Parents!
We had a great week!
Many of your kids know their opposites vocabulary very well! They are very smart kids!
Thanks for your hard work in reviewing with them (at home) Also, for their 1-30, many can write them very well! I am so proud of them.
Business...Please help me talk about it at home...so that we can make the classroom and school a safer and fun place for all students.
1. SEP CONFERENCE!! REMEMBER TO SCHEDULE ASAP
Early out all week of SEP CONFERENCE (
treat every day of this week- Nov 11-15 like a Friday schedule)
AM CLASS---8:50am-10:50am
PM CLASS--11:25pm-1:25pm
*there is no English class during the week of SEP and there is NO lunch (because of half day schedules)
* please be on time in picking up and dropping off your child
2. Every Tuesday---We have
recess rocks! A cool idea organized by our awesome vice principal and our great PTA has spend a lot of HARD WORK putting this idea together and organizing it. Random students (4 students each week, per class) is selected to go to recess rocks. There are many fun games they get to play. They learn about different rules, teamwork etc--many good qualities.
I know some students can get sad or upset that they don't get chosen for that week, help me explain to them (At home) that will all get a turn eventually.
3. Every Thursday--We have
walk the track! That means, all students are encouraged to walk the track, (as many laps as possible) This is promote healthy lifestyles, after all we are a GOLD MEDAL SCHOOL. Please make sure your child WALK and
NOT run, there are so many students out walking out there!
running = accidents! Also, they
cannot walk on the grass, they have to walk on the path.
4.BOX TOPS---We are doing great collecting! Keep collecting! yay! also, when you bring the box top papers,
please write your child name-- I have some 'nameless' slips of box tops sheets, I asked all students to claim the nameless sheets, but everyone claim it was theirs, so I don't know.
5. I need family pictures, if possible a RECENT one please? We are learning about family members soon. A medium size one would be best, wallet size is a little small, bigger than wallet size please?
Please put pictures in Ziploc bags (to protect pictures) Don't worry, I will return the pictures back to you.
6. Some students struggle with rubber bands. What I mean is, when we tie rubber bands around our ice cream sticks (for maths) some students get frustrated with trying to tie rubber bands to bundle up the sticks.
Please practice with them at home, that would help me sOoooo much.
7. If you can bring something winter related as we are going to learn about winter soon. Please
DO NOT bring snow, live/dead bugs/animals or food
Some ideas: snowflakes, snowman ornament, Christmas ornament, wreaths-mini or small ones, pines, snow globe ( plastic ones!) scarf, gloves, etc. Be as creative as you can.
If possible,
put items in zip lock bags with your child name, so that way, we know which student bought which item.
*if you want the item returned, please write PLEASE RETURN!
8. If you have
extra foam soap at home, if you can so kindly donate a bottle that would be great( this is for our health lessons on how to wash hands better) We will also use the soap to wash our hands in the classroom
9. A lot of kids want to be the first in any tasks/assignments given, as a result of that, they
rush through their work and they
end up with careless mistakes or do a sloppy job, I have emphasize this MANY TIMES in the classroom. If you can help me talk to them at home, being 1st is not important,
doing their best in their work and
CHECKING their work is
more important. Also, while they are rushing to be first, they
tend to shove/push/run and injuries occur, please help me tell them to
walk and NOT run and to keep their hands to themselves.
Agenda......lots to learn/do
1. CHINESE---:):):) We are still learning more opposite vocabularies.
TALL/SHORT (height wise)------INSIDE/OUTSIDE---
Then we will start our family vocabulary!
GRANDFATHER/GRANDMOTHER----MOTHER/FATHER--
2. MATHS---We will continue to learn about 21-30
Most can write it really well, but some struggle after 20, a few students write this (after 20) ,11,12,13,14 (which is wrong) it should be 21,22,23,24 etc. Please help me practice. I see reversals appearing.
*As for the ice cream sticks, and the concept of place value, we are still learning how to tie rubber bands around the ice cream sticks, many can do it. Even after demonstrating how to tie rubber bands around ice cream sticks, some students still cannot tie.
Please practice with them at home on how to tie rubber bands around sticks or things.
* we are starting to
count dots in 10 frames ( up to 30) I will send home a practice sheet next week on how it looks like. On one side, they must learn to count the dots ( in the 10 frames) on the other side, they have to put the right amount of dots to match the amount I write.
For example on one side:
they have to
count the right amount and write 23
On the other side:
it will be blank like this, with (for example) a number like 25
then they have to
draw the right amount of dots like this
* I use smiley faces instead of dots but please make sure they use DOTS
Hopefully this makes sense. They need to know to match amount and numbers together.
3. SCIENCE: All of you should have receive your fall items back, if you have labeled return on your item or on the zip lock. We will start learning about winter, so bring something winter related.
4. HEALTH: We are still learning about good hygiene practices. ESPECIALLY how to wash hands carefully and better.
5. CHINESE TEST---on opposites vocabulary. Please revise with them at home, refer to my blog on the pronunciation. The test can be any day of the week, be prepared. It wont be on a Monday. FYI
Have an AMAZING 3 DAY WEEKEND!
ps, thanks for all your great help and support in and outside the classroom! I really appreciate it. :) :) :)
