Here are some important upcoming dates:
October 22nd: Early Dismissal, I will be available for parent conferences from 1:30 - 3:30 on Friday. Please e-mail me if you would like to set up a conference on that day. Of course, if you are not able to come by on Friday, I would be more than willing to meet with you on another day.
October 22nd: Please look for report cards on Friday. Return signed report cards as soon as possible and I will provide a copy for you. Please e-mail me with any questions or concerns.
October 23rd: Spooky Spaghetti 4 - 8pm
October 29th: The students filled their cotton ball jar!! They voted to have a P.J. day and watch an educational video. We will be doing this on October 29th.
November 9th: We will be going on a field trip to Wortham Theater to see a matinee of Madame Butterfly. You will be receiving a permission slip in Tuesday folders closer to the field trip date. From what I have heard there will be no charge for this field trip.
What we are working on in the classroom:
- Math: We will start learning about multiplication very soon. In class, we have already started taking 3 minute multiplication quizzes and graphing the student's progress in class. These quizzes are not graded, but are designed to encourage students to memorize their multiplication facts. It would be wonderful if students could practice multiplication facts (1-12) for 5 to 10 minutes a day. If students memorize their multiplication facts more complex multiplication (2 and 3 digit) and division will be so much simpler.
- LDC will end this week. We have been working on writing tools and the students have been doing a wonderful job of trying new "tools" in their writing. Starting next week we will begin a novel and continue working on writing, revising and editing, and reading skills. Students should be reading 20 minutes or more each evening. Reading log assignments may change next week to incorporate our novel.
- Planner: Our current planner is a study of resources and how adaptations and environment produce a communities’ culture. We will be starting a research project this week in which students will work in groups of 2 or 3. They will be studying a region of Texas, Central America, Peru, or Mexico and a Native group that lived/lives in that region. The final product will be a PPT and a map. I will be giving students at least two weeks to work on this project in class, not counting this week. I want students working on this project primarily at school. If the due date is approaching and students are behind I may then allow them to work on their project at home. If students have a flash drive they should start bringing it to class next week.
- Please check students agendas daily. They should be writing their homework in their agenda each day and asking you to sign it.
- If you could send Tuesday folder graded papers and conduct charts back on Wednesday that would be wonderful. If you would like me to make a copy of any assignment for you for further review please write me a quick note and I will be more than happy to make those copies for you.
- Picture day was Monday, I believe there will be an opportunity for you to buy photos upon their return. I will keep you updated on that.
THANK YOU!
I would like to say a big Thank You to all of my students and their parents for a wonderful birthday!! I had every intention of writing individual thank you notes, but the weeks have slipped by and the stationary is still riding around in my purse blank :(. I truly had a special day thanks to all of the sweet notes, cards, sweets, gifts, and songs! I am pretty sure the students sang Happy Birthday to me at least 25 times :) Thank you for making my day so special!
I appreciate all of your support!
Sincerely,
Rebecca Zirczy
