PROUD MOMENT!!!

We successfully completed our learning about the Native Americans in California this week.  With the information we learned through study & research, students created a Google Slides presentation AND posted their final product to their personal BLOG! If you haven't checked our your child's BLOG [which will be their online portfolio this year], please take the time to do so soon.  They really are proud [and I AM too!!!] of the work they are doing!!  

PROGRESS REPORTS

Progress Reports are coming home the week of October 10^th.  Please remember these are “progress” grades.  Grades can always change [up or down] by Report Card time.  Since it is still early in the year, I typically give most students "S" [as appropriate] in the behavior categories until I get a better sense of them as learners & workers.  

COLOMA!!!

The 10/7 deadline is coming up!!  We have about 75 students signed up, but would love to take MORE!!  If you are still unsure please check out the COLOMA WEBSITE for daily schedules, menus, FAQ, and more!!  If you have said "YES" to going, but haven't paid yet, please do so by October 7th as well.  

Book Approval

Students have already been getting their book report books approved by me each day. YAY!!
They need to bring the book to show me, and know the genre and book level.  They can also pick up copies of the book report project they have selected at this time. Book reports are due on Tuesday, October 25th.  

SUPER HERO DAY!!!

Our first school wide spirit day will be this Thursday! [9/29] Come dressed as your favorite Super Hero! Show your spirit!

This Week's Happenings...

We have been busy this week with our new math program. We have checked out many of the online games that correspond with our daily lesson such as Rugs & Fences [area & perimeter] and Factor Capture [factors & products]. All of these games are available to students at home--through their district email accoung.  We also read a non fiction article in NEWSELA using our "Close Reading" strategies.  We have even posted work from Genius Hour on our BLOGS. Check out our BLOGS and ourTwitter feed to see what we have been up to.
             

Accelerated Reader

We are at the halfway mark for the trimester.  Please ask your child about his/her AR goal.  I have many students that are barely “on the board,” and some that haven’t taken any quizzes yet…yikes!!  Your child has until early November to meet his/her goal.

Book Orders

Scholastic book orders are due TODAY!!  Use code: GQZNM on the SCHOLASTIC WEBSITE by 9pm tonight!!!

1st Trimester Book Report

 Students should be finding a book soon that is at least 100 pages long, within their reading level, and a book they haven't read before.

Students can select from three genres, and from three different projects.  Specific directions are available on my website [to help make a decision] and in the class [once a decision has been made].  

Choose one from each column:
GENRE	BOOK REPORT
·       Animal (fiction)	·       Paper Bag Report
·       Mystery/Ghost Story	·       Diorama
·       Historical Fiction	·       Book Cube

Projects are due Tuesday, October 25th....and NO LATE PROJECTS are accepted!!  

Have fun!!

Label Chromebooks PLEASE!!!

Please be sure to label your child's Chromebook or device. It needs to be something permanent.  With so many devices, we need a way to tell them apart. Especially if a child leaves one at school, I like to be able to notify you.

Scholastic Book Orders due Friday

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER

We have a chance to earn 10,000 BONUS points if we have a large book order this month [September only]. Those bonus points equal lots of new books for our classroom. I have only had a couple of orders.  Remember you can log on to the Scholastic Website and order from any of their catalogs and any age group including babies & pre-readers. It's never too early to put a few books away for Christmas. Let me know if they are a gift and I can hold them for you. 
Our class code is: GQZNM

                       

End of Summer Sign-up Genius

The Sign-up Genius for the End of Summer Beach Party went out today by email. Please sign up for a time slot for this fun event on September 23rd!

WE DID IT!!!

We created our student blogs today!!! 
They still need some tweaking but most will be posted on my website under Student Blogs. These are for SCHOOL USE ONLY!! Only items we create this year in Room 501 can be uploaded. We will work on that in the coming weeks. I will tell kids what they need to post. A few have glitches we will fix ASAP so everyone's BLOG shows up. This will be a showcase for all of your student's work this year. So exciting!!!

Help us get books for the classroom!!

Scholastic book orders are due next Friday, 9/23!!

Order online using our code:  GQZNM

SCHOLASTIC WEBSITE

Help us earn 10,000 extra bonus points!

First Library Lesson Today

We had our first library lesson from Mrs. Cottman. We have the pleasure of having a "real life" librarian teach us library skills once a month!!  Today, students had to be genre detectives and figure out what genre their stack of books came from. The kids had a lot of fun.  See Twitter Feed for photos.