1B Weekly News
March 24, 2016
A Note From Mrs. Waters
Our first day back after Spring Break is Tuesday, April 5th. It will be a full day with a 3 pm dismissal. We will be following a Sunday schedule, so your child should wear his/her PE uniform to school. We will not have homework the week we come back from Spring Break since it is a short week. Please enjoy your time during your break with your child.
We will be beginning a new reading unit, Reading Across Genres to Learn About a Topic, when we come back from the break. Please read the attached parent unit letter.
Reading
Students will learn about a topic by reading different genres.
Writing
Students will be generating topics for poems and will be writing poems based on those topics.
Math
Students will compose a new 2D and/or 3D shape by putting shapes together.
Science
Students will be exploring liquids.
School Announcements
Library Used Book Sale
Once again it is time for our library annual used book sale. Beginning April 10th, we will accept any gently used books (clean, no pages missing) for this annual sale. The sale will be April 26, 27, and 28, including the Student-led Conferences. For every donation of three books, you will receive a coupon for one free used book.
Dragon Bands
Dear Parents,
Over the past few months, we have been keeping track of the amount of Dragon Wristbands that are coming back to us, broken. We have also been looking closely at the normal wear and tear of the wristbands and the actual damage that is occurring.
Closer inspection of the broken wristbands and observation in the classroom has revealed that a high amount of wristbands are being intentionally damaged. This happens when a student has been playing with it, chewing/biting it, picking at the back of the wristband where the magnetic disk is and removing it, cutting it with the clasp part of a lanier, cutting it with scissors, picking the top part of the wristband so that the magnetic disk pops out, stretching it until it snaps, continually snapping it or pulling it, playing with it with friends – a ‘tug of war’ type of scenario, etc.
With the sheer amount coming back to us damaged in this way, we have come to the decision to start charging QR 50.00 to the student’s Dragon Wristband account for a replacement. Of course, we will pre-inspect all bands prior to issuance to verify no faulty or material design flaw is present that has contributed to the wristband being torn or broken. And of course, if a wristband has simply stopped working, the wristband will be replaced at no charge.
The Dragon Wristband needs to be regarded and treated as school property – the same as a library book or school-issued computer/camera, etc. Students have been issued a first wristband at no charge and are expected to treat it with the same care as a library book or classroom property. We would like to ask you, as parents, to have a conversation with your child about the importance of taking care of their Dragon Wristband.
Thank you for your kind cooperation and understanding with this matter.
Lower Elementary Math Parent Drop-in
Our Math Coordinator, Mrs. Carol Little will be holding a Lower Elementary parent drop in / office hour every Wednesday from 2:00 – 3:00pm. Mrs. Little will be available at this time every week to assist parents who need further information about our Math program or who would like help / suggestions with how to support their children at home. It will be held in Ms. Mindy Martin’s office.
Important Dates
March 21: Field Trip to Museum of Islamic Art
March 25-April 4: Spring Break
April 5: Full Day Tuesday- the students will have PE in the afternoon as we will follow a Sunday schedule