Mrs. Sieracki's

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Sieracki Sentinel- April 29th, 2012

PARENT NEWS:

Vaughan Elementary Mission Statement
Our mission at Vaughan Elementary School is to work as a community to meet 
the diverse learning needs of students in order to prepare them for success 
in a global economy.

Reminders:

***Items to be signed each evening- agenda and behavior sheet.

***Thursday Folder gets signed every Thursday and returned to school on 
Friday.

*** Please help your child to remember to wear or to bring gym shoes on P.E. 
days. They need to wear their gym shoes to make sure they are safe while 
participating in P.E. activities. Thanks for you help! :-)

**Reading Logs:

** Minutes: 120 minutes each week. Each child will also be responsible to 
turn in his or her reading log every Monday morning. The written portion of 
the reading log is to be completed in pencil by your child. No parent 
handwriting should be on the log other than a parent signature at the end of 
the week. The log should be completed neatly and completely by your child. 
They should be proud of all work that they turn in this school year.

Our Schedule: 
7:15-7:50: Unpack and begin morning work.
7:50-8:20: Announcements and Daily Math RAP
8:20-9:10: Specials
9:10-10:20: Math Workshop
10:20-10:40: Spelling/Grammar
10:40-11:00: Recess
11:00-11:16: Rap up Spelling/Grammar
11:16-11:46: Lunch
11:46-12:00: Restroom
12:00-1:00: Reading
1:00-1:30: Writer's Workshop
1:30-2:00: Content (Science/Social Studies)
2:00-2:10: Pack-up and dismissal

Next week at a glance:

Starting this Wednesday we are tweaking our schedule for the next few weeks. 
We will be studying reading and writing in the morning and math will begin   
after lunch.

Reading:E.Q.: How can making inferences when I read help my comprehension of 
text? Students will begin novel studies this week. Review/Preview Lessons to 
begin.

Writing:E.Q.:How can I write to persuade? How can I identify character 
traits? How can I constuct meaningful details in my writing? Begin persuasion 
letter to Little Bo Peep regarding the guilt or innocence of the Big Bad Wolf.

Grammar: E.Q.:How can I identify plural and possessive nouns? How can I 
construct compound/compound-complex sentences? Students will be building 
compound/complex sentences from simple sentences.

Spelling: Making plurals. When do I change the "y" to "i" before adding "es."

Handwriting: Nightly cursive  handwriting pages will be sent home. Please 
encourage your child to slow down, sit with correct posture, and do their 
best on each sheet.

Math:E.Q.: How can I understand long division? Students will begin by finding 
multiples of ten when dividing. Once the students have an understanding we 
will move to the algorithm of straight long division that we are all familiar 
with. Starting on Wednesday we will begin guided math workshop again.

Social Studies/Science: E.Q.: How can I identify the diligence and loyalty of 
Lyndon B. Johnson/Thurgood Marshall? Quiz over Thurgood and Lydnon B. Johnson 
on Tuesday. Students will begin working on their "game" board which is their 
culminating project for their famous Americans. Students will need a pack of 
100 lined white notecards by Wednesday. Thanks!

Science: E.Q.: How can understand how heat works? How can I understand 
magnetism?

Have a great week!
Mrs. Sieracki
If you read this newsletter please write "Notecards on Wednesday" in 
your child's agenda.

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