Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We got to meet our 3rd grade buddies! They brought a book to read to us. (Avie and Ellen) Pictures on Dojo!

We got to wear our jammies and bring our stuffed animals. (Leo)

We did an intruder drill. We practiced what to do if there is a bad person in the school. (Evie and George) We practiced running together out our back door. The kids had A LOT of questions. This might be good to discuss tonight. It is also very normal for kids to want to act out or play out these scenarios because that is how they process these things!

We did closing meeting. (Caleb)

We did library checkout! (Presley)

We read the book called How Do Dinosaurs Stay Safe? (Phoebe)

We played outside. (Logan)

We ate lunch. (Lux)

We did P.E. (Jackson)

We made our name books. (Sarah) They are in the folders! You might notice lots of improvement from the beginning of the year name until now with their writing and drawing! The names should be mostly in alphabetical order. They worked very hard on these books!

We did a project. We made a stoplight. (Avie)

In the folders you will find a fun and optional safety homework! You do not have to return this to school!

You will also find behavior reports. Please read these over and discuss with your kids this weekend. Try to think of these scores as 2/2 and anything beyond that as extra credit. A score of a 2 is the grade level expectation for this point of the year. I gave out mostly 2’s with a handful of 1’s and 3’s. I did not give out any 4’s. Please don’t be too discouraged by 1’s. The kids still need many reminders about expectations at this point in the year and that is very normal. I gave out 1’s to kids who need daily reminders. I gave 2’s to kids who needs some reminders during the week and 3’s to kids who need just a few reminders every so often. I have attached the power point from last night again. It might help if you have any questions. Please initial and write down any comments you may have on this form. Please return in the folder on Monday.

I will be leaving at 2:3o pm on Monday for a doctor’s appointment so there will not be closing meeting notes sent home that day.

Thank you!! Have a great weekend!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did Avie’s Me bag. (Zellie)

We read a book about how to stay safe called Safety Counts. (George)

We did Avie’s name poster. (Presley)

We made signs. (Lux) We learned about traffic signs and symbols.

We went outside. (Jackson)

We played Match It. (Caleb) We worked on subitizing and number recognition.

We did closing meeting. (Logan)

Some of us got to take 5 jumps on the trampoline. (Evie)

In a few minutes we will get our folders and line up. (Avie)

We did morning meeting and morning buzz. (Cora)

We did our temperature. (Phoebe)

Every morning we look at our points. (Sarah)

We did Fundations will c and o. We start at the plane line. (Presley)

We did snack time. (Olivia)

We did a brain break. (Leo)

Hopefully, I will see you tonight at Curriculum Night! If not, here is a copy of my power point presentation. Pay special attention to the last slide!

Don’t forget PJ day tomorrow!

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did closing meeting. (Lux)

We did George’s Me Bag. (Zellie)

We did George’s name poster. (Logan)

We did the calendar. (Evie)

We did George’s name cheer. (Ellen)

We had play time. (Presley)

We did George’s name page. (Caleb)

We played outside. (Jackson)

We did math workstations. (Phoebe)

We did math. We talked about shapes. We had a partner and we talked about how the shapes are the same and different and what it looks like to us. (George)

We went to art and made lines with chalk. We colored the chalk in. (Cora)

For Fundations we did c and o on the whiteboards. (Presley)

We had lunch. (Avie)

We did the transportation book. (Sophie)

We made a mini book. (Caleb)

Our Curriculum Night is this tomorrow from 4:30-6 pm! This is for kids and adults!! Many of the older grades are taking a more formal approach but I promise I will make this as relaxed and fun as possible! I have a little scavenger hunt for the kids to do with you! This is an open house type event where your student can show you around the room and you get more information on what they will be learning this year! It is a “drop in” event so can come in anytime between 4:30-6 pm and you don’t have to stay the whole time. Hope you can make it! I will do a very short and informal presentation on our new behavior reports promptly at 4:35 and 5:15 pm. I have attached the rubric that I will quickly review and put this in the folders today. This will stay in the folders the rest of the year for your reference.

We will be having a special Pajama Day this Friday, September 20th. Your child may wear his/her pajamas all day!  Please make sure that your child is wearing school-appropriate pajamas and tennis shoes, since we will have recess and P.E. that day. Please do not send house slippers with your child to school, as they are not safe for playing on the playground.

Your child is welcome to bring a small stuffed animal as well (the toy must fit inside his or her backpack and have the ability to turn any noisemakers off).

On Thursday, October 3rd we will be having an apple tasting day to celebrate all we will have learned about apples! We will be trying all things apple and graphing our favorite type of apple.  If you are able to, please sign up for an item and send it in by Wednesday, October 2nd. If you would like to help, please use the link below to sign up!

Apple Tasting Day Sign Up

October 18th is Fun Fest! Each class supplies a raffle basket. Our class raffle basket will be Crazy for Chocolate themed! Please send in donations by October 2nd! This could be anything from candy bars to hot cocoa mix to chocolate covered pretzels, you name it! Money earned from these baskets goes right back to our school! Please donate if you can!! So far we have a large box of hot cocoa mix and a big bag of Kit Kat bars! Thank you if you have donated!

Have a wonderful evening!!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did my Me Bag. (Zellie)

We did Makerspace. We built with Legos and created our own machine or robot. (Presley and Jesse)

We did the weather. (Cora)

We did Zellie’s name cheer. (Sophie)

We did closing meeting. (Logan)

We did morning buzz. (Lux)

We did Zellie’s name page. (George)

We did music. (Ellen)

We went outside. (Jackson)

We did word games. (Caleb)

We did math workstations. (Phoebe)

We did a book about transportation. (Evie)

We did a sort. We matched the vehicles. (Olivia)

We wrote down our types of transportation. (Avie)

We changed table spots today! (Sarah)

Isaac was a guest reader and read Pete the Cat Play Ball. (George)

We did morning meeting. (Presley)

We did the letters c and o. (Liam)

Have a great night!!

Hi Parents,

Here is what we did today!

We drew me! (Sophie)

We played outside. (Logan)

We did our word games. (Olivia)

We did P.E. (Jackson)

We did a fun game in P.E. We rolled a ball and knocked over pins. You had to defend your pin. (Presley)

We did math workstations. (Evie)

We got 100 Cougar Tickets today! We are going to have a pajama party on Friday!! Woohoo!! (Sarah)

We did Sophie’s Me Bag. (Lux)

We did a new vowel. It was the letter o. (Zellie)

We watched a video about how to be safe. You need to wear a helmet on your bike! (George)

We did closing meeting. (Leo)

We talked about how some kids speak different languages. (Avie)

We did Sophie’s name cheer. (Ellen)

We did a Pete the Cat math game where we rolled the dice and colored the shoes. (Cora)

We sorted by not emergencies and emergencies. (Caleb)

We talked about the temperature. (Phoebe)

Our Curriculum Night is this Thursday from 4:30-6 pm! This is an open house type event where your student can show you around the room and you get more information on what they will be learning this year! It is a “drop in” event so can come in anytime between 4:30-6 pm and you don’t have to stay the whole time. Hope you can make it! I will do a short presentation on our new behavior reports promptly at 4:35 and 5:15 pm.

We hit our goal of 100 behavior tickets!! To celebrate, we will be having a special Pajama Day on Friday, September 20th. Your child may wear his/her pajamas all day!  Please make sure that your child is wearing school-appropriate pajamas and tennis shoes, since we will have recess and P.E. that day. Please do not send house slippers with your child to school, as they are not safe for playing on the playground.

Your child is welcome to bring a small stuffed animal as well (the toy must fit inside his or her backpack and have the ability to turn any noisemakers off).

On Thursday, October 3rd we will be having an apple tasting day to celebrate all we will have learned about apples! We will be trying all things apple and graphing our favorite type of apple.  If you are able to, please sign up for an item and send it in by Wednesday, October 2nd. I also need 2 parent volunteers to help prep plates. If you would like to help, please use the link below to sign up!

Apple Tasting Day Sign Up

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did Sarah and Presley’s Me Bag. (Presley)

We did the Pete the Cat project. (Jackson)

We did my name page. (Sarah)

We played outside. (Lux)

We had lunch. (Logan)

We did morning meeting. (Leo)

We did word games. (Caleb)

We did the calendar. (Cora)

We did morning buzz. (George)

We did Sarah’s name cheer. (Ellen)

We did the vowel chart. (Avie)

Mr. Hotchkiss came and read Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes. (Zellie)

We did the computers. (Olivia) The kids practiced logging on in Media and playing an awesome math program called ST Math! They have access to this at home! If you go to the main CPS website and go to the lower right hand side you will find Portal access. They log in from there! I am happy to send you a picture of their log in information if they need it!

Auggie came and jumped on the trampoline! (Presley)

Make sure to check the folder this weekend! Lots of important information including Fun Fest ticket information!

Homework

Sometimes on Fridays I like to put optional homework worksheets in the folders. These do not need to be returned to school unless your child would like to show me their hard work! I put 2 Pete the Cat papers in there this week! One with color words and one where your student can draw their self portrait and write a color word. We are practicing using the first letter on the color word to figure out what it is.

Behavior Reports

In your child’s folder you will find a sample behavior report and rubric. I will start sending these home next week and will answer any questions you have at Open House next Thursday. This is a new format for this year and is being used school wide.

Book Orders

In your child’s folder is a Scholastic book order! You can place your Scholastic Book Clubs orders with the catalog or online!  Online, you can browse all the great monthly Book Club selections at low prices. You'll find the best values on a variety of formats, including eBooks.  Plus, every book you buy earns FREE books for our classroom library!

This is our class’s personalized URL and code. https://orders.scholastic.com/H2MBR

Ordering online is the most convenient way to use Scholastic Book Clubs. You can order anytime, right up until the online order due date. You’ll also get instant access to over 500 additional titles plus online-only specials and discounts.

If you do not want to order online, you can still send in the paper order forms from the back of the book club flyers.  Please make your checks out to Scholastic, Inc.  You can write one check for multiple book orders, just be sure to include all your order forms with your check. 

This month’s book orders are due by Friday, September 27th! Please let me know if you have any questions!

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did our word games. (Zellie)

We did Quick Eyes. It was 5 frames. (Jackson)

We did closing meeting. (Logan)

We did Presley’s name cheer and name poster and she talked about what she likes to do. (George)

Mrs. Baker taught us about bullying. (Cora)

We went to lunch. (Ellen)

We reread Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes. We talked about good attitudes. (Phoebe)

We did the calendar. (Sarah)

We did morning buzz. (Lux)

We wrote Presley’s name. (Caleb)

We drew me! (Presley)

We did morning meeting. (Avie)

We wrote i and u. (Olivia and Liam)

Have a great night!!