October 3rd - 7th

You should have received an e-mail inviting you to use the Bloomz app. This can be accessed by computer, phone, or tablet. The school as a whole will now be using this app to inform parents of upcoming events, provide and share information, sign up for volunteer work, and schedule conferences. Please let me know if you did not receive the email and I will send you another.

We are coming to the end of the 1st quarter! Wow! Parent/Teacher conferences are coming up next week and you can sign up for your time on the Bloomz app! If there is not a time that works for you and your family, please let me know and we can schedule an alternate time.

We have a field trip coming up Friday, October 28th. Please be watching for a permission slip going home in Friday Folders. You can sign up to help drive & chaperone on the Bloomz app as well.

This week we completed a great STEAM project! 

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September 26th - 30th

The kids have really been loving their reading folders! I love to see their excitement when they sit down with a book! As a side note, you do not need to initial each time they read the book. You just need to initial one time for each book.

 

We have several things happening over the next several weeks. Please take note of the calendar and let me know if you have any questions. We are also trying to schedule our first field trip. We will be going to the pumpkin patch at Bartels Farm. We will let you know as soon as we have a date reserved. We will need volunteers to help drive and chaperone!

This week is the Scholastic Book Fair. It is located in the workroom on the second floor right off of the elevators.

In helping plan for Halloween this year, I wanted to give you a heads up on how TPAAK does dress up day. Kids can wear costumes all day. The costumes need to be a book character and the kids will fill out a little book report to give along with wearing that costume. It can be any book! The only stipulation with costumes is that there is no gore or violence and weapons are not allowed - this includes things like light sabers. We will also have a classroom party. I will send out a sign up to help plan, bring things, and attend the party. 

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September 19th - 23rd

Reading folders were sent home this last week. Please read the introduction letters and help your child find a few minutes each day to practice reading. The folders are to be kept for several days and then returned to school. They will receive a new book each week when I meet with each reading group.

The weather is starting to change and can be unpredictable. Please send your child with a sweater or sweatshirt on days that may call for it. We have 3 recesses a day and the wind can be chilly. 

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September 12-16

The weeks seem to be flying by. I can’t believe we have already been in school a month! Everyone has learned our routines and we are ready to take of running this week. Several things will be happening this week:

•I will be sending home reading folders for everyone. Keep an eye out for it! Each student will receive a book that they can read and practice at home and then bring back for another book. Reading logs also went home in Friday folders. You can use any book (including the ones sent home in the reading folder) to count towards minutes read. At the end of the month, reading logs can be turned in for a prize!

•Paragon night is Thursday. 3rd, 4th, & 5th grades will be presenting their units. Kinder, 1st, & 2nd  will present next paragon night (Oct. 26th) You are more than welcome to come see what the other grades/classes are doing. All teachers will be in their classrooms. You are more than welcome to stop by and say hi. This is also a great opportunity to show your friends and family what is going on at your child's school.

•School pictures will be this Friday. Students can be out of uniform and wear what they want for pictures. Order forms went home in Friday folders. They are due by Friday morning. We are scheduled to have our class done at 8:40 am. 

 

Also, book orders are due this Friday. If you would like to place an order for books from this months selection, please have those in by Friday evening. I will finalize our class order on Saturday morning. If you need an additional order form, they are outside the classroom. 

 

Please let me know if you have any questions as we start getting into more things happening at school.  This year is going to be GREAT!

 

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September 6th - 9th

We had lots of fun last week with our first STEM activity! We tried to see how many pennies we could stack using our teeth – there were too many laughs to count! Ask your child about their experiment. Here are just a few pictures of our experiment.

Please remember to send a water bottle with your child everyday. We still have several friends without water bottles. Also, as a reminder, our classroom is a “nut free” zone. We have friends in our kindergarten that have severe allergies to several kinds of nuts.  Snacks must be nut free. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Here is this weeks newsletter