Thirty-Fifth Day of School

In our content knowledge unit we discussed the muscular system.

• There are voluntary and involuntary muscles
• There are 650 muscles in the body.
• Muscles expand and contract.
• Muscles are attched to bones by tendons in order to help them move.

Math application problem (20):

Laura had 5 fish. Her mother gave her 1 more. Laura’s brother, Franklin, had 1 fish. Their mother gave him 5 more. “That’s not fair! He has more fish than I do!”

Grades for 19 and 20 have been posted to Schoology.

Note: It should have been mentioned at Back-to-School that we do not celebrate individual birthdays in class. We will take time out to celebrate 3 events in the year: the last day before winter break, the 100th day of school, and the last day of instruction.

Seventh Day of School

Special 'thank you' to the parents who took time out of their day to come to our Back-to-School Night. I'm hoping this is the start of a great year. I aim to make it as stress free and as fun as possible.

One thing I forgot to talk about in Unsatisfactory Notices. What I mention to parents' about these is that they are required communications by the district to inform parents that there may be a chance your child could be getting a 1 or 2 on their next progress report in the subject indicated on the communication and there is still time to focus on that area before final grades for the period are posted, albeit not a great amount of time. It is not necessary to communicate the contents of the 'Unsat. Notices' with a 1st grade child. The information is primarily for the parent.

Today we listened to the story, The Goose that Layed the Golden Egg. Moral: People who are greedy risk losing everything.

Sixth Day of School

Today we completed our first Math report and grades have been posted to Schoology. Quite a different distribution compared to years past. Out of 19 students present, nine students achieved a score of 4, two students a 3, six students a 2, and one a 1.

Math homework went home today.

Please remember Back-to-School Night is tomorrow. Information will be given tomorrow that is not given at any other time of the year. Not receiving some of the information could impede your child's progress in 1st grade.

For safety, shoes should have a closing feature (ties, Velcro strap). Boots are not really safe and appropriate footwear. We go to P.E. every day; footwear needs to be secure.

Second Day of School

 We are easing into each of our content areas. There is no academic homework yet. 

Thank you to those parents who have returned their packet of forms already.

Announcement:

Back-to-School has been re-rescheduled back to August 23rd at 5:00-6:30 p.m. Hoping this won't be terribly inconvenient for families.

Tomorrow you will be receiving a yellow folder for your first "Parent's Homework Assignment." Instructions to complete the homework will be posted here in the class notes.

Today we reviewed that (western) narratives have 3 main elements, character setting and a plot. A (western) plot has 3 parts, a beginning (establishes character and setting), middle, and end.

Welcome to Room 11

This blog has been created to keep parents and guardians of the students in Room 11 at Caroldale Learning Community STEAM Academy informed about daily activities in our classroom and school. Please discuss what you read here with your children when appropriate. Ask them clarifying questions. They don't necessarily need to know how you know what happened during their day, they should simply know that you are informed.

Feel free to  respond to what you read by posting a comment or question. Avoid including students' names when responding to posts. General comments and questions are best in this arena.

To contact your child's teacher with a specific inquiry, message through Schoology.

Alternatively, another way to communicate concerning timely issues is to write a note on or attached to your child's homework. 

It is okay to drop by without an appointment with questions and concerns after school any day except Tuesdays.

Important Note: Back-to-School has been scheduled for elementary classes on August 23rd 5:00-6:30 p.m.

It is important that I have a parent representative from each family present as close to 5:00 p.m. on this evening to discuss curricular matters and how parents can best support their children for academic success. This is a night for parents. If at all possible, it is best that children remain at home for this meeting.