Dear Parents:  

We have been working hard this week!  We have been reviewing in class how to do the weekly Words Their Way Sorts.  Most of the students have mastered the process, some are still working on it.  All Homework will begin next week.  Math homework will go home on Mondays in your students Homework Folder and will be due back on Friday morning, along with their other homework.  The Weekly Homework Organizer Form needs to be printed out each week on Monday, as well as your child’s Words Their Way sort for the week.

A big THANK YOU to the many parents who came to the zoo with us today!  Thanks to all who donated so we could go, with special thanks to POQA for their field trip donation!  

We would love to gather the many pictures our parent volunteers took and make a video of our great adventure at the zoo.  You may email your pictures to anelson@questac.org.  Parent chaperone’s you may also text them to me.  Thanks again so very much! 

Our Hogle Zoo Field Trip is nearly here, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th.  
Here are a few things to know before we go:
1-  Please pay your $3.00 (or more) donation to the Q1 office.  Your donation will help make our field trip a reality.  We greatly appreciate anything that you can donate for our trip.  Thank you for your generosity!  

You may also pay online here:  Quest Online Payments

2- Wear school uniform with RED shirt, sunscreen and good walking shoes!

3- Bring a cold sack lunch from home in a disposable bag with your child’s name.

4- Be on time. Arrive at school by 8:30am.  Bus departs at 8:45am.  We will leave the zoo around 1:00-1:15pm, returning to Quest around 2:00 or 2:30pm.

5- Parent chaperones: Please bring a backpack or bag to carry the lunches of the students in your group.  And a lunch for yourself.  We are planning on all the parents that requested to come on our online permission form.  We have recorded bus or driving as per your requests.  If your status has changed, please let us know ASAP.  If you are bringing siblings, it is necessary for you to drive your own vehicle.  JUST IN CASE… Please be prepared to pay for yourself and any extra children you bring.  For those driving, plan on meeting us at the zoo at 9:30-9:45am.  The zoo address is 2600 E. Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake, UT, 84108. 

If you have not yet made your student’s $3 donation to cover the bus expense for our Hogle Zoo field trip, here is the online payment link:  

Our Hogle Zoo field trip is fast approaching.  Thank you to the parents of the following students who have made their $3 donation to cover the bus expenses:  Charlene, Kaylee, Alexa, Leah, Peyton S, Isabella, and Brynn. 
If you have not paid for your child’s donation yet, please feel free to handle that by Wednesday to the office. Thank you to all the parent volunteers willing to chaperone as well! I very much appreciate it.

WE have been practicing school and classroom procedures and expectations. WE are getting better and faster (most of the time), which is very important. Following our school and classroom rules and procedures keeps your student safe,  happy, and our classroom running smoothly.  Please talk with your student about what our school and classroom rules are. Ask how they are doing in the process of being respectful to self, others and the school?  Are they listening to the teacher when it is learning time? Are they walking quietly down the hall keeping their eyes forward and  hands to themselves? Can they tell you what the correct behaviors in the lunchroom and bathroom are? We will continue working on all these throughout the year, because practice makes perfect.  

HOGLE ZOO- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH! 
Yay!!! I can’t wait see what fun adventures we will have while visiting Hogle Zoo on our field trip. Save the date…Tuesday September 8th. Buses will be pulling out promptly at 8:45! THANKS SO MUCH, I had 10 parent volunteers.  If you want to bring siblings plan on driving your own car. The donation fee  for each student is $3-payable to the office.  JUST IN CASE…Please be prepared to pay for yourself and any extra children you bring. Please bring a disposable sack lunch with your student’s name on it. Chaperones, please bring a backpack or bag to put your student group’s lunches in.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! To all of our volunteer chaperone’s for our field trip.  Below is a list of what groups you are in charge of.  I will pass out a copy for each parent chaperone the morning of the field trip.  

Nelson’s Group List:  Nelson-Zoo-Group-2015

If you haven’t filled out the Zoo Field trip permission form, please do so electronically here: 
Zoo Field Trip:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tHUCY4tTiqLOhvaKQURWkykvTAcNNEKaGyuqDqmiWdk/viewform

We will be working on the “How To’s” of computer use and programs this coming week. I know your student will be so excited to share what he/she will be learning/doing. PLEASE explain to your students the extreme importance of computer care, not picking at the keys, holding the computer with both hands, not coloring or poking the computer.  If your child damages their computer during their time with it, you will be responsible for the repair and they may no longer have the opportunity to use them. If your student has not brought in their over the ear headphones- they will need to have them no later than Tuesday as our STEM Lab and Laptop use begins in the classroom. 

Also, my blog will be my MAIN SOURCE of communication, so please make sure that you have subscribed to the blog and check it often.  I have several documents ready for your review and signature if not done so already.  

1- Class Disclosure: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zqhLOM6RyE0I8kpwiGhbNxEB2Dsvq4L5Lrom-o2jXUs/viewform?edit_requested=true

2-  Subscribe to my blog, to complete the process you must click on a link that will be sent to your email:
http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=Mrsnelsonsowl-standing1stGrade&loc=en_US 

3-  Volunteer Sign Up:  30 volunteer hours can seem overwhelming, but it will be super simple signing up for things using this link: 
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0E4CAAA822A2F94-volunteers

Parking Lot HOV Volunteer once a week from 2:55 – 3:25 pm. Sign up by clicking on the date that works best for you below: 
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4caaa822a2f94-parking

4-  Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up’s:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4caaa822a2f94-parent

5- Scholastic Book Clubs Ordering Information www.scholastic.com/bookclubs 
Class Activation Code: N8TKQ
Book orders for October are due September 28th.

Dear Parents,
Sometimes the right book is all it takes to nurture a child’s love of reading. That’s why I’m pleased that our class will be participating in Scholastic Book Clubs this school year. The Book Club flyers I’ll be sending home each month are full of just-right, affordable books and Storia™ eBooks for every age and reading level. You can return give online ordering a try. It saves time and offers more book choices. When you place your order online, you’ll help earn FREE Books for our class. We cannot accept cash or check. 

Ordering online is fast and easy:
• REGISTER at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
• ENTER the Class Activation Code: N8TKQ
• CHOOSE from thousands of print titles, value packs, and Storia eBooks
• SUBMIT the order to your child’s teacher
• EARN FREE Books for you and the classroom, too!

Happy reading!
Mrs. Nelson

Friday is our first dress down day of the school year.  POQA will be collecting canned food OR $1.00 as the students enter the buildings or the playgrounds.

In addition, Friday is an early out day.  School is out at 1:00pm.

On Tuesday we went to the computer lab where we learned the lab rules and practiced logging in and out of our computer.  

You can help your student by having them practice typing their username.

Username: firstname.lastname
For example:   john.doe


Students are also encouraged to listen and read stories on RAZ-KIDS at home.   This is a great leveled reading program Quest provides for your student. 

Simply click here: RAZ-KIDS
**Teacher login: anelson74

I will begin sending your student’s homework folder home next week, however it won’t contain any homework YET. It may contain some classwork and school information however. This will be a great way for your student to practice being responsible; in that they will be bringing it from school to home then back to school. Have your student show you their folder  and any work that they have in there…THEN, have them put it right back in their backpack so it will be ready for the next day. 
We will start going to the library September 14th.  First checkout will be November 2nd. Please look at the bulletin board by the library to see more about this years book challenge . It’s called “Stacking Books” instead of putting leaves on a tree. More details will follow… Be ready my  little OWL’s cause I want to SOAR WITH THIS CHALLENGE!

YEAH!!! I can’t wait see what fun adventures we will have while visiting Hogle Zoo. Save the date…Tuesday, September 8th. Buses will be pulling out promptly at 8:45! From what I understand, only five parent volunteers can ride the bus with our class to the zoo.  Let me know if you are for sure going and would be willing to drive your own car. If you want to bring siblings please plan on driving your own car. The donation fee  for each student is $3.  JUST IN CASE…Please be prepared to pay for yourself and any extra children you bring. Please bring a disposable sack lunch with your student’s name on it. Also, please have your student wear their RED uniform shirt.  All Chaperones: please bring a backpack to put your student groups lunches in. Since our time at the zoo is limited, we will not be stopping by any gift shops.