Dear Families,
Hello and Happy week before break! Students are finishing up many important things this week. We’re:
• Finishing up our decimal unit
• publishing the 2nd drafts of our Response to Literature. Thank you for supporting your child in this assignment at home
• Completing the construction of our state site brochure. Hopefully, when complete, these will look like real tourist attraction brochures!
• Exploring the rest of the artifacts in the Abenaki kit!
• Continuing to work in our VT historical fiction reading groups – (and getting assessed on their participation, preparation, and quality of work).
After break, students will be:
• Focusing on math problem solving. We will focus on this the entire week after break. Following the “focus week”, we will be working on math p.s on Friday afternoons. Students will also be starting to learn more about division and fractions.
• Working on a 2nd Response to literature. This one will be based on their current VT books and will be put into their writing portfolio.
• Studying Vermont in the 1800’s using another kit from the VHS.
• Creating mini-projects to go with their VT books.
• Starting a new team time!
IMPORTANT!
Report cards will come home the 2nd week of March. Conferences will be held on Wed, Thurs, and Friday the week of the 16th. Sign ups for conferences will be done on my new WIKI PAGE. You can find a link on our website or can use this link: http://mrscrowther.pbwiki.com/. The WiKI page is kind of like an interactive website. Parents and students can add to it/edit it. Each “editor” needs to log in. I have created 2 log-ins for parents.
Username: parent1 password:Crowther1
Username2: parent2 password: Crowther2
IT doesn’t matter which one you use. I’ve created 2 in case one is already being used.
In order to put your name into a slot, you’ll have to find the “Conferences” page (You can find the link on the sidebar) and then go to the edit tab. While under the edit tab, you may type your name into the timeslot of your choice. Then, DON”T FORGET to click SAVE!!. That’s it – your signed up! And you can always check your time by going back onto the Wiki page.
I look forward to using my new technology learning to make this process easier for all of us. Please contact me if you have any trouble using it.
REMINDER:-the 4th graders will be going to the VHS museum and statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, March 10! Please be sure that your child has turned in their permission slip and $2 (by Friday). We have enough drivers now too, so no need to sign up to drive if you haven’t already.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
February 11
Dear Families
What a beautiful day we're having! I hope you all get a chance to get out and enjoy the sun and the warm (well, compared) breeze.
We continue to be on a roll with the work we've been doing in school.
Students are continuing to work in their reading groups. Students know that if they aren't able to complete their assignments in class, they are expected to take their reading group work home to work on it (Yes, it can count as their reading HW). Ask your child about their book and how it relates to VT history.
Additionally, students are working towards finishing their Response to Literature. My goal is to have all students complete their 2nd (and final) drafts by the end of next week. You may see this come home for HW next week.
We finally got to get into the big black box in our classroom this week. (Officially, it is called the Abenaki History Kit.) Students looked at a time line about the "pre-contact" period in Vermont and we studied some of the materials used by the Abenaki. These studies will continue into next week.
All of the students enjoyed going to the book fair this week. Thank you to everyone who donated a book or books, to our classroom! New books are always EXCITING!!
Students are doing a mini-research project on one of the "Famous Sites" from the last map that we studied. Each student is making a brochure with facts and pictures about their assigned site. This is a great introduction to research AND the students are learning about one of the sites they recently studied.
In math we continue to learn about decimal place value, zeros in decimals, comparing decimals, and how decimals and fractions are related. Next week we'll be learning about metric units of length and converting between mm and cm.
I look forward to seeing the Vermont posters that students have been working on! It's always great fun to see how creative the children were and how much they learned about the geography of our great state! Reminder that they're due this Friday.
Finally, we will be taking a field trip to the Vermont Historical Society Museum in Montpelier on Tuesday, March 10th. I'll attach the permission slip to this email. Students will also bring a paper version home for you to sign. I am asking for parents to drive - We need about 5 drivers. If you hope to drive, please make sure that the office has evidence of your current insurance policy.
Other reminders:
Reminder - we'll be having a small Valentine's party on Friday before the early dismissal. If you can send in a snack or drink, that would be appreciated. Just let me know. Thanks
Tomorrow night! -2/12/09 Red Barn Order pick-up 2:30-6:00 p.m. outside gym doors
2/13/09 Half day for students--dismissal starting at 11:35 a.m
2/23--2/27/09 Winter Break--NO SCHOOL No school on Monday 3/2 either - teacher inservice.
3/10 - Field Trip to Montpelier - 8:30-2:30
Keep in touch
Cara :)
What a beautiful day we're having! I hope you all get a chance to get out and enjoy the sun and the warm (well, compared) breeze.
We continue to be on a roll with the work we've been doing in school.
Students are continuing to work in their reading groups. Students know that if they aren't able to complete their assignments in class, they are expected to take their reading group work home to work on it (Yes, it can count as their reading HW). Ask your child about their book and how it relates to VT history.
Additionally, students are working towards finishing their Response to Literature. My goal is to have all students complete their 2nd (and final) drafts by the end of next week. You may see this come home for HW next week.
We finally got to get into the big black box in our classroom this week. (Officially, it is called the Abenaki History Kit.) Students looked at a time line about the "pre-contact" period in Vermont and we studied some of the materials used by the Abenaki. These studies will continue into next week.
All of the students enjoyed going to the book fair this week. Thank you to everyone who donated a book or books, to our classroom! New books are always EXCITING!!
Students are doing a mini-research project on one of the "Famous Sites" from the last map that we studied. Each student is making a brochure with facts and pictures about their assigned site. This is a great introduction to research AND the students are learning about one of the sites they recently studied.
In math we continue to learn about decimal place value, zeros in decimals, comparing decimals, and how decimals and fractions are related. Next week we'll be learning about metric units of length and converting between mm and cm.
I look forward to seeing the Vermont posters that students have been working on! It's always great fun to see how creative the children were and how much they learned about the geography of our great state! Reminder that they're due this Friday.
Finally, we will be taking a field trip to the Vermont Historical Society Museum in Montpelier on Tuesday, March 10th. I'll attach the permission slip to this email. Students will also bring a paper version home for you to sign. I am asking for parents to drive - We need about 5 drivers. If you hope to drive, please make sure that the office has evidence of your current insurance policy.
Other reminders:
Reminder - we'll be having a small Valentine's party on Friday before the early dismissal. If you can send in a snack or drink, that would be appreciated. Just let me know. Thanks
Tomorrow night! -2/12/09 Red Barn Order pick-up 2:30-6:00 p.m. outside gym doors
2/13/09 Half day for students--dismissal starting at 11:35 a.m
2/23--2/27/09 Winter Break--NO SCHOOL No school on Monday 3/2 either - teacher inservice.
3/10 - Field Trip to Montpelier - 8:30-2:30
Keep in touch
Cara :)
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