Hi Parents! I just wanted to send a few reminders. I have been using the Class Dojo Messenger to communicate via text/email instead of the different text system I used last year. However, there have been some Dojo "glitches" and I am afraid some of you aren't getting connected...thus, you aren't getting those messages either. I am sorry for that!
After researching the Dojo issue, it looks like I can generate a temporary password for you to use for your child's student account. If you need me to do this for you, just let me know. I can write it in your child's agenda OR send it home on a piece of paper for you.
Scholastic Book Orders are due tomorrow. You will need to pay by check and make checks out to Scholastic. Thanks for so many of you who already sent in your order!
Don't forget the Title One Compact that came home this week. Please go over this with your child at home, then sign and return to us. This is part of a program that helps generate funds for our school, so please turn that in if you haven't already!
Tonight's homework:
Reading Log & Study for Quiz over "What About Me?" tomorrow.
Have a great night!
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
A full week ahead...
We had a great first week (or three days) of school! We spent a lot of time this week getting to know our new classmates and learning rules/procedures for our school and classroom. This next week, "real" work will begin!
Beginning today, all third graders will begin Reading Logs. This will look like a calendar for you to sign each night. (I know, more homework for you--signing TWO things! Sorry!) Reading Logs are to be completed every night Monday through Thursday. We ask that students read for 20 minutes each night. They can read anything of their choosing! We just want them to READ! You will be asked to sign this each night as a confirmation that your child completed this assignment. I will take a grade on this at the end of each month. This should be at least one "easy" grade for Reading class! However, this will be a training in responsibility, too. Students will need to keep up with this paper every single day for the entire month. I am going to give students a page protector to put in their binders as a safe place to keep this. Hopefully this will help them to be organized and prepared.
Also coming up this week, we will begin Daily Reviews (aka DRs). Each day (Monday through Wednesday) students will complete a page of REVIEW questions from all content areas. It will consist of 10 questions total. After students complete this independently, we will go over the answers in class and students are expected to correct these as we go over them. Then students can bring home the correct answers to study! Ten of these questions will be chosen for a quiz each Thursday. We ask that you study/review them just a few minutes each night. A grade will be taken on the quiz each week.
Yellow folders went home today, and a Parent Invitation Code was in there. Please use this to connect to our class if you haven't already done so.
Tonight's homework:
*Reading Log
*Study DR 1
Be sure to sign your child's agenda each night!
Don't forget that tomorrow is our "Meet & Greet" and PTO Meeting at 6:30! Hope to see you there!
Beginning today, all third graders will begin Reading Logs. This will look like a calendar for you to sign each night. (I know, more homework for you--signing TWO things! Sorry!) Reading Logs are to be completed every night Monday through Thursday. We ask that students read for 20 minutes each night. They can read anything of their choosing! We just want them to READ! You will be asked to sign this each night as a confirmation that your child completed this assignment. I will take a grade on this at the end of each month. This should be at least one "easy" grade for Reading class! However, this will be a training in responsibility, too. Students will need to keep up with this paper every single day for the entire month. I am going to give students a page protector to put in their binders as a safe place to keep this. Hopefully this will help them to be organized and prepared.
Also coming up this week, we will begin Daily Reviews (aka DRs). Each day (Monday through Wednesday) students will complete a page of REVIEW questions from all content areas. It will consist of 10 questions total. After students complete this independently, we will go over the answers in class and students are expected to correct these as we go over them. Then students can bring home the correct answers to study! Ten of these questions will be chosen for a quiz each Thursday. We ask that you study/review them just a few minutes each night. A grade will be taken on the quiz each week.
Yellow folders went home today, and a Parent Invitation Code was in there. Please use this to connect to our class if you haven't already done so.
Tonight's homework:
*Reading Log
*Study DR 1
Be sure to sign your child's agenda each night!
Don't forget that tomorrow is our "Meet & Greet" and PTO Meeting at 6:30! Hope to see you there!
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Off to a great start...
Happy Thursday! We had another great day of learning rules and routines, and getting to know one another more. Students have NO HOMEWORK tonight, but we do ask that you sign their agendas nightly. (We are practicing writing something in our agendas each afternoon so you'll see it says "get agenda signed").
Thanks so much to everyone who has turned in all forms! ALMOST EVERYONE has turned them in so far. If you haven't yet, please do so as soon as possible! Also, there are still a few room fees to be paid so please turn those in as well.
Tonight is our SGES Giovanni’s Spirit Night! A portion of all their sales comes back to our school. Please plan to take the family for dinner!
Would you be interested in becoming a copy parent for us? We could put you on a rotating schedule so that it wouldn’t be a weekly commitment. We prefer Thursdays or Fridays. It usually doesn’t take more than an hour or two. Please email to let us know that you are interested, and we will send home a schedule that would help keep track of when it’s your turn.
Thanks in advance—we REALLY appreciate it!
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Welcome Back!!
I enjoyed meeting some new families last night and reuniting with some returning from last year. I am really looking forward to this new school year. There are many changes happening and I am excited to begin this new chapter at SGE.
In case you didn't get to meet our new principal last night, there will be a "Meet and Greet" for Mrs. Bennett on August 12th. This will be coinciding with our PTO meeting for the month, but will give you an opportunity to meet her and join the PTO at the same time! :)
I forgot to mention last night that we are a Title One School. This means that we get federal grant money to support programs like RTI. RTI (Response to Intervention) is a state-wide program that allows us to target students who need additional help with foundational skills in Reading and Math. So, if you see a paper come home (Title One Compact), please fill out and return to help our school continue to receive these funds. (Only have to do one per family).
If you missed Open House last night, not to worry. Your child will bring home a folder with all the info that was covered.
Here's the most important highlights:
1. Our new start time is 7:35 A.M. this year (for elementary schools district-wide). Please be sure your child is here by that time or he/she will be counted tardy.
2. We will be using Class Dojo to track behavior again this year. It is very important that I have your email address to connect you to your child's account. If you have not already given it to me, you can email it to me at betsy.fredericks@scott.kyschools.us OR I will send a parent code home next week that you can connect to yourself.
3. Please bring all supplies to school on the first day of school (unless you brought them last night).
4. Please pay the $20 room fee as soon as possible. I put an envelope in your child's folder last night to make it easier to keep up with. Thanks for all of you who paid last night!
5. Finally, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any other questions or anything you want to discuss.
I look forward to working with you and your child this year!!!
In case you didn't get to meet our new principal last night, there will be a "Meet and Greet" for Mrs. Bennett on August 12th. This will be coinciding with our PTO meeting for the month, but will give you an opportunity to meet her and join the PTO at the same time! :)
I forgot to mention last night that we are a Title One School. This means that we get federal grant money to support programs like RTI. RTI (Response to Intervention) is a state-wide program that allows us to target students who need additional help with foundational skills in Reading and Math. So, if you see a paper come home (Title One Compact), please fill out and return to help our school continue to receive these funds. (Only have to do one per family).
If you missed Open House last night, not to worry. Your child will bring home a folder with all the info that was covered.
Here's the most important highlights:
1. Our new start time is 7:35 A.M. this year (for elementary schools district-wide). Please be sure your child is here by that time or he/she will be counted tardy.
2. We will be using Class Dojo to track behavior again this year. It is very important that I have your email address to connect you to your child's account. If you have not already given it to me, you can email it to me at betsy.fredericks@scott.kyschools.us OR I will send a parent code home next week that you can connect to yourself.
3. Please bring all supplies to school on the first day of school (unless you brought them last night).
4. Please pay the $20 room fee as soon as possible. I put an envelope in your child's folder last night to make it easier to keep up with. Thanks for all of you who paid last night!
5. Finally, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any other questions or anything you want to discuss.
I look forward to working with you and your child this year!!!
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