Thursday, January 7, 2010
Happy New Year! Sorry for the delay. All grades have now been updated. Progress Reports/Deficiency Notices go out on Friday, January 15th.
Our Toby Johnson Middle School Orientation dates have been set. The Parent Information Nights are on February 22nd for Tracks A, C, and Traditional and March 22nd for Tracks B and D. Our kids will be visiting on February 18th. Permission slips will be going home soon. They will also need lunch money on the 18th. I will let the kids know how much they will need as soon as they let us know.
There will be a Harriet Eddy Middle School Orientation date as well. We have not received that information yet. I will post the information as soon as we receive it.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Grades have been uploaded to the website. There aren't too many grades for the last 2 1/2 weeks. I will have Mrs. Phillips' grades by the weekend. So, please check again on Monday.
We have a potluck planned for Wednesday. We are asking both the 5th and 6th grade classes to bring in items for sandwiches, salads, and dessert. We've started a list in class. Please ask your child what they volunteered to bring. We are also having the great 46 take-away-gift game. It's not 52 because a total of 6 students from both classes will be absent. The only parameters we set for the gift exchange was that the item needed to be between $5 - $10.
I hope everyone has a restful winter break and a Happy New Year! We start back on January 4th. 2010 already... I can't believe it.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
I am ready to come back. I hope your kids are as well. I wanted to thank all of the parents who came to chaperone our trip to Mission Springs. We couldn’t have done it without you!! Thank you to: Ms. Carrasco, Mr. Macneill, Mr. Nguyen, Mrs. O’Connor, Mrs. Pierce, Mr. & Mrs. Robles, Mr. Rodgerson, Mr. Rosenstein, Mr. Stralen, Mr. Tham, Ms. Ouchida, and Mrs. Brashier!!
I am sure a lot of you have already heard. When the kids come back, we will be departmentalizing with Mrs. Phillips again. Mrs. Phillips and I analyzed all of our testing data from last school year and realized that the kids did a LOT better than the past Accelerated classes when we departmentalized. It also helps to get our kids ready for middle school when they have to switch classes. The only difference this year will be the switching times. We will switch after WIN time (11:20) and continue until 2:10. This will give the kids a chance to drop off books and pack the ones that they will need.
The district has also sent out a flyer for parents to view the “Family Life” curriculum. I’ve put the flyer on my “Classroom Docs” page. The link is to the left.
On a sad & happy note, Wayne has moved to Mr. Ogden’s class. I am happy that he gets to stay on our campus, but sad to see him leave our class. At least the kids will get to see him at recess and lunch.
I look forward to seeing all the kids on November 30th! I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!! 