A Yard of Me Directions

This is a project to help the students and I learn more about each other. Each student will bring home a premade yard of paper. Here are the directions for each section.

4 inch x 12 inch- Name

6 inch x 12 inch- Picture of your family. (Be sure to label everyone!)

6 inch x 12 inch- Favorite thing to do

4 inch x 12 inch- Favorite color and number

6 inch x 12 inch- Favorite food

6 inch x 12 inch- A place you love or would love to visit

4 inch x 12 inch- Favorite book

Along with a picture, students are encouraged to write a sentence to go with each section. After all of these are turned in, students will share their yard of me with the class! Even your teacher will be sharing one.

These are due: Monday, October 10th.  

Here is an example of a completed example.

Weekend Updates

Your child should have brought home their first homework project.  These will be due on Monday, October 10th.  I will be uploading the directions and a picture example when I get home later today.

Here are the October Happenings calendar and the October Helpers calendar.  I think I have included everyone who wanted to help out.  If not, please let me know and I can add you.  I am looking for some help on Tuesdays for our Fun with Math afternoon.  See the Scoop for more information.

Spelling City has been updated with your child's words for next week.  Feel free to start practicing with them now.  I will go over and introduce the words on Monday.

Also, Monday is a Tiger Play-off game.  Switzer students are encouraged to show their Tiger spirit by wearing their Tiger's gear and/or blue and orange.  They can wear a hat, jersey, sweatshirt, whatever...Show their spirit!!  Eat 'em Up Tigers, Eat 'em Up!

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

(I couldn't upload the calendars.  I will have to wait til I get back to school to try to send them to myself again.  Sorry for any inconvenience.)
 

Accelerated Reader and More

I just found out that the AR program is not fully working properly yet.  I allowed a couple students to take their tests yesterday before I learned this.  Mrs. Bokros is hopeful the problem should be worked out by Monday, so I will hold off allowing students to take AR tests until Monday.  Thank you for your understanding.

Also, I will be uploading some of the Back to School Paperwork that some students are missing.


If you are missing your gym or HIV form, click on the link.  Please turn these in as soon as possible.  Thanks so much!

Have a great weekend.  I will see you all on Monday!

Making Germs

Friendly Reminder

If you have not done so already, please be sure to turn in all of your child's important back to school paperwork.  I told the kids if I have everyones by Friday, they will get an extra recess.  There are still a few students who are in need of headphones, an activity book, as well as the $4.25 for our Weekly Reader subscription.  If you could get these items in as soon as possible, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Welcome!

What a week!  Phew!  We made it!  It was great getting to meet all the new students in Room 5.  We are going to have a great year.  I haven't had a chance to take a new picture with the whole class.  The weather this week has been so yucky!  Hopefully I will be able to get one next week and I can update the title on the blog.

Please note I have changed our specials over on the right side to reflect our new schedule for the 2011-2012 school year.

Book orders are due Friday, September 16th.  Please feel free to order online though!  So fast and easy!  Our activation code is: GYT28.

Please note that the outdoor movie night was postponed due to the yucky weather.  It is rescheduled for Friday, September 16th.  I hope to see you there!

I have a HUGE request for parents that were at the first session of Open House and any parents that couldn't make it...Please send me an email with your child's name and your name so that I can add you to our email distribution list.  Thanks so much!

It has been a great start to a great year!