Student Treasures Order Forms Due

Order forms were sent home for both books at Parent Teacher Conferences.  Thanks to those parents who have already returned their signed order forms. 
Remember- no obligation, we just need all the forms returned for our free class books. Thank you in advance for your support.  
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Student Treasures book forms are due back Friday if possible.  Even if you choose not to purchase a book, please sign both forms with your students name and check the box at the bottom, sign it and return it so that we will be able to get a free class book with the student’s work for both Mrs. Bischoff’s “I Wonder Why” book & Mrs. Nelson’s “When I Grow Up” book
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You may also choose the option to order the book online at this link: 
Student Treasures Online Order Form


Lockdown Drill Thursday Morning

Parents and Students, 

You should have received the below email from Dr. Dave regarding our scheduled Lockdown Drill tomorrow morning (Thursday, February 22nd).  Please talk with your students and let them know this is a drill and we practice them to make sure in a real situation we can keep them safe.  Please remind them that they must be extremely quiet and that we will always do everything in our power to keep them safe because we love them. We do not have the exact time of the drill.  If it is after 9:30am the students will be in the STEM Lab with Miss Ashlyn. 

From Dr. Dave:
“We are having a lockdown drill tomorrow morning. I will be discussing the drill over the intercom with students and teachers a few minutes before the drill to explain our procedures. This may be something you want to discuss with your children ahead of time. I will reiterate to students tomorrow that this is just a drill. We generally talk about this drill being necessary to keep us safe in the event that someone dangerous entered our school. Just so you are aware, classroom lights are turned off, doors are locked, and students and teachers quietly stay hidden until the drill is over. We have received training in this area by local law enforcement, and we follow the guidelines and response protocol set forth by “i love u guys”. Click 
here for more information. Please know that we are dedicated to keeping our students safe and we appreciate you entrusting us with your children. “

Here is information on the standard response protocol that we follow if you would like to review it with your students: 
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Library & Weekly Reminders

Owl On BooksLibrary books are due every Wednesday.  

Checking out books from our school library is a privilege. To check out books students are expected to:

1- Follow the library rules (be respectful, follow directions, use a library voice, etc.)
2- Return library books (no outstanding books)
3- Select a book during the allotted time

1- Scholastic Book Order.  Click here for easy online ordering, our class code is N8TKQScholastic Book Club

2-  
We are doing a S.T.E.M Challenge this month for which we need some cardboard tubes, so please consider dropping them into your child’s backpack to donate to our class by Wednesday, February 21.

3- Elementary y
earbooks on sale now for only $17! Only online orders accepted.  Order until March 22, 2018. Click here to pay: Yearbook Online Orders

4- Daddy Daughter Masquerade Ball Friday, February 23. Tickets available now online at: POQA Online Store or they can be purchased on February 20th before and after school.

Valentine’s & Valentine’s Party

Our Valentine’s Party will be tomorrow- Wednesday, February 14th from 1:30-2:45pm.  We will be serving candy and treats. The yearly permission slip has already been signed at the beginning of the year.  We will be serving punch, and frosted sugar cookies. 

Valentine’s Helpful Hints:
1- We have 24 students in our class.
2- Only write who the Valentine is FROM. Do NOT address Valentine’s to each student (this will help the students distribute their Valentine’s in a more orderly manner).
3- We will be decorating Valentine’s bags tomorrow morning in class and therefore the students do NOT need to create and bring a Valentine box with them.  
4- To follow Quest’s wellness policy, only nonfood Valentine’s. Thank you. 

“Per Quest’s wellness policy, all food in the classroom must be pre-approved. Furthermore, parental permission is also required for students to consume food during class parties. Due to this policy—as in years past—student Valentines cannot contain edible items. Suggestions for nonfood Valentines include pencils, erasers, bubbles, stickers, etc. Please note that such items, including Valentine cards, are in no way required.”

Homework for Week January 29-February 2nd

Homework this week is due on FRIDAY, February 2nd:

PRINT THIS Homework Tracker 

  • Worksheets: Please look in your child’s green folder on Monday for worksheets with concepts that have been taught in class.  The purpose of this homework is for a quick review, some practice, and a chance for parents to see what their child is learning in math.  Please complete every other problem (alternate between evens and odds so your child gets practice doing story problems AND “Vocabulary Check”/ “Test Practice” problems each week).  If your child wants to do every problem they are certainly free to do so!  :) Please help your child read the directions/example problems and allow them to talk about the problems as they figure out the answers. 
  • Math Fluency Timings: Click on the link to see where your child is at on math timings.Then print the page of timing they are working on. Addition and Subtraction Fluency Timings. Print the page they are working on and put it in a sheet protector in your child’s green folder. Time them for 1 minute and 15 seconds twice. Have them use an expo to write their answers that way you can reuse sheets. 

  • HARDER TIMINGS: If your child has passed off all the other timings here are some new timings I made. They should not have to regroup and should be able to either count on, count back, or know it by heart. Print off Harder Math Timings 10-20.  Here is the tracker to know where your child is at Timings 10-20Time them still for 1 minute 15 seconds. Please let me know if you need help with anything.  
**LANGUAGE ARTS HOMEWORK** 

We continue working on the -e, -ee, ea word families this week. We are reviewing connections within a text: plot & sequencing, apostrophes with contractions. Folktales and Nonfiction will be our focus this week.  Asking and answering questions will be our comprehension strategy. 

Also, please sign up for a parent teacher conference appointment if you have not yet had the opportunity.  Please click on the link below: 
February Parent Teacher Conferences 

You can review the picture below for the week at a glance.Unit 4 Week 2 Parent Newsletter

1- Daily Reading Fluency 
A Reading for All Learners (Baggy Book) leveled book will be sent home with your child DAILY. Please have your child read the book (or one story from the books that contain more than one story) at least two-three times and then sign the included form. You may supplement your child’s reading using books at home, library books, etc. to fulfill the minimum requirement of 20-30 minutes of reading per day. These are meant to be easier than your students level to work on their sight word and fluency. 

2- Reading 20 minutes per day.  Track your daily reading minutes on the homework tracker sheet.  Make reading every single day a priority.  Ask your students questions using the retell rope visual below. 

3-January Fluency Passage Homework.  Due to reading level benchmark testings for mid-year, students will not have their individual leveled reading homework fluency passages until leveling is completed by our grade level paraprofessional 
Please have your student complete their daily reading timing and activities associated on the back with it.  They should complete 2 questions on the back each day. 

It is also extremely helpful to have our student re-tell the story to you. Please also have them do this and you may use the visual aid below to assist with the steps to prompt your student if necessary. 

Re-tell the story with as much detail as possible, and in your own words, to a parent, using the guidelines described below:

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4- Phonics and High Frequency Words Homework. Practice using any method of your choice to prepare for the weekly spelling test. Click here for some practice ideas: Spelling Study Activities.

**If your child is absent please have them complete a Waterford session and do a few activities on Wonders. The activities on Wonders are connected to our daily lessons. Thank you.  

Click here to access Waterford: 
Waterford
Click here to access Wonders: 
Wonders