Weekly Happenings 12-8-2014

Aloha families!

This week is a full week of school.  We are counting down the days until Christmas break and getting in the holiday spirit.

Here is this week's homework.

This week students can have fun creating a new suit for Santa!  I sent home directions today.  This project is due this Friday the 12th.  If you can't find the sheet here is the link to the activity we are doing--------> Santa's New Suit

On Thursday December 18th we will be having a class holiday party.  On this day we will have a student gift exchange.  If students wish to participate they can bring in a wrapped gift.  It can be an item from home that they don't play with or use anymore such as toys, puzzles or games.  Please make sure items are clean and usable for another student. If you would like to purchase a gift please keep it around $5 or less.

I will send home more information this week.

Weekly Happenings 11-24-14

Aloha Families!

This is a very busy, but short week.

On Wednesday we will have our school wide Turkey Trot.  Please have your child wear comfortable clothes and shoes.  It is just like a field day.

We will also be making our pumpkin pie on Wednesday, so please send all ingredients on that day.

Here is our homework for the week:

Weekly Happenings 11-17-14

Aloha Families!  We are back on schedule this week with a full week of school.  This week we will be reviewing the previous weeks spelling skills.  There is not a set list of words.  For spelling homework just have students review each skill.

This week I am also sending home a Turkey for your child to "Disguise".  You can use any materials you have at home or just color in with crayons or markers.  This is a fun activity that is optional. Please have students return the turkeys by Friday.

Here is this week's homework.

I will also be sending home a letter for a cooking project that we will have next week on Wednesday. Be on the lookout for it this Wednesday!

Have a fabulous week!

Weekly Happenings 11-3-14

Aloha Families!  I hope Halloween was fun for everyone.  It was nice to see you all at the parade.  We had a fun day of activities and treats that included M&M graphing, Halloween Stories, writing a story to match our Halloween pictures, videos, brain breaks and making creepy edible eyeballs!

This month is filled with lots of holidays!

No School November 4, 11, 27 and 28th.

Here is our homework sheet for the week.

In math we have begun double digit addition with regrouping.  Use the math games to help reinforce this concept.

Have a fabulous day off and enjoy your week.

Weekly Happenings 10-27-14

Aloha Families and Happy Halloween Week!!

I know our little goblins are getting excited, but we will try to maintain business as usual this week.

Monday and Tuesday we will still get out at 1:05 to finish conferences.  Wednesday release time is 12:45.

Here is our homework page for the week:

I decided to try out some Halloween words for fun this week.

The Addition Battle game is very simple, but I don't have a card with directions.  

-Turn over 2 cards.  That is your first 2 digit number, then turn over a 3rd card.  That is the number you will add to the 2 digit number.  The person who gets the correct answer first, wins the cards.

We have been working on strategies to help solve these types of problems.

On Friday we will have our Halloween parade from 8:10-8:30. Please have your child wear their costume to school.  They can wear it all day, or bring a change of clothes.

It will be a regular day of learning and we will release at 2:05.

We will be watching a movie after lunch.  If your child would like to bring in popcorn to share that would be great.  Please make sure it is popped, as I do not have a microwave.  They can also bring in an extra juice to drink during the movie.

I hope to see you all on Friday morning at the parade.  Have a great week!

Weekly Happenings 10-20-14

Aloha Families!

This week and next Monday and Tuesday is Parent/Teacher conference week.  School will release each day at 1:05.

On Wednesday October 22, there will be No School, due to Teacher Institute Day.

Every family has been scheduled for a conference.  If you are not sure when your conference time is, please contact me or the office.

Here is our Weekly Homework sheet.

Our spelling words are getting more challenging, so please review with your child.

Have a fantastic week, and I look forward to meeting with all of you this week and next.

Weekly Happenings 10-13-14

Aloha Families!  I hope your Fall Break was fun and restful.  The class seems well rested and ready to tackle a new quarter.

The next nine weeks will be filled with lots of exciting activities, holidays and events.

We are back on track with our weekly homework.  Here is this week's homework sheet.

Conferences will begin next week.  School will let out at 1:05 everyday during that time, except on Wednesday which will be the regular time of 12:45.

If you have not sent in your conference sheet please do so by this week or you will be scheduled when time is available.

Have a great week!

Weekly Happening 9-29-14

Aloha Families!

This is our last week of the quarter.  Time has really flown by.  We finished up our timelines and I
will be sending them home this week.

We have started Chapter 3 in math.  It is all about addition and subtraction strategies.  We are working on ways to make 10, adding more than 2 numbers and memorizing our facts.  At home keep up with the fun math games and if you have a computer or iPad get on Reflex Math a few times per week. This will really help your child improve their math facts.

Here is our homework for the week.

This week at school is also spirit week.  There are many different activities happening throughout the week.  

-Tuesday we have an SURF assembly and students are asked to wear a red shirt.

-Wednesday is Dress Up day-Wear nice clothes

-Thursday is Aloha Wear Day

-Friday - School colors Blue and Green

*Wednesday please have your child wear tennis shoes for PE.  We have had lots of broken slippers.

Please remember to send in your conference slips so that the office can schedule a time for you.  We will have conferences the last week of October.

October 6-10 is Fall Break.  I hope you and your family have a relaxing and enjoyable break.

Weekly Happenings 9-22-14

Aloha Families!

This week we are taking assessments and working on our writing skills.  We only have 2 weeks left in the quarter, so we are finishing up all of our 1st quarter work.

Parents please remember to send back the yellow envelope that goes home each week. We are missing quite a few.

Here is a copy of our homework for the week.

Our spelling words are review words from the 1st quarter.  Students should be able to spell them from knowing the spelling rules.

I hope everyone has a great week!

Weekly Happenings 9-15-14

Aloha Families!

I hope you had a fabulous weekend and are ready for the week.

This week we will be finishing up Chapter 2 in math on place value.  We will be focusing on adding 10 more or less and 100 more or less to a 3 digit number.  Our new game this week is Mental Math.

In reading we are focusing on finding important details in our stories and asking and answering questions.

Here is our weekly homework page.

Last week our class earned 13 minutes of free choice time.  Let's try for 15 minutes this week.

We also started putting together our personal timelines and they are turning out great!

If you would still like to send in pictures you can do so this week.  Please make sure they are 4 x 6 or smaller to fit on our papers.

Have a wonderful week and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Weekly Happenings 9-7-14

Aloha families!  We had a quick week last week, but still learned a lot.

Thank you to those who helped your students fill out their timeline information.  We will be putting our timelines together this week if you have not sent in the paper yet.

Here is our weekly homework for this week.  Last week the class earned 139 points and had 10 minutes of free choice time.  Please remember to sign your child's homework.  If the paper is not signed it will not count toward the class points.

I have just posted a new project on Donor's Choose.  I am asking for donations to get 4 iPads in our classroom.  Donations will be doubled now through September 11th.  Here is the link {Click Here} for more information.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Weekly Happenings 9-1-14

Aloha families!  I hope you had an enjoyable 3 day weekend.

This week we will continue with our Homework Binders.  A new game will be coming home this week called Greedy Gator.

 We will begin Chapter 2 in Math on 3 digit numbers.  Please work with your child on these games to reinforce the concepts.

Here is our homework for this week. Last week the class earned 10 minutes of free choice time!

Our spelling skill this week is two letter blends like pl, gr, tr, cr, st, sk, lk and lt.

We will also begin personal timelines this week.  Please help your child fill in the informational sheet that I send home and any pictures that you may have to add to our timelines.

In science we have been looking at seeds and have begun to sprout our own.

We also created Georgia O'Keeffe inspired works of art.

We have a very artistic class!!

Weekly Happenings 8-25-14

Aloha Families!!

This will be a full week of school and our last week of August.  We have now been in school for almost a month and we are working on those routines and getting our homework together.  Remember to send in the weekly homework paper on Friday.

Last week our class total for homework was 99 points.  Hopefully this week we can earn more!

Here is a copy of our weekly homework letter.  You can print another one in case your child loses theirs.

This week I will be sending home an envelope with any papers that need to be signed or looked at.  Please remove all the papers.  Read, sign and return the papers in the envelope the next day.

Please check with your child to see that they bring and return their folder each week.

Don't forget to send homework binders on Mondays and Fridays.

Welcome To The 2014-2015 School Year!!

Aloha Families!! It's a new school year and we are excited to learn lots of new things.  This week is pretty basic.  We are learning routines and rules.  Today was a whirlwind of activity and we didn't get to most of what we had planned.

I sent home some papers to be filled out and an informational sheet about homework which will start next week. Please check your child's agenda book for the papers.

We also started our behavior chart this week.  Each day students start the day on Green-Surf's Up-Ready To Learn.  If they have a good day they should stay on green.

Students move up the chart by going above and beyond their normal tasks.  I look for great behavior along with acts of kindness to move them up.  If a child surfs up to purple----> Cowabunga!! then you know it was a FANTASTIC day!!  Students who are on yellow received more than a warning for a behavior that was not appropriate. Orange or red mean they  had a difficult day and will face some consequences.
Please check your child's agenda book each day to see what color they received on their chart.

This week please have your child read 20 minutes each night for homework.

On Friday we will be making a Friendship Salad.  This is a fruit salad that we will share.  Please have your child bring in a piece of fruit to add to the salad.  It could be a banana, grapes, papaya, strawberries, etc...  Anything that will be easy for your child to cut up and add to our salad.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me through the school office or email me.

I am looking forward to a great year!!!

No Homework Thursday April 24th

Aloha Parents!  We have been  working on Geometry skills this week and it has taken us a bit longer than usual.  Many of the students are having a hard time remembering the names of shapes.  Here are a few samples to help them remember.

Spheres

Cubes

Cylinders

Rectangular Prisms

Pyramids

We will be moving onto flat shapes next week, which should be a little easier.  In the meantime your child can practice naming shapes they see at home for homework tonight.