Wednesday, April 16, 2014
What Does the Teacher Say? Pep Rally 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Thank you to our FCAT Sponsors! :)
Mrs. Kluge and I have been very fortunate to have two very helpful kindergarten classes who adopted us this year, to help keep our kids motivated throughout this busy testing week! On top of creating these motivating posters, they have also delivered some sweet treats! Thank you Mrs. Seefried & Mrs. Sisbarro! We appreciate you and your kindergarten friends! :)
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Week of April 14th-18th
FCAT Week is here! These kids are ready to show what they know! Thank you to all of you for completing your homework assignment! The kids really enjoyed receiving notes from their parents, they lit up with excitement!
Don't forget to get money in to Daylynne for the pizza lunch on Friday, April 25th. $2-$3 donation is appreciated! All money is due next Wednesday!
Please make sure your child is on time to school, testing will begin by 9:00 am each morning! Make sure your children are getting a great nights sleep and eat a filling nutritious breakfast!
FCAT Testing Schedule:
Monday, April 14th- Reading Session 1 (70 minutes)
Tuesday, April 15th- Reading Session 2
Wednesday, Aprul 16th- Math Session 1 (early release)
Thursday, April 17th- Math Session 2
Friday, April 18th- No School- Good Friday!
We will continue to review math on Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Resources: Will be modified due to FCAT week:
Tiberio:
Tuesday: Media 12:45-1:35
Kluge:
Monday: Media 12:45-1:35
Don't forget to get money in to Daylynne for the pizza lunch on Friday, April 25th. $2-$3 donation is appreciated! All money is due next Wednesday!
Please make sure your child is on time to school, testing will begin by 9:00 am each morning! Make sure your children are getting a great nights sleep and eat a filling nutritious breakfast!
FCAT Testing Schedule:
Monday, April 14th- Reading Session 1 (70 minutes)
Tuesday, April 15th- Reading Session 2
Wednesday, Aprul 16th- Math Session 1 (early release)
Thursday, April 17th- Math Session 2
Friday, April 18th- No School- Good Friday!
We will continue to review math on Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Resources: Will be modified due to FCAT week:
Tiberio:
Tuesday: Media 12:45-1:35
Kluge:
Monday: Media 12:45-1:35
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Our "F" Cats!
Our classes participated in a little craft project, by turning the letter 'F' into a Cat! We enjoyed "destressing" before the test!
Our sea turtles have turned into SUPER HEROES!
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Week of April 7th-11th
Our last week before the students take the FCAT. We will continue to do test prep in both math and reading but we can tell these students are ready! We will celebrate the end of the week by attending a Pep Rally that the teachers put together to get the students to be less stressed about the test and relax! The third grade teachers really have something fun planned for the kids! We can't wait for them to see it!
FCAT Informational Session: Tuesday, April 8th at 6:15PM in the cafeteria. We hope to see you there!
Parents please remember to complete your FCAT homework assignment and e-mail it to us ASAP. We want each student to have a note to open on test day!
Please see note from Daylynne Eyster:
Hey fellow parents. This is Daylynne, Elijah's mom. The FCAT is almost upon us and after working so hard all year I thought we could throw the kids a pizza party after they are done testing as a big "Congrats!" for making it through the test. I would be happy to handle the logistics of ordering the pizza and picking up a treat and beverage for both classes. If each family sends in $2.00-$3.00 we should be able to cover the cost. Feel free to send in your donation in an envelope with my name on it by Wednesday, April 23 and I will take care of the rest. The party will be on Friday, April 25, after all of the make up testing has been completed.
Also, if you can contribute snacks that would be greatly appreciated. Possible snack ideas: (items that are individually wrapped work best) cheez-its, goldfish, pretzels, rice krispy treats, Ritz cheese or peanut butter crackers, fruit snacks, etc. We appreciate any donation for after testing snacks. We could also use Capri Suns!
Math: We will review each day in class past standards and benchmarks, including: time, quadrilaterals, subtraction, place value, multiplication, composing and decomposing polygons. There will be homework each night that reviews these benchmarks.
Science: We will begin our unit on plants.
Resources:
Tiberio
Monday- Art
Thursday- P.E. & Computer Lab
Kluge:
Tuesday- Art
Thursday- Computer lab
Friday- P.E.
FCAT Informational Session: Tuesday, April 8th at 6:15PM in the cafeteria. We hope to see you there!
Parents please remember to complete your FCAT homework assignment and e-mail it to us ASAP. We want each student to have a note to open on test day!
Please see note from Daylynne Eyster:
Hey fellow parents. This is Daylynne, Elijah's mom. The FCAT is almost upon us and after working so hard all year I thought we could throw the kids a pizza party after they are done testing as a big "Congrats!" for making it through the test. I would be happy to handle the logistics of ordering the pizza and picking up a treat and beverage for both classes. If each family sends in $2.00-$3.00 we should be able to cover the cost. Feel free to send in your donation in an envelope with my name on it by Wednesday, April 23 and I will take care of the rest. The party will be on Friday, April 25, after all of the make up testing has been completed.
Also, if you can contribute snacks that would be greatly appreciated. Possible snack ideas: (items that are individually wrapped work best) cheez-its, goldfish, pretzels, rice krispy treats, Ritz cheese or peanut butter crackers, fruit snacks, etc. We appreciate any donation for after testing snacks. We could also use Capri Suns!
Math: We will review each day in class past standards and benchmarks, including: time, quadrilaterals, subtraction, place value, multiplication, composing and decomposing polygons. There will be homework each night that reviews these benchmarks.
Science: We will begin our unit on plants.
Resources:
Tiberio
Monday- Art
Thursday- P.E. & Computer Lab
Kluge:
Tuesday- Art
Thursday- Computer lab
Friday- P.E.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Upcoming Dates
FCAT Informational Night will take place on Tuesday, April 8th at 6:15 in the Cafeteria. You will learn about the format of the test, how you can help your child, computer based testing for 5th grade, and promotional requirements! Please plan on attending!
3rd Quarter Awards are cancelled for this 9 weeks! Due to FCAT testing.
We will send home awards with report cards. We will have 4th Quarter Awards and End of the Year Awards on Monday, June 2nd at 1:45.
PTA Bounce & Boogie Night Friday, April 25th 5-8 PM on the track
3rd Quarter Awards are cancelled for this 9 weeks! Due to FCAT testing.
We will send home awards with report cards. We will have 4th Quarter Awards and End of the Year Awards on Monday, June 2nd at 1:45.
PTA Bounce & Boogie Night Friday, April 25th 5-8 PM on the track
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Week of March 31st- April 4th
Upcoming Event: PTA Bounce & Boogie Night will take place on Friday, April 25th from 5-8! Information about purchasing tickets will be sent home soon. Celebrate the end of FCAT by attending! We hope to see everyone there!
We sure hope they get the food trucks to come back again this year!
Tuesday marks the end of the 3rd nine weeks, report cards will be sent home on April 15th. There will be no school this Friday, due to a planning day!
Math:
We will finish up our unit on Time (Topic 16) and test on Wednesday. Then we will continue to review past benchmarks in preparation for FCAT. We will send reviews that we complete in class home, so please be sure to review these with your child. These reviews will count for a grade--it is important that students do their best. They need to continue to get on i-Ready at home.
ELA:
We will continue to read informational text and use specific strategies which help us comprehend more effectively. We have discussed how previewing the text before we read helps us put it all together. When we preview informational text we:
1. Read and think about the title... make predictions and connect to schema we already have about the topic.
2. Continue to notice important text features such as headings, photos and illustrations with captions, maps, charts, bold words, etc. Looking and thinking about these first can really make a difference in our understanding. The author put the text features there for a reason... to help us!
3. Read informational text at a slower pace, as the majority of the information may be new to us!
4. As we read each section, think about the headings and the main ideas of each section. The text is organized much differently than fiction.
We are also reading meaningful fiction to review story elements/plot structure and theme... the message the author wants to share with us. Last week, we read The Littlest Matryoshka, a story about nesting dolls made in Russia. It was incredible when students made so many connections and comparisons to Edward Tulane... a great moment for me! The next day one of our students brought her own special matryoshka to share with us. It was beautiful and part of her collection of dolls from other countries.
Science:
We will take the Chapter 2 test on the sun and gravity on Tuesday. This test will go on the 3rd quarter report card.
Resources:
Tiberio:
Tuesday- Media (return library books)
Wednesday- Computer lab
Thursday- Music/ Teacher directed P.E.
Friday- Planning Day
Kluge:
Monday- Media (return library books)
Wednesday- Music/ Computer Lab
Thursday- Teacher directed P.E.
Friday- Planning Day- No school
FCAT Testing: All tests are 70 minutes long with a short stretch break after 40 minutes.
Monday, April 14th- Reading
Tuesday, April 15th- Reading
Wednesday- April 16th- Math (early release)
Thursday- April 17th- Math
We sure hope they get the food trucks to come back again this year!
Tuesday marks the end of the 3rd nine weeks, report cards will be sent home on April 15th. There will be no school this Friday, due to a planning day!
Math:
We will finish up our unit on Time (Topic 16) and test on Wednesday. Then we will continue to review past benchmarks in preparation for FCAT. We will send reviews that we complete in class home, so please be sure to review these with your child. These reviews will count for a grade--it is important that students do their best. They need to continue to get on i-Ready at home.
ELA:
We will continue to read informational text and use specific strategies which help us comprehend more effectively. We have discussed how previewing the text before we read helps us put it all together. When we preview informational text we:
1. Read and think about the title... make predictions and connect to schema we already have about the topic.
2. Continue to notice important text features such as headings, photos and illustrations with captions, maps, charts, bold words, etc. Looking and thinking about these first can really make a difference in our understanding. The author put the text features there for a reason... to help us!
3. Read informational text at a slower pace, as the majority of the information may be new to us!
4. As we read each section, think about the headings and the main ideas of each section. The text is organized much differently than fiction.
We are also reading meaningful fiction to review story elements/plot structure and theme... the message the author wants to share with us. Last week, we read The Littlest Matryoshka, a story about nesting dolls made in Russia. It was incredible when students made so many connections and comparisons to Edward Tulane... a great moment for me! The next day one of our students brought her own special matryoshka to share with us. It was beautiful and part of her collection of dolls from other countries.
We will take the Chapter 2 test on the sun and gravity on Tuesday. This test will go on the 3rd quarter report card.
Resources:
Tiberio:
Tuesday- Media (return library books)
Wednesday- Computer lab
Thursday- Music/ Teacher directed P.E.
Friday- Planning Day
Kluge:
Monday- Media (return library books)
Wednesday- Music/ Computer Lab
Thursday- Teacher directed P.E.
Friday- Planning Day- No school
FCAT Testing: All tests are 70 minutes long with a short stretch break after 40 minutes.
Monday, April 14th- Reading
Tuesday, April 15th- Reading
Wednesday- April 16th- Math (early release)
Thursday- April 17th- Math
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