Back to School and Having Fun!

Thank You to our Wonderful New Students!

Thank you for making our first week back to school a success! Mrs. Harrington and I were VERY impressed by our students' behavior and self-management skills this week. We received numerous compliments from other school staff about the amazing attentiveness and positive attitudes of our learners. All around, we had a fabulous week!

Schedules

As we get the year started, we wanted to share a little more information about what a typical day looks like in the H/K classroom:

• 7:50-8:00       BIG 5 (Math Practice) & Attendance
• 8:00-8:30       English Language Development
• 8:30-10:00     Number Corner/Math
• 10:00-10:30   E/I (Extensions and Interventions)
• 10:30-11:20   Lunch & Recess
• 11:20-11:40   Read Aloud & Response
• 11:40-1:00     Language Arts/Content (Science & Social Studies)
• 1:00-1:15       Recess
• 1:20-1:50       Specials
• 1:50-2:18       Language Arts/Content

And our specials calendar:

 

‘A’ Week	PE	Music	Library	PE	Keyboarding
‘B’ Week	Music	Music	Library	PE	Guidance Lesson

We need our students to remember to come with appropriate shoes on PE days and to have their library books ready to turn in on Wednesdays. Last week was an 'A' week, the upcoming week will be a 'B' week.

Homework

Next week we will also begin sending home nightly homework. Our assignments typically only take students 10-15 minutes to finish and work to reinforce or review skills from class. We try to be very careful about reviewing our homework assignments and allowing students to get started in class.

Upcoming Events

Our PTO fundraiser kick-off assembly will be held on September, 12 at 7:50am. This is for students, but you may attend if you like. On Thursday, September 25th, we will be holding our Back-to-School Night. This is a VERY important evening, filled with a lot of important information about our school and classroom. We look forward to seeing you there!