Field trip

Hi Everyone,

Your children have already put these reminders in your planners but just in case...

*please bring your child to school for 8:15: we plan to pull out by 8:30 at the latest
*send a disposable lunch in a bag marked with their names
*have your child put a small snack in his or her pocket

A big thank you to Mrs. Bockman, Mrs. Dulay, Mr. Vamplew, Mrs. Amadeo and Mrs. Walker for volunteering tomorrow.  Your help is greatly appreciated!

I am looking forward to a great day.  See you in the morning,

Mrs. Roberts (see note below)

****Two students aren't registered for the field trip.  If you have not paid online you will need to sign a paper permission slip before we leave!!!!  There is a glitch in the system that will not acknowledge permission online unless a credit card is used.  Please go to the office before 8:15 to take care of this. Thank you!

Parent Volunteers for Fieldtrip

Hello Everyone,

As you all know, the district has now set up a 'Parent Portal' that we need to use for school field trips.  If you have not already done so, please register for the portal and complete the online registration form for the Space Center Field trip.  We cannot take your child with out this permission.  Thank you!

Also, at this time it appears that we have no volunteers for the field trip (for either Div. 6 and 7).  We are guessing that some of you may have selected 'yes' for volunteering but that we cannot view this.  If this is the case, could you please jot a note in your child's planner or see me in person so that I am aware of your interest in volunteering?

Thanks so much,

Amanda Roberts

***Another copy of the portal sign up information/numbers will go home with your child tomorrow if you haven't registered yet***

A Great Youtube Video

Hi Everyone,

Here is a great video we watched today.  It really gives insight into how large space (and the different bodies in it) are.  The students really wanted to share it with all of you.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q

Mrs. Roberts

January 18th

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all having a great weekend!

We had a great start to our 'Space' theme this week!  The students are definitely interested in this unit and have so many questions!  A big thank you to Sam (and the Vamplew family) for sharing some of your space books and donating some wall stickers to the class.  We will enjoy using them next week.

Reminders...

*if you have not already done so, please register/fill out the permission form for our Space Center field trip (via the district parent portal).  Notices for this were sent out at the beginning of the school year and a reminder letter was sent out last month with the number you need to register (the form was purple).  If anyone has misplace theirs, please let me know and I will ask our secretary to print another copy.  Thank you!

*students should be reading nightly, using their book bags.  If your child received a chapter book for their 'Reader's Workshop' book this round they should focus on this one first

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Mrs. Roberts

IMPORTANT INFORMATION...

Hello Everyone,

Those of you who have already signed up on the 'Parent Portal' will have received an email asking you to register/pay for our upcoming fieldtrip to the McMillan Space Center.  Thank you to those of you who have already done this.

If you have not already registered, please do so and then follow the steps to register your child for the trip.  District 42  is encouraging everyone to sign up as all field trips, payments etc. will now be dealt with through this site.  This is a new system for us also so that I ask for your patience as we work through the challenges of using this.

Please see me if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Amanda Roberts

January 11, 2013

Happy New Year, Everyone!

I hope you all had a terrific holiday.  I certainly enjoyed spending lots of time with my family over the winter break.

We have started this term focusing on winter/goal setting (connected to resolutions) and will move onto our unit on Space next week.  The students' are very excited about this theme and are already posing a lot of tough questions!  We will seek to find the answers together during the upcoming weeks.

In math we are extending our understanding of place value into the thousands and will begin adding/subtracting these numbers.  We will focus on numbers that require regrouping/borrowing soon as well.  We are also focusing on geometry during 'Explorations'.

In writing, we are focusing on developing our editing skills. To support this, we are beginning a spelling program next week.  This program will focus on looking for patterns in words and then transition into learning/memorizing those challenging English words that don't follow a pattern and that are often misspelled.  Please check your child's planner pocket early next week for a more detailed explanation.

In reading, we continue to focus on developing skills/confidence via our 'Reader's Workshop'.  We have some exciting space-related activities coming up next week which we hope will inspire everyone.


Information/Reminders:

*we will continue to welcome everyone Friday mornings from 8:30-8:45 for Family Reading
*memory book money ($6) is still outstanding for quite a few individuals.  I will be sending home a reminder note for those who have not sent it in by the end of the week.  Thank you.
*a calendar of January events went home this week, if you did not receive one, please let me know via your child's planner.  Noteworthy days include 'Popcorn Day' (15th and 16th), ProD Day (24th) and MacMillan Space Center Fieldtrip (31st-the permission slip will be sent home next week).

Have a great weekend, everyone,

Amanda Roberts