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Toys

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Please remind your students that toys of any kind are not allowed at school. The last couple days I have taken away all kinds of toys. They have become a huge distraction in the classroom and get lost and stolen. I have told students that if I see them in the classroom, they will not be able to get them back unless mom and dad come and pick them up. Thank you for your help with this!

Homework 9/10 – 9/14

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Homework this week is due on Friday, September 14th:

1- Math Homework: 
  • A letter titled “Dear Family” will be sent home in your child’s green take-home-folder on Monday.  It provides an activity to do together.  Please read the letter and invite your child to share what they know about the concept by doing the activity together.
  • ***Parents, please WRITE YOUR SIGNATURE on the math homework, indicating you did this activity with your child***
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*These are due on Friday.  When students return this letter with their name and a parent signature (indicating a parent read it and did the activity with their child), the student will be entered into our treasure chest drawing. 

2- Daily Reading Fluency (available in the Green Homework folders on Mondays). Please complete both sides of the Leveled Daily Reading Fluency assignment. This first passage was determined by analyzing student data from kindergarten, if available.  One of the benefits of the leveled readers is the opportunity we have to adjust to meet individual student needs. Feel free to write a note if the reading passage is not a good fit for your student (too easy or too hard). Please consider both reading fluency and reading comprehension when requesting a more challenging passage. 
 
3- Reading 20 minutes per day.  No need to submit minutes, but we strongly encourage you to make reading a priority. Reading comprehension strategy: Help your child read a story and then retell the events from the story in the correct order.

Hogle Zoo Field Trip

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We have received confirmation that our Hogle Zoo Field Trip will be Tuesday, September 18th. 

Lunch:
There are school sack lunches available for field trips. School sack lunches contain an Uncrustable sandwich, applesauce or apple, carrots and shelf-stable chocolate or white milk. Orders MUST be submitted by Tuesday, September 11th. If you would like to order a sack lunch for our Hogle Zoo field trip, please indicate on the field trip permission form.

Click here to complete the online permission form even if you already signed the yearly permission slip form:
Hogle Zoo Field Trip Form 

Weekly Reminders

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Pg6b_color1-  Check your child’s green homework folder nightly.

2– FRIDAY:  Early Out 1:30pm 
   Homework due
 *Students are welcome to show their Quest pride by wearing their school spirit shirts (with uniform pants)

3-  Cookie Dough fundraiser orders DUE Monday, September 10.
 
4- Scholastic Book Order.  August Book order extended to Friday, September 7th. Click here for easy online ordering, our class code is N8TKQ: Scholastic Book Club

5- Hogle Zoo field trip has been confirmed with the Zoo for Tuesday, September 18th.  I have a list of those of you who volunteered to chaperone (THANK YOU!).  The Zoo will only allow 5 chaperones in for free with each class.  We will take the first 5 chaperones to fill these spots. I already have the list of parent volunteers and will take the first 5 that submitted they would chaperone- I will notify you by email.   However, every parent volunteer is welcome as well as other children- you will just need to pay for your admissions.  If any of you have Zoo passes please let me know as well by emailing me at anelson@questac.org.  Students will need a fully disposable sack lunch and volunteers will provide a bag/backpack to carry the student lunches in their group.  School sack lunches are available and must be ordered by Tuesday, September 11th at 3pm. 

Please fill out the form below, even if you signed the yearly permission slip form: 
Hogle Zoo Field Trip Form 

Weekly Reminders

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Pg6b_color1-  Check your child’s green homework folder nightly.

2– FRIDAY:  Early Out 1:30pm
   Homework due
 
3– Scholastic Book Order.  August Book order extended to Friday, September 7th. Click here for easy online ordering, our class code is N8TKQ: Scholastic Book Club

4- Beginning this week, half our class will have PE every Monday and Wednesday the other half will have PE every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30am. Please send your child in appropriate shoes for PE activities every Monday through Thursday. Thank you!

Homework 9/4 – 9/7

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Homework this week is due on Friday, September 7th:

1- Math Homework: 
  • A letter titled “Dear Family” will be sent home in your child’s green take-home-folder on Monday.  It provides an activity to do together.  Please read the letter and invite your child to share what they know about the concept by doing the activity together.
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*These are due on Friday.  When students return this letter with their name and a parent signature (indicating a parent read it and did the activity with their child), the student will be entered into our treasure chest drawing. 

2- Daily Reading Fluency (available in the Green Homework folders on Mondays). Please complete both sides of the Leveled Daily Reading Fluency assignment. This first passage was determined by analyzing student data from kindergarten, if available.  Due to the Monday holiday, students will only complete 3 days this week. One of the benefits of the leveled readers is the opportunity we have to adjust to meet individual student needs. Feel free to write a note if the reading passage is not a good fit for your student (too easy or too hard). Please consider both reading fluency and reading comprehension when requesting a more challenging passage. 
 
3- Reading 20 minutes per day.  No need to submit minutes, but we strongly encourage you to make reading a priority. Reading comprehension strategy: Help your child read a story and then retell the events from the story in the correct order.

Homework for 8/28-8/31

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Homework this week is due on Friday, August 31:

1- Math Homework:  

  • A letter titled “Dear Family” will be sent home in your child’s green take-home-folder at the beginning of each week.  It provides an activity to do together.  Please read the letter and invite your child to share what they know about the concept by doing the activity together.  This is the digital letter for this week: 

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*These are due on Friday with students name and a parent signature (indicating a parent read it and did the activity with their child).

  • Optional: for extra math practice, play any of these Math Fact Activities
  • ***Our class code on Freckle is 9sjajy

2- Reading 20 minutes per day.  No need to submit minutes, but we strongly encourage you to make reading a priority. Reading comprehension strategy: Help your child read a story and then retell the events from the story in the correct order.