Communication Weekly Newsletter: A weekly newsletter will go
home on Monday. It will inform parents what we will be studying in
the upcoming week. All tests, special activities, and important
dates will be listed. The newsletter will also be posted on our
classroom website. Assignment Book: Your child will receive an
assignment book at the onset of the year. Students will be
instructed regarding its purpose and function. I will sign it
nightly. Please help your child to remember to use this resource as
a way to organize their school work and cultivate great study
habits. Email: Please dont hesitate to contact me with questions or
concerns that you may have about your child. Sending me an email is
the most efficient way to communicate with me. My email is
[email protected]. Every question is [email protected]
Website: Check out the Room 38 website for the newsletter,
pictures, and special events. Directions for the Book It program
and the welcome packet are on the website. Conferences: I am
available before of after school to conference with you throughout
the school year. Your childs success is my first priority!
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Online Directions Classroom Web page directions 1. Go to
www.svsd.netwww.svsd.net 2. Select a school CVE 3. Go to Teacher
Websites 4. Click on my name CVE Website 1. Select Resources:
Online educational websites 2. Select Parents Information Parent
Resources: A. Websites: Olweus, Compass B. Healthy Food Guidelines
C. NWEA information D. Forms and guidelines Dismissal forms and
procedures Compass Learning: Odyssey Login Address:
http://clo.svsd.nethttp://clo.svsd.net Student UserName: (last
name, first & middle initial) Student Password: Their student
number School: cve
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Homework 1.Students are asked to initially read 15 minutes
nightly. The students have a reading journal that they will bring
home. They are asked to fill it out, have their parents sign the
journal and return it daily. They are asked to read once over the
weekend. 2.The students will receive a spelling packet that will go
home on Monday. They have nightly activities to do. The packet
needs to be turned in on Friday with the completed activities. All
spelling tests are on the last day of the school week. 3.A math
workbook will go home Monday through Thursday. This will help
reinforce new concepts and skills learned. Please make sure the
book is returned daily! 4. Study guides will go home for social
studies and science one week before a test. This will enable the
students to go over it a few minutes each day to build good study
habits.
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5. The students will receive 8-10 reading vocabulary words on
Monday. They will have a quiz on Friday. We work with the words
daily to support the learning of these words. 6. If for some reason
your child does not complete his work in school in a reasonable
amount of time, it will be sent home to complete. 7.Current Events:
Every child will be responsible to bring in an article daily for
one week to share with the class. Please help them summarize the
news instead of reading it. 8. Book It: The students are asked to
do a book report at the end of the month beginning in October and
ending in April. Information is on the website and details will
come home in a packet in October. *** No Homework on the
weekends!
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Language Arts Contract The students will be given a contract
that they must complete in a few weeks time. The contract consists
of curriculum based centers that they are required to complete.
During center time, I will be meeting with your child for small
group or individual instruction. Touring the USA: Students will
research each state utilizing an atlas. Guided reading: Students
will read a story in small guided reading groups with me. We will
work on the reading strategy currently being taught. This will
reinforce and enrich shared reading instruction. Time Magazine:
Students will read the magazine and utilize the strategy of the
week to assist in comprehension. Independent reading: Quietly read
an assigned book at their reading level. Writing : Students will be
writing in different genres throughout the year. Math challenge:
Math enrichment activities reinforcing our math curriculum. They
will have a challenge packet such as pentominos, tangrams, etc.
Grammar Study: Students will learn and practice conventions of
grammar.
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Special Projects In September, the students will be studying
plants. They will plant seeds and observe the lifecycle of a
Brassica plant. In October, the students will study space. We will
have a SOLAR SYSTEM PLAY. In November, we do a unit on Heritage.
They will be making a family tree and graphing their nationalities.
In January, we will begin a science unit on magnetism and
electricity. We will build an ELECTRIC CITY. In May, we will have a
FAMOUS PERSON WAX MUSEUM. This is both language arts and social
studies. The students will be assigned a famous person. They will
research and write their own parts.
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Special Trips During the year, the students have the
opportunity to extend and enrich the curriculum by attending
various field trips. To let you know in advance, there are some
additional costs for some of the field trips. Our PTO kindly pays
for our largest field trip of the year through fundraising. The
following is a tentative list of field trips for the coming year:
October: High School Planetarium (District paid) December:
Pittsburgh, A Musical Christmas Carol in December (Aproximately
$20) February: High School Planetarium (District paid) May: Buhl
and Passavant Houses (Free)
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Birthdays Birthday Recognitions: If a parent chooses to provide
the entire class with a birthday treat, the treat must be
non-edible. The list below provides examples of the types of
activities that may be used to celebrate a student on their
birthday. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, rather a list
to provide examples of ideas that can be used in the classroom:
Lunch with a special person Donate a favorite book to the classroom
library after reading it aloud to the class Donate a game to the
classroom for indoor recess Children can bring in non-edible treats
(stickers, notepads, pencils, journals, packet of seeds and flower
pots, bubbles, coloring books, crayons, side walk chalk, etc.)
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Classroom Parties There will be three scheduled parties this
year: Halloween, Christmas and Valentine's Day. Please signup at
your earliest convenience to help. All parties have to follow the
Seneca Valley School District Guidelines. Please sign-up if you are
interested in organizing the parties or snacks. Halloween and
Valentine parties are from 1:30 to 2:30. The Christmas breakfast is
9:30 to 10:30.
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Daily Snacks The teacher will organize the snack through parent
contribution as best fits the needs of the classroom. Snacks
distributed by the classroom teacher to be consumed in the
classroom must adhere to the list of allergen-protected approved
items. Students are not permitted to bring snacks from home to be
consumed in the classroom. All snacks must be dropped off at the
office. The snacks must arrive in sealed packaging. We need a
parent volunteer to coordinate the daily snacks for the
children.
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Classroom Supplies Please bring the following items into school
at your earliest convenience. 1 box of 24 count Crayola crayons I
box of 8 count Crayola markers 1 box of 12 count Colored pencils 1
(1.27 oz.) large glue stick Extra #2 pencils (sharpened) Small hand
held pencil sharpener Dry Erase markers Highlighters Box of tissues
1 container of Clorox disinfectant wipes 3 ring binder
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Classroom Store All students earn tickets for good behavior.
Students are able to purchase items in the store for their good
behavior. The classroom store needs replenished throughout the
year. I need your help to find things the children will like. Items
for the store include school supplies and items from the Dollar
Store.
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Class List Maddox Mason Jenna Ella Erica Emma Lauren Caden
Brennan Shon Nathaniel Cash Colin Madison Kirin Isabella Jacob
Garbriel Ian Dane Izabella Robin Clinton
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Classroom Schedule Day 1Music 10:10 -10:45 Olweus 1:25 1:55 Day
2 PE 10:10 10:45 Care 1:25 1:55 Day 3 Computer 10:10 10:45 Care
1:25 1:55 Day 4Library 10:10 10:45 Care 1:25 1:55 Day 5Art 10:10
10:45 Care 1:25 - 1:55 Daily Lunch 11:55 12:25
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SIGN-UP SHEETS Please make sure you look at the sign-up sheets
before leaving for the following: Classroom party volunteer
Homeroom mother Snack coordinator PTO representative for I Love CVE
Conferences