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 Rockwell Elementary Home of the Rockets
2009-2010
Let's all join forces and help our children reach for the moon! School Starts Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Mrs. Gilbert's Shining Stars
Impotant Dates to Remember
August 25 - First Day of School! September 7 - Labor Day - No School September 28 - Teacher Workday - No School September 29 - Mid-quarter Progress Reports October 29 - Early Release Day October 30 - Teacher Workday - No School November 10 - First Report Card (Parent Conference Required)
CHARACTER TRAITS: During these months and all year long, your child should try to show these character traits. Students who do, will receive a special character tag that they get to wear on Fridays! Encourage your child to work on these traits and build great character.
Ways you can help your child at home! CRITICAL THINKING • Take time when reading a story or selection to ask questions, explain what is read, and interact with your child. • When you view movies or videos, compare the book and film versions noting likenesses and differences. • Encourage your child to read several selections or books on the same topic and compare what he/she learns from each one. Are there differences in the information? • As you wait in line at the grocery store, invite your child to read the information on packages that you are purchasing. You might compare nutritional information with the food pyramid recommended for a healthy diet. You might also analyze the claims made on the food packages with your child for fact and advertisement appeal. • As you collect coupons from various sources, have your child categorize the coupons in various ways (e.g., food groups, price, manufacturer, language used for advertisement appeal, etc.). • Discuss similarities and differences between characters, books, events, etc.
MATH • Use newspapers, magazines, etc. to show, compare, and order numbers. • Practice multiplication and division facts. • Provide cooking and measuring activities. • Plan menus and compute the cost. • Sort objects into groups. • Find patterns in magazines, etc. • Interpret and discuss the graphs found in the newspaper. • Play Battleship and/or Yahtzee games
WRITING • Help children find more reasons to write. Enlist them in taking messages, making up the shopping list, writing letters, answering email, completing catalog orders for personal items, etc. • Encourage writing along with reading such as making your own greeting cards, gift cards, post cards, etc. • Provide a communication center of some kind in your home such as a bulletin board. • Post written communication of different kinds from schedules, newspaper clippings, want ads, advertisements, messages, letters, television schedules, etc. • Encourage your child/children to keep a family/personal scrapbook with family photographs, letters, schedules, and other mementos from family life. Captions or explanations will help each person remember the significance of each item or photograph included in the scrapbook.
READING • 20 minutes daily, independent reading at your child's reading level. • Read and interpret maps, charts, and graphs. Characteristics of a Good Reader • Reads materials on a variety of topics. • Reads for a variety of purposes such as for pleasure, to gain information , or to support an opinion. • Describes personal reactions to poetry, informational, practical, and narrative texts. • Perseveres when the task requires reading silently for extended periods of time. • Recommends materials for others to read. The Importance of Reading and Literature • Reading aloud to students of all ages everyday is extremely important! • Involve students in talk/discussion about texts focusing on higher level questions, open-ended questions and elaborated responses. • Reading itself is the single most valuable activity for developing children’s comprehension and reading fluency. The North Carolina End-of-Grade Test analysis report indicates the more students read independently and with support the better their performance on the End-of-Grade Test
What is your child learning about???
Daily Reminders 1. Please remember to check your childs S.T.A.R. notebook DAILY for notes and other important information. Also please check your childs agenda on the corresponding day for their daily behavior & initial beside it. 2. Please remind your child to place their S.T.A.R. notebook in their bookbag each night. Your child is responsible for bringing their notebook to school each day and taking out any notes or money that I need to see in the morning. The S.T.A.R. notebook stands for Students Taking Active Responsibility. 2. Please remember to read with your child each night, even if I do not send home a specific book for you to read together. Also ask your child questions about the story to make sure they are comprehending what they are reading. 3. Don't forget to send lunch money with your child each day, week, etc. The cafeteria will send home a notice when your child has run out of money on their account and have to charge.
Our Weekly Specials Monday: Week 1 PE Week 2 Art Tuesday: Week 1 Music Week 2 Media or Guidance
Third Graders can ALWAYS use... Zip-Loc baggies, all sizes! Disposable cameras Small 6-inch paper plates Shaving cream Band-aids Baby wipes Paper towels Magnets Prizes - no candy, please! Handsoap Play-doh brand dough Thank you for your kind efforts and donations! |
- Eduplace: Reading Book Study vocabulary from our reading series
- enVision Math Online version of our math textbook and games.
- Kindergarten: The First Step Highlights the standard course of study objectives required in kindergarten.
- Funbrain Fun games in all subjects
- Starfall Fun reading games
- RIF Reading Planet Watch and listen to animated stories, games, and much more
- Sparky the Fire Dog Games and fire prevention information