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2/24/2010
February 24th Newsletter
Administrative Notes
upcoming events:
PTFS Meeting:
This meeting will be at 7 PM at Mrs. Hall’s house. It will be held on March 1st.
High School Opera Field Trip:
Our wonderful high school student will be treated to an operatic production
of Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Cinderella) on March 1st. I am very excited because this is the same production
that I was in when I went to community college! Miss Christiansen will be substituting while we are gone.
Library Day:
Our next library day will be on Monday, March 8th.
Classroom Updates
Mrs. Rubino: Room 2
I am currently cracking down on sloppy penmanship. The students seem to be rushing through their seatwork during
the day. I have been marking similar things on their papers, but instead of working on these aspects they are rushing to complete
the papers. I have warned them that they will redo any papers that are sloppy or that continue to repeat the mistakes I have
talked with them about.
The reason I want them
to redo their papers is so that they realize that practicing poor penmanship teaches their muscles poor penmanship. I would
greatly appreciate it if you could help me by looking over their penmanship on homework. Thank you!
I currently have not received the paper copies of the scholastic order forms. This is frustrating
to me, and I am sorry about it. You can still order books online if you would like. I will e-mail you the class password if
you have forgotten it.
Miss Christiansen: Room 1
On Friday Miss Christiansen will be doing a Science Experiment Day with the students! Yay!
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2/18/2010
February 18th Newsletter
Administrative Notes
upcoming events:
Website:
Keep checking the website for the most up-to-date information on upcoming events.
More ways to earn through box tops:
In addition to many box tops sponsored sweepstakes, you can also earn box tops for the school
by purchasing through various companies. The link below gives a list of the stores that contribute to schools and the percentage
contributed. http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/marketplace/BrowseStores.aspx
Classroom Updates
Mrs. Rubino: Room 2
On Tuesday we had our Park Cleanup Day at Carl Miller Park. The students had a blast, and we
were able to help make the park look a little cleaner. We gathered several grocery sacks full of garbage, and a whole garbage
can full of large twigs! It was a lot of fun. In recognition, parks and recreation has given each student a pass for a free
day of swimming at the Mountain Home swimming pool! Here is the website with information about when the pool will be opening:
http://www.pr.mountain-home.us/pool_page.htm. We had so much fun that I am thinking that we will have another park clean up day in the spring.
Also, I would like to do the Heinz Ketchup contest, but I need your permission
to use your student’s name and grade level. Please send an e-mail to my personal inbox giving permission unless you
have already done so.
Tomorrow I will not be
at school. Miss Christiansen will be covering the morning hours and Mrs. Hamilton will be covering the afternoon. All students
will have Jeans Day. Enjoy your
weekend, and God bless!
Miss Christiansen: Room 1
Next week on Friday I would like to do a science experiment day! I think that they will like
to do something other than art once in a while. If any parents have a science experiment idea, I would love to get ideas.
My email is turtluvr@msn.com. Please email me ideas!
Also,
next Thursday we will be going over the picture that I picked out! It’s Martin Puryear’s Ladder for Booker
T. Washington. This is an abstract picture, and I’m really excited to see how they react to a different concept
other than the normal kind of painting.
Today,
Feb. 18th, Mrs. Rubino got a DVD about art and the first segment is about color. So I decided to go over all the
pictures we have done and talk about the differences in all the pictures and what the artist was trying to make you feel by
using dark or bright colors. Yet again they were so receptive to all of it! I even had
them draw/color a picture and they had to do either dark-blocky colors and shapes or bright and realistic colors.
I was so excited when a few students did an abstract looking picture. It was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool!!!!!!!
=] On Friday I will be seeing everyone ALL morning long! I’m excited! See everyone then!
2/10/2010
February 10th Newsletter
Administrative Notes
upcoming events:
Valentine’s Day Party:
PTFS will be throwing a Valentine’s Day party this Friday! It will be held during lunch
so make sure your child brings valentines to exchange with all class members. All students will have Jeans Day also. An appropriate
Valentine’s Day outfit is permissible.
Presidents
Day:
There will be
no school on Monday in observance of Presidents Day.
More
ways to earn through box tops:
In addition to many box tops sponsored sweepstakes, you may also earn box tops for the school by purchasing through
various companies. The link below gives a list of the stores that contribute to schools and the percentage contributed. http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/marketplace/BrowseStores.aspx
Classroom Updates
Mrs.
Rubino: Room 2
This week I have two updates.
The first update is that I am working with the students on improving their spacing in their penmanship. There should be a
lowercase “m” worth of space between each word. Thus, your child’s lowercase “m” will determine
how much space he or she needs. When I grade writing tests I usually measure a lowercase “m” I find on their papers
and use that to determine whether their spacing is correct or not. We went over this again this morning and wrote some practice
sentences. Spacing is a difficult aspect of cursive so I am asking the students to remember to work on it during their daily
work also.
Also, I will be having the students enter a contest to design a new
ketchup packet for Heinz. In order to submit our entries I have to put the children’s names and grade levels on the
sheets. If this is a problem for you, please let me know. If you want more information on the contest you can go to the website
at http://ketchupcreativity.com/. It should be a fun activity for the students.
We will most likely be doing this activity next week, and it’s a secret so don’t tell! J
Miss Christiansen: Room 1
On Friday last week it was just Anna
and I. We had a blast! She got all her work done ten minutes early so we played connect four, and of course she beat me. Haha!
This week in art appreciation we are doing “Looking Down Yosemite Valley” by Albert Bierstadt. It is such a beautiful
pictures that Miss Miya picked outJ. Also, on Friday we will be doing a floating and sinking experiment
with vinegar, baking soda, and rice in water. It should be very exciting for them! I’m also hoping that we can play
some Go-Fish and a memory game. I’m very excited for this week!
2/4/2010
February
4th Newsletter
Administrative Notes
upcoming events:
Dentist presentation:
Today Dr. Sorenson, a local dentist, will be making a short presentation on dental health. Thank you to Mrs. Hamilton
for setting up this wonderful opportunity.
Valentine’s
Day Party:
PTFS will
be throwing a Valentine’s Day party on February 12th! It will be held during lunch so make sure your child brings valentines
to exchange with all class members. An e-mail was sent out on Tuesday with a list of student names.
Garage Sale:
There will be a garage sale on February 6th and 7th to raise funds for Shiloh.
This will be held at the Sagebrush Shuffler’s Hall, which has been rented for the occasion. The sale starts at 7 AM,
but most of the work that needs to be done involves setting up before the sale actually starts. Please contact Mrs. Hamilton
for more details.
Presidents Day:
There will be no school on the 15th in observance
of Presidents Day.
Classroom Updates
Mrs. Rubino: Room 2 This
has been an exciting week for the students. Tuesday was our Day 100 Party. We watched Bolt, made a graph of jelly bean colors,
and had popcorn! Today is our dental health presentation. On Friday, Miss Christiansen will be subbing for me. Papers went home on Monday about the Scholastic book club. I am still waiting for the
book forms to arrive in the mail. However, I do not believe that you need them if you are anxious to order right away. J
Just a quick reminder
to be checking your e-mail frequently. Now that I have internet access at school I often send e-mails throughout the week
when I think of updates.
All students have Jeans Day tomorrow. :) Yay! Have a wonderful weekend!
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