Wednesday

Parents,

The Spring State Testing window will be May 8, 9, 10, 13, and 14. Please avoid scheduling doctor’s appointments and dentist appointments on these days. I understand that some of you have appointments that you have already set and they occur during the window. I understand that can happen. Your child will have a make-up to complete and that will happen outside of our classroom with another adult. Your child will be allowed to resume testing upon his/her return beginning where the class is on that date. Then, he/she will be pulled out individually to complete his/her make-up.

So, if you have not yet scheduled appointments, please avoid those dates. Students who begin and then leave DURING that portion of the test will NOT be permitted to finish it.

Here is tonight's homework:
MY Reading Class- Log
All 3rd graders- Study for DR Quiz 25 tomorrow!
All 3rd graders are reading "Two Bad Ants" this week. My Reading Class will have a quiz over this story NEXT Friday, May 3rd. All other third graders will have a quiz over this story THIS Friday, April 26th.

2nd graders- Weekly Spelling due daily
Reading Quiz this Friday, April 26th.

Please remember that we are having a book drive this week. We are trying to collect as many books as possible to send to our friends in Ghana through the International Book Project. Please send in any gently used books that you can part with to help a worthy cause.

Don't forget to sign up for text reminders about our class. Just text @499b to 502-603-6005.
Thanks and have a great night!
BBF

Field Trip Friday

We survived our trip to All-Tech Arena today for Ag Day! It was a great trip, and your child should have brought home lots of treats to remind him/her what we learned while we were there. Due to time, there may have been a few centers they didn't get to, but there was still a lot of information to take in. We appreciate Central Office making the trip possible!
Next week should be a normal week...only five more Mondays! Enjoy your weekend and hope for some warmer weather. :)

New Communication Tools

I want to let you know about two new tools I am using in our classroom. The first one is Class Dojo.

This is a behavior management system I use in the classroom. Students can earn points for positive behaviors (being on task, team work, participation, being prepared, etc). He/she can also lose points for inappropriate behaviors (disrespectful, unprepared for class, and being off task).
You can get a report on your child's specific behaviors at the end of each week. I sent home a parent code last week to help you access your child's information. If you didn't get it, don't worry! Just email me at betsy.fredericks@scott.kyschools.us and I will invite you using the email address you use to contact me.

Another tool I am using is Remind 101. This is a way to get reminders and messages sent directly to your phone. To sign up for text messages and alerts about our class, text @499b to (502) 603-6005.

These are both great ways to help stay connected to what's going on with your child and our class! Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Thanks!
BBF