Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Check out Applebee's
Tonight, Tuesday, September 14th is a Dining to Donate Night for Brown. Please consider taking the night off from cooking and going to Applebee's. Please bring the flyer with you so our school can receive the credit.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Three Cups of Tea
Here is a great opportunity for a connection to a book we will be reading later in the year. The Brownsburg Public Library is hosting a program connected to the book Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson. It is on September 8 at 6:00p.m. There will be an adult book discussion and a Travel Club for grades 1-5. Give the library a call for more information or go to the One County One Book website at: http://www.hendrickslibrary1c1b.com/
Dog Dash
Here is the information about the upcoming Dog Dash. Our race will be on Friday, September 10 from 10:50-11:20. Students will have an index card pinned to their shirt. It will be marked each time they make a lap around the track. After the race, the card will come home so students can collect any pledges made according to laps. PSG has generously paid for each student to have a shirt for the race. This will be their class shirt for the year. We look forward to more nice weather and an enjoyable fund raiser.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Well, I would say a three day weekend is something to smile about! I hope all of you enjoy some extra family time on this beautiful weekend. We have had some illness in our classroom this week, including me, so I am stressing the need for frequent hand washing. It seems like we are all back and doing okay today. Here is some of the news from our classroom:
Math: We are well into our new math program and slowly working out our routines. Students stay in their grade level groups and work through the following rotation each day for a total of 90 minutes of math:
Direct teacher instruction (45 minutes) Center rotations - (15 minutes each) Computer- Everyday math online, Game - Landmark Shark, Name that Number etc., Journal work or Mt. Math. Most students have memorized their login for the online games, but they have their cards taped into their math composition books and they also have it written into their assignment notebooks for reference. Thank you so much to the parents that gave their time to help organize the games. They are a fun part of the new math program and we use them each day.
Language: Each Monday students are given a new spelling list (pink half sheet) and a spelling packet. Packets are due on Wednesday and we take out first spelling test. Students that score a 100% are done with spelling for the week. Students missing one or more words write and practice only the words missed and then take test two on Friday over only the words missed. Caesar's English is a weekly component that is cumulative. We have been through lessons one and two. Student learn 5 new stems or 5 new vocabulary words each week. They are also responsible for remembering the previous week's terms. Each student was given a ring to add index cards to each week with the new terms. Some students chose not to use the rings and are using a little file envelope. Either way, they should have an up to date set of terms on Monday afternoon. They can and should take these home on Monday and review for 5 or 10 minutes each day. Shorter and more frequent reviews are better than one long study session the night before. Tests are on friday.
Reading: We have completed our first novel,Among the Hidden. Students have been working this week on cereal box summaries. They will be on display outside the classroom if you are in the area and want to check them out. Our next novel will be When Justice Failed and we will begin that next Tuesday.
Science: We have been introduced to two of the 10 truths and students have been reading senarios and participating in small group discussions.
Social Studies We have been working on map skills as well as the Declaration of Independence. We will continue next week to look in detail at the Declaration as well as the Constitution.
Class Meetings: We have a weekly class meeting on Friday afternoon and students are given the task of chosing one classmate to write a compliment to during the week. Compliments are read during the meeting and then given to the student. We also discuss bully prevention ideas such as ways to include eveyone or address any issues we are having.
As you can see, we have quite a lot going on in class. The group is wonderful and they have shown great leadership in these first weeks of school. Please encourage your child to take out their assignment notebook each evening and have it handy as they go through their events and assignments from the day. Some children are still not used to using these tools and they think just writing the assignment down is enough. It is too hard for them to remember everything and if they go down the list each day, they are less likely to forget an item. Thank you for your reinforcement of this at home. Next Friday is our PSG Dog Dash. Please look in red folders this evening for a sponsorship envelope. That's the news for now.
Math: We are well into our new math program and slowly working out our routines. Students stay in their grade level groups and work through the following rotation each day for a total of 90 minutes of math:
Direct teacher instruction (45 minutes) Center rotations - (15 minutes each) Computer- Everyday math online, Game - Landmark Shark, Name that Number etc., Journal work or Mt. Math. Most students have memorized their login for the online games, but they have their cards taped into their math composition books and they also have it written into their assignment notebooks for reference. Thank you so much to the parents that gave their time to help organize the games. They are a fun part of the new math program and we use them each day.
Language: Each Monday students are given a new spelling list (pink half sheet) and a spelling packet. Packets are due on Wednesday and we take out first spelling test. Students that score a 100% are done with spelling for the week. Students missing one or more words write and practice only the words missed and then take test two on Friday over only the words missed. Caesar's English is a weekly component that is cumulative. We have been through lessons one and two. Student learn 5 new stems or 5 new vocabulary words each week. They are also responsible for remembering the previous week's terms. Each student was given a ring to add index cards to each week with the new terms. Some students chose not to use the rings and are using a little file envelope. Either way, they should have an up to date set of terms on Monday afternoon. They can and should take these home on Monday and review for 5 or 10 minutes each day. Shorter and more frequent reviews are better than one long study session the night before. Tests are on friday.
Reading: We have completed our first novel,Among the Hidden. Students have been working this week on cereal box summaries. They will be on display outside the classroom if you are in the area and want to check them out. Our next novel will be When Justice Failed and we will begin that next Tuesday.
Science: We have been introduced to two of the 10 truths and students have been reading senarios and participating in small group discussions.
Social Studies We have been working on map skills as well as the Declaration of Independence. We will continue next week to look in detail at the Declaration as well as the Constitution.
Class Meetings: We have a weekly class meeting on Friday afternoon and students are given the task of chosing one classmate to write a compliment to during the week. Compliments are read during the meeting and then given to the student. We also discuss bully prevention ideas such as ways to include eveyone or address any issues we are having.
As you can see, we have quite a lot going on in class. The group is wonderful and they have shown great leadership in these first weeks of school. Please encourage your child to take out their assignment notebook each evening and have it handy as they go through their events and assignments from the day. Some children are still not used to using these tools and they think just writing the assignment down is enough. It is too hard for them to remember everything and if they go down the list each day, they are less likely to forget an item. Thank you for your reinforcement of this at home. Next Friday is our PSG Dog Dash. Please look in red folders this evening for a sponsorship envelope. That's the news for now.
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