Friday, October 30, 2015
Newsletter
Hello Bat Families, 10/30/2015
We had an amazing week of Red Ribbon Week activities. With Halloween and wacky weather, this week had the potential to be very challenging. The kids did very well. We had fun, learned about healthy choices, made art for Every Artist Live, smiled for our photographs, and also focused on our assignments. Great job!!!!!
Reflections Entry Form due Monday-Our class wrote poems or stories for Reflections. Your child brought home and entry form for you to sign and return on Monday. The poems and stories are inspired by the theme, "Let your Imagination Fly" and are quite creative. The writing is in your child's Google Drive. Thank you in advance for returning the Reflections Entry Form.
OMS Toy Drive continues. Donate new toys to bring awareness to OMS. The toys will go to patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. Our goal is 200 new toys. We have about 91 toys so far! Many of the Service Club Members went to talk to classes this week to encourage kids to help. We will collect toys until Nov. 9. Thank you in advance for your support.
Coins for Coats-Our school collected coins for Coats for Kids this week. Our class collected more than $100! Thank you so much for your generosity! (especially Samantha!!!!)
Mimeo !!!!-We now have a mimeo machine in our classroom. This device turns our white board into a smart board. A computer website is projected onto the whiteboard. We have a stylus as a mouse and interact with the site using the stylus. It can also be used to draw or take notes as well. We've used it to practice vocabulary and spelling on Quizlet, played Food Chain games, made a web for writing, and played some other games. We look forward to investigating more activities using this cool technology.
Writing Club meets on Monday after school. Writing Club is for kids who love to write. The students choose whatever they'd like to write. We will talk about UIL Writing Teams and do some practice prompts. We will have UIL Writing Club try-outs on Monday, November 16. Students in Writing Club are encouraged to try out, but not required.The club is from 2:45-3:45. All 2nd-5th graders are welcome. We will meet in the library and pick-up is in front of the school.
Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center on Saturday, Dec. 5. from 9-10. All are welcome to come and volunteer. Email me if you will be coming so that I can let them know. Bring some gently used books to donate to the bookcase in the waiting area.
Reading-We are completing our study of non-fiction or expository text for now. We will revisit nonfiction reading strategies throughout the year Poetry will be our focus for the next few weeks. We are also reading independently everyday and recording on our book logs. Be sure to read everyday at home and record on your log! The kids should turn in a complete book log about once a week.
Writing-We took a writing benchmark that included some revising and editing as well as writing an expository piece. We also wrote cards of appreciation for police officers and wrote poems or short stories for Reflections. We will write more poetry and complete our final copies of our expository essays.
Social Studies-We are continuing to learn about Tribes in Texas.
Spelling-We are continuing to learn about plurals this week. This week's words focus on words that end in a consonant and y. To make these words plural, the y is changed to an i and es is added. (candy-candies, party-parties, etc...) Each child will also have individual spelling words.
Vocabulary- This week we are working on figurative language to get ready for working with poetry. Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, November 2-Writing Club from 2:45-3:45. Reflections Entry form due. Wear FCE t-shirts.
Tuesday, November 3-library check out, Senior Choir Concert at 6:30
Wednesday, November 4-Flu Mist at 8:30, Senior Choir performs for grades 3,4, and 5 at 1:50.
Friday, November 6-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, November 9-Wear FCE shirts. Service Club! Come to room 512 from 2:45-3:45. Donate toys for OMS Toy Drive to benefit Dell Children's Hospital!
Tuesday, November 10-PTA meeting at 11 am, TAG Parent Information Night at 6:30
Wednesday, November 11-Veteran's Day Breakfast and programs
More info about Reflections-Welcome to PTA Reflections 2015-2016! Let your imagination fly! Time is fast approaching to turn in your entries. Our theme this year is “Let Your Imagination Fly!” The categories are Visual Arts, Literature, Photography, Musical Composition, Film/Video Production and Dance Choreography. Enter as many categories as you wish. Entries will be due by Monday, November 2, 2015. All entries are to be turned in to Ms. Arnold’s room. Gallery Night is scheduled for November 17, 2015 at 6:30pm where we will showcase all the participants and our Reflections winners! If you have questions, contact Sara Douglas atsara_denney@yahoo.com. You can get your Entry Forms and rules on the PTA Website at www.txpta.org/programs/reflections/participate/.
Happy Halloween! Stay safe and dry. Have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Newsletter
Hello Bat Families, 10/24/2015
Be safe and stay dry this weekend. We are not volunteering at the Round Rock Serving Center today. I will let you know if we reschedule. Our next scheduled volunteer trip is on Dec. 5 from 9-10. Hope you can join us.
We had a wonderful visit on Tuesday with our pen pals! We interviewed them, played games, drew pictures, and shared some Halloween gifts. It was very fun and we look forward to seeing them again in December.
RED RIBBON WEEK
OCTOBER 26-31
Monday 26th: “Put a Cap on Drugs”
Wear your favorite hat!
Tuesday, 27th: “Texans Give Drugs the Boot”
Yeehaw! Put on those boots, bandanas and anything Texas today! (If wear boots, please make sure tennis shoes are in backpack for PE classes.)
Wednesday, 28th: “We Mustache You to be Drug Free!”
It’s Mustache Day! Wear mustache anything, shirts, socks, or accessories.
Thursday, 29th: PICUTRE DAY: “A Happy Smile is a Healthy Smile”
Say “cheese” and smile BIG for your pictures to show your Pledge to be DRUG FREE!
Friday, 30th: “It’s CRAZY to do Drugs”
Students can dress CRAZY…have fun and be creative with your crazy outfits! mismatched clothes, socks, shirts inside out/on backwards, hair styles, etc.
Writing Club meets on Monday, November 2. The students will choose their writing pieces, however we will talk about UIL Writing Teams. Try-outs for the UIL Writing Teams (2-5) will be on November 16 during Writing Club. The club is from 2:45-3:45. All 2nd-5th graders are welcome. We will meet in the library and pick-up is in front of the school.
OMS Toy Drive continues. Donate new toys to bring awareness to OMS. The toys will go to patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. Our goal is 200 new toys. We have about 75 toys so far! Thank you in advance for your support.
Bring in coins for Coins for Coats and Newspapers for Garden Club.
Reading-We continue to learn about non-fiction or expository text. We read an article about the wolves in Yellowstone National Park. We compared the views of the wolf activists and the ranchers. We also watched a cool video about how the wolves changed the park. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q We also continue to work with our book clubs. We are working hard to keep track of our thinking on post-it notes as we read, then bringing that thinking to our book club meetings to share. We are also working on leading the conversations and extending our thinking together in our group by finding proof in the text and asking questions. We are also reading independently everyday and recording on our book logs. Be sure to read everyday at home and record on your log! The kids should turn in a complete book log about once a week.
Writing-We are gathering entries for Expository Writing and have chosen a piece to go through the writing process. We will continue to revise and edit.
Social Studies-We made charts about Native Tribes in Texas and will continue researching this week. We will also talk about our project choices to show our learning about a particular tribe.
Spelling-We are continuing to learn about irregular plurals this week. Each child will also have individual spelling words.
Vocabulary- This week we are working on words with ation. We have a Shel Silverstein poem that will help us practice. (conversation, exaggeration, etc...) Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, October 26-Service Club from 2:45-3:45. Wear FCE t-shirts.
Tuesday, October 27-library check out
Wednesday, October 28-Early Release Day at 12:45-Kona Ice at FCE
Thursday, October 29-Picture Day
Friday, October 30-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, November 2-Wear FCE shirts. Writing Club! Come to library from 2:45-3:45.
Have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
Be safe and stay dry this weekend. We are not volunteering at the Round Rock Serving Center today. I will let you know if we reschedule. Our next scheduled volunteer trip is on Dec. 5 from 9-10. Hope you can join us.
We had a wonderful visit on Tuesday with our pen pals! We interviewed them, played games, drew pictures, and shared some Halloween gifts. It was very fun and we look forward to seeing them again in December.
RED RIBBON WEEK
OCTOBER 26-31
Monday 26th: “Put a Cap on Drugs”
Wear your favorite hat!
Tuesday, 27th: “Texans Give Drugs the Boot”
Yeehaw! Put on those boots, bandanas and anything Texas today! (If wear boots, please make sure tennis shoes are in backpack for PE classes.)
Wednesday, 28th: “We Mustache You to be Drug Free!”
It’s Mustache Day! Wear mustache anything, shirts, socks, or accessories.
Thursday, 29th: PICUTRE DAY: “A Happy Smile is a Healthy Smile”
Say “cheese” and smile BIG for your pictures to show your Pledge to be DRUG FREE!
Friday, 30th: “It’s CRAZY to do Drugs”
Students can dress CRAZY…have fun and be creative with your crazy outfits! mismatched clothes, socks, shirts inside out/on backwards, hair styles, etc.
Writing Club meets on Monday, November 2. The students will choose their writing pieces, however we will talk about UIL Writing Teams. Try-outs for the UIL Writing Teams (2-5) will be on November 16 during Writing Club. The club is from 2:45-3:45. All 2nd-5th graders are welcome. We will meet in the library and pick-up is in front of the school.
OMS Toy Drive continues. Donate new toys to bring awareness to OMS. The toys will go to patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. Our goal is 200 new toys. We have about 75 toys so far! Thank you in advance for your support.
Bring in coins for Coins for Coats and Newspapers for Garden Club.
Reading-We continue to learn about non-fiction or expository text. We read an article about the wolves in Yellowstone National Park. We compared the views of the wolf activists and the ranchers. We also watched a cool video about how the wolves changed the park. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q We also continue to work with our book clubs. We are working hard to keep track of our thinking on post-it notes as we read, then bringing that thinking to our book club meetings to share. We are also working on leading the conversations and extending our thinking together in our group by finding proof in the text and asking questions. We are also reading independently everyday and recording on our book logs. Be sure to read everyday at home and record on your log! The kids should turn in a complete book log about once a week.
Writing-We are gathering entries for Expository Writing and have chosen a piece to go through the writing process. We will continue to revise and edit.
Social Studies-We made charts about Native Tribes in Texas and will continue researching this week. We will also talk about our project choices to show our learning about a particular tribe.
Spelling-We are continuing to learn about irregular plurals this week. Each child will also have individual spelling words.
Vocabulary- This week we are working on words with ation. We have a Shel Silverstein poem that will help us practice. (conversation, exaggeration, etc...) Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, October 26-Service Club from 2:45-3:45. Wear FCE t-shirts.
Tuesday, October 27-library check out
Wednesday, October 28-Early Release Day at 12:45-Kona Ice at FCE
Thursday, October 29-Picture Day
Friday, October 30-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, November 2-Wear FCE shirts. Writing Club! Come to library from 2:45-3:45.
Have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Newsletter
Hello Bat Families, 10/18/2015
Our fourth graders met the author Jarrett Krosoczka on Thursday during a Skype visit. They learned about his writing process and drew some illustrations together. It was wonderful. Thank you to Mrs. Smith, our librarian, for arranging it for us. Here is Mr. Krosoczka's website: http://www.studiojjk.com/activities3-6.html
Writing Club meets on Monday afterschool. The students will choose their writing pieces. We will talk about working on some poems and writing for Reflections and the UIL Writing Teams. The club is from 2:45-3:45. All 2nd-5th graders are welcome. We will meet in the library and pick-up is in front of the school.
Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9-10. All are welcome to come and volunteer. Email me if you will be coming so that I can let them know. Bring some gently used books to donate to the bookcase in the waiting area.
OMS Toy Drive continues. Donate new toys to bring awareness to OMS. The toys will go to patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. Our goal is 175 new toys. We have about 75 toys so far! Thank you in advance for your support.
Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences-Thank you to all the people with whom we've met already. It has been great to talk with you and discuss your child's goals and progress. We have more conferences scheduled for this week. If you haven't signed up yet, here is the link. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4ba8ad292-student
Pen Pals are coming on Tuesday, Oct. 20! Residents from The Court at Round Rock Assisted Living Facility will come to FCE on Tuesday to meet with our class. We will interview them and learn about their childhood and then we will play games and enjoy hanging out together. You are all welcome to come and have fun with our new friends. We will be in the library from about 9:30 to about 10:45.
Reading-We are learning about non-fiction or expository text. We read an article about the history of candy and made some inferences. We will continue to read and explore non-fiction this week. We will also continue to work with our book clubs. We are working hard to keep track of our thinking on post-it notes as we read, then bringing that thinking to our book club meetings to share. We are also working on leading the conversations and extending our thinking together in our group by finding proof in the text and asking questions. We are also reading independently everyday and recording on our book logs. Be sure to read everyday at home and record on your log! The kids should turn in a complete book log about once a week.
Writing-We are gathering entries for Expository Writing and will chose a piece to go through the writing process this week.
Social Studies-We started reading about Native Tribes in Texas and will continue researching this week. We will also talk about our project choices to show our learning about a particular tribe.
Spelling-We are continuing to learn about plurals this week. This week's words focus on adding es to nouns to make them plural. This is usually done if the singular word ends in ch, sh, x, or ss. Each child will also have individual spelling words.
Vocabulary- This week we are working on science words. Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, October 19-Writing Club from 2:45-3:45. Wear FCE t-shirts. Family Fun Night at Hat Creek from 5-9.
Tuesday, October 20-library check out-Pen Pal Visit from 9:30-10:45 in library-conferences continue afterschool
Friday, October 23-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts-Conferences continue afteschool.
Saturday, October 24-Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center with us from 9-10am. Let me know if you can come, so I can let them know. All are welcome. Bring some gently used books to donate for the bookshelf in the waiting room.
Monday, October 26-Wear FCE shirts. Service Club! Come to room 512 from 2:45-3:45.
Red Ribbon Week-Oct. 26-Oct. 30-More information to come
Wednesday, Oct. 28-Early Release Day at 12:45-Kona Ice is at FCE.
Picture Day-October 29
Have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
--
Pam Bartholomew
4th Grade Teacher
Forest Creek Elementary School
Round Rock,TX 78664
512-464-5388
Our fourth graders met the author Jarrett Krosoczka on Thursday during a Skype visit. They learned about his writing process and drew some illustrations together. It was wonderful. Thank you to Mrs. Smith, our librarian, for arranging it for us. Here is Mr. Krosoczka's website: http://www.studiojjk.com/activities3-6.html
Writing Club meets on Monday afterschool. The students will choose their writing pieces. We will talk about working on some poems and writing for Reflections and the UIL Writing Teams. The club is from 2:45-3:45. All 2nd-5th graders are welcome. We will meet in the library and pick-up is in front of the school.
Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9-10. All are welcome to come and volunteer. Email me if you will be coming so that I can let them know. Bring some gently used books to donate to the bookcase in the waiting area.
OMS Toy Drive continues. Donate new toys to bring awareness to OMS. The toys will go to patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. Our goal is 175 new toys. We have about 75 toys so far! Thank you in advance for your support.
Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences-Thank you to all the people with whom we've met already. It has been great to talk with you and discuss your child's goals and progress. We have more conferences scheduled for this week. If you haven't signed up yet, here is the link. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4ba8ad292-student
Pen Pals are coming on Tuesday, Oct. 20! Residents from The Court at Round Rock Assisted Living Facility will come to FCE on Tuesday to meet with our class. We will interview them and learn about their childhood and then we will play games and enjoy hanging out together. You are all welcome to come and have fun with our new friends. We will be in the library from about 9:30 to about 10:45.
Reading-We are learning about non-fiction or expository text. We read an article about the history of candy and made some inferences. We will continue to read and explore non-fiction this week. We will also continue to work with our book clubs. We are working hard to keep track of our thinking on post-it notes as we read, then bringing that thinking to our book club meetings to share. We are also working on leading the conversations and extending our thinking together in our group by finding proof in the text and asking questions. We are also reading independently everyday and recording on our book logs. Be sure to read everyday at home and record on your log! The kids should turn in a complete book log about once a week.
Writing-We are gathering entries for Expository Writing and will chose a piece to go through the writing process this week.
Social Studies-We started reading about Native Tribes in Texas and will continue researching this week. We will also talk about our project choices to show our learning about a particular tribe.
Spelling-We are continuing to learn about plurals this week. This week's words focus on adding es to nouns to make them plural. This is usually done if the singular word ends in ch, sh, x, or ss. Each child will also have individual spelling words.
Vocabulary- This week we are working on science words. Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, October 19-Writing Club from 2:45-3:45. Wear FCE t-shirts. Family Fun Night at Hat Creek from 5-9.
Tuesday, October 20-library check out-Pen Pal Visit from 9:30-10:45 in library-conferences continue afterschool
Friday, October 23-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts-Conferences continue afteschool.
Saturday, October 24-Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center with us from 9-10am. Let me know if you can come, so I can let them know. All are welcome. Bring some gently used books to donate for the bookshelf in the waiting room.
Monday, October 26-Wear FCE shirts. Service Club! Come to room 512 from 2:45-3:45.
Red Ribbon Week-Oct. 26-Oct. 30-More information to come
Wednesday, Oct. 28-Early Release Day at 12:45-Kona Ice is at FCE.
Picture Day-October 29
Have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
--
Pam Bartholomew
4th Grade Teacher
Forest Creek Elementary School
Round Rock,TX 78664
512-464-5388
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Newsletter-read and record everyday-even on weekends :)
Hello Bat Families, 10/10/2015
We had another busy and great week in fourth grade. Our pen pals had some issues with their van, so we rescheduled our visit for Tuesday, Oct. 20. We are very excited to meet them and learn about their lives.
OMS Toy Drive continues. Donate new toys to bring awareness to OMS. The toys will go to patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. Our goal is 175 new toys. We have about 63 toys so far! Thank you in advance for your support.
Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences are beginning on Monday. We are looking forward to talking about progress so far and goals for the year. Please bring your student to the conference, so he/she can be part of setting the goals for the year. If you haven't signed up yet, here is the link. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4ba8ad292-student
Skype Author Visit on Thursday-On Thursday, author/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka will be skyping with our fourth graders. He will lead a writing workshop session with them. His website has lots of great activities and information about him. Check it out: http://www.studiojjk.com/activities3-6.html
Reading-We are learning about non-fiction or expository text. We read a nonfiction book of our choice and worked on some facts and opinions. We also summarized part of an article in our Time for Kids publication. Book Clubs has also been a focus this week and we are working hard to keep track of our thinking on post-it notes as we read, then bringing that thinking to our book club meetings to share.
Writing-We continued gathering entries for writing essays or expository pieces. In expository writing, the author explains or gives reasons and examples to support a central idea. (Football is the best sport. –central idea. Reason 1, Reason 2, conclusion) We will also read a quote about teamwork and wrote about our thoughts and opinions of the quote and gave an example of a time in our life where the quote applied to us.
Social Studies-In our teams, we finished our maps of Texas that include regions, landforms, cities, rivers, and resources! We will have an open book quiz on the regions on Tuesday and will begin learning about Native People in Texas.
Spelling-We are beginning to look at plurals this week.
Vocabulary- Words with ian are our focus this week. Magic becomes magician when ian is added. A magician is someone who performs magic. Music becomes musician. A musician is someone who plays music. The words are attached to the homework packet. Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, October 12-Conferences begin.
Tuesday, October 13-library check out-conferences continue
Thursday, October 15-Author Skype Visit
Friday, October 16-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, October 19-Wear FCE shirts. Writing Club! Come write with us from 2:45-3:45.
Tuesday, October 20-Pen Pal Visit! 9:30-10:45
Have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
We had another busy and great week in fourth grade. Our pen pals had some issues with their van, so we rescheduled our visit for Tuesday, Oct. 20. We are very excited to meet them and learn about their lives.
OMS Toy Drive continues. Donate new toys to bring awareness to OMS. The toys will go to patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. Our goal is 175 new toys. We have about 63 toys so far! Thank you in advance for your support.
Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences are beginning on Monday. We are looking forward to talking about progress so far and goals for the year. Please bring your student to the conference, so he/she can be part of setting the goals for the year. If you haven't signed up yet, here is the link. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4ba8ad292-student
Skype Author Visit on Thursday-On Thursday, author/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka will be skyping with our fourth graders. He will lead a writing workshop session with them. His website has lots of great activities and information about him. Check it out: http://www.studiojjk.com/activities3-6.html
Reading-We are learning about non-fiction or expository text. We read a nonfiction book of our choice and worked on some facts and opinions. We also summarized part of an article in our Time for Kids publication. Book Clubs has also been a focus this week and we are working hard to keep track of our thinking on post-it notes as we read, then bringing that thinking to our book club meetings to share.
Writing-We continued gathering entries for writing essays or expository pieces. In expository writing, the author explains or gives reasons and examples to support a central idea. (Football is the best sport. –central idea. Reason 1, Reason 2, conclusion) We will also read a quote about teamwork and wrote about our thoughts and opinions of the quote and gave an example of a time in our life where the quote applied to us.
Social Studies-In our teams, we finished our maps of Texas that include regions, landforms, cities, rivers, and resources! We will have an open book quiz on the regions on Tuesday and will begin learning about Native People in Texas.
Spelling-We are beginning to look at plurals this week.
Vocabulary- Words with ian are our focus this week. Magic becomes magician when ian is added. A magician is someone who performs magic. Music becomes musician. A musician is someone who plays music. The words are attached to the homework packet. Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, October 12-Conferences begin.
Tuesday, October 13-library check out-conferences continue
Thursday, October 15-Author Skype Visit
Friday, October 16-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, October 19-Wear FCE shirts. Writing Club! Come write with us from 2:45-3:45.
Tuesday, October 20-Pen Pal Visit! 9:30-10:45
Have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Newsletter
Hello Bat Families, 10/4/2015
We had a wonderful week! Book Fair seemed to be a huge success. We wrote letters to our pen pals and are looking forward to meeting them on Tuesday. Feel free to join us in the library at about 9:30 with our new friends from The Court in Round Rock Assisted Living Facility.
Writing Club is on Monday, October 5 from 2:45-3:45 in the library. We will talk about opportunities for our UIL Writing Teams for 2, 3, 4, and 5 grades, as well. Writers-Come join us!
OMS Toy Drive continues. Donate new toys to bring awareness to OMS. The toys will go to patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. Our goal is 175 new toys. We have about 35 toys so far. Thank you in advance for your support.
Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences are coming up. Information about signups will be sent out soon. We look forward to talking with you about your child’s progress so far.
Reading-We finished learning about fiction for now and began looking at non-fiction or expository text. We examined text features and their purposes and read to learn about a topic. We read an article about the Joplin Tornado and listened to the author tell about her process of researching and writing the article. We will read more expository work this week and will begin working in book clubs.
Writing-We finished writing personal narratives this week. We started gathering entries for writing essays or expository pieces. In expository writing, the author explains or gives reasons and examples to support a central idea. (Football is the best sport. –central idea. Reason 1, Reason 2, conclusion) We will continue to gather ideas and entries this week.
Social Studies-In our teams, we are creating maps of Texas that include regions, landforms, cities, rivers, and resources. We will begin learning about Native People in Texas this week.
Spelling-This week we will review their, there, they’re, too, to, two, its, it’s, your, you’re, were, we’re and use them correctly in sentences and in our writing.
Practice on quizlet.
Vocabulary-Some math words and some reading words will be reviewed this week. The words are attached to the homework packet. Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, October 5-Wear Forest Creek Shirts-Writing Club- 2:45-3:45 in library
Tuesday, October 6-Pen Pal Visit with our class in the library-9:30-10:45
Friday, October 9-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, October 12-No school for students, conferences begin
Have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
We had a wonderful week! Book Fair seemed to be a huge success. We wrote letters to our pen pals and are looking forward to meeting them on Tuesday. Feel free to join us in the library at about 9:30 with our new friends from The Court in Round Rock Assisted Living Facility.
Writing Club is on Monday, October 5 from 2:45-3:45 in the library. We will talk about opportunities for our UIL Writing Teams for 2, 3, 4, and 5 grades, as well. Writers-Come join us!
OMS Toy Drive continues. Donate new toys to bring awareness to OMS. The toys will go to patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. Our goal is 175 new toys. We have about 35 toys so far. Thank you in advance for your support.
Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences are coming up. Information about signups will be sent out soon. We look forward to talking with you about your child’s progress so far.
Reading-We finished learning about fiction for now and began looking at non-fiction or expository text. We examined text features and their purposes and read to learn about a topic. We read an article about the Joplin Tornado and listened to the author tell about her process of researching and writing the article. We will read more expository work this week and will begin working in book clubs.
Writing-We finished writing personal narratives this week. We started gathering entries for writing essays or expository pieces. In expository writing, the author explains or gives reasons and examples to support a central idea. (Football is the best sport. –central idea. Reason 1, Reason 2, conclusion) We will continue to gather ideas and entries this week.
Social Studies-In our teams, we are creating maps of Texas that include regions, landforms, cities, rivers, and resources. We will begin learning about Native People in Texas this week.
Spelling-This week we will review their, there, they’re, too, to, two, its, it’s, your, you’re, were, we’re and use them correctly in sentences and in our writing.
Practice on quizlet.
Vocabulary-Some math words and some reading words will be reviewed this week. The words are attached to the homework packet. Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, October 5-Wear Forest Creek Shirts-Writing Club- 2:45-3:45 in library
Tuesday, October 6-Pen Pal Visit with our class in the library-9:30-10:45
Friday, October 9-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, October 12-No school for students, conferences begin
Have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
Newsletter 9/27/15
Hello Bat Families,
We had a great week! We had an early release day on Wednesday and the children adjusted well to a very different schedule. We also had the Austin Jazz Workshop perform for us on Friday. It was amazing!
Service Club meets on Monday from 2:45-3:45. Open to all 4th and 5th graders.
Toy Drive-The Service Club is holding a Toy Drive to bring awareness to OMS.
Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is a paraneoplastic neurological disorder and one of our kindergarteners has been treated at Dell Children's Hospital for this disorder. Bring in any NEW toys. Suggestion include baby toys, art supplies, Legos, stuffed animals, and I-Tunes Gift Cards. All NEW toys are welcome. Put the toys in the box by the office and give any gift cards to the teacher. The toys will go to children at Dell Children's Hospital.
Round Rock Serving Center- The Service Club volunteered at the Round Rock Serving Center on Saturday, September 26 from 9-10. We stocked bread and pastries in the pantry, bagged some clothes for the thrift store, and arranged books in the waiting area. Our next trip will be on Saturday, October 24 from 9-10. Your child can come to volunteer, even if they are unable to be part of our FCE Service Club.
https://www.rrasc.org/
The Book Fair is in our library this week! Thank you for supporting literacy and our school!
Pen Pals are coming on October 6-Our class and Mrs. Canizales's class are very fortunate to participate in a service learning project with The Court Assisted Living Facility on Sunrise Road in Round Rock. Our students will write letters to a resident and residents will come to our school to meet with the children. The kids will interview them, play games, share projects and stories, and basically enjoy a new friendship. You are welcome to come and participate with us in the library from about 9:30-10:45. The residents love to see the children and the kids learn so much from our older friends. I am so excited for this year's pen pal program to begin.
Reading-
*Continued to work on individual testing,
*Used our Storyworks magazine to listen to a story about bullying read by the author then talked about character changes, and theme using evidence and examples from the story to support our thinking.
*this week we will begin working on strategies for non-fiction text and will talk about characteristics of genres
*read independently daily
Writing-
*finishing up our revising, editing, and publishing of personal narratives
*will take an assessment of our writing-write a personal narrative independently in 45 minutes-(drafting, revising, editing, writing final copy)
*will write letters to our pen pals for our visit next Tuesday, Oct. 6
*begin gathering entries and ideas for expository writing
Social Studies-
*made teams to research one region and make a team poster
*this week, we will use our knowledge and research of our region to make a map of Texas with our table team (each region is represented). We will present our Texas maps with features
*interpret maps in our textbook to add information for our team's Texas Map
Spelling-
*last week-you're, your (plus individual words) New lists will come out on Monday which will include-were, we're and individual words. Test with dictation sentences on Friday.
Vocabulary-
*last week-map skills
*this week-expository reading words
Go to Quizlet to play games and practice. https://quizlet.com/
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
BOOK FAIR-all week
Monday, September 28-Wear Forest Creek Shirts-Service Club- 2:45-3:45 in room 512
Friday, October 2-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, October 5-Wear Forest Creek Shirts-Writing Club- 2:45-3:45 in library
Tuesday, October 6-Pen Pal Visit with our class in the library-9:30-10:45
Friday, October 9-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, October 12-No school for students
Have a wonderful weekend! See you on Monday. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
We had a great week! We had an early release day on Wednesday and the children adjusted well to a very different schedule. We also had the Austin Jazz Workshop perform for us on Friday. It was amazing!
Service Club meets on Monday from 2:45-3:45. Open to all 4th and 5th graders.
Toy Drive-The Service Club is holding a Toy Drive to bring awareness to OMS.
Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is a paraneoplastic neurological disorder and one of our kindergarteners has been treated at Dell Children's Hospital for this disorder. Bring in any NEW toys. Suggestion include baby toys, art supplies, Legos, stuffed animals, and I-Tunes Gift Cards. All NEW toys are welcome. Put the toys in the box by the office and give any gift cards to the teacher. The toys will go to children at Dell Children's Hospital.
Round Rock Serving Center- The Service Club volunteered at the Round Rock Serving Center on Saturday, September 26 from 9-10. We stocked bread and pastries in the pantry, bagged some clothes for the thrift store, and arranged books in the waiting area. Our next trip will be on Saturday, October 24 from 9-10. Your child can come to volunteer, even if they are unable to be part of our FCE Service Club.
https://www.rrasc.org/
The Book Fair is in our library this week! Thank you for supporting literacy and our school!
Pen Pals are coming on October 6-Our class and Mrs. Canizales's class are very fortunate to participate in a service learning project with The Court Assisted Living Facility on Sunrise Road in Round Rock. Our students will write letters to a resident and residents will come to our school to meet with the children. The kids will interview them, play games, share projects and stories, and basically enjoy a new friendship. You are welcome to come and participate with us in the library from about 9:30-10:45. The residents love to see the children and the kids learn so much from our older friends. I am so excited for this year's pen pal program to begin.
Reading-
*Continued to work on individual testing,
*Used our Storyworks magazine to listen to a story about bullying read by the author then talked about character changes, and theme using evidence and examples from the story to support our thinking.
*this week we will begin working on strategies for non-fiction text and will talk about characteristics of genres
*read independently daily
Writing-
*finishing up our revising, editing, and publishing of personal narratives
*will take an assessment of our writing-write a personal narrative independently in 45 minutes-(drafting, revising, editing, writing final copy)
*will write letters to our pen pals for our visit next Tuesday, Oct. 6
*begin gathering entries and ideas for expository writing
Social Studies-
*made teams to research one region and make a team poster
*this week, we will use our knowledge and research of our region to make a map of Texas with our table team (each region is represented). We will present our Texas maps with features
*interpret maps in our textbook to add information for our team's Texas Map
Spelling-
*last week-you're, your (plus individual words) New lists will come out on Monday which will include-were, we're and individual words. Test with dictation sentences on Friday.
Vocabulary-
*last week-map skills
*this week-expository reading words
Go to Quizlet to play games and practice. https://quizlet.com/
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
BOOK FAIR-all week
Monday, September 28-Wear Forest Creek Shirts-Service Club- 2:45-3:45 in room 512
Friday, October 2-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, October 5-Wear Forest Creek Shirts-Writing Club- 2:45-3:45 in library
Tuesday, October 6-Pen Pal Visit with our class in the library-9:30-10:45
Friday, October 9-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, October 12-No school for students
Have a wonderful weekend! See you on Monday. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
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