Super News from Room C114
September 6, 2017
Tisch's Tidbits
Math Facts
We have completed all of the math fact interviews. Those kiddos who have shown mastery with multiplication were then interviewed for division. Your child has a sheet with all of the multiplication facts. The facts that are highlighted are your child has shown mastery. Those not highlighted are the facts your child will be working on five at a time. Not that it is "homework" but it will greatly help your child if they are working on the five facts in the baggie at home. :) We will be checking in with your child a few times a week only with the facts they are working on at the time. I have no doubt everyone will master both multiplication and division by the end of the first quarter using effort and determination!
Spelling
We have been working through pretesting the kiddos on core spelling word lists. These core word lists are based off of the 1200 most frequently used words in writing, ordered in the frequency utilized in everyday writing. The lists are a compilation of several massive words studies. Similar to math facts, your child has a list of highlighted words they have already shown mastery with spelling. Each week, your child will be selecting 8 words from the list to be working on learning how to spell with testing each Friday. If a word is on your child's list the second week, it is because they need a little more practice with knowing the spelling. If you have questions, please let me know.
Scholastic Orders
Last call for Scholastic Book Orders. I will be placing this order on Friday. You can order online or you can send your order in with a check to me here at school. Happy Reading!
Room Mom/Dad
Our classroom is looking for Room Parents. The person/people who serve in this role will act as the go-between our PTO and our classroom families. They will also help to coordinate school parties or other events. Room Parents are not required to attend every event, but are asked to attend at least 3 PTO meeting a year so that they may communicate information back to our classroom families. If you are interested in this role, please email me by August 31st. If there are more than one or two interested parents, I will use a random selection process to determine who will serve in this role. This is only one of the MANY volunteer opportunities available to assist our classroom during this school year. Describe some of the other volunteer opportunities here. We are so fortunate to have such an active parent base. Thanks for all that you do!
Water Bottles
Your child is more than welcome to bring a water bottle to school each day. They can leave it in their lockers and fill it up each morning as well. We have brand new water bottle fillers located at the drinking fountains!
REMIND 101
This year I'm using Remind to send updates about important class information. I also send pictures of exciting events in the classroom! Thank you to those who have already signed up.
To sign up for 2017-18 notifications, please visit
https://www.remind.com/join/987dd8
You can choose whether you would like the updates to come to your email or as a message in Remind101. I will send updates and pictures of what is happening in the classroom, so I would love for each of you to be on the list!
SPECIALS SCHEDULE
8:20-9:10
Monday: Media/Wellness (25 minutes per class)
Tuesday: Media/Wellness (25 minutes per class)
Wednesday:STEM
Thursday:Art
Friday:Music
11:55-12:25 Recess
12:30-1:00 Lunch
Upcoming Events
September
Week of the 11th-Book Fair
26-Picture Day
27-Jog-A-Thon
29-Jog-A-Thon Rain Date