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.

Week Of December 2nd 2013

Aloha families!  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and enjoyed some time with friends and family.

This week is a regular week.  We will have homework each night.  In math we are beginning to learn strategies for subtraction regrouping.  Please be patient as your child learns different ways to solve a problem.  I promise we will get to the standard math algorithm, but for now we will continue to explore different ways to solve a problem.  If you have any questions please contact me.

This year for our winter program we will Performing a song called "North Pole Rock and Roll".  Your child will be dressing up in a 50's style outfit.  We are asking all students to wear a plain white T-shirt with blue jeans and tennis shoes.  Also if your child has sunglasses they can bring those in on the day of the performance.  Girls are encouraged to wear their hair in a high ponytail and to wear a nylon scarf around their neck.

I will send home more information in the Wednesday envelope.

Week of November 25, 2013

Aloha Families!  This week is a short week.  We end school on Wednesday at 12:45 and come back to school on Monday December 2.

Wednesday we will be making pumpkin pie!! Yummy!  Please send all of your ingredients in by Wednesday before lunch.

This year due to an error in scheduling  Surf Night will be held on Friday November 29th.  I plan to be in my usual spot selling baked goodies.  I hope to see all of you there!

Here is a quick peek at some of our Turkey Disguises that came in this week!

Stop by and take a look at our classroom door this week.

I would like to take this time to thank all of you for your support during the year.  We couldn't do it without you!!

Have a restful and Happy Thanksgiving!