December 16, 2011
Dear Families,

Thank you for a successful Christmas Program. The students were fantastic and I can't wait for our next play at the Spring Fling.

Please read to your students over the break and have them read to you. I have added a new reading log to their homework folders and would like it completed over the break.

*Our “teach me” presentations have been postponed until January.

Have a great holiday break and a happy New Year!

-Rebecca

Appreciations:

Thank you Delina and Mike for helping out with the Christmas Program and especially making Simon's Turkey costume. It was awesome!

Thank you baby Iris for dressing as Frosty.

Thank you to Missy, Camille, Todd, Heidi, Melissa and Helen for helping with costumes, play and song practice.

Thank you Torrey for bringing treats for the kids.

Thank you Peggy for donating food for our Friday Fiesta.

Hi Room 6 Families!

I am excited to announce we've been given grant money from Target for a field trip to Japan Town and Chinatown in San Francisco. We will be leaving early January 11th and returning on January 12th. More details to follow...

The students have been working hard and deserve this great trip!

-Rebecca

Hi Everyone!

The holidays are quickly approaching and I wanted to talk to you a little about the Christmas Program coming up on December 15th. Please keep an eye out for details about this in the pawprint. The students in Room 6 will be performing a play and they all have a part. Please let me know if they will not be able to attend asap. Also, your student will be performing 7 songs (4 with our class and 3 with the other elementary students). This will be a great program!

**Below is a list of actors/parts. We are in the process of gathering costumes, so let us know if you have ideas.

Appreciations:

Thank you Matthew for donating classroom supplies.

Thank you Melissa for helping out with class organization.

Thank you Delina for signing on to help with the Christmas Program.

Christmas Dinner
by Room 6
Narrator: Seth
Pig: Alexis
Turkey: Sebastion
Grandma: Daniela
Grandpa: Xander
Mom: Skyler
Dad: Triston
Daughter (Terri): Julie
Son: Jaden
Props: Simon

Have Fun In Ponyland by Simon

In Ponyland the ponies were happy to see Simon and Alexis. We made a cake with Cheerle for the pony party. We dressed Rainbow Dash for the pony party. It's time to go to the pony party. We got to dance and see the movie and try finding presents at aquestrea. Fluttershy was having fun with her pets, Spike and Twilight. They were making letters for Pinky Pie. Pinky is having fun with Rainbow dash playing tricks on ponies. The Cutie Mark crusaders were trying to find their special talent. Apple Jack was picking her apples. Rarity was trying to find jewels for her dress. Granny smith was making a bunch of apple pie. Queen Luna was scaring all the ponies. Bowler pony went back to bowling.
The end

Christmas Things by Alexis

Christmas and Anthony's birthday
Decorating the Christmas tree
Playing in the snow
Baking cake and undecorating Halloween decorations
Putting up beads and stockings
All kinds of decorations
Baking cookies for Santa Claus
Getting on our nicest clothes
Putting on makeup
Putting around rose petals
and other kinds of flowers
Covering the ground with glitter
HAVING A GOOD TIME
THE END

Goofy Was A Baby by Daniela

Once upon a time there was a dog named Goofy. He was silly when he was a baby. When he grew up he was too big to fit in his baby clothes. When he was big he had to only wear underwear.

LEGGETT VALLEY FRANCE BY SEBASTION

I want to go to France if I could go anywhere. I would go to France with Jaden, Skyler, Daniela, Triston, Xander and my mom. I would play with Jaden, Skyler, Triston and Daniela. Xander would take me to France school. We could explore France together. The End!

Christmas is Fun by Julie

I will have a tree up in the house. I will see my family. I will look at my Christmas tree. I like presents from Santa Claus.

The Walking Dead by Jaden

Once upon a time,
there was a lot of zombies.
It was called the walking dead.
There was a cop and a boy.
The cop had a shot gun
and the boy had a gun.
The end

My Favorite Person By SKYLER J GRANT

My favorite person is Taylor Rose. She is a country singer.
I like her because I like music. Taylor Rose has
longish brownish pretty hair and has a really
beautiful voice. She has not made a c.d. yet.

The end

The Injured Boy by Seth

Once upon a time, there was a person named Jake. He was 14 years old and he lived in the forest.

Jake was fighting off a bear. He was kinda injured. But he still felt good enough to want to ride a horse. He fell off of the horse. Then, Jake went home safe and sound.








The end.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to my students, friends and their families.

Please make sure students are reading at least 30 minutes a night. This is the most important thing your child can do to increase comprehension and fluency.

Here are some reading tips:

Adults can read aloud to the student. Children need to hear how we read with inflection (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflection).

Use the 3-5 finger strategy when helping a child choose a book.
Picture Pages:
1. Put up three fingers.
2. Put down a finger for each word you don’t know.
3. If you run out of fingers before you run out of page, this book has too many hard words.
Pages Without Picture:
1. Use all five fingers on your hand.
2. Put down a finger for each word you don’t know.
If you run out of fingers before you run out of page, it’s too hard.

*We also call this the "goldilocks" strategy.

Make reading part of your bedtime routine.

Choose books your student likes...reading should be fun!

Use raz-kids (you may use the school lab or our classroom to log on).

Happy Reading!

-Rebecca

Hello Panther Parents,

The first quarter has come and gone and I have been doing much reflecting. I am so excited about the progress your student has made and I look forward to the rest of the year.
We are beginning a new online program called “Raz-kids.” Raz-kids is a virtual library catered to your student’s individual reading level. Students can read and listen to different types of books and I can monitor their progress simply by logging on to any computer. Students progress as their comprehension of that level gets better. I just wanted to give you the heads up that the students are very excited about this new program and may be talking about it. Contact me if you have any questions.
Lastly, we are beginning to plan our holiday parties. We will be performing a play and song for the Christmas Pageant if all goes as planned. If you would like to help please contact me ASAP at school or via cell so we can get the ball rolling. I know a few of you expressed some interest in helping and I know who you are. I will call you soon to go over details.

-Rebecca

P.S. Please schedule a time to come in and visit if at all possible. The students love showing off their work. They respond positively to all the great support you give them.

Thank you!!

Appreciations:

Thank you Angela for stopping in to help out.

Thank you Melissa for stopping by and taking time to look at all the cool stuff we do.

Thank you to Briann for your snack donations.

Thank you Helen for your continued support in our classroom. The kids are very happy you brought tons of yummy snacks.

Thank you to Helen’s mother for donating money to our classroom.

Hello Families

Hi Everyone,

I hope to see you all at the Pancake Breakfast tomorrow 8-11 Leggett Valley School cafeteria. If you can't make it remember you can always donate money to the cause. Remember every penny goes to elementary school field trips.

Appreciations:

Thank you Julieta for the Pancake Breakfast food donations. We really appreciate it!

Thank you Camille for your continued support in our classroom. We love you!

Thank you Helen for helping out in the classroom. I really love the new organization you've brought to us, it makes the room feel peaceful.

-Rebecca

Field Trip Pictures

Class Picture- Beautiful Golden Gate Bridge

Near Golden Gate

Julie, Sebastion, Seth

Xander with Magnet Bridge

Field Trip Pictures

Cow's Eye Dissection

All Tuckered Out

Field Trip Pictures

Camels

Skyler on Tomato Frog

Field Trip Pictures

Looking at Otters

Seth as Tort

Julie and Briann

Class Pic- Oakland Zoo

Xander and Jaden on the Tort

Veteran's Day

Veteran's Day Pancake Breakfast

-To benefit K-6 grades
Adults $8
Children $5
Veterans $2

Who: Leggett Valley School Elementary
What: Pancake Breakfast- Scratch-made pancakes, eggs, bacon or sausage, fruit, coffee, tea and juice
Where: Leggett Valley School Cafeteria
When: 8-11 AM on Friday November 11, 2011
Why: Helping students raise funds for field trips

Please come!!

Updates

Hi Everyone,

Wow we had a busy October! I can not believe our first quarter of school flew by. I am looking forward to conferences this week with you all.

This month HW packets will go out weekly. Students will take home packets Monday and return on Friday. Please only help your student clarify directions for HW. The packets should be done independently. If your student does not understand, please have him/her see me.

The beginning of next month students will be required to teach something to their peers for a presentation grade. Students can teach anything from "how to feed a baby" to "how to play a game." Keep an eye out for information on this project. If you need suggestions give me a call at school or 510-542-7533.

See you soon!

Rebecca


Appreciations:

Thank you to Helen and Delina for their donations to our classroom.

Thank you to Briann, Torrey and Brian for chaperoning our overnight trip.

Hello

October 24, 2011

Dear Families,

Please sign and return the new permission slip ASAP. Our new field trip will be an overnight to the bay area. We will leave November 2nd and return on the 3rd. Chaperones are already set, but please let me know if you’d be interested in chaperoning on future trips.

Also, our biggest fundraiser is set for Veteran’s Day. There is no school this day. We will be teaming with elementary teachers for a pancake breakfast. Please see details on the yellow handout. If you have any questions please contact me or Ms. Campbell.

Lastly, I would like to acknowledge Julie and Sebastion who earned our classroom “character” awards for the month. Julie was given an award for patience. She has been practicing taking her time on work and balancing working with different teachers and support staff. She has done a great job practicing reading at school and at home. Sebastion has earned a character award for enthusiasm. Sebastion shows great enthusiasm at school every day. He is excited to come learn and makes many connections at school and at home.

Appreciations:

Thank you to Helen for her classroom supply donations.

Updates

Dear Families,
We are planning a couple raffles for the upcoming Halloween carnival Monday, October 31st. We will have a gift basket, some other prize donations and baked goods for raffle. Please let me know if I can count on you to provide a baked good for our class. I am also interested in selling Halloween cupcakes at the carnival and/or Halloween goodie bags to raise money for our class. If you are interested in getting involved please call me at 510-542-7533, leave a message as I do not get cell service in Leggett.
Our field trip has changed to an overnight. We will still leave for the Exploratorium on November 2nd at 6:00am and we will be staying overnight in Albany, CA and going to the Oakland Zoo on November 3rd with a return time of approximately 5pm.
Torrey and Briann will be chaperones on this trip. Any questions please call me, a new permission slip will be sent home soon.
Donations:
• We would love 7 more shoe boxes for various activities.
• We use up glue sticks very quickly.
• We also need colored pencils and card stock (thick paper).
Thank you!
-Rebecca

P.S. We also have a new 2nd grader named Xander in our class. Please welcome him and his family, Melissa his mother and Iris his baby sister. We are very excited to have him!

Awesome October

Hi Families,

Appreciations

I wanted to formally thank Torrey for signing on to volunteer in our classroom Wednesday afternoons.

Thank you to Stephanie for making cupcakes with the class, we are looking forward to more cooking projects.

Thank you to Helen for signing on as our “room” mom. If you have any concerns or questions and do not feel comfortable talking to me, you may always talk to Helen.

*Tomorrow is pajama day. Your student can wear their pajamas!

*We are beginning Halloween crafts and cooking projects. Would you like to come teach about Halloween? Please call me if you are interested.

Lastly, below are a couple concepts your child should be beginning to understand. You can help them at home by keeping an open dialogue about school activities. It helps to create games about these concepts. You’ll be surprised how much a “game” can help them learn.

2nd Grade-
• Place value (example: “36” has 3 tens and 6 ones)
• Less than, greater than, equal to (<, >, =)
• Equivalency (5+4+9 = 9+2+7)
• Sound patterns (example: speak and feet)
• Syllables in words (example: hotel = ho-tel, clap)
• Reading comprehension- Does your student understand what they are reading or hearing?
• Compound words (back + pack = backpack)
• Synonyms (child/kid, big/huge etc)
• Sentence structure (nouns, verbs, adjectives)

3rd Grade- all of the above and…
• Expanded notation (457= 400+50+7)
• Math word problems
• Shapes (hexagon, pentagon, pyramid etc)
• Types of triangles (right, equilateral, scalene, isosceles)
• Parallel lines
• Verb tenses
• Contractions (don’t, aren’t, won’t etc)

Best,

Rebecca

Hello Families

Hello Families,

New HW calendars were sent out yesterday. Please make sure your student understands the assignments. Feel free to call me anytime for clarification on assignments.

Also, Please look out for 2 permission slips coming home soon. One permission slip is for our walks to the chandelier tree. We will be walking over and observing some plants and animals often this year. The other permission slip is for the Exploratorium on November 2nd. Please sign and date ASAP so we can get field trip plans finalized.

Lastly, we are beginning planning our Fall holiday party. Please contact me if you’d like to donate your time, crafts, food or ideas. We welcome all suggestions and volunteers.

Thank you!

Rebecca

We are still in need of:
8 shoe boxes
dividers for binders (40)
9-18 small clay pots
colored pencils (assorted colors)

Meeting Police and Fire

Nate interviewed by Alexis

I want to be a responsible person, because being a better guy is important to me.

My favorite animals are reptiles, amphibians, and fish, because they are interesting.

My favorite subject in school is science, because it is very important to study.

My favorite food is meat, vegetables, and sea food, because they are so good and they give me protein.

I hate cleaning up my brother and sister's mess, because it is not fun and makes me look like a slave.

I would have a camping party with family and friends at the beach, because it is fun.

I would love to learn how to make money and pay bills.

My favorite exercises rea stretches and playing the drums.

My favorite pizza toppings are pepperoni and pesto.

My hobbies are drawing, listening to music and playing on the drums.

Something I've learned in school is math.

The best gift I've ever gotten was being an artist, a fit person and playing music.

I would be an adult when I turn 20 to 38 years old, because I would grow up quicker and not get too old.

The first thing I bought with my own money was movies.

My 2 siblings are Seth and Noelle

Austin Interviewed by Seth

1. He wants to be a cars salesman because he wants to follow his dad's footsteps.

2. His favorite animal is a dog because he has a dog.

3. Austin's favorite school subject is math because he likes to figure out problems.

4. His favorite food is steak because he loves meat.

5. The chore he hates most is to clean.

6. If he could throw any party it would be a beach ATV costume party.

7. He wants to learn to play the guitar.

8. His favorite exercise is bike riding.

9. His favorite pizza topping is pepperoni.

10. One of his hobbies is going to the beach to ride.

11. One of the things he learned at school is math.

12. One of the best gifts he ever got is his three wheeler.

13. He thinks that the age you become an adult is 16 because that is when you're allowed to drive.

14. One of the first things he ever bought with his own money is a scooter.

15. Austin has one sister named Tiffani.

Garrett interviewed by Triston

When I grow up I would want to be a D.J. because I can get a lot of money.

My favorite animal is a shark because they are known as the king of the sea.

My favorite subject in school is cooking because I can cook a lot of things.

My favorite food is bacon because it's bacon!

I hate taking out the trash because it smells.

The party I would throw would be a pizza party.

I would want to learn how to teleport.

My favorite way of exercise is on the treadmill.

My favorite pizza toppings are pepperoni and sausage.

My favorite hobby is taking a walk.

I’ve learned at school how to cook cubed potatoes.

The best gift I have gotten is my D.S.

The age I am an adult is when I am 21 because I can have a car.

The first thing I bought with my own money was a pack of gum.

The siblings I have are Ty, Alexis, Philicia.

By Simon

Fat cat sat
Bat sat
Who sees that hat. He sat on a mat. He sat on the bat. He was fat he swatted a nat he got sleepy zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Rigby Lost His Body by Jaden

On this regular show rigby lost his body. Then he got his body back.

The End

Campfire Story by Jaden

I went camping with Anthony and Ref. We told stories. Ref told one 1st. It was about Sebastion. In his story, Sebastion was batman. Anthony told a story 2nd. It was about me. I was robin in his story.
The End

My Cat by Daniela

I have a cat she is soft. I have seen a fat fat fat fat fat fat fat fat fat fat fat faaaaaaaaaaaat dog! I sat in a tree house. I see a blue mat. I pat myself on the back.

I Was a Baby by Daniela

When I learned how to go to the bathroom I was one year old. I was soooo cute. Because I had two pony tails and two teeth.
THE END

Silly Rhyming Sentences by Triston

She pat her cat while she sat at the frat the cat went splat.

The drab cab can stab the man at the lab.

THE ANIMALS BY JULIE

THE HORSE CAN FLY AND THE HORSE CAN RUN. IT CAN GALLOP. I SEE THE HORSE AND A DOG.

The Cat Against Time by Alexis

Once upon a time there was a white lion. It knew how to drive cars. It was still a kitten. It started to go to school. At lunch it had cat food. It did not like it so she put sea salt on it. For dessert the kitten got lollipops and 100 packs of cotton-candy. She got 5 packs of jelly beans. She got 100 packs of nerds. She got 100 packs of candy that had melted. That was sticky candy.

The Camp by Sebastion

Me, Skyler, Alexis and my dad went camping. It is sunny today. Well I ran away from them. Then a griffon came but dad is a detective. He flew up and it was an evil worm with arms and hands. Dad taught him to be good and the day was saved.

The End

The Giant Dog by Seth Losee

Once upon a time,
there was a giant dog that was so big it could not fit in the house.
Then someone invented a shrinkray to shrink the dog. He tested it
on a tomato...it worked! So the tomato is 10 millimeters. Then he used it on the dog...it worked, now the dog is 2'1”.

THANK YOU!

Happy Monday!

Thank you to Helen, Delina and Angela for their snack and materials donations to our classroom. We appreciate anything you can bring in, especially nutritious snacks. Also, we are still looking for 5 more wire hangers and 9 shoe boxes.

REMINDERS:

Tomorrow is picture day!

Homework needs to be initialed by you. I do make note of assignments your student turns in so they CAN bring in anything they work on and put it in my mailbox to be documented if that is easier.

HOMEWORK TIPS
*Please reinforce positive study and homework habits. Being proud of your student is one way to reinforce their good work.
*Homework can be done in the morning when your student has slept well if this works better.
*If the assignment takes long, take short breaks in between.
*Students may work better in a quiet spot with minimal distractions.

You should be VERY proud of your student, they are working hard!

Best,

Rebecca

Nature Stars by Daniela

I went outside with my cousin. We saw the stars. Then we went to the store. My uncle bought me and my cousin candy. We went back home. We got a blanket. We sat down and saw the stars. We ate our candies. I got a little hamburger. It was a kind of gummy. I don’t know what my cousin got. My aunt was there. My mom was there. My half-uncle was there.

The End.

JULIE WAS A BABY ONCE BY JULIE A. HUNT

I WAS TINY. I COULDN’T FIT IN MY MOM’S HANDS. MY DRESS WAS TOO BIG. I ATE MY MOM’S FRUIT. I WAS BALD. WHEN I TURNED 2 I LEARNED HOW TO SWIM. WHEN I TURNED 4 I HAD HAIR. IT WAS RED.

Story by Seth

Once upon a time there was a cheetah that’s so fast he could run for 30 seconds.
He fell off a cliff, he survived.
But he was bleeding a little bit.
The blood tasted like strawberry ice cream.
It felt like bricks and wood.
It smelled like stinky socks.
He went to the desert and died by the scorching sun.

The End

Back To School Night

Thank you to all of you that came out tonight! It was exciting to see familiar faces as well meet new people. I am especially thankful for the volunteers and field trip and fundraising suggestions. These are a huge help. As you can see your student is VERY proud of their work. We are going to have one amazing year!

If you ever have questions, do not hesitate to contact me.

R_Stern@hotmail.com
CELL 510-542-7533
OFFICE 707-925-6230

Austin Interviewed by Skyler

1. He wants to be a cars salesman because he wants to follow his dad's footsteps.

2. His favorite animal is a dog because he has a dog.

3. Austin's favorite school subject is math because he likes to figure out problems.

4. His favorite food is steak because he loves meat.

5. The chore he hates most is to clean.

6. If he could throw any party it would be a beach ATV costume party.

7. He wants to learn to play the guitar.

8. His favorite exercise is bike riding.

9. His favorite pizza topping is pepperoni.

10. One of his hobbies is going to the beach to ride.

11. One of the things he learned at school is math.

12. One of the best gifts he ever got is his three wheeler.

13. He thinks that the age you become an adult is 16 because that is when your allowed to drive.

14. One of the first things he ever bought with his own money is a scooter.

15. Austin has one sister named Tiffani.

We love our Buddy

1.When I grow up, I would like to be a singer, because I like to sing.
2.My favorite animal is a horse because I think they very neat.
3.My favorite subject in school is math because I think it's easy.
4.My favorite food is crepes because they are tasty.
5.The chore I hate doing the most is the dishes because it's boring.
6.If I could throw a party, it would be a dance party so that everyone could go crazy!
7.If I could learn anything, it would be to paint better because I think painting is fun.
8.My favorite type of exercise is track because it keeps me in shape.
9.My favorite pizza topping is cheese because I'm like a mouse!
10.One of my hobbies is collecting horses from around the world because I like them a lot.
11.Something I've learned in school is math.
12.The best gift I have ever gotten was my new bedroom.
13.The age you have to be to be an adult would be 18 yrs. Old because that's when you get your license, and your own car.
14.The first thing I ever bought with my own money was an ice cream.
15.I have 5 siblings and their names are Shelly, Gina, Peter, Chris, Donnie, Shawn, and Justin.
I Interviewed Sequoia Braham by Daniela and Julie

Seth Interviews Orion

When I grow up I want I want to be a doctor.
My favorite animal is a leopard.
My favorite subject in school is math.
My favorite food are ribs.
My least favorite chore is folding laundry
If I threw a party it would be a ice cream party.
If I could learn anything it would be how to fly
My favorite exercise is sports.
My favorite pizza topping is pepperoni .
One of my hobbies is racing r/c cars.
One thing that I could learn to do is more algebra.
The best gift I ever got was a quad.
The age I become an adult is 21.
The first thing I ever bought with my own money is an ipod.
I have one brother named Cody.

Seth interviewed Orion.

Jaden Interviews Ipo

When I grow up I want to be a baker because I like to bake.
My favorite animal is a cheetah because they are fast.
My favorite subject is math because math is fun.
My favorite food is pizza because it's good.
My least favorite chore is doing dishes because they are boring to me.
If I threw a party it would be a beach party.
If I could learn anything it would be to be able to turn invisible.
My favorite exercise is crunches.
My favorite pizza topping is meat lovers.
My favorite hobby is riding my four wheeler.
So far in school I have learned some math.
My favorite gift I ever got is my laptop.
The age that I become an adult is 18.
The first thing I bought with my own money is an ipod.
I have 1 sibling, my brother Danny.
Jaden interviewed Ipo

IRINA'S INTERVIEW BY SEBASTION
I want to be a EMT when I grow up.
My favorite animal are horses.
My favorite subject in school is ELA.
My favorite food is Chinese food.
The chore I hate the most is cleaning the bathroom.
My favorite party I would throw is a hip hop party.
If I could learn anything it would be singing.
My favorite type of exercise is running.
My favorite pizza topping is Hawaiian.
My favorite hobby is reading.
In school I have already learned some math.
The best gift I ever got was my dog (see picture below).
I think 21 is an adult because you get to party.
The first thing I ever bought with my money was candy.
I have no siblings. I live with my mom and dad.

The Robot by Skyler

ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A GIRL NAMED SKYLER. SHE WANTED TO FINISH HER ROBOT SKETCH THAT WAS BLUE AND PURPLE AND GREEN. ONE NIGHT SHE WENT TO BED AND SHE HEARD SOMETHING SO SHE WENT DOWNSTAIRS TO LOOK. HER ROBOT WAS EATING DOG FOOD OUT OF THE BAG. SKYLER PICKED UP THE ROBOT AND TOOK IT OVER TO THE TABLE. THEN THE ROBOT TALKED TO HER AND SAID “PUT ME DOWN NOW SO I CAN PLAY IN THE BAG OF DOG FOOD… NOW PLEASE.” SKYLER PUT HIM DOWN AND HE WENT TO THE BAG OF DOG FOOD AGAIN AND THEN SKYLER CHASED HIM ALL OVER THE HOUSE. THEN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED THE ROBOT BROKE THE LAMP AND HE WOKE UP SKYLER’S MOM AND DAD. THEY WERE MAD UNTIL THE ROBOT SAID “HI.” THEN THE MOM AND DAD WERE SHOCKED AND THEN THE ROBOT JUMPED OFF THE TABLE. THEN THE ROBOT GOT THE CAT FOOD AND SKYLER PICKED UP THE ROBOT AND ERASED HIM BECAUSE HE WAS MADE OUT OF PENCIL.

THE END

UNDER WATER SCHOOL BY SEBASTION

Once upon a time on the 2nd day of underwater school I wanted to finish my great white shark drawing. I colored it red and green. It was late when I pretended to go to sleep. I heard swimming. I powered up my punching. I went downstairs. I saw my shark he said, “where’s the fish.”

The End

BLUE JAY BY JADEN
ONCE UPON A TIME A BLUE JAY WENT TO THE BATHROOM
AND HE PEED IN THE BIRD BATH… AWKWARD.
THEN HE HAD TO CLEAN IT WITH HIS FEATHERS.

THE END

Character Awards

I am happy to announce that our first two character awards were given to Alexis Caetano and Skyler Grant on Friday.

Alexis’ award was given for “courage.” Alexis has been working and trying very hard. She is determined to write well and provides the class with stories she reads in the “author’s chair” that make her friends laugh. I have already seen her take risks in writing in the first two weeks of school.

Skyler was given a character award for “responsibility.” I often catch Skyler helping her peers. All the students in the class go to Skyler first for help if they are unsure about directions or want help spelling a word. She is patient and kind with her peers and always takes the time to explain to them.

I am very proud of both these students. I am always looking for students who exhibit good character.

Congratulations to Alexis and Skyler!

Reminders:

Students should take home their homework folders every day and bring them back the following day. I occasionally add notes for you or permission slips. The book log should stay in the folder at all times.

If your student is out for sickness or vacation please contact me so I can provide some catch-up work for them. Notification to the school (for vacation) is required two weeks beforehand.

Have your student eat plenty of nutritious food and get lots of sleep. I welcome any snack foods for the students for our “afternoon” snack. Please avoid sugary snacks.

Class Activities

Proud Panthers

Hi everyone!

We had a great first week. Please check our blog on a regular basis and feel free to comment on the students' posts. They have been working hard already and I am very proud of them.

Reminders:

The homework calendar should be initialed by you as the assignments are completed. Please also initial your student's reading log.

Students know that they must read every day. Please encourage them.

Please send your student to school with a reusable water bottle or plastic cup. We are trying to "go green" in our classroom.

If you have any old towels to donate please bring them to school. (We will be using them instead of paper towels.)

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact me ASAP as I am trying to finalize our schedule.

Thanks so much, have a great holiday weekend.

-Rebecca

Students earn choice time minutes and can use them on Friday afternoon.

This week we did many activities including math games, computers and writing.