Thank you to everyone who has attended conferences already! I'm looking forward to meeting with everyone else this coming week.
Our classroom is in need of hand sanitizer. We would be incredibly grateful if you could donate a bottle!
Monday 10/7 (A Day):
-Library (don't forget to bring your books)
-P.E.
-Walk-a-Thon during lunch recess
-S.E.L. (Social Emotional Learning) Time with Mrs. Van Hekken
Tuesday 10/8 (B Day):
-Library (don't forget to bring your books)
-Walk-a-Thon during lunch recess
Wednesday 10/9 (C Day):
-Late Start! School begins at 9:25am (Supervision is provided beginning at the usual time of 7:45am, but bus routes will run one hour later)
-Art
-Walk-a-Thon during lunch recess
-Recorder orders for Music are due today.
Thursday 10/10 (D Day):
-1/2 Day - School dismisses at 12:06pm
-No specials due to 1/2 day
Friday 10/11 (E Day):
-1/2 Day - School dismisses at 12:06pm
-No specials due to 1/2 day
Upcoming important dates:
10/7 - Box Tops collection begins
10/9 - Late Start
10/10 and 10/11 - 1/2 Days (school dismisses at 12:06pm)
10/16 - Late Start
10/18 - Last day for Box Tops collection
10/22 - Donuts with my Superhero! 7:30-8:30am
10/23 - Late Start
Scholastic Book Orders (Due 10/14):
Each month, I'll be sending home a set of Scholastic book order forms. Ordering books is completely optional! Each book that is ordered helps our classroom earn books for our class library.
If you are ever interested in ordering books as a gift and want me to set them aside for you to pick up, please let me know.
You can click the following link to place an order through our class ordering page: https://orders.scholastic.com/L63HX
If you are ever interested in ordering books as a gift and want me to set them aside for you to pick up, please let me know.
You can click the following link to place an order through our class ordering page: https://orders.scholastic.com/L63HX
Fall/Halloween Party:
Our class Fall/Halloween party will be held on Thursday October 31! In our room, we do a variety of “centers” rather than a big party. For each party, I will need one parent to head the party and contact the other signed up parents to coordinate what each center will consist of. I will also need 3 or 4 other parents to help run each center. I will time the centers and make sure that things are running smoothly on the day of the party.
If you'd like to sign up for the Fall/Halloween Party, please leave your name on the sign up form HERE.
If you'd like to sign up for the Fall/Halloween Party, please leave your name on the sign up form HERE.
Walk-A-Thon:
Walk-a-Thon is off to a great start!
Our class has 100% walking participating - yay!! We currently have 70% of our class pledge forms turned in; we're aiming for 100%. It's not too late to turn in the blue pledge form that was included in your Back to School Night folder.
Online donations are also being accepted HERE.
Our class has 100% walking participating - yay!! We currently have 70% of our class pledge forms turned in; we're aiming for 100%. It's not too late to turn in the blue pledge form that was included in your Back to School Night folder.
Online donations are also being accepted HERE.
Box Tops:
Please be sure to send in your Box Tops starting tomorrow through the 18th. The Box Tops program is going digital but Brown Elementary will still be running 2 campaigns to collect the remaining clipable tops. Please download the Box Tops for Eduction app by visiting: https://www.boxtops4education.com/ Local stores have shown up in the submission list including: Meijer, Aldi, Martins and even Costco.
What we are learning about this week:
Reading/ELA:
This week, we are beginning to work on identifying the sequence of events within a text. We are identifying and using signal language (first, next, then, finally, etc) to order the events within a passage.
This week, we are beginning to work on identifying the sequence of events within a text. We are identifying and using signal language (first, next, then, finally, etc) to order the events within a passage.
Math:
We are working into the last few lessons of our first math unit! This week, we are learning about traditional U.S. subtraction, converting between yards, feet and inches and exploring properties of points, line, line segments and rays.
We should be finishing up the unit early next week; a study guide will come home a few days before the test. Please take a moment to review with your child. After the test, you will receive the next Family Letter and Home Link packet.
We are working into the last few lessons of our first math unit! This week, we are learning about traditional U.S. subtraction, converting between yards, feet and inches and exploring properties of points, line, line segments and rays.
We should be finishing up the unit early next week; a study guide will come home a few days before the test. Please take a moment to review with your child. After the test, you will receive the next Family Letter and Home Link packet.
It is very important to continue to work on solidifying those multiplication and division facts through 12! Being able to recall these facts will be very helpful as we work into our future math units.
Science:
We've started our science unit called "Energizing Everything!" This introductory energy unit will encourage students to think about the energy that things need to move. Students will explore how energy makes things go, from powering vehicles to moving one’s body. Students will experiment with rubber band racers to discover the relationship between how much energy is stored in a material and how much is released. They will investigate the role that hills play in making roller coasters move and the energy transfer that happens when two objects collide. Students will realize that thinking about the world in terms of energy helps them make sense of how and why things speed up and slow down. Hands-on activities focus on engineering, testing hypotheses and using results to develop their ideas.
SMART Time:
We will be starting our SMART time this week! SMART time is all about teaching students in small groups to give them targeted instruction to meet their learning goals. Throughout SJPS, teachers are analyzing student data and scores to pinpoint the areas that students need to strengthen. By grouping students with like needs, teachers will offer targeted lessons. We are building SMART time into our daily schedules and these small groups will be led by classroom teachers (Mrs. Nimtz and myself) along with our Title I staff who will come to our rooms to work alongside us. We are looking forward to providing this enriching opportunity to our learners!
Science:
We've started our science unit called "Energizing Everything!" This introductory energy unit will encourage students to think about the energy that things need to move. Students will explore how energy makes things go, from powering vehicles to moving one’s body. Students will experiment with rubber band racers to discover the relationship between how much energy is stored in a material and how much is released. They will investigate the role that hills play in making roller coasters move and the energy transfer that happens when two objects collide. Students will realize that thinking about the world in terms of energy helps them make sense of how and why things speed up and slow down. Hands-on activities focus on engineering, testing hypotheses and using results to develop their ideas.
SMART Time:
We will be starting our SMART time this week! SMART time is all about teaching students in small groups to give them targeted instruction to meet their learning goals. Throughout SJPS, teachers are analyzing student data and scores to pinpoint the areas that students need to strengthen. By grouping students with like needs, teachers will offer targeted lessons. We are building SMART time into our daily schedules and these small groups will be led by classroom teachers (Mrs. Nimtz and myself) along with our Title I staff who will come to our rooms to work alongside us. We are looking forward to providing this enriching opportunity to our learners!
Have a fantastic week and enjoy the 1/2 days with your kiddos on Thursday and Friday!
Mrs. Hassenger
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