September 22nd

Please check back weekly for news and information about what is going on in our classroom. 

Schedule

Following is our special schedule.  Your student will fill out a planner each Friday for the following week.  This planner will be kept in the front pocket of their yellow folder.  Please make sure your student has their folder with them each day.

A: Art

B: Computer lab

C: Art, Music

D: Music

E: Gym, Music, Library

F: Gym, Computer Lab


Snacks

Your student is welcome to bring one or two snacks to school each day.  There is time in the morning and afternoon to eat snack while working.  


Art Shirts, Gym Shoes, and Extra Clothes

Students may keep an art shirt, gym shoes, and extra clothes here at school.  Please label all items if you decide to have them stored at school throughout the year.


Conferences

Conferences are designed with the student in mind.  All guardians and caregivers attending should coordinate their schedules so that we can meet collectively.  This optimizes communication and and teamwork.  Please sign up for conferences by clicking this link, Fall Conferences 2019.  I look forward to partnering with you to make this a great year for your student. 


Homework

Math homework will come home at the onset of a new unit in the form of a packet.  Students may work through the packet as we complete lessons in class.  When we finish a unit or students finish their packet they may bring it back to school.

Please have your child read or listen to reading each day.  A reading passage will be sent home weekly for practice.  Please have students return it when they are finished.

On occasion, there will be some other type of homework.  Something that pertains to what we are doing in class.  Please assist your student as needed.

If you have questions about an assignment or frustration at home, please reach out to me.  I am happy to help you and your student so that this year can be smooth and productive.


Book Orders

Book orders just arrived.  If you would like to pick up books in secret (because they are a gift) please do so before Friday or send me an email and I can send them home in an envelope.  All books will go home on Friday afternoon with students if other arrangements haven't been made. 






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