Parents, here is a reminder of appointment times for those of you that are meeting with my on September 24th: September 24th: 330 Charlie 340 Jake 350 Peyton S 400 Owen 410 Bryker 420 Hannah 430 Alexa 440 Isaac 450 London 500 Payton E 510 Clay 520 Kyler 530 Athena
Due to Parent Teacher Conferences this week, only reading homework will be due. :o) However, I would still have your child practice the spelling words and the sentence for this week’s Spelling Test on Friday.
High Frequency Words for this week are: for you he on as REVIEW WORDS: was a in SENTENCE That is a bat.
SPELLING SENTENCE 6POINTS POSSIBLE ON TEST (1 point for each correctly spelled word, 1 point for beginning the sentence with an uppercase letter, and 1 point for the correct punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.)
Tomorrow we have our hour long STEM lab lesson with Miss Rackham in the STEM lab. I have explained to the class what my expectations of them are and have taught them how to behave respectfully. We have also practiced many times this past week. The students know that if they choose to misbehave in the STEM Lab for Miss Rackham they will be filling out a “Stop, Think, and Do” form and be returned to class to immediately call their parents. This will also result in the loss of citizenship points. Thank you for letting me have the opportunity to teach your wonderful children and for your assistance in talking with your children on what is expected.
The following is our schedule for Parent Teacher Conferences September 25th and October 29th. Quest breaks up conferences into shorter meetings over the course of several months, but I want to meet with all our parents at least ONCE these next two months. I will be meeting with parents for conferences later in the year on an as-needed basis. September 24th: 330 Charlie 340 Jake 350 Peyton S 400 Owen 410 Bryker 420 Hannah 430 Alexa 440 Isaac 450 London 500 Payton E 510 Clay 520 Kyler 530 Athena
This fundraiser will help earn money for STEM CLUBS (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) here at Quest! Here are the details:
The Technology Department at Quest is hosting a Family Portrait Event Fundraiser to raise money for STEM CLUBS. This is a fabulous opportunity to get Christmas Cards and all prints will be done in time for Christmas. Mini Sessions will be held at Quest Academy October 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Toni J. is an award winning photographer and has lowered her sitting fees to only $25 for this event. She will donate the full sitting fee to Quest and 10% of your print order. Please call her ASAP to set up your appointment, and then print out this ticket to send to the office with $25 cash or check (please write checks out to Quest Academy). The last day to set up an appointment and send in the money will be Friday, September 25th. Thank YOU!
It is with sad and heavy heart that I am writing this post. Today was our classes second time to the STEM Lab for our fun hour long STEM lesson with Ms. Rackham. Although our class understands and can follow the rules, the majority of the students could not be respectful enough to remain in the STEM Lab today. I was asked to return and get my class. I was so disappointed. I spoke to the class about their behavior and asked them to reflect on what they could do differently to be respectful. I am asking for your assistance with this. Please talk with your children about the rules and expectations of the school, classroom, and computer labs.
Homework this week is due on Friday, September 18: For this week, there are 6 components required for weekly homework:
Reading (20-30 minutes every day!)
Word Sorts
Spelling
Math
Sentence
ANIMAL REPORT
1- Math Homework: *Complete every other problem (alternate between evens and odds) on the worksheets that will be coming home in their homework folders on Monday Sept. 14 (No need to print anything out) 2- Reading 20 minutes per day,record on reading log attached to our new Weekly Homework form. There are several sources for reading: “Buddy books” which will be sent home on Friday, books from home or the public library and our online reading program Raz-Kids. Our class Raz-Kids login is: anelson74 3- (**NEW**)Weekly Word Sort and High Frequency Word homework. Here is the link for our weekly homework form: Weekly-Homework-Organizer-Form
This form can also be found under the heading “HOMEWORK” and the drop down tab “Weekly Homework Organizer Form Link”. Detailed homework instructions are also located here. We have been practicing the word sort activities in class and the kids are doing great! Let me know if you have questions.
There will be a word sort test and a “spelling” test (high frequency words) every Friday morning.
High Frequency Words for this week are: in is that it was REVIEW WORDS (these will also be on the Friday test): of to and SENTENCE The cat is fat.
SPELLING SENTENCE 6POINTS POSSIBLE ON TEST (1 point for each correctly spelled word, 1 point for beginning the sentence with an uppercase letter, and 1 point for the correct punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.)
SORT GROUPS: (to print your child’s sort click on their group color) RED GROUP: Payton E, Bryton PINK GROUP:Leah, Peyton S YELLOW GROUP: Charlie, Kaylee, Brynn, Kyler, Owen, Jessica, London, Isaac, Isabella, Jake, Saelim, Tegan, Clay, Hannah, Spencer GREEN GROUP: Bryker, Rosa BLUE GROUP: Kathlyn, Tenaya, Alexa, Athena PURPLE GROUP: Adalai
A few notes about sorts: 1- Focus on the pattern or the type of sort. (Listed above in parenthesis) 2- Right now as we begin, you may choose to have your student write a few words for each header instead of the all the words. As they become more familiar with sorting and writing you will increase your expectations about how many words they are to write. (For Monday and Wednesday sorting) 3- Remember to record their sort times for Tuesday’s speed sort. Times are necessary to receive credit for that day.
Animal Reports: We are working on research reporting and finding facts on animals. Your student needs to fill out the report page and then draw a picture of their animal. This is due on Friday. They will be presenting their reports next week to the class. Feel free to use any source to get your information, including: internet, encyclopedia, other books, etc. Here is a list of their animals they are reporting on:
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!
