Newsletter 5

Newsletter 5                                                                                            11/5/2009

 

Dear Families,

 

What a lot of illness we've had lately. Let's hope it's done, soon.

Halloween Party

This was great. I had three different students tweet about it, since there was so much to tell. Thanks to all who worked to make it a success.

Twitter / Blog

We continue to tweet several times per day. We began with writing them as a class, and now students are writing them on their own. The class helps me revise and edit before I post them. The tweets the kids are writing provide wonderful snapshots of what they can do in writing, and next steps we can take. We hope you're enjoying reading them, and that they help inspire conversations about school and learning. Look at the end of the tweet for the author's initials.

Our tweets also appear on the blog, where I've also been adding links for articles that may be of interest. It's a good place for me to easily collect things to share.

Conferences

Conferences days and times have been scheduled, and are coming home on notes today. Let me know if you don't get one, or if you need a different time. Please plan to bring the students to conferences. We'll celebrate progress, and discuss next steps. They need to be here for both, and they deserve it.

Classroom Visits and Volunteering

I welcome visits and volunteers, any time, no need to call first if you want to drop by. If you want to help on a regular basis, that would be great. There are still many opportunities, including coordinating some or all of our celebrations.

Chapter Book

Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary.

Calendar

Friday, November 6—No School

Sunday, November 8—Mallory's birthday

Wednesday, November 11—Ashley's birthday

Wednesday, November 11—No school

Saturday, November 14—Evan's birthday

Thursday, November 19—Half day, conferences

Friday, November 20—Half day, conferences

Monday, November 23—Half day, conferences

Tuesday, November 24—Half day, conferences

Wednesday, November 25—Half day

Thursday, November 26—No school

Friday, November 27—No school

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Jeff