessment and spelling test.

                                              The Garden

This Wednesday, we will have the opportunity to plant fall crops in the garden.  I am looking forward to the students explore the parts of the plants and getting their hands dirty.

Class Dojo

Please remember to sign up for the class dojo.  It is a great way to keep track of how your child is behaving and is an easy way to contact me throughout the day.

Pictures

I am looking forward to posting pictures of the things we have been doing in class, but will need to confirm with the front office that your child may be photographed.

Have a great week!!

NWEA MAP Testing will begin Tuesday, September 8th.  3-T will test Reading on Tuesday and Math on Wednesday.  Please help your child prepare by encouraging them to get rest and be on time to school.  This test will help us meet the needs of your child throughout the school year.

Classroom Preview

I had a lot of fun working on our classroom today!! Check out the photo below:



Enjoy the last few days of summer!  Feel free to email me with any questions you have about the year ahead.  My email address is athompson@npelem.com .

Back-to-school can be a stressful time for parents and children.  I am preparing my two boys to go back to school and I found these two sites helpful.  I hope you are able to use these resources to help prepare yourself and your child/children for September.

http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/gg_live/happiness_matters_podcast/podcast/back_to_school

http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/going-to-school/back-to-school/transition/

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I am very excited to start the school year.  I hope you had a great summer.  Get ready for a year full of fun and learning!  Check back with updates as we get closer to the first school day.