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Pirate of the Week information:

Starting this Friday, (Sept 2) I will select one student to be the Pirate of the Week for the following week.  It will be a secret between the Pirate of the Week and myself.  When your child is selected to be the pirate of the week, he or she will have to gather personal items over the weekend and place them in a bag or box.  This bag or box will be brought to school and delivered to Mrs. May's classroom on Monday.  She is my nextdoor teacher.  Mrs. May will bring the bag in, and as a class, we will use deductive reasoning to figure out who the Pirate of the Week is.  I modeled this today with my own bag...yes...the Starbucks cup gave it away....and the kids LOVED it!  I know they are eager to have their turn.  A few guidelines: 1.  PLEASE KEEP IT A SECRET  2. Please do not place photographs or live animals inside the bag/box  3.  Please make sure all items can fit inside your child's book bag.  I really hope this activity encourages P.I.R.A.T.E. behavior in the classroom!  Let me know if you have any questions :)

We have been assessing ALL week....sight words, math IMIs, spelling test...it hasn't been the most fun, but it has needed to be done. Tomorrow (Friday) we will launch Multiple Intelligences and discuss how were are all "smart" in our own way. I found a website were you can take a test to determine your learning style. If you want to do this with your child over the weekend, that would be great! It's not necessary, but I will conduct my own "test" to figure out your child's MI. I would LOVE to compare the results. If you take the test online, you can print out the results...just send them to school on Monday! I took it this afternoon...it took 5 minutes....and it turns out my strength is Intrapersonal. Who knew?

Thanks everyone for a great week!

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Our Treasure Box Cake

Ms. Esther made the class a delicious treasure box cake.  What a wonderful way to end our week!  AAARRRGGGHHH!

Movie Night is Friday, August 26th at 7:00pm

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I hope your child had a great first week of school! This week, we focused on getting to know each other and established our classroom expectations. Ask your child about our P.I.R.A.T.E code. He/she should be able to "chant" the classroom expectations for you. I have really directed a lot of attention to the R (respectful and responsible).

I do not have a "red,yellow, blue, or green" color coded behavior chart this year. However, I will mark on the calendar if your child had a difficult time following our P.I.R.A.T.E code through-out the day and was unable to turn the behavior around. We will discuss the more at Open House next month.

I wish you all a wonderful weekend, and have fun working on the Pirate Flags. Thank you all for a terrific start to the year!!!

Our lunch has been changed to 12:24 and has also increased by $0.05. It was a LONG day until lunch, and the children were very hungry after snack (9:30ish). Please feel free to send your child to school with more than one snack. I want their bellies full of "grub" so we can make it through the day.

HOWEWORK FOR THIS WEEK
AAARRRGGGG you ready to tell me about yourself? Your first homework assignment is to create a pirate flag to represent you! You may use photographs, draw pictures, paint, or use any type of materials you need to convey your message. You will present your flag to the class on Monday, August 22nd. Have fun making your pirate flag! I look forward to seeing your creations.

Welcome to the 2011-2012 School Year

I welcome all of you to to my classroom.  We are going to have an exciting year filled with adventure, creativity, and learning!  Please know that my door is ALWAYS open, and I would love to have you spend time with us if you are able.   As you may have gathered at Meet and Greet, my classroom has a pirate theme this year.  If you have an opportunity over the weekend, please have your child "research" pirate sayings.  It will be beneficial (but not crucial) for the 1st day of school.  Thank you in advance for all your support this coming school year!!!