Hello Colonists!
Remember to check out information for Colonial Day under the "Colonial Tab!" :)
Miss Morales
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Happy Veterans Day!
Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to all who serve and continue to serve. Here are some pictures of our celebration yesterday.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Colonial Day
Trojans,
I am very excited for McMillin's second Colonial Day. Colonial day will be on Friday, December 12th, 2014. The purpose of Colonial Day is to simulate what life was like in the colonial period. We do treat this like an on-site fieldtrip.
In order to make this Colonial Day the best, we will need support from home. We will need 12-15 parent volunteers on this day to help with the preparation, rotations, and clean-up. If you would like to volunteer, please note that we will need you to arrive at school at 7:45 am and to stay until 1:30 pm.
We are also asking for a $2 donation from every student to cover the costs of the materials. Please turn it into your homeroom teacher by Friday, November 21st.
Make sure to check out the "Colonial Day" tab for costume ideas. More information will be sent home before Thanksgiving Break.
Thank you for all your support,
Jennifer
I am very excited for McMillin's second Colonial Day. Colonial day will be on Friday, December 12th, 2014. The purpose of Colonial Day is to simulate what life was like in the colonial period. We do treat this like an on-site fieldtrip.
In order to make this Colonial Day the best, we will need support from home. We will need 12-15 parent volunteers on this day to help with the preparation, rotations, and clean-up. If you would like to volunteer, please note that we will need you to arrive at school at 7:45 am and to stay until 1:30 pm.
We are also asking for a $2 donation from every student to cover the costs of the materials. Please turn it into your homeroom teacher by Friday, November 21st.
Make sure to check out the "Colonial Day" tab for costume ideas. More information will be sent home before Thanksgiving Break.
Thank you for all your support,
Jennifer
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Annoucements for the Week of August 18th
Good afternoon, Trojans!
I hope you had a restful weekend. There are a lot of
announcements this week, so please read through carefully.
AR Update
- 25%
of AR goals are due today. 50% of AR goals are due Mon. 8/25
- The
following students are below 25% as of 9:30am:
- 4, 10
- 2, 3, 8, 19* is reading a longer book and has until 8/25 to meet
their goal
- Over
25%:
- 1, 7, 11, 12, 14, 16, 22, 23, 25, 27
- Over
50%:
- 6, 15, 17, 21, 24
- Over
75%:
- 9, 5, 13, 29, 30, 31
- Over
100%:
- 18, 20, 28, 29
- 1st
Quarter due dates:
- 75% due Tues., Sept. 2
- 100% due Wed., Sept. 10
- Students
not meeting AR benchmarks will be reading during recess time to catch up
on reading. Please make sure your child reads for at least 30 minutes
each night to keep up with their reading progress.
Parent Math Workshop:
·
Thank you for all who came to the Parent Math
Workshop on Thursday! We hope that you found the time and information valuable.
Like we said, we plan on doing one a quarter. Stay tuned for more information
on the second quarter workshop!
·
Below is the link of the video for those who were
unable to make it as well as those who want a little refresher.
o https://vimeo.com/103644196
·
As promised, below are links for math resources
that can help you and your student at home.
o Eureka Math- http://commoncore.org/parents
o Learn Zillion- https://learnzillion.com/
o Khan Academy- https://www.khanacademy.org/
Edmodo HW:
- Each
week your child will be asked to respond to a question on Edmodo
regarding what they have learned that week in reading. Students will be
engaging in online discussions using Edmodo. Your child's username and
password is written on the front page of their planner.
- We
have changed the due dates/times!
- The
first post is due every Wednesday morning at 8am.
- The
response to a classmate's post is due every Friday morning at
8am.
- If
your child does not have access to a computer or internet, please make
arrangements with me to use the computers at school.
Big 5 HW:
- If
your child misses any problems from the previous night, they need to make
necessary corrections at home as homework.
- Your
child should be bringing home their math
spiral each night. This is their textbook and will help them on
their homework.
Reading Journals:
- In effort to not be swamped with
grading reading journals over the weekend, I am changing how the students
will be turning their journals each week. Each student will be assigned a
day and that will be the day that their journal will be due each week. This
will help to grade the journals a little bit at a time, rather than all at
once. Note that I am changing it to the students turning in a journal
letter each week. I noticed that students were waiting until the last
minute to complete the journals. Therefore, I decided to have it be a
weekly assignment like in previous years.
- Please
ask your student what color group they are in. Below are the days and
what group is due that day.
- Green- Mondays
- Blue- Tuesdays
- Red- Wednesdays
- Yellow- Thursdays
- Orange- Fridays
Social Studies:
- Thank
you for all your support with the presentations! They were awesome and I
was very impressed.
- On
Wednesday, we will be introducing our first independent project. It is
called the Facebook Explorer
Project. Students will be using textbooks, books, and videos to
research about their assigned explorer. The project guidelines and
resources will be posted on my website (http://missmorales801.blogspot.com). Just like the last project, your student
will have time in class to work on the project.
- If
you have any questions, please email me atJennifer.morales@cvesd.org
Parent/ Teacher Conferences:
· Yes, it is almost time for Parent/ Teacher Conferences. Parent/Teacher
Conferences will be from September 11- 19. Please note that for those days we
will be on minimum day schedule, which means students will be dismissed
at 1:15pm. I look forward to meeting with you!
· I will be sending home today a
sign-up sheet as well as reminders to those of you who signed up at
Back-to-School Night.
o
Please remember to fill
out your top three choices. If it is shaded in, it means that time slot is already taken.
Upcoming events:
- ELAC
Meeting: Tues. 8/19
- FOCUS:
Wed., 8/20
- Fall
Pictures: Tues., 8/26
- McMillin
Family Day at Petco Park: Sun., 8/31
Scholastic
Orders:
·
Last week, I sent home the first book orders
for the year. They are due by Friday 8/29 in order to ensure they
arrive before we go on break.
o There is a
larger selection online of books for all different reading levels as well
e-books, books in Spanish and even books for adults.
·
This is how I am able to get restock my library
as well as get new books for our class. If we get a class order over $300, we
will earn 10,000 bonus points enabling us to get up to 100-200 free books this
year. Each child that orders will also get a coupon for a free book in
October's order. :)
Parent Letters:
- If
you haven't emailed me your letter about your child, please turn these in
ASAP.
Donations:
·
Lined Paper
·
Pencils
Thank you for your continued support,
Jennifer
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Scholastic Book Orders for August 2014
As
a 5th grade teacher, one of the most important parts of my job is to
build a love of reading in my students. Helping them find books they enjoy puts
them on their way toward being critical readers and writers, which is essential
for school success. That is why I use Scholastic Reading Club in my class. It
makes it easy for you to choose books that your child will love, at just the
right reading level for him or her – and at unbeatable prices.
I sent home the very first Scholastic Book Club order on Thursday. If you haven’t
ordered from Scholastic before, please consider doing so this year. Their
prices are very reasonable and the quality is excellent. Did you know that every day is a “tax-free holiday”
when it comes to scholastic book club orders? You never pay sales tax, and you
don’t even pay shipping and handling.
I
love ordering books for our classroom from Scholastic; the company is very
education oriented and provides many freebies for classrooms. This month they have a wonderful deal! If
teachers can get together a $300 order they will give the class 10,000 bonus points which can
be used to buy books and classroom materials. That many bonus points
works out to anywhere from 100-200 free books for the classroom! If we reach our goal of $300,
I will let each child who placed an
order get one free book from an upcoming book order.
Last
year, I gave out over $300 in book coupons to students to earn free books. We
were able to do that because of the support of parents buying books through
Scholastic (and all the extra bonus points that we earned for FREE)!
Here's how it works:
- SIGN UP at www.Scholastic.com/bookclubs.
On the main page, click REGISTER,
then click, “I’m a parent,” to register
for your own username and password.
- When prompted, enter
the one-time Class Activation Code, LZQWN, this code ensures
that your order is sent to me.
- SELECT the books you'd like to order from
over 500 titles available online and take advantage of online-only
specials and discounts.
- SEND your order to me online by the due date.
Books will be delivered directly to our classroom, as always.
Ordering online is fast,
easy, and secure. Plus our whole class benefits thanks to the FREE books we'll earn with every parent
online order.
Please return/place online book orders by the due
date. Return your order (if you choose not to order online) to me with a CHECK
made out to SCHOLASTIC BOOKS by Friday
August 29th.
Lastly,
to complement our AR program at McMillin Elementary, Scholastic has made it
easy to purchase books based on AR levels. This will ensure that your child is
reading books that are just-right for him/her at his/her reading level. Please
feel free to contact me if you have any questions about AR. Below you will find a list
of recommended books.
Please
contact me if you would like personal recommendations for your child.
Happy
Reading,
Jennifer
Morales (jennifer.morales@cvesd.org)
Arrow 5th
Grader Catalog recommendations
- Percy Jackson series
- Middle School: My Brother is a Big,
Fat Liar
- Wonder
- Who Was Roald Dahl?
- The BFG
- Holes
- Esperanza Rising
Best of September Catalog
recommendations:
- What Was? Events in American History Pack
- Harry Potter paperback set
- Hunger Games trilogy pack
Upper Elementary Catalog
recommendations:
- Al Capone Does My Homework
- The Hypnotists
- The One and Only Ivan
- Kids Rule pack
- Geronimo Stilton pack
- Funny School stories pack
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