Kayelin's Birthday

Happy birthday to our Kayelin...here is her picture from Monday. Yum yum!



-Priscilla :)

Week of August 29th

Thank you to all of our wonderful families who have graciously donated items to our classroom! They are very much appreciated!

Homework
Students received a new spelling list this week. Please check the homework packet. Homework is due Friday, and the spelling test will be on Friday.

Reading logs are due on Mondays. Please include 100 minutes and a 3-4 sentence summary about your favorite part in a book you are reading. Students went to the school library today. All students have a book to read at home. If they borrowed one from our class library, please make sure to return it.

Here is what we are studying in school this week:

Math - place value - written, standard and expanded forms
comparing numbers

Reading - Because of Winn- Dixie - discussing plot structure including character, setting, and summary

Writing - personal narrative - write about a time you made a new friend (related to the story Because of Winn-Dixie)

Science - Science Safety and Tools (Test Tuesday)

SS - Map Skills - Texas on the map, compass rose

Reminders
No school next Monday due to the Labor Day holiday.
PTO meeting is Sept. 13th @ 6:30. 
Please have a water bottle every day - it is a scorcher outside!!!
Please make sure to check your child's behavior and reading log each day.
Book orders are due next Tuesday, Sept. 6th.

Have a wonderful week! 

September Book Orders

Book orders go out today. Please look in your child's take home folder today. Orders are due on Tuesday, September 6th. Please make checks out to Scholastic. If you want to order online, please click here.
You will need activation code GT7TX. Just a reminder, points gained from orders help us fill our classroom library! :)
Happy ordering!

Birthdays

Yesterday, we had our first birthday of the year. Kayelin turned 9 years old! I want YOU to tell me (in a complete sentence) about your best birthday ever in 2 -3 sentences. Please include your first and last name and number!

Great first week!

We had a grrrreat first week! I'm currently writing on one of our new iPads. I plan on taking them out next week for our class! I hope you enjoyed your first week!
Please remember to check that the following items have been signed and returned to school:
Monday - reading log
In addition: registration forms
Science notebook contracts
Volunteer forms
Student compacts

Also, we are putting together reading book boxes for our Kinder buddies. Please search for a box that you can decorate for them. It can be a shoe box, or something close in size. Students will be meeting their buddies this coming week to get to know them. Then they will decorate their boxes accordingly.

I can't wait for another wonderful week! Get some rest this weekend!

Parent Orientation

Just a reminder:

Parent Orientation

Thursday, August 25th

6:00 PM

Rm. 402

Change on how to make a post

I have made a change to our blog. Students who do not have access to an account can make a post as an anonymous user. However, please make sure they include their name in their post so I know who made the comment. Thank you so much!!!

Great First Day!

We had a super first day! I was so happy to see all of our friends. We have 19 wonderful kiddos in our classroom so far this year. Below, you will see the first blog assignment for the year. Today we read along on Tumblebooks and saw First Grade Jitters. You can watch it online at home and use this to help your child respond to this week's blog (listed below under "First Assignment"). Students have until Friday to respond.

There are many papers for you to sign this week. Please have them turned in no later than Friday. I know the office would really appreciate it.

Just a reminder, Parent Orientation is Thursday at 6PM. We forgot to put this in agenda alongside our PTO meeting. The first PTO meeting will be Tuesday, September 13th at 6:30. The rest of the meetings this year are at 3:00.

I look forward to a wonderful year! Thank you for making this such a wonderful first day. Hugs to all my great kids!!!

First Assignment

Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging!!! I hope you have enjoyed your first day at school. I know we are talking a lot about procedures, rules, routines, expectation, and so forth. HOWEVER ---- I would like you to make an entry about YOUR thoughts and feelings for the year to come. You can tell me what you are excited to learn about or something you are looking forward to doing this year. I look forward to reading all your responses! Get a good night of rest, and I will see you in the morning! :)
Mrs. Cardiel

SCORE!!!

Well, Friday night was Midnight Madness. In attempt to get our rooms prepped and ready, we stayed up as long as we could and worked ourselves mad! It's always so much fun! I was so excited to see that I won the first door prize - ME! Wow - I can't say that has ever happened to me. I was so excited to find out that it was an itunes card. Yay! I'm forking it over to my kiddos so we can purchase some more apps for our iPads. I can't wait!!

Tomorrow is Meet the Teacher from 3:00-4:00. I can't wait to see all of my new babies! I will be posting one of your first homework assignments right here! Be sure to stay tuned! :)

Technology, data, and more

I'm very excited about this school year. I've been attending trainings all week for Technology, our new Spelling adoption, and GT Writing. I cannot tell you how much I look forward to having the children work on the Promethean board and iPads! In this day and age, children are using SOME kind of handheld device. If it's not a cell phone or DSI, it's an iPod or Gameboy. I think Technology will really grasp their attention. Plus, we have the technology to take mini assessments in just minutes (pretest and post-test), which allows us to gather data on every child. Apple will have a new app in September which will allow children to download to their own ipods/nanos a program that acts like a remote to answer questions posted on the Promethean board. Every child can then have their own remote instead of sharing. I think this would be great for assessments. 

This year, we are on a 9 week reporting period. Students will be receiving two progress reports each reporting period. I plan on having a lot of progress monitoring on my students. I already have my binder up and ready to go. Plus, we have a new program at school which allows us to use Scantrons and collect data on all of our math bundle assessments. These will be given every three weeks. I know it sounds like a lot of data, but data is important. It helps me know what your child needs and helps you understand where your child is at.Together, we will make a great team!

It's Coming!!!!

Can you believe it? The start of the new school year is already upon us. Just two short weeks, and we will be hearing the sound of the alarm clock, the crunch of the morning breakfast, and the door shutting behind us as we get off to school. I'm very excited about this year. I have a new room with a Promethean board. I am in the 4th/5th hallway, now. That means I will get to see more of my babies from last year! I miss them so much! There should be a lot of adventures to hear about.

Right now, the teachers are working frantically to get the rooms just right. Some have switched rooms, grade levels, and even schools. It will be different this year, but wonderful to say the least. I'm working on the blog to help with student writing, parental communication, and as a supplement to our curriculum. I hope you find it helpful!