Hello there.
I posted awhile ago about the need for some classroom supplies. Haylee's family generously donated a bunch of glue sticks. Sadly, they are already used up and gone. So, we are going to go about this a different way. Kids may choose to participate in some fun classroom activities in exchange for a $1 donation for EACH activity they choose to do. Here are the choices we came up with:
Wear Pajamas (weather permitting)
Technology
Gum and/or candy bar
Drink for after lunch (pop is fine)
Stuffed animal or blanket
Hat in class
So, if I wanted to have gum and bring my iPod, then I would need to make a $2 donation. Kids may do as many as they want or none at all. All money raised will be used to buy glue sticks and small hand held calculators that are needed to restock our class supply. This supply is supposed to be a temporary fix, not an every time solution. For the bonus today, please ask your child if they are in need of their own glue sticks and/or calculator. If so, please replace them as soon as possible. Thanks. Pleaser write CHECK in the planner so I know that this happened at home for a $10 bonus tomorrow.
Homework tonight is Accelerated Math. All kids have something to finish up in their notebook. They need to fill out their scantron and have it ready to scan tomorrow morning. Take a look through their notebook, as this is the first time it is coming home. They are doing great! This program is done entirely on each student's level at their pace. It creates practice problems for specific objectives. When it sees that they are mastering a skill, it will print out a test for them. If they pass that, then it moves on to a new objective. After the computer grades it, it prints out a TOPS report for them to show them what they got correct and incorrect. They must sit down with myself or a volunteer and go over each problem they got incorrect and show us the right way to do it. Then and only then do they get a signature on the TOPS report and are allowed to start the new practice. Pretty cool program! It will be great to have everyone scan tomorrow.
We took the alternate spelling test today. Congratulations to Max, Liam, Caden, Spencer, McLean, Chase, Casasha, and Haylee for passing it on their first try. They all have 100% in the grade book for this week's spelling test. Others went home with theirs today to study before their test on Friday.
Next Tuesday, will be our Rainbow Loom buy in day. Kids have been asking for this one for awhile. For $300 fake dollars they can bring in their looms, bands, and bracelets to create, trade, and teach. We will do this for the last 45 minutes next Tuesday. My Emma will also be sneaking over from her school to join us. iPads will be available to learn from those youtube videos. Pretty amazing what kids can create all on their own. Cool! Those without looms…no worries. Plenty of people have extras that they can learn on. Those that can't buy in will have an alternate assignment in an alternate location.
Midterms come home this Friday. Grades are always up to date online, but I will send home the paper copy on Friday along with a behavior check in. Everyone is doing well, and if there were a HUGE issue, I would have contacted you by now.
Lastly, I leave you with our math lesson for today. We did some geometry aerobics. Have your child come over to you. Say the following words and watch what happens. They should show you a visual of the word that helps them remember the meaning of the math concept. Awesome!!!!
Say….
Point
Line
Line Segment
Ray
Parallel Lines
Intersecting Lines
Perpendicular Lines
Too fun! I love Geometry!!!!!
Have a wonderful, wonderful evening. I so appreciate all of you, and thank you for sharing your most precious treasures with me every single day!!!
Ms. Erickson
