This past week the middle school used the 3 parent teacher conference days to begin cooperative learning activities. The activities are designed to increase students critical thinking skills and group work skills. Each grade was mixed together and worked on an interactive, detailed lesson. The students with Mrs. Manning reviewed integers and created board games […]
Dear Kindergarten Parents and Families, December 9, 2011 I enjoyed talking to all of you at our parent conferences this week. Thank you for coming! Please contact me if you have any questions that were not covered during our meeting. We have only a few days before Christmas vacation…..homework consists of two worksheets and the […]
Dear Families, I am looking forward to seeing everyone this week for conferences. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Tomorrow is Teddy Bear Day, please have your student bring a new stuffed animal to school. This week we will be having our classroom Spelling Bee. Report cards will go home […]
Dear Third Grade Families, Thank you very much to all of those families who contributed to the St. Vincent de Paul canned food drive! Our class gathered A LOT of non-perishable food that is now on its way to needy families of our community. Tuesday is our annual Teddy Bear Day. Please remember to bring […]
Dear 6th graders, I have a few more tips for you when using Word to create your Mesopotamia brochure. In Word 2010, go to project gallery, click on brochures. Then select the brochure template you want to use for this project. Then at the right hand bottom click on master pages tab for a blank […]
Our next two weeks will be very busy! Tomorrow is Teddy Bear Day. Please send a new stuffed toy to school with your child. The toy will be donated to a child for Christmas. This might be the only thing that particular child will receive for Christmas. It is very humbling. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday […]
Week of December 5-9, 2011 Dear Second Grade Families, Thank you to all our wonderful primary centers moms and grandma. You make our activities go smoothly and fun. These will be very busy weeks for all primary grades. Second Graders are practicing very hard for the Christmas program (Wednesday, December 14th, 7:00 pm). You can […]
Dear Parents, December 5, 2011 We have a busy week ahead of us! Our reading strategy this week is “monitor and clarify”. Our comprehension skill that can help us with the understanding of a story is the sequencing of events. Knowing what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story and answering the […]
Kindergarten Families, This week homework is going home traditionally in the red folder. I am suggesting a couple websites that will help your child with letter recognition, keyboarding skills and a fun counting game for Christmas. Two sites: topmarks.co.uk and learninggamesforkids.com are extensive websites for kids. Click on this red link for keyboarding choose level […]
During the month of November we continued our water bottle sales and made $61.50. We had two free dress days and made $204.00. Lastly, we made $250.00 for Saint Vincent de Paul. We continue our efforts for our charities and are very thankful for your support! Anna