October 30, 2020

Foxes and Bears-October 30, 2020

The 9th Annual PTA Read-A-Thon will run November 1-30th. This year, we are raising money for school-wide digital subscriptions to platforms such as BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr., Transparent Classroom, etc. ​

Not only will the funds benefit our school, but students will also enjoy time reading and this is something

that can be done as a family. We hope the time your family spends participating in this Read-A-Thon

encourages a love of reading and time spent together supporting a good cause.​

Register each of your students at this we​bsite​. You will be provided with a personal link that you can share with family and friends to ask for their pledge of support. You can view more information and keep track of your student's reading at this 2020 Read-A-Thon Flyer​.  Thank you for your support!

If you have any questions, contact Ms. Lisa (lisa.odonnell@sccpss.com).

Classroom Reminders:

• Please be aware of background noise while your student is in classroom meetings.  Your child should be working in a quiet place without loud music, television, or loud conversation.  
  
• The stamp game is an integral material to the lower elementary Montessori classroom.  There are several options for acquiring this material.  The wooden stamp game set can be purchased.  The virtual stamp game and directions for making your own stamp game can be found under the math plan under stamp game on the It's Learning platform.  Please make sure that all 2nd and 3rd grade students are using the stamp game on a regular basis for solving equations.  It can be used for all four operations both with static and dynamic relationships.  
• Please also remind your child to keep track of the work that he/she is doing on a daily basis.  This can be done with a work plan or a checklist.  The work can then be uploaded to the platform daily or at the end of the week.  It is also important that directions be read and followed on assignments.  It may be necessary to check in and make sure that your child is understanding expectations for work.

Give your support and spread some much needed holiday cheer with beautiful holiday evergreens from the Pacific Northwest! Proceeds go to support and improve the Ellis pond and gardens. Deadline to order at the website below is November 1st.

PTA Wreath Sales Flyer

Wreath Sales Website​

Conferences 

If you have scheduled a conference for next week you should be receiving a notice from Transparent Classroom informing you that your conference notes have been posted.  Please read over this conference form prior to our scheduled conference time.  By doing so, we can save our time for questions and/or concerns during your scheduled meeting.   Your conference will be held in our morning Zoom Office Hours which can be accessed through your child's It's Learning platform. 

If you have not yet signed up for a conference you may do so by clicking on the link below. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FAAA628ABFC1-fall3

Weekly Overview for November 2-6

Monday: 

*Journal:  This weekend I…                                  Self select a work from each area: Mathematics Small Group Lessons                       *Language *1st year students-beginning fractions  8:45           *Choose Geology Learning Path          *2nd year students-comparing fractions  9:15         *Read 20 minutes             *2nd year students-comparing fractions 9:15 *3rd year students-adding fractions  9:45

Tuesday:

*Journal: It is important for the president to__.      Self select a work from each area: Language Small Group Lessons                           *Math *1st year students-Main Idea  8:45                       *Choose a Geology Learning Path *2nd year students-Grammar Symbols 9:15          *Read 20 minutes        *3rd year students-Grammar Symbols  9:45

Wednesday:

*Journal: What do you think about the election results? Asynchronous Learning-Children will use this day to catch up on work or to complete ongoing or special projects. Pregame lesson to complete: 1st year- golden bead learning path 2nd year-addition/subtraction stamp game 3rd year-multiplication/division stamp game Opinion Writing-Children should have their topic chosen and reasons turned in. Outlines will be developed on Friday. Amira Reading Program EPIC reading and quiz

Thursday:

*Journal: Write a story about traveling into a volcano and magically surviving!                                                                             Self select a work from each area:                                                     Large Group Lesson-Cultural                                   *Math/Geometry Volcano Cycle Lesson                                            *Language                                                                              *Read 20 minutes

Friday:

*Journal: Free Choice Journal Small Group Writing Lessons                                  Self select from each area: Opinion Writing:  Outlines                                        *Math/Geometry 1st year 8:45                                                         *Cultural---Geology Learning Path 2nd year 9:15                                                        *Read 20 minutes 3rd Year 9:45

October 23, 2020

Dear Parents,

Next week we will be discussing the process of electing officials.  The children will have the opportunity to vote in this year's election by following the procedure below:

STUDENT SIGN UP PROCESS:

1) Students go to www.2020NSME.com and click the “Student sign up” button.

2) Fill out the form and click “save”. Note: student must have teacher/ballot code to sign up.

Teacher code:  6KWTUCEJ

3) Students will be taken directly to their ballot when clicking on “save”. Once the ballot is showing, your child will click the star on the candidate that they have chosen. The star will turn blue. When all elections have been completed, your child is finished and may log out.  There is no submit button.  Favorites are automatically saved.

Conferences will be starting on Monday!  If you have scheduled a conference for next week you should be receiving a notice from Transparent Classroom informing you that your conference notes have been posted.  Please read over this conference form prior to our scheduled conference time.  By doing so, we can save our time for questions and/or concerns during our time.   Your conference will be held in our morning Zoom Office Hours which can be accessed through your child's It's Learning platform. 

If you have not yet signed up for a conference you may do so by clicking on the link below. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FAAA628ABFC1-fall3

On Friday, November 30, the children are invited to attend morning meeting in a costume.  When they arrive to the meeting they should turn off their cameras.  The other children will then ask them three questions and try to guess what their costume is.  Your child may choose to participate as it is not a requirement.   The writing lessons will take place after the costumes are revealed!

Weekly Overview for October 26-30

Supplies for Thursday's Experiment: Graham Crackers and Frosting

Monday: 

*Journal:  This weekend I…                                  Self select a work from each area: Mathematics Small Group Lessons                       *Language *1st year students-building 10  8:45                       *Choose Geology Learning Path          *2nd year students-multiplication  9:15                   *Read 29 minutes             *3rd year students-factors/arrays 9:45

Tuesday:

*Journal: If I were the president, I would ___.       Self select a work from each area: Language Small Group Lessons                           *Math *1st year students-Poetry  8:45                            *Choose a Geology Learning Path *2nd year students-Poetry  9:15                           *Read 20 minutes        *3rd year students-Poetry  9:45

Wednesday:

*Journal: Why is it important to vote? Asynchronous Learning-Children will use this day to catch up on work or to complete ongoing or special projects. Opinionl Writing Project: Topic and Reasons 4-square organizer due on Thursday Amira Reading Program EPIC reading and quiz

Thursday:

*Journal: What do you love about America? Self select from each area:                                                    Large Group Lesson-Cultural                                   *Math/Geometry Volcano Cycle Lesson and                                      *Language Tectonic Plate Experiment                                       *Read 20 minutes

Friday:

*Journal: Free Choice Journal Small Group Writing Lessons                                  Self select from each area: Planning for Opinion Writing                                *Math/Geometry 1st year 8:45                                                         *Cultural---Geology Learning Path 2nd year 9:15                                                        *Read 20 minutes 34d Year 9:45

October 16, 2020n

Dear Parents,

Fall Festival Parade of Art and Fun! 

Join us for our first ever Fall Festival Parade of Art and Fun!  The 'parade' will be held from the safety of your car, beginning at the corner of Battey and 49th.  Reflections Art Show Entries will be displayed, Charles the Bobcat will be present, and volunteers will be handing out treats and trinkets to the children in each car.  Hope to see you there!

The children are doing a great job getting logged into and completing their MAP assessments.  On Monday, the 1st year students will be completing their MAP math assessment and the 2nd year students will complete their math on Tuesday.  Thank you for helping your children get logged in and ready.   Your support is crucial at times like these!  

On Wednesday, October 21st, the 3rd year students will be completing their writing pre-assessments at 9:00 am.  The group will meet on zoom and receive directions at that time.

Informational Writing Submissions

Please assist your child in submitting whatever they have finished on this assignment under: Final Draft Due-October 23   Informational writing directions and submission  If the work has been submitted under other assignments or additional assignments please resubmit under this assignment.  Your help is appreciated!

When they submit their work, feedback for the final draft will be given and then it will be marked incomplete until corrections are made.  After the final draft has been submitted it will be marked complete.   Let us know if you have any questions.

We have sent out invitations to sign up for Fall conferences.  Please sign up as soon as possible so that we can get everyone scheduled in a timely fashion.  If the time choices do not work for you, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your family.  If you missed the email you can find the sign up here:  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FAAA628ABFC1-fall3

Weekly Overview for October 19-23

Monday: 

*Journal:  This weekend I…                                  Self select a work from each area: No Small Group Lessons today                            *Language *1st year students                                               *Math MAP Mathematics Test                                       *Meteorology Learning Path                                                                                       *Read 20 minutes                *Please complete catch up work!

Tuesday:

*Journal: The place I like to swim is ____ why?      Self select a work from each area: No Small Group Lessons today                            *Language  *2nd year students                                              *Math MAP Mathematics Test                               *Geology Learning Path                                                                                       *Read 20 minutes               *Please complete catch up work!

Wednesday:

*Journal: My favorite plant is _________. why? Asynchronous Learning-Children will use this day to catch up on work or to complete ongoing or special projects. Informational Writing Project: Final Copy Due---We will help with editing if needed    PLEASE SUBMIT! Amira Reading Program EPIC reading and quiz

Thursday:

*Journal: What would happen if we had no soil?  Self Select from each area:    Large Group Lesson-Cultural                                   *Math/Geometry Rock Cycle Lesson and Extensions                         *Language                                                                              *Read 20 minutes

Friday:

*Journal: Free Choice Journal Small Group Writing Lessons                                  Self select from each area: Introduction of Opinion Writing                                *Math/Geometry 1st year 8:45                                                         *Cultural---Geology Learning Path 2nd year 9:15                                                        *Read 20 minutes 34d Year 9:45

October 9, 2020

Dear parents,

We hope that you are all getting ready to enjoy the longer weekend. Remember that the children have off of school on Friday, October 9 and Monday, October 12. We look forward to hearing about the exciting adventures that the children have over the weekend.  Hopefully everyone will get some time out in nature as the weather permits.  Over the course of the next week please encourage your child to choose cultural work from the Meteorology plan. Next week we will be starting work in geology!

Please be certain that you child checks into It's Learning daily to check announcements and keep up with follow up work and lessons. If your child does not attend a meeting or check into It's Learning they will be marked absent for the day.  If your child is ill or is unable to attend school, please let us know.

Exciting News!!!!   The children have read a total of 1300 books in EPIC reading.   This is an amazing accomplishment!

Nurse Chris needs to receive individual student responses to the medical questionnaire below. So far only 8 families have returned this to her. If you have not completed it, please do so now.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=jNoJQArTmE-lvXimwKJaUyv_NIHtuPpPsWJZcUsPa8tUN1pPVE5QWDM2OUQ2REozSEY1ODc0VVFJOC4u

Weekly Overview for October 12-16

Monday: 

No School

Tuesday:

*Journal:  This weekend I…                                  Self select a work from each area: Small Group Lessons-Language                            *Complete lesson follow up work *1st year-Punctuation (end of sentence)  8:45        *Math *2nd year-Using Commas 9:15                             *Choose a Meteorology Learning Path              *3rd year-Using Commas 9:45                              *Read 20 minutes

Wednesday:

*Journal: Why is it important to recycle? Asynchronous Learning-Children will use this day to catch up on work or to complete ongoing or special projects. Informational Writing Project: Final Copy Due---We will help with editing if needed    PLEASE SUBMIT! Amira Reading Program EPIC reading and quiz

Thursday:

*Journal: What is inside of the Earth?                      Self select a work from each area:                                                     Large Group Lesson-Cultural                                   *Math/Geometry Rock Cycle Lesson and Extensions                         *Language                                                                              *Read 20 minutes

Friday:

*Journal: Free Choice Journal Small Group Writing Lessons                                  Self select from each area: Editing for final draft--Please submit!                       *Math/Geometry *1st year-8:45                                                        *Cultural---Geology Learning Path *2nd year-9:15                                                        *Read 20 minutes *3rd year -9:45