Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Announcements for the Week of Jan. 19th



Happy Tuesday! I hope you had a wonderful three-day weekend. Please read all of the announcements.

Homework for THIS week:
  • Read for 30 minutes each night
    • Remember that this is the minimum. We recommend that students read for about 45 minutes to 60 minutes.
  • 2 Achieve 3000 article online- Deep Sea Treasures and one choice- Due Friday
  • Vocabulary Packet- Due Friday
  • Big 5
  • 4 Choices
  • Parent signature
  • Return HW Log (due Friday)
We give students time in class to work on ALL of these assignments in class, except for Big 5. They should only have a little to do each night to finish if they are using their time wisely. Please help me out by checking it thoroughly each night and feel free to email me if you have any questions. We appreciate your support from home. 

Accelerated Reader (AR):
·      Your child received their goal last week. Please remember that your child should be reading at least 30 minutes each night.
·      25% due Mon. 1/25
o   These students are ABOVE 25%:
§  11, 14, 20
o   These students are ABOVE 50%:
§  24
o   These students are ABOVE 75%:
§  27
o   These students are ABOVE 100%:
·      Quarter 3 due dates:
o   50% due Mon. 2/08
o   75% due Mon. 2/22
o   100% due Mon. 3/14
  • Student 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.

Achieve 3000:
·      Starting THIS week, students will be expected to complete 2 articles per week by Friday.
·      There will be one assigned article and one choice article. Students will have time to start and complete the assigned article in class at the start of each week.
·      The choice article can be completed free time throughout the day. If not done during class, it must be completed for homework.
·      To login at home, go to www.login.achieve3000.com . Your student has their username and password glued into the planner as well as in their homework folder.

Change in Morning Routine:
·      There will be a change in the morning routine starting Mon. 1/25. These new procedures are for the entire school TK – 6th Grade.
  • Students should not be dropped off before 7:45 am unless they are enrolled in the YMCA.
  • Only one gate will be open at the front of the school. It will be the gate by the office. All other gates at the front of the school will be locked. The back gate will also be open.
  • Students will now wait and line up in their fire drill lines at the black top. Students will be expected to be seated in number order and reading their book.
o  Our fire drill line is Z.
  • There will be supervision at the black top starting at 7:45 am.
  • Parents may wait in line with their children. Students may not wait outside their classrooms.
  • I will pick up the students at 8:15 am and students who are not in line will be will be marked tardy.
  • We will be practicing this throughout the week during class time.
  • If you have any questions, please let me know.
January Scholastic Orders:
·      The deadline for ordering is Friday, January 22nd! We are currently at $21 for total orders! Let’s try to make it to $50, so everyone can get a free book!
·      Please consider ordering online at
·      There is a larger selection online of books for all different reading levels as well as e-books, books in Spanish and even books for adults!
·      Scholastic has special giveaways this month! Read below for more information:
o   If as a class, we spend $50 each student gets a free book coupon. 
o   If as a class, we spend $100 each students will get a free I Survived: Extreme Weather
·      This is an amazing giveaway and it puts free books into the hands of our students!
·      Students received book coupons for meeting their AR goals last quarter. Students can collect and use them to get one free book or use it on an individual book. 

Upcoming tests and projects:
·      Vocabulary Test: Fri. 1/22

Upcoming events:
·      Glee Club Practice: Wed. 1/20
·      Focus: Thurs. 1/21

Donations Needed:
o   Post-its
o   Thank you to those of you who have brought in donations! I really appreciate your support.

Thank you for your continued support,
Jennifer


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