Mrs. Koontz's Newsletter
September 6, 2017
WELCOME BACK!!!!!
Important Notes
- If your child will go home a different way than usual, you will need to write a note. If I do not have a note saying they will go home a different way, I will send them home their normal way. Please do not Dojo message to tell me. I do not check my messages on Dojo until after school.
- Please, please make sure your child has a supply of pencils, paper, and a dry erase marker (black works best).
- Remember, agendas should be signed by a parent each night. They are checked every morning.
- Please remember, our day starts at 7:30. Students switch classes at 7:45. Every minute of our day is precious. Thank you.
- Many of you have asked for Mrs. Elliott's email address. It is delliott@ncmcs.org.
- If you did not receive the dojo message, for the remainder of the school year, any food brought in to share with the class must be store bought and in a sealed container. If it is not sealed by the establishment in which you bought the items, we will not be permitted to serve to students.
Language Arts Notes
This week , we will focus on the author's purpose in writing a text. This year, students will need to cite support within the text when identifying author's purpose.
In Writer's Workshop, we have focused on writing sentences with a complete subject and predicate. This week we will use this skill to identify sentence fragments. We will apply this to our own writing as we write personal narratives. Student pieces must contain complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation. Later, we will practice using editing marks to proofread our work.
Social Studies Notes
We will begin Social Studies this year with a review of absolute location. Students will have a quiz Tuesday, September 12 on their town, county, county seat, state, country, state and country capital, continent, and cardinal and intermediate directions. We will also begin with a study of North Carolina geography. We will learn about the three regions of North Carolina. We will discuss each one in depth and compare/contrast life in each region.
Important Dates!!!
September 7 - Spirit Day
September 12 - Social Studies Map Quiz
September 18 - Interims
September 22 - Early Release (11:30)
Contact Me!
Email: tkoontz@ncmcs.org
Website: www.ncmcs.org/sfles
Location: Sandhills Farm Life Elementary, Farm Life School Road, Carthage, NC, United States
Phone: (910) 949-2501