9-8-17

Hello Wonderful Families,

It was a great short week. The kids are really starting to get into the swing of things. Don’t forget to sign up for fall conferences. The link is below, but also on my webpage. Also below, is the sign up for classroom volunteers.

Conference signups: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0548A4A62EA20-fall1

Classroom Volunteer Signups: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0548A4A62EA20-classroom

A huge thank you to all of the parents that signed up to be volunteers in some way for all of the room parties throughout the 2017-2018 school year!  Unfortunately, we are still in need of 1 or 2 Room Coordinators that can take the lead and be in charge of coordinating all of these events throughout the year to ensure we will be able to have a wonderful time at these parties.  It is very important to have someone who can head up this role to and keep all of these parties organized and planned out.  Please contact me as soon as possible to let me know if you may be interested in helping out with this position!

Here are some things we explored this week in room 128!

Reading Workshop:-How to minimize and prevent distractions during Independent Reading-Read Aloud: Lulu Walks the Dogs-What do we do when we are done reading?-What are the habits you notice in people who love to read?-What did you notice others doing during independent reading that was positive?-Continued to read with individual students. Completed initial Beginning of the year reading assessments.

Writing Workshop/Word Study:-Continued our illustration study looking at using color to show mood and background, using shapes and lines to draw characters, and -HFW activity practice-Phonemes/sounds in words

Math Workshop:How do mathematicians choose the right tools to solve problems?How and why do mathematicians collaborate?What does playing a math game look like and sound like?How do mathematicians communicate and have conversations about math?

Content : -Continued our social studies unit on building a respectful and responsible classroom community.

Other:-We had our first Buddies of the year. Our buddy class is Miss Brunst’s 5th grade homeroom class. At least once a month we get together to read, play, share our work, or complete challenges together.

Announcements:-We are in need of supplies for our STEM kits I am putting together. If you are able to donate any of the following, please send in with your child. Thank you to those who have already sent things in.

-paper towel and toilet paper rolls -playdoh-small Styrofoam balls

-In alignment with our school motto, SCE, Making our Mark, we have decided to adopt Cravens Early Childhood Academy in Houston,Texas. This building has 600 pre-k and kindergarten students and approximately 250 of these students have lost their homes during Hurricane Harvey. Our school would like to reach out to these students by sending Walmart and Target gift cards to the school to help with expenses due to this devastation. If you are interested in helping with this effort, please send a gift card in by next Friday, September 15th. To learn about this school, please see their website: https://www.sheldonisd.com/Page/562

Related Arts next week:Monday- MusicTuesday-PE A note from Mrs. Grissom:

Please make sure your child has a pair of tennis shoes or sneakers to wear to Physical Education.  Because of the nature of moving, lots of activity and team sports it is safest to have appropriate footwear that are comfortable and fit your child.  Heelies, Crocs, Natives, boots, dress shoes, soccer slides and open toed sandals are not safe choices for your child.  Please contact me if you have questions.Thank you!Mrs. Grissom

Wednesday-LibraryThursday-ArtFriday-Music

Upcoming Dates/Reminders: Thursday, September 14 @ 6:30: PTO MeetingThursday, September 21: Visiting AuthorFriday, September 22: Online Book Orders dueMonday, October 2: No School, Waiver DayThursday, October 12: Parent/Teacher ConferencesSunday, October 15: Leed’s FarmWednesday, October 18: Field Trip to Pumpkin FarmWednesday, October 18: Parent/Teacher ConferencesFriday, October 20: No School, Fall BreakMonday, October 23: No School, Fall BreakTuesday, October 24: Tinkering TuesdayThursday, October 26: Picture RetakesFriday, October 27: Harvest Party

Be sure to check out more pictures from the week on Twitter or the webpage.@SimmonsSCE2http://www.dublinschools.net/AmySimmons.aspx