Weekly Newsletter: October 1 - 5, 2012

October 1 - 5, 2012

Weekly Newsletter

Hello again. Hope all is well with you all. We had a fabulous week.

Students did better with homework. Thank you parents for checking and signing agenda. I will continue with this process.

We will participate in the Global Read Aloud this week. We are reading the book

The One and Only Ivan and we will Skype and blog with another class in Massachusetts.

Reading - Students will choose a chapter book. They will read it at school and at home for their reading log this week. Students will work on book report in class. Students will fill out a graphic organizer after each chapter. This will assist them in writing a book report.
We will also review skills learned in reading from the last five weeks. Students will complete the first benchmark test this week using skills learned in reading, language arts and writing.


Language Arts - Four Types of Sentences and Compound Sentences

Writing - Students will write a narrative this week.

Blogging

Writing: - Students are proofing and editing their Math Story and they are writing their first blog on paper. They will start blogging this week. The class blog is only visible by my students and my self. I see all blogs and approve them before they are uploaded to our blog. The students will create a list of rules this week. They will type their first blog. It will be their first blog post.

Math - Regrouping Practice

First in Math
Addition & Subtraction Facts
Multiplication Facts

Social Studies

Play Match Game with Social Studies words. Test Friday.

Have a great week!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Roberts

September 24 - 28, 2012

Weekly Newsletter

Hello again. Hope all is well with you all. We had a great week.

The students did much better with homework this week. I will continue with the process I started last week. Thanks for signing and assisting your student with their homework and studies.

Reading - “My Rows and Piles of Coins”

 
Language Arts - Compound Sentences

Writing: Students are proofing and editing their Math Story and they are writing their first blog on paper. They will start blogging this week. The class blog is only visible by my students and my self. I see all blogs and approve them before they are uploaded to our blog. The students will create a list of rules this week. They will type their first blog. It will be their first blog post.

Math - Addition Strategies

Breaking the Numbers Apart

Example: 394 + 175 =

300 + 100 = 400 300 + 100 = 400

40 + 70 = 110 (30 + 70 = 100)

9 + 5 = 14 10 + 100 = 110

400 + 110 + 14 = 524 9 + 5 = 14

400 + 110 + 14 = 524

Addition & Subtraction Facts

Multiplication Facts

Social Studies

Have a great week!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Roberts

Weekly Letter

Hello everyone. I hope you had a good weekend.

This week I am changing a few things. I have found out that the students are not doing their homework. I believe they are confused and do not understand what they are to do daily. I am going to have them write the homework down each morning and have them put what they need in their binder in the correct places every morning. Homework is a very important part of school. First, it reviews what we have learned and allows them to practice. Second, it helps them learn responsibility. They have a job to do and they need to learn do it. They need to take it home, complete, and put it back in their binder to bring to school. This has been a difficult concept for many students in my class this year, so I am trying to fix the situation. Not doing homework is not an option. Students need to learn to study and to be responsible for these things. It is my job to help them get organized and to learn to study. I hope this helps this week. I will do this for a few weeks and if this does not work I will try something else. I will check their agenda daily and sign. Parents could you please check to make sure they did their homework and sign their agenda.

October is Family month at Fultondale. This means you can come to school on Fridays and teach the students something, read a book, or do something else. I will send home a form soon and you need to let me know what you would like to share with the students. I hope many of you are able to visit. This is a great opportunity for our students. I know you parents have many talents. I can not wait.

Parents thanks for all you are doing to help your student have a successful year.

You may email, or write a note as needed. My email address is troberts@jefcoed.com.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Roberts

September, 10, 2012

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Thanks for coming to Open House. If you were not able to come I sent home a copy of what we discussed along with the grading parameters.

The students are settling in nicely. We have started reading and math groups. We will start intervention at 8:30 to 9:00 daily for reading. This week we will do a book report in class and students will start doing book reports to show accountability of what they are reading at home and or at school.

In math we are working on adding and subtracting two and three digit numbers with and without regrouping. Please continue to work on addition or subtraction facts.

In Science we are learning about plants. The students are growing lima bean seeds. In Social Studies we ordered a Social Studies paper which connects to the Alabama course. I am very excited to use this tool to promote Social Studies.

Please look at the new tab at the top of the page. I added a spelling, language, and writing tab. I will post the new words and skills each week.


We will have our first PTA Meeting September 11, 2012 in the cafeteria. Please plan to attend. The PTA is a wonderful organization that supports our school in many ways. If you have not joined, please do.

Have a great week. If you have any concerns please contact me by e-mail, note in the agenda, or contact the school. My e-mail address is troberts@jefcoed.com.

Sincerely,

Tina Roberts