Debbie Corrado

February/March Happenings!

Wow!  Thank you for the beautiful flowers and wonderful gifts for Teacher Appreciation Week.  You all made me feel very special!

We have a lot going on.......................................................

*Fire Safety runs through the middle of March.  Please make sure your child is completing their assignments.  This will be a large part of their Health grade during the 3rd nine weeks.

*We have been very busy with our VIP Tea.  Students are researching and completing their outlines in class.  Please follow the suggested time-line for the portion of the project they need to do at home.  We don't want them to rush at the last minute.  Let me know if you have questions.

*Field trip permission slips and $ are due on February 22nd.  Let me know if you would like to Chaperone!

*You received the CRCT practice web-site and password for your child during Conference Week.  Please make sure they are completing a few practice tests as part of their daily routine.

*PRACTICE MATH FACTS DAILY!!

Thanks for all you do! 

December Happenings!!

December is in full swing.  Only 3 weeks and we will be celebrating our much deserved Holiday break!  This month is full of lots of learning and activities.  Just a few notes and reminders.............................

*Please follow the December Specials schedule.  Don't forget to wear tennis shoes on PE days!

*We are finishing up our unit on the 13 Colonies and will begin Life in the British Colonies before break.  Chapter 5 test on Wednesday, December 12th.

*We are wrapping up our 2nd nine week math unit.  Students will take the Post Test next Friday.  We will be reviewing the end of this week through next Thursday. 

*This week we are working on Reader's Theater scripts.  Students were given roles and will perform their plays on Friday.  The plays are a wrap up activity to our Traditional Literature Unit.  Next week we will start Informational text.  Students will read a variety of non-fiction text and have an opportunity to do a research paper.  The Informational Unit will go through the 3rd nine week period.

*Our Holiday celebration will be on December 19th.  Mrs. Godwin is working hard to put our party together.  She will be contacting some parents to help with this.  Thank you for your support.

*Congratulations to our Spelling Bee winner Brie Wolfe and runner-up Olivia Mays.  All the students did a great job in our Class Bee.

*As always, thank you for making our class the best.  I look forward to a great 2008!

Happy Holidays!!

NOVEMBER HAPPENINGS

It is hard to believe that we are in the month of November.  WOW!!  Here is an update on our month.

*I hope everyone enjoyed their time off on Monday and Tuesday.

Math~We will be working with angles (identifying and measuring) and quadrilaterals over the next two weeks.  I am very impressed with how well everyone caught on to division.  Please continue to study multiplication and division facts.  We don't want to "lose" what we've learned.

Science~Students will start a new unit with Mrs. Allen next week.  This will be our last rotation for Science this year.

Social Studies~We will take our Chapter 3 test on Monday the 12th and start Chapter 4 on Tuesday. Everyone has a study guide.

Reading/English~ We are working on Tall Tales, Fables and Folktales.  Students are writing responses to Literature and comparing the different types of Literature.  It has been a fun unit.  We will continue our grammar lessons with comparing adjectives and adverbs.

Spelling~ Please study the Sitton core list at home.  If you need a copy, let me know!!

Health~ We started a unit on Nutrition and will continue through the month of November.

Happenings!!

November 13th ~ Jump Rope for Heart

November 15th~ Science Day.  Thank you to those of you who volunteered.

We will be off Wed.- Fri. of Thanksgiving Week.  Enjoy your time off.  I will be heading to Pittsburgh!!

Our "BIG" field trip is planned for April.  We will be going to Tennessee to explore caves, take a River Boat Cruise and see an IMAX movie.  The trip will cost @$50.00.  More information after the holidays, but maybe the students can start doing some extra chores to earn some money.

Send me a comment!  I would love to know who is reading my BLOG!!

Thanks for ALL you do.  Have a great November!!

October Happenings

The Map in a Month projects are proudly displayed in the hall.  The students did a nice job!

October news and notes.............................................

*October 17th is Early Release Day.  Students dismissed at 12:15.

*Report cards will be sent home on October 22nd.  We will not have fall conferences this year, but we will meet in January.

*We will start a new Science Unit on Monday. Ms. Mabary will be teaching the students about weather.

*We will continue to be busy the second nine weeks of school.  We will  work on multiplication and 2 digit division as well as angles and quadrilaterals.  Please study math facts daily!!

*We are continuing our unit on Exploration.  Be looking for the next study guide soon.  Most students did an excellent job on our first Social Studies test.  We had 15 students who received an A!  Great job!!

*Traditional Literature will be our theme for reading.  We will also be writing responses to literature in the form of book reviews.  Students will  be participating in Reader's Theater where they will be given a script and put on a play. 

*Fill out those Reading Logs!

*Thank you for all you do to make our classroom a better place.  I appreciate all the "extras" you do for me.

October 26th we will be hosting POETRY WITH PARENTS.  Please join us for cider and cookies while you listen to your child's creative poems.  You will even have an opportunity to create your own poem with your child.  Hope you can come!

October 1-5

October already?  I am looking forward to cooler weather!!

Notes..........................

*Please sign and return Performing Arts permission slips ASAP.  We need these in order for the students to attend performances on early release days!

*Please remember that we only have healthy snacks for our break. 

Math-Wow!  We are working on Multiplication and Division.  I know this is tough.  Please have your child complete their homework the best they can, but please do not do it for them.  Homework helps me to see who is "getting it" and who still needs help.

Social Studies guides due on Wednesday. We will review on Thursday and test on Friday.  This is a big one!  Please have your child study a little each night.

Science- Students are still working with Ms. Dempsey on Force and Motion.

Reading logs and Specials schedule went home today.  Your child should be reading for 20 minutes daily.  Please make sure they keep up with their log.

We are also covering plural nouns and homophones this week as well as working on our narratives.

Please mark the date.  Oct. 26th we want to invite you to come in for "Poetry with Parents."  We would like to share our poems that we have been working on with you!  Hope you can come.  More details to follow.

Have a great week!

September 20th

Progress reports went home today with students who are receiving  a C or below in any subject area.  If your child did not receive a progress report, they are making satisfactory progress at this time.

Map in a Month projects are due October 1st.  I can't wait to see the creativity that was put into the projects.  We will share them with the class the week of the 1st and hang them in the hall for all to see!

Please make sure your child is studying their multiplication facts.  Flashcards are a great way to study.  Your child should be able to finish @100 problems in under 5 minutes.  Practice makes perfect!!

We started our Force and Motion unit with Ms. Dempsey this week.  The unit will last 4 weeks.

Explorers is our theme for Social Studies.  Ask your child to tell you all about The Vikings, Balboa, Marco Polo and Columbus (to name a few).  They should be full of information!!

Poetry is in the air.  We are working on writing our own poems and hope to share them with you in a few weeks.  The class is full of creativity, and I have enjoyed listening to their creations.

Is your child reading daily?  They may use their Social Studies or guided reading books as part of their nightly reading on their reading log.  I still have a few students who did not turn in their reading logs.

Birthday treat update!  We are more than happy to have your child bring in a treat for their birthday, however, the students cannot pass out the treats themself. Treats need to be passed out by the parent (or the teacher). Also, we cannot pass out extra treats to friends at other tables.  Thanks for understanding.

Attendance has been close to perfect.  Thank you for having your child here on time!!

Enjoy the end of September!!!!!!!!!

Off to a great start!

We have been busy! 

Reminders:

Field Trip to the Cobb Youth Museum on Thursday, Sept. 13th.

Map in a Month is underway.  All maps are due on October 1st.

This week-

Quiz on Graphs (this is chapter 4 in math)

Quiz on Friday over subjects/predicates.

Next week-

We will be starting a new Science Unit with a new teacher.  Your new teacher will be Ms. Dempsey.  She will be teaching you about Force and Motion.

We will also be finishing up our Map Unit and starting explorers. 

Multiplication Unit starts next week too.  Are you studying your facts?  You never know when we will have another timed test!!

Keep working hard!!

Summertime

I hope that everyone is enjoying their time off.  I look forward to seeing everyone in August. 

September at a Glance

I hope everyone had an enjoyable long weekend.  We are working extra hard due to a four day week.

*Please turn in Sally Foster by Friday.

*Math and Spelling quiz on Friday.  Students have a spelling packet this week.

*We will continue to work on our Regions packet. 

*Please turn in Scholastic orders by the 15th!!

Thanks!  Mrs. C.

GREAT FIRST DAY!

It was a fabulous first day.   The students were wonderful.  I know that getting into a routine will be very easy for them.  Thank you very much for all the first day "goodies" as well as all the items on my wish list.  Your support is appreciated.  I am looking forward to seeing everyone on the 22nd.

Mrs. C.