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AnnouncementsHi Roome 29 Parents:
As you know there will be an indoor yard sale this Friday afternoon in the Neighborhood classrooms. Students can now bring in anything they would like to donate to sell. We also would like to have two parent volunteers to help. Let me know if you are interested.
Also, as a class we are still trying to figure out if there is enough interest to purchase anoeles as our class pet. I have kept them before in the classroom. Once outfitted they do not require much but their food which is a bag of very small crickets once every two weeks. We of course then have to maintain a habitat for the crickets,mthe crickets also if there are not given as food right away will require food (very small meal worms). At the class meeting we figured out the initial costs and came up with 2.00 per student. I don't expect everybody to want to take these creatures home, but will need someone for the summer. Think about it. It's too bad we couldn't have a guinea pig!!!
Let me know what you think.
Andy
Our Neighborhood Yard Sale takes place Friday, December 11th. Students who have items to donate bring these items in by Thursday, December 10th. Items will be priced anywhere between $0.25 and $3.00. Students will be given time to shop on Friday afternoon. All proceeds will be going to a children's charity. Teachers are currently considering a number of options. A New Lunch System Students will be using their student ID number when buying lunch. For those who prepay lunch, this will act like a debit card. Mrs. Argir sent an email concerning this matter. Let me know if you did not receive this email. Key People of the Sixties
Hello Volunteers. Parents going on the bus will need to arrive at school by 8:10 at the latest!! See you tomorrow. we are so lucky to have such fantastic weather. Andy Hello again.. Chaperones who are driving should meet us at the Visitor Center. We will be there between 9:45 and 10:00. Students may only eat lunch outside of the museum...there is a picnic pavilion next to the bus parking lot, so my suggestion is that we get groups back to that area at 12:15, eat, and get on the bus :) Again, I will print out a schedule for all chaperones and give to you to hand out in the morning. Mrs. Smith
Library tomorrow, please remember to return your books!!
Walk to
School Day has been cancelled due to rainy forecast.
Conference Times Available
Oct. 14th
2:20
2:40
Oct. 21st
2:20
2:40
Oct. 28th
2:20
3:00
More Info on Back to School Night 6:30-8:30
Neighborhood Parents visit Specialists from 6:00 to 7:00
7:00-7:30: Presentation to Multi-age Parents in auditorium.
7:45-8:15: Presentations by Home Base Multiage Teachers in the Classrooms.
Homerooms: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
The computer lab is open during the evening for parents to visit.
Room 29 News
Field Trip: Monday, September 21, 2009
Chaperones Needed!!!!
One or Two fifth grade parents needed to help chaperone Monday's field trip to the Mechanics Hall.
The concert is called "American Music" and the performance will feature professional musicians from the Boston area.
We will leave Mindess at 8:45.
The concert begins at 10:00 and will end around 11:00.
We are planning tomake the day really special by having a picnic lunch at Stone Park after the concert,then getting some exercise by walking back to school.
You will need a bag lunch. If it is raining we will have lunch back at school...
Anyone interested???
Email: aslote@ashland.k12.ma.us
Open House
Thursday, September 17, 2009
See your child's homeroom and visit their block classrooms.
You will be able to fill out a CORI form if you are thinking of volunteering in the classroom.
At this time you will also be able to sign up for a conference.
We will be needing some parent helpers for our science centers. Monday afternoon and possibly Tuesday as well. Right after lunch. (1:10 to 2:00)
Please send in $5.00 for an agenda if you haven't already.
KINDNESS is our Mindess theme this year. Piggy backing on last year's theme RESPECT. Room 29 have worked collaboratively in small groups devised a small skit to demonstrate their understanding of kindness. we had a few perforanances to day and will see the rest tomorrow. The students work remarkably well together!
Word of the Day: Concentrating on action verbs!! Tomorrow each student will get their own thesaurus to use each and keep in their cubby. I'm hoping they will make a habit of using the thesaurus and will use it when writing in other subjects.
Our Specialist Schedule
Mon: P.E. (need to wear sneakers/shorts or pants)
Tues: Art
Wed. P.E.
Thurs. Literacy/computer
Fri. Music
Hello Parents!
Welcome back to school. Thanks to all of you for supplying the classroom with needed supplies. We really appreciate you help. Please send in $5.00 with your child by the end of the week, our school agendas are on sale and we would like each student to have one. I will be having an agenda scavenger hunt so it would be helpful if each student had purchased one by Friday.
Our specialist schedule is as follows:
Monday: PE 8:25
Tuesday Art 8:25
Wednesday PE 8:25
Thursday Computer/ Literacy 9:10
Friday Music 8:25
The first few days of class will be used to acclimate new students to our class and talk about the Mindess new focus on "Kindness" building on last year's focus "Respect". I have some wonderful books and activties I want to share with the students. My focus will be on bullying.
If you are interested /in volunteering this year please make sure your CORI is up to date!
Looking forward to the first day.
Andy Slote
I'm sure you have been wondering what do I need to bring to school on the first day. The only supplies you will need on the first day is a pencil and a black and white composition book. Below is a list of supplies you can purchase at your convenience. Building 19 has binders for 1.48. These will be used for portfolios. Each third grade student needs to purchase one.
Here is the supply list:
1 black and white composition notebook ( I like these because the pages don't fall out.)
1 package pencils ( to be placed in supply closet)
1 package magic markers
1 package of three glue sticks (placed in supply closet)
1 ream of copy paper
1 pocket folder (Science) also a thermometer if possible for our weather unit
1 box of tissues
1 1/2 inch binder
1 hand sanitizer (8oz.)
Thank you for your help with supplies. Building 19 is my favorite place in the world and the family store in White Plains , New York where I picked up many supplies for the classroom at unbelievable prices.
Ashland parents have been wonderful in their support of teachers. I feel priviledged to work in the Ashland Public Schools. Looking forward to exciting year ahead!
I hope you have all enjoyed a restful and fun-filled summer. I will be in school the Wed, Thurs., and Friday the week before school starts, if any student would like to visit or help set up the room.
I can't wait to meet the new third graders, and see my old second and third year friends!
Your teacher,
Mrs. Slote
Don't Forget the Fifth Grade Send-Off Wed. June 24th
10:00
in the auditorium!!
Did you get your student invitation?
Hello to all room 29ers
Due to budget constraints we will be down one Neighborhood classroom. This is very sad news and some of your children who have had Ms. Ballou for blocks may be a little upset. It is hard for children to understand why these cuts have to be made, and I just wanted to alert you so you can be ready to answer some of their questions. We feel very sad to have to lose one of our colleagues. Ms. Ballou has been reassigned to a traditional fourth grade. Needless to say there is a big hole in all of our hearts.
Hoping for sun.
Have a great weekend!
Andy
Hello All, As I'm sure many of you know, due to budget constraints, many class sizes at the Mindess School are increasing. Due to these changes, as announced, we are decreasing the size of the Neighborhood by one classroom. It is with a very heavy heart that I have to announce that that classroom is ours, as I have been reassigned to the traditional 4th grade. I cannot yet, unfortunately, answer the obvious and I'm sure immediate question of where, exactly, your children will be going. They will, of course, remain in the Neighborhood and will be integrated into one of the remaining seven classrooms. Your children will be in the caring, wonderful, creative, and beyond capable hands of my Neighborhood colleagues. Hopefully, this is a temporary reassignment; with any luck, the number of incoming third graders will be up the following year and an eighth teacher will be needed again! I shared this news with the kids today, and although it was a rough day I think we are ready to look on the bright side of things, embrace this change, and enjoy and make the most of our time left in the year together. It has been a pleasure, an honor, and an invaluable learning experience to spend the last year or two working with all of you and I cannot express how lucky I feel and grateful I am. I'm sure you have further questions and/or concerns and you are more than welcome to direct these to me or to Mrs. Argir, as you feel is appropriate. I will do my best to answer them. Have a fantastic weekend and take care. Alexa Ballou, M. Ed. Multiage Neighborhood David Mindess School Ashland, MA Mindess Schoolyard Garden...needs your help!
The Neighborhood students are starting a garden that will eventually be used by the whole school community. The purpose will be to grow organic vegetables which will be donated to local food pantries. The garden will also provide a hands-on learning experience for all students at Mindess. To get our project started we need volunteers!
* June 9th and 10th at 1:45- Please come with tools to help us remove grass and turn over the dirt. We will meet outside at the garden site (front lawn).
* Donations- we will need donations of compost, mulch, tools, stakes, fencing, seeds, seedlings and time.
Please email Kiera Smith at ksmith@ashland.k12.ma.us if you are interested in donating an item or volunteering your time.
Thanks in advance for helping to make our school even better!
The Neighborhood Teachers
Dear Parents,
As a part of the Neighborhood's partnership with USARIEM (United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine) in Natick, MA, the students will be participating in a fitness test sometime in the next week. We are working with the scientists and the students to do a long-term study of student fitness, comparing growth from grades 3-5, looking at heart rate, blood pressure, and times on the pacer test done with Mrs. Crawford and Mr. Powers. All the data is anonymous and only used to demonstrate to the students the correlations between fitness and physiological systems. This is a wonderful experience in showing the connections of science in the real world, too. We feel very lucky to have this partnership with the soldiers and scientists at USARIEM.
5th Grade Send-Off Wednesday, June 24th at 10:00 in the auditorium.
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| 12 | Tuesday | 5th Grade MCAS - Math | ||
| 13 | Wednesday | 5th Grade MCAS - Math | ||
| 14 | Thursday | 4th Grade MCAS | ||
| 15 | Friday | 4th Grade MCAS | ||
| 18 | Monday | 5th Grade MCAS - Science | ||
| 19 | Tuesday | 5th Grade MCAS - Science | ||
| 20 | Wednesday | 3rd Grade MCAS | ||
| 21 | Thursday | 3rd Grade MCAS | ||
| 25 | Monday | Memorial Day - No School | ||
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| 26 | Friday | Final Day of School | ||
May 2009 |
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| 11 | Monday | MCAS Practice Test All Grades | ||
| 12 | Tuesday | MCAS Grade 5 Math Session I | ||
| 13 | Wednesday | MCAS Grade 5 Math Session II | ||
| 14 | Thursday | MCAS Grade 4 Math Session I | ||
| 15 | Friday | MCAS Grade 4 Math Session II | ||
| 18 | Monday | MCAS Grade 5 Science Session I | ||
| 19 | Tuesday | MCAS Grade 5 Science Session II | ||
| 20 | Wednesday | MCAS Grade 3 Math Session I | ||
| 21 | Thursday | MCAS Grade 3Math Se ssion II | ||
| 22 | Friday | MCAS Make-Up Day | ||
| 25 | Monday | Memorial Day | ||
| May 2009 | ||||
| 11 | Monday | MCAS Practice Test All Grades | ||
| 12 | Tuesday | MCAS Grade 5 Math Session I | ||
| 13 | Wednesday | MCAS Grade 5 Math Session II | ||
| 14 | Thursday | MCAS Grade 4 Math Session I | ||
| 15 | Friday | MCAS Grade 4 Math Session II | ||
| 18 | Monday | MCAS Grade 5 Science Session I | ||
| 19 | Tuesday | MCAS Grade 5 Science Session II | ||
| 20 | Wednesday | MCAS Grade 3 Math Session I | ||
| 21 | Thursday | MCAS Grade 3Math Se ssion II | ||
| 22 | Friday | MCAS Make-Up Day | ||
| 25 | Monday | Memorial Day | ||
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