Happy New Year

Thank you for the wonderful thoughts and gifts. I will be using my dishes and wearing my scarves very soon. Thank you so much.

Coming Soon:

Tuesday, January 3rd: Students receive progress reports

Wednesday, January 25th: Field Trip to the Tech Museum. Four chaperones are needed. Please contact me if you are available to chaperone the field trip.

More news and information to come soon.

Happy After Thanksgiving!!!

I hope that you were able to spend a restful and enjoyable week with your family. Monday marks the beginning of an intensive three weeks. We will be starting a new novel called The Crazy Man for literature study. There will be several tests and one project due all prior to the start of Winter Break thus leading to an assignment that will be completed over the Winter Break.

Wednesday, November 29th - Wordly Wise: Lesson 7 Test

Monday, December 5th- Science: Chapter 6 Weather Test

Monday, December 12th- Wordly Wise: Lesson 8 Test

Wednesday, December 14th- Math: Algebra Unit Test

Friday, December 16th- Science: Solar System Flipbook Due ( we will begin working on this assignment after the Chapter 6 Test)

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012- Geometry Picture Dictionary ( This assignment is designed to be completed over the break; it will be passed out to students 12/16/11)

My Favorite Number Project

Project is due Tuesday, November 15th. 

Remember, all next week is early dismissal. School will end at 1:00pm.

See's Candy Fundraiser

Candy, Candy, Candy!! A wonderful treat, especially if it is from See's. School wide, the See's Candy Fundraiser has begun. If you are able, please sell candy to support our school. Money is due to me, November 16th. Your child has the order form. Thanks so much!!!

November, November, November!!!

It is that time to be THANKFUL:
Thankful for report cards!


Thankful for student-parent-teacher conferences!


Thankful for projects!


Welcome to a wonderful time of the year.


Conferences begin Thursday, November 10th. The conference week officially begins November 14th-November 17th. Starting, Wednesday, November 9th, we will be getting out of school at 1:00pm. We will return to the 2:35pm dismissal after Thanksgiving.


Important Dates:
Wordly Wise Lesson 6 Test: Thursday, 11/10
My Favorite Number Project due 11/14 or 11/15

Also, we have a picnic field trip that we are taking to Cataldi Park, Thursday, November 17th. We need at least two chaperones.

What's Happening Now!

Hello Parents!!!

As October draws to a close, we are accelerating our pace in the classroom. Thus making life fun and hectic in Room 502.
On Friday, of this week, your child will be taking a language arts test that will cover: compound sentences, types of sentences, sentence fragments, slang vs. Standard English and diagramming a sentence.
Tuesday, November 1st, Bio card on Explorer is due.

Also, if you have not signed up for a conference be on the lookout for a paper to sign-up. Conference week is the second full week in November.

Reminder: New for this year, the Halloween parade is in the morning at 8:45am on Monday, October 31st. Students should come to school in their costumes and bring with them their common dress to wear after the parade.

What's Happening!!

Thank you so much for attending Back to School Night. Also, thank you for the donations of books to the class. We appreciate everything that you do for us.

The children have been working hard these past two weeks on their codex project. Tomorrow is what I have been referring to as "Gluing Day" and the assignment is due on Monday, October 17th. If your child has been working hard during class then they have very little to work on this weekend.

REMEMBER Join the PTA: We would like to win the friendly competition between the classes, plus money collected by the PTA benefits all students. PTA is asking for a small donation on top of the fee: $6 membership fee plus $4 donation = $10. Please Join!!

Language Arts: Coming Soon- Sentences Unit Test: Compound Sentences, Diagramming Sentences, Types of Sentences, and Subject/Predicate
Math: Topic 9 Factors and Multiples     Coming Soon: My Favorite Number Project
Science: Chapter 4 and 5: Water Resources and the Water Cycle
Social Studies: Native Americans and Explorers

Change of Plans

Progress Reports: I am sending home progress reports with the students, Friday, October 7th. Please look over their current grades and sign the progress report. We have a little over three weeks for them to improve or maintain their grades. 

So, due to our schedule this week we had to change the date of the math test. On Monday, the students will take the test. The test will cover adding/subtracting/multiplying/ and dividing decimals.

The children are currently working on their Native American Project. They are creating a codex. We will be working on that assignment in class everyday, until Friday, October 14th. Students will then have to finish the project and turn in the final codex on Monday, October 17th.

Back to School Night

I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow night at 6pm. Don't forget about the babysitting being offered for $5!! See you tomorrow

TESTS!!!

Here is a list of our upcoming tests and projects. 

Wordly Wise: Thursday, September 29th

Writing: Science Camp Personal Narrative, September 30th

Math: Adding/Subtracting/Multiplying/Dividing Decimals, Friday, October 7th

Remember, to bring in your envelopes for the PTA Membership Drive, $10 donation but feel free to add more to donate to the PTA. All funds raised are used to benefit your child. 

Picture Day is Wednesday (kids will need to be in common dress)

Book Fair Starts Monday, October 3rd

Back to School Night, Thursday, October 6th

Picture Day and Back to School Night

Picture Day is Wednesday, September 28th. The kids have to wear common dress for the pictures but I told them they can spruce up their look with their hair or accessories. Or if they were very nice to their kind loving parents maybe they would be able to buy a new white top to wear. But of course, just a suggestion.

Back to School Night is October 6th. I am looking forward to seeing you that evening.

Welcome to our blog

Check here for weekly news about what is going on in Room 502. I am excited about this school year and I am ready to hear from you and keeping you up to date for what we are doing in class. 

Now that we are back from Science Camp, we will be starting all of our curriculum.

Here is what we will be working on in the next month. 

Math: Decimals Unit: Adding and Subtracting Decimals and Multiplying and Dividing Decimals. Science: Chapter 1 Cells Social Studies: Native Americans and Explorers Unit Language Arts: Wordly Wise Lessons 3 and 4 Writing: Topic Sentences, types of sentences, and summary writing.