Class News
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Women’s History Submissions
The class worked so hard on their Women’s History Month assignment. The following students have been selected for submission to FTA’s Women’s History Month competition: Essays: Posters: Videos: “Leaders” “Artists” I appreciate all of the hard work of all of my students. More information will follow as to when the awards ceremony will take place.
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Our Avatars!
The class has been so excited to create their avatars, so of course I have to share them all! Each one of these was created by the individual student one of 3 of my own iPads that I bring to school to share with them, because I believe in the power of technology to engage…
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The Imagination Machine
We recently had an assembly by “The Imagination Machine” brought to us by our PTA. The students really enjoyed it and afterward they were tasked with writing their own stories. After we brainstormed of “who, what, where” students wrote, and had a good time doing so. They practiced the writing process and improved their pieces.…
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Yoobi
We were recently were gifted with a box of supplies from Yoobi. The class was surprised and thrilled to get such lovely new school supplies. They were just in time too, we were about to color and sort triangles and quadrilaterals! Thank you Yoobi!
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Grading
Hello Families, Since we have adopted the Common Core, our grading and scoring have changed. One of the more noticeable changes will be the lack of letter grades. In primary, you were likely used to seeing Outstanding (O), Satisfactory (S), Needs Improvement (N) and Unsatisfactory (U). Once you receive your first progress report (which you should this…
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Back to School Night!
Hello Families! Tonight is back to school night and I am looking forward to meeting you all. If you would like to see or review the information I will be sharing with you here is a link to the presentation. http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/C0EF0997-FD8D-E39E-6189-22409F4089AB Our principal will be speaking to families in the cafeteria at 5:30pm and classrooms…
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Class News for May 21st
Hello Families! Next week is our last week of school and I wanted to let you know about a few things. Monday, May 26th is Memorial Day and there will be no school. Tuesday, May 27th at 9:30 am is our trimester awards assembly. If your child is receiving an award, you will receive a…
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Class News for May 16th
Hello Families! As we come up on the last several days of school I have decided there will no longer be any “official” homework. Instead I am sending home easy to do science projects and math art for students and families who still want something to work on. Any work completed will be worth ClassDojo…
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A Few Announcements
Every Friday is “Physical Fitness Friday” and we will be running/walking the mile in preparation for the 5th grade Physical Fitness exam and playing NationBall (a variation of dodge ball). Please make sure your child is wearing sneakers. Anyone in open toed or ill fitting footwear will not be allowed to participate. Also, if your…
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