Tonight you will notice a note in your child's folder from me saying there is no homework. We had our classroom painted today and had to use an empty classroom in the other building. I told the kids it was kind of like staying in a hotel when you're away from home. I thought I would have access to our classroom before school started, but the painters started earlier than I expected and I was not about to gather homework materials. As a result, you get the night off. :)
Many of you have asked for assignments to keep your child working over the break. I do not send home any kind of packet or work for them to complete. If you would like to keep your child actively learning while he/she is away from school, I have posted a link to the packet Duval County has created.
I hope you have a wonderful holiday!
http://www.duvalschools.org/static/students/student_software/winterPackets_2011.asp
Check back for pictures of Polar Express day!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Blog Pop Quiz
Congratulations to those who submitted the correct answer to our blog pop quiz! Those students received a book. Keep checking back for updates!
Friday, December 2, 2011
This is Why I Teach
One of our literacy centers is the "Write the Room" center. Using a small white board and marker, students can practice writing words they find around the room. At the back of the room we have a word wall with all of our sight words and the names of the students (and teacher) in our class. I also encourage them to sound out words they'd like to write that are not on our word wall. Using a combination of sight words, words on the word wall and phonetic spelling, this student chose to write, "I love Mrs. Parfitt," during his center. This is what makes the challenging days all worth it!!!
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