Dear Parents,
Our spelling words for this week are:
1.difference
2. Antarctica
3. Arctic Ocean
4. there
5. their
6. they’re (they are)
7. doldrums
8. summative
9. baseball
10. division
11. quotient
12. mean (math word)
13. average
14. graph
15. calculator
Our spelling words for the week of 11-3-09 are:
1. resource
2. natural
3. human
4. capital
5. renewable
6. non-renewable
7. exhausted
8. investigate
9. promise
10. elephant
11. village
12. coarse
13.parentheses
14.sentence
15. pasture
Thank you to all that came to our class party! It was wonderful to get to visit with all of you and see the students enjoying themselves. A big thank you to Mrs. Florez and Mrs. Radtke who organized everything!!
This coming Wednesday, November 5, there will be early dismissal, parent/teacher conferences and report cards will be going home. I will be scheduling conferences from 1-3:30. The conferences will be limited to 15 minutes so that I am able to meet with every parent. If I have not had a conference with you I would like to meet with you on Wednesday. If you are not able to meet between 1-3:30 please let me know and I will work with your schedule. If I have already met with you this year, please feel free to schedule another conference for Wednesday if you would like to meet again. I will send home a form on Thursday or Friday for you to inform me of possible time slots that will work for you.
We are beginning our planner on resources on Tuesday, November 4th. Therefore, we will have our matter summative on Monday, November 3rd. Students will be asked to answer a series of questions pertaining to matter with short (3-5 sentences) answers. The students have a vocabulary study sheet to review for the test. If they have a working understanding of these vocabulary words they will be much more successful on their summative assessment.
We are in need of:
Prizes for the Prize box
Paint Brushes (6-24) (to create land form models)
Temper Paint (at least 6 bottles, to create land form models)
Crayola brand white clay that hardens when dry, it comes in a bucket, I can't think of the exact name...sorry (to create land form models)
Cap Erasers
Sticky Tack
2 more rolls of scotch tape (in disposable roll)
Thank you to all that have been helping me with my wish lists!! I appreciate it very much!
Alon's last day will be Friday :(. He and his family will be returning to Israel. His parents will be coming in on Friday afternoon to teach us about Israel and even a little bit of Hebrew! We will miss Alon greatly, but plan to keep in touch with him via e-mail and letters!
We are in LDC this week and next week. We are reading a book called, The Green Book, and working on journaling in first person.
Please spend 5-10 minutes a night working with your students on their multiplication facts. We are working hard to memorize them so that we can work our word problems more efficiently and it will greatly help the students learn their division as well!
Mark Twain Bingo Night is Friday, November 11 at 2008
Our Library will be used for voting on Tuesday, November 4...just FYI
Reminder: This Friday, October 31st is free dress day, but no costumes please.
We are having a wonderful time learning! Please let me know if you have any concerns or questions!
Mrs. Zirczy
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Class Party/ Spooky Spaghetti
Dear Parents,
A few new updates:
2. biodegradable
3. translucent
4. gyre
5. vortex
6. plastic
7. garbage
8. clockwise
9. counter-clockwise
10. reduce
11. reuse
12. recycle
13. pumpkin
14. spooky
15. spaghetti
I gave students a paper copy of the spelling words on Friday.
A few new updates:
- This weeks spelling words are:
2. biodegradable
3. translucent
4. gyre
5. vortex
6. plastic
7. garbage
8. clockwise
9. counter-clockwise
10. reduce
11. reuse
12. recycle
13. pumpkin
14. spooky
15. spaghetti
I gave students a paper copy of the spelling words on Friday.
- There will be a geography test on Thursday. Students will need to label the 7 continents and 5 oceans correctly without a word bank. I will also count off for spelling because we have had all of these words as spelling words.
- Spooky Spaghetti is this Saturday, October 25, 2008 from 4:00-8:00. We are still looking for volunteers!
- Our class party is this coming Monday, October 27, 2008 on the slab outside of the cafeteria.
- Friday, October 31st is free dress day...but no costumes please.
- Please e-mail me at rzirczy@houstonisd.com if you would like to set up a conference. My availability has not changed.
- We are in need of: cap erasers (the kind that you put on the end of a pencil), scotch tape in disposable rolls (6), prize box donations, and standard size construction paper (1-2 packages)
Please feel free to stop by or e-mail me any time! I am really enjoying working with your children!!
Thank You,
Rebecca Zirczy
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Dear Parents,
Progress Reports went home today. Please sign them and return them tomorrow, Wednesday, October 15. When you return the white copy, I will send home the yellow copy for you to keep. If you would like to have a conference to discuss any grades or other concerns please e-mail me at rzirczy@houstonisd.org, or call the school and leave me a message.
We started the TAKS release testing today. The students completed the math portion of the test and will complete the reading section tomorrow. This is a fourth grade release TAKS test and students are not expected to have mastered all of the skills presented on the test. The test will give me information to help to guide my teaching. No skills that have not been taught this year will be used for a grade. This test is an informational tool. Students were a little frustrated today so please reassure them, as I have, that they are not expected to have mastered all of these skills.
I gave out this weeks spelling words last Wednesday, due to the fact that I knew I would not be at school on Friday. This weeks spelling words are:
1. North America
2. South America
3. Asia
4. Africa
5. Antarctica
6. Europe
7. Pacific Ocean
8. Atlantic Ocean
9. Indian Ocean
10. Arctic Ocean
11. Southern Ocean
12. continent
13. Earth
14. multiply
15. product
We welcomed the class pet today!! Thank you to all who helped us to get together all the needed supplies! The students were so excited and we are deciding on a name tomorrow. At this time I plan to let the guinea pig stay at school over the weekends with extra food and water. If we are able to get a traveling cage later we may send the guinea pig home to those that would like to "babysit" on the weekends. We will need volunteers to take care of her over Thanksgiving and Winter holidays, as well as Spring Break and long weekends. I will send home more information about this in November. I hope that having a class pet will allow students to learn how to care for an animal, as well as all of the responsibilities that go along with choosing to have an animal.
We need a few more parent volunteers to help with the Spooky Spaghetti booth. Please see the sign up sheet outside of my room, or e-mail me and I will let you know what time slots still need to be filled.
Scholastic book orders came in today. I will be sending home new order forms tomorrow. Please turn these in by Monday, October 20 if you are interested in ordering books at this time.
We will be going to the library every other Tuesday. Our next library date is October 28. Please make sure students bring their books back on that date, so they may check out new books.
Report cards will go home on Wednesday, November 12.
Thank you for your continued support! I am really enjoying my time with your children! They are a bright and hard working group.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Zirczy
Progress Reports went home today. Please sign them and return them tomorrow, Wednesday, October 15. When you return the white copy, I will send home the yellow copy for you to keep. If you would like to have a conference to discuss any grades or other concerns please e-mail me at rzirczy@houstonisd.org, or call the school and leave me a message.
We started the TAKS release testing today. The students completed the math portion of the test and will complete the reading section tomorrow. This is a fourth grade release TAKS test and students are not expected to have mastered all of the skills presented on the test. The test will give me information to help to guide my teaching. No skills that have not been taught this year will be used for a grade. This test is an informational tool. Students were a little frustrated today so please reassure them, as I have, that they are not expected to have mastered all of these skills.
I gave out this weeks spelling words last Wednesday, due to the fact that I knew I would not be at school on Friday. This weeks spelling words are:
1. North America
2. South America
3. Asia
4. Africa
5. Antarctica
6. Europe
7. Pacific Ocean
8. Atlantic Ocean
9. Indian Ocean
10. Arctic Ocean
11. Southern Ocean
12. continent
13. Earth
14. multiply
15. product
We welcomed the class pet today!! Thank you to all who helped us to get together all the needed supplies! The students were so excited and we are deciding on a name tomorrow. At this time I plan to let the guinea pig stay at school over the weekends with extra food and water. If we are able to get a traveling cage later we may send the guinea pig home to those that would like to "babysit" on the weekends. We will need volunteers to take care of her over Thanksgiving and Winter holidays, as well as Spring Break and long weekends. I will send home more information about this in November. I hope that having a class pet will allow students to learn how to care for an animal, as well as all of the responsibilities that go along with choosing to have an animal.
We need a few more parent volunteers to help with the Spooky Spaghetti booth. Please see the sign up sheet outside of my room, or e-mail me and I will let you know what time slots still need to be filled.
Scholastic book orders came in today. I will be sending home new order forms tomorrow. Please turn these in by Monday, October 20 if you are interested in ordering books at this time.
We will be going to the library every other Tuesday. Our next library date is October 28. Please make sure students bring their books back on that date, so they may check out new books.
Report cards will go home on Wednesday, November 12.
Thank you for your continued support! I am really enjoying my time with your children! They are a bright and hard working group.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Zirczy
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Items Needed
P.S. I forgot to mention on the last post that we are running low on hand sanitizer. Also, any donations for the prize box would be greatly appreciated. Usually I put small items that are between $1 and $2 in the prize box. Thank you for all of your support!!
Class Pet Information
Parents,
I gave the student's their new spelling words on Friday. These spelling words are:
1. transparent
2. opaque
3. difference
4. metal
5. magnetic
6. iron
7. autumn
8. hurricane
9. variable
10. manipulate
11. weight
12. gravity
13. solution
14. mixture
15. heterogeneous
Update on Class Pet:
The class has been working toward earning a class pet since the first week of school. They earned their pet last week! I gave them an opportunity to research several different animals for extra credit. On Thursday we compared all of the information that they gathered and voted. They voted for a guinea pig! Mrs. Florez sent out an e-mail on Thursday for me, with all of the items that we will need for our guinea pig. So far Jennifer has volunteered to bring food, Logan and Phillip have volunteered to donate toward the cage (It costs between $70 and $120), and Daniel has volunteered to bring the guinea pig. Other items we need are: one or two more people to donate toward the cage, bedding, a food dish, a "home" (somewhere for the guinea pig to hide away), bedding, a water bottle/water dish, toys, grass, vitamins for water and treats. If you are able to donate any of these items please respond to all on the e-mail or let me know and I will update our list. If you are not able to donate any items, but would like to send $2 or $3 towards these items that would be greatly appreciated as well. I am hoping that we will have the supplies gathered by the end of this week. Thank you for your help in this!
Other Updates:
I gave the student's their new spelling words on Friday. These spelling words are:
1. transparent
2. opaque
3. difference
4. metal
5. magnetic
6. iron
7. autumn
8. hurricane
9. variable
10. manipulate
11. weight
12. gravity
13. solution
14. mixture
15. heterogeneous
Update on Class Pet:
The class has been working toward earning a class pet since the first week of school. They earned their pet last week! I gave them an opportunity to research several different animals for extra credit. On Thursday we compared all of the information that they gathered and voted. They voted for a guinea pig! Mrs. Florez sent out an e-mail on Thursday for me, with all of the items that we will need for our guinea pig. So far Jennifer has volunteered to bring food, Logan and Phillip have volunteered to donate toward the cage (It costs between $70 and $120), and Daniel has volunteered to bring the guinea pig. Other items we need are: one or two more people to donate toward the cage, bedding, a food dish, a "home" (somewhere for the guinea pig to hide away), bedding, a water bottle/water dish, toys, grass, vitamins for water and treats. If you are able to donate any of these items please respond to all on the e-mail or let me know and I will update our list. If you are not able to donate any items, but would like to send $2 or $3 towards these items that would be greatly appreciated as well. I am hoping that we will have the supplies gathered by the end of this week. Thank you for your help in this!
Other Updates:
- This week the cafeteria will return to their normal procedures. Those students who normally pay for lunch will need to begin paying again. The new menu will be sent out this week.
- There will be no school on Thursday. I will not be at school on Friday due to an appointment, so please be aware that there will be a substitute that day.
- The week of October 13 we will be giving students Reading and Math TAKS release tests. This will allow us to see what areas the students are strong or weak in, helping the teachers to guide instruction. These tests can take up to a full day a piece, although I am anticipating that they will take about 1/2 a day each.
- We will not be required to make up any of the days that we missed because of the hurricane. However, Mark Twain will be required to come up with a campus plan to boost instructional time, so that the students do not fall behind due to the days missed.
- I am available for conferences from 10-10:35 M,T,W,F or 3:00-5:00 M,T,Th,F. If you would like to schedule a conference to discuss any concerns that you may have please send me an e-mail, note, leave a message with office, or catch me before or after school.
Thank You,
Mrs Zirczy
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