Apple Week and Green Ribbon Week

Apples

This week we will be studying about apples and Johnny Appleseed. This is always a fun week for the kids and for the teacher! A note came home today asking for help with supplying the apple products for our apple tasting on Thursday. When I compile the notes from all of the parents, I will give out assignments and send another note home showing which thing you were assigned. Thanks in advance for all of your help with this.

Green Ribbon Week

This week we will be talking about safety when walking to and from school. It will be Green Ribbon Week! Here is what the Eastlake email said about it in case you didn't get a chance to read it.

Today begins Green Ribbon week at Eastlake Elementary!

Our school will have Green Ribbon Week September 22nd - 26th to promote awareness of child pedestrian safety, and to educate our students, parents and community about this safety issue.

• Each day a safety trivia question will be announced. Students have the opportunity to answer the question and put their answer in a bin labeled Safety trivia in the office. The next day the previous question and answer will be given along with a name drawn for an Eastlake Frisbee, the new question will then be given.  We will post the questions here, along with the answers. Please take the time to talk with your students about the answer.
• Caught Being Safe--teachers, student patrol, crossing guards, Light House leaders will be giving tickets to children AND parents, CAUGHT BEING SAFE, these tickets can be placed in a box labeled, Caught Being Safe, in the office for the chance to win the grand prize of the week--an Eastlake Blanket, Frisbee, Rubik's Cube and Backpack!!****
• Friday instead of Red & Black Spirit Day will be CRAZY GREEN SAFETY DAY. Have your students wear GREEN!!!

If you have not already turned in your child's and your pledge form, please do so this week!

Homework

-One thing I wanted to tell you about, is that many of the homework pages being sent back do not have a name on them. Most of the time the children are able to identify their own homework, but sometimes they can't. Please make sure to check your child's work before sending it back to school. Have them write their name clearly and in normal size letters. 

-Fluency Homework: Remember that your child will receive 4 points for practicing fluency Monday-Thursday and then 4 points for answering the questions on the back. 

***P.E. will be on Wednesday. Make sure that your child is wearing appropriate shoes.

***Library is on Thursday, so please make sure that your child brings their library book back that day.  

Thanks again to all of the wonderful volunteers that have been coming in all month. I can see what a huge difference your time is making on the children's progress.
 

 As always, email me with any questions or concerns. 

sheila.staley@jordandistrict.org

 

 

Fall Festival is This Week and Book Orders Due Wednesday!

Fall Festival:
It's almost Fall, and with that we have Eastlake's annual Fall Festival this Thursday, September 11th 2014, 4:30-7:30. You have until Tuesday, September 9th to order Fall Festival wristbands at the pre-sale price of $8.  Turn in your Fall Festival envelope with the money for the number of wristbands you would like to purchase at the $8 price.  They will be $10 at the gate the night of Fall Festival.Nearly 30 different games, 4 prize stations, large silent auction, delicious bake sale, and student Pop art contest!  A greater variety of yummy food will be available at the festival for you to purchase for your families.  Wristbands are $10 at the door.  Adults and children under 3 are free.  Please support our PTA.  This is a great family event and the only PTA fundraiser for the entire school year. I will be there helping out and it will be good to see all of you there!
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This Weeks Homework:
 -Reading Fluency Practice and comprehension questions on the back
-Book Report #3
-Word of the Week:Solstice 
-Math Pages
-Spelling Words/Dictation
-Reading: 20 minutes every day
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Scholastic Book Orders: 
Due This Wednesday September 10th, 2014
Book orders were sent home last week. If you want to order books, you can either fill out the order forms and return them with a check or money order made out to Scholastic. Please do not send cash or make a check out to me or the school. Or, you can order them online which is the easiest way to order and view additional items not seen in the order forms.
Here's what you do...

•  VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub
•  ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code:
  
  HLCVM
•  SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books, value packs, and Storia eBooks
•  SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom
•  All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!

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Homework Score Sheet:
As I said in my e-mail earlier today, I'm using a loner computer for a few days. The sheet was on the other computer, so I'm typing up another one. This will be going home tomorrow with the homework turned in from last week or today. I also checked the Road to Success website at the end of school today for last week's reading days totals. So, everything should be up to date as far as things that were turned in. I will always accept late work as long as it's within the current term. 
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Thanks to all of the wonderful volunteers that have come in,on time and on their assigned days! It has been fantastic to have you helping out and getting to know the class. The kids love to have you there with us as do I.

As always, if you need to send me information or want questions answered, the best way is through e-mail= sheila.staley@jordandistrict.org

This Week's Homework: September 2nd-5th 2014

 I wanted to give you an update on this week's homework.

-There will be NO fluency homework due to the short week.
-There will be regular spelling, dictation, and high frequency words, book report and Word of the Week.

You should have seen a blue Weekly Homework Score sheet that was sent home. If your child still has work to turn in from last week, they will be given credit for all correct answers. 

 Road to Success:

Please make sure to sign your child up for Road to Success under my name, and the code I sent home last week. Every year you have to register your child under the new teacher's name. The 2nd grade teachers are only accepting this form of at home reading credit through the Road to Success website. Second graders are old enough to learn how to go on to the site and put in their own reading days and books read. If you need a new registration slip, please send me an email.

Tomorrow is Dibels testing in the morning(10:00 a.m.). Please make sure that your child is there,well rested and ready for this important reading test that is done 3xs a year.

Please remember to follow the blog and thanks for helping your child do their homework and reading at home!