Blog #6

October 3-7, 2016

We wish Adelais well as she moved to Ms Barnett's class
 this week!

Walk Back to School on Wednesday!

Trenton Lee Stewart, author, spoke to our 3/4, 4, 5, 6th
graders from ATW and LB, plus some of the 7th graders
from SIS.  See pics. 

Mrs. Dardis read Balloons Over Broadway: The True
Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa
Sweet. Thank you for being a Mystery Reader! See pics.

Mrs. Dardis taught us a Firecracker greeting and Daphne
modified it to work with partners!

Mary Jane and Petra greet each other in crew.  See pics. 

Henry leads us in a crew activity. See pics. 

Mary Jane and Daphne share how they will focus on being
responsible during an EL Inner Outer circle. See pics. 

Liam leads us in Bippity  Boppity Boo as a responsibility
activity and a lot of fun!  See pics. 

Mrs. Wells-Sperry explained Word Masters to our crew.
We also tried some and learned about different kinds
of analogies. 

William and Jacoby read during Reading Zone while the
Vets are in Spanish. See pics.

Masha and Kaiden observe and write down properties
of rock and mineral specimens. See pics. 

Geoffrey and Damian find objects that weigh about the
same as 1 gram (1 paperclip) or 1 kilogram (1 lt. of water.)
See pics. 

Levi and his K-4 buddy go on a Fall Scavenger hunt
 for items that his K-4 buddy will use on an
upcoming project. See pics. 

Finn, Auguste, J.P. and Cleo are active in Go Noodle.
See pics. 

Angela leads us in Mindfulness. See pics. 

On rainy days, the crew finds many things to do for
inside recess. See pics. 

Other Activities this week:

worked on final copy of puzzle pieces (intro. to writing paragraphs), discussed bringing in a fossil for a rock (note in Thurs. bag), and Ms. Sakai finished giving the crew reading assessments




Notes for Parents:

1.  Reading Logs: Reading Logs are due totaled on Monday.  The minimum amount of days is five and students should read at least 140 minutes.  Please ask them to total their minutes before they bring it to school on Monday. An example reading log is in the Parent Orientation booklet. 

2.  Conferences: Thank you to so many people for signing up for the Fall conferences. Here is the link if you haven't signed up yet. 

          http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4ba9a628a3fc1-fall 



3.  Infinite Campus:  You have been given access to correct or update your child's information on Infinite Campus through the Parent Portal. You may also add nicknames or preferred names for your child. 

4.  Patricia Polacco:  book orders due Oct. 12th.

5. No School and Conference Dates: Thursday, Oct. 13th and Friday, Oct. 14th are both no school days for the students.  There is also no school for students on Thursday, March 9th and Friday, March 10th.  The district calendar says differently. 

6.  Finding book levels: If students aren't sure about book levels, they need to search Scholastic Book Wizard, choose Guided Reading A-Z, then type in the name of their book. They saw this used in class and there is a computer in class for them to do this, also, (before the log is due on Mon.) You may also download the Book Wizard app and scan the back of the book for the level.


7. First four-digit of password: All parents received an email about student log-in and password information. Students may only use Google email for school work.  Please remind your child to memorize the first four digits of his/her password.  The last four digits and all other log in information are on a notecard in his/her binder and on another notecard in the headphone bag.  We will check on Monday, Oct. 10th. Thank you!

Calendar:

Monday, October 10-Reading log and Thursday bag due, enroll in Xtramath by Mon. (Ms. Sakai's and Mrs. Malloy's crew)
Tuesday, October 11- band lessons, BOB check-in
Wednesday, October 12- Patricia Polacco orders due
Thursday, October 13- No School-conferences 12:30-8:00pm
Friday, October 14-No School conferences 7:30-11:30 am and book orders due in school or by midnight on-line


Monday, October 17-Reading log and Thurs. bag due. Ms. Sakai will have a guest teacher all day so she can meet with other third grade teachers for district curriculum science work
Tuesday, October 18-  band lessons
Wednesday, October 19- Ms. Sakai has a guest teacher for the am only so she can meet with the ATW Crew Committee, fossil due (see letter in Thurs. bag)
Thursday, October 20-  orchestra lessons, Vets-Spanish perm. slips due, PrinciPals: Auguste, Liam and Finn, BOB book club on The Thief Lord
Friday, October 21-Third Grade Milwaukee Art Museum trip 12:15-2:15 pm (we will eat lunch at school before we leave and Ms. Sakai will be with the Rookies)-Vets will be with Mrs. Malloy


Monday, October 24-Reading log and Thurs. bag due,
Tuesday, October 25- band lessons
Wednesday, October 26-
Thursday, October 27- orchestra lessons

Friday, October 28- 


I'm sorry for the lateness of the blog this week!  It was a busy weekend, lots to do (both family and school wise.) We apple picked and make a couple delicious apple desserts. I saw some salmon running on a creek near Miya's dance studio. That was exciting!

I am looking forward to meeting with you at conferences next week!

Thank you,

Deb