Week 37: May 9, 2011
Our music concert will be this Thursday, May 12th at 1:50 p.m. in the music room. We hope to see you there.
The second grade scrapbook project is quite time-consuming. I do not advise waiting until the last weekend to complete it. Small do-able chunks are advised to ensure happiness and completion.
Please check infinite campus, many students are not turning in assignments and therefore have an "N" as a grade in that subject. There is not much time left to correct this issue. There are many papers in the "No Name bucket...yours might be there."
Week 36: May 2, 2011
Please check the blog for new information. The blog is the easiest way to stay informed with all the happenings in our classroom and at our school.
Several students did not turn in their family tree project and their grade in social studies is reflecting this. Please take a couple of minutes to review infinite campus with your child to confirm all work is completed and graded, missing assignments truly reflect in the overall grade for that subject.
The second grade scrapbook project is quite time-consuming. I do not advise waiting until the last weekend to complete it. Small do-able chunks are advised to ensure happiness and completion. :)
Our field trip is this Thursday, May 5th. Students need to bring a sacked lunch with drink. We will be having a picnic there at Berry Patch Farms.
The last Dibels reading test and MAP testing will take place this week.
Our Ellis Island event was a huge success. Thank you for participating either at the event or through making a delicious dish for our enjoyment. We were all very full and completely satisfied. We had a wonderful experience with the sixth graders in our simulation. Thank you again for all your contribution to make this a success.
Week 35: April 25, 2011
IMPORANT INFORMATION: Our music concert has been postponed for one or two weeks. Our primary music teacher is out on maternity leave. Therefore we now have a long term substitute in music and he asked if we could schedule our musical concert either in one week or possibly two. More information will follow on the exact date of this concert. Thank you for your patience.
Ellis Island simulation is this Thursday 28th. We need your help in re-enacting this event along with providing a dish for our potluck luncheon. We would love to see you and enjoy eating lunch with you in our class.
Children: Don't forget to turn in your permission sheet and money to go on our class field trip to Berry Patch Farms. Permission slips are due this Wednesday, April 27th.
REMINDER: There is no school this Friday, April 29th. Enjoy your long weekend.
Week 34: April 18, 2011
Monday, April 25th: Music concert from 1:51-2:40. Our class has been working on a concert during music that they would love to perform for an audience! Please come join us!
This is the website to view the mother and father eagle in their nest with their three eaglets. We hope you enjoy watching them. On Tuesday, April 19th, Mr Bob and Ms. Melinda will give a presentation on eagles at Barr Lake State Park. Stay tuned for pictures form this occasion.
We have been so lucky to have family members come in and share their knowledge with our class. Don't forget to look at our Exploring, Learning and Smiling for the Camera tab to see all our learning in action.
Thank you Ms. Bonnie DeLong, Kacie's grandmother, for speaking to us about the Tlingit Nation of Native Americans. Please view the pictures to embrace the wonderful time we had learning.
Stay tuned for more pictures. Mrs. Thomas, Savannah's mother is going to be talking to us on Monday, about her native country, Ecuador.
On Tuesday, April 19th, Ms. Melinda and Mr. Bob from Barr Lake will be doing a presentation to us on eagles in general and the eagles at our local state park. We will be discussing the representation and excitment of eagles to the Native Americans, to our country and to our state park.
Remember...the family tree project is due this Wednesday, April 20th. Thank you for all your hard work in learning about your ancestors and possible family members who were immigrants to this country. Be prepared to share your oral presentation to the class.
Our next large activity will be held on Thursday, April 28th. Information came home in your child's Friday folder this last week on our simulation of Ellis Island. We need your help. Please fill out the form and return it to school as soon as possible. We would love to see you at this exciting event.
Children: Don't forget to turn in your permission sheet and money to go on our class field trip to Berry Patch Farms on Thursday, May 5th.
Grades are entered weekly. Occassionally students are forgetting to write their name on their paper and therefore are not receiving credit. These No Name papers are located in the classroom in the file labeled No Name....please claim your hard work and turn it into the purple class work bucket.
Double check last week's notes about important upcoming events. Time is soaring by fast. We want to make the most of these last weeks of learning.
Week 33: April 11, 2011
A big thank you goes out to Mr. Trabert, Audrey's dad, for being our guest speaker last Monday, April 4th. He presented information in a very kid-friendly environment on The Battle of the Glorieta Pass. This battle took place in New Mexico during the Civil War and the children and I learned a plethora amount of information pertaining to the Union and Confederate armies. As a bonus, he brought in the children key chains embossed with the logo from the National Guard. Thanks again.
Another huge thank you goes out to the Gallegos family. Mrs. Gallegos brought in oranges, a delicious vegetable tray and pretzals last Monday to go along with our pizza lunch party. The children enjoy the added healthy food to accompany their pizza. Thanks for taking great care of us.
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:
April 12th: New Parent/New Middle School Parent
Informational Meeting at 6 p.m. (contact front office for more info)
April 15th: Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast 7:15a.m. in the
downstairs tech lab...Please come, we truly
appreciate you dearly!
April 20th: Family Tree projects are due
April 28th: Our Ellis Island simulation activity (in the am)
April 28th: We need many volunteers for Ellis Island activity
April 29th: No school
May 5th: Field Trip to Berry Patch farms (permission slip
sent home last week in Friday folder
May 25th: Field day for 2nd graders
May 25th: Last day of school
REMINDER: Family tree project is due Wednesday, April 20th. An oral presentation accompanies this project.
We will be looking for parent and/or grandparent volunteers to assist in our annual "Ellis Island Immigration Day" that we do with the sixth graders. This activity is NOW set up for April 28th. Information will be coming home in your child's Friday folder. We would love to see you there.
We begin our Immigration unit in Core and our unit on Our Country and its People in our Anthology readings. In math we are finishing up on unit 10 pertaining to counting money and change, place value in the thousands and measuring capacity utilizing cups, pints, quarts and gallons. In writing we are tweeking are use with commas, proper placement of quotation marks and colons. We will also begin a writing unit utilizing the Lucy Calkins method of writing. I am very excited to introduce this method to our children.
Week 32: April 4, 2011
Thank you to everyone who brought in reams of paper to assist in our paper shortage. Because of your donation, as well as Avery Day's family bringing in 14 reams...our class has earned the free dress day and pizza party at school on our first day back from spring break...April 4th. It would be extra special if a few families wanted to donate a veggie tray, some fruit, and perhaps a little dessert. I have juice boxes in the room as well as I will take up a count and personally purchase milk for them on this day.
If you want to donate any of these extra food suggestions, please feel free to call me at home so I can organize this. My number is (303) 498-0740. My husband and I will be in Florida from Thursday, March 31st till Sunday, April 3rd finalizing my father's affairs. Please leave a message of what you want to bring and I will get back with you on Sunday night. Thanks for your participation in our celebration.
Again, everyone in my classroom has a free dress day on Monday, April 4th.
Some students are forgetting to bring in their homework and/or their decodeable reading book on a day to day basis. Please help by reminding them to double check their backpack to make sure they have everything they need to be prepared for school. Practice makes perfect so its best the children continue to practice being organized and responsible.
Information on a family tree project is coming home Monday, April 4th. This project is not due until Wednesday, April 20th. An oral presentation accompanies this project.
We will be looking for parent and/or grandparent volunteers to assist in our annual "Ellis Island Immigration Day" that we do with the sixth graders. This activity is tentatively set up for the week of April 11th -15th. Information will be coming home in your child's Friday folder. We would love to see you there.
Week 31: MARCH 21, 2011
HAPPY SPRING!
Report cards came home in your child's Friday folder as well as a Spring fundraiser. The fundraiser is an original piece of artwork created by your child. You can order items with the artwork on them (see the information in the envelope.) A portion of the proceeds will go to the school as another small way to raise money for our school.
The next unit in math is on money and more specifically counting back change that is received after purchasing something. This is always a difficult task...any extra help at home "playing store...buying a can a corn from the pantry for $0.78 and paying for it with $1.00...how much money will you get back? Students can either count up or subtract 78 cents from the 1 dollar. Again, the more practice on this concept the better understanding. Thanks.
This is our last quarter of second grade. Unbelieveable! Please always check infinite campus with your child on a weekly basis to double check your child does not have any missing assignments. Missing assignments can play an important part on their grade.
Week 30: MARCH 14, 2011
Happy St. Patrick's Week! On Thursday, students can help support the 8th graders by donating $1 and then wear jeans and green to school that day. Again, any student may participate if they donate a $1, proceeds will go to the 8th graders here at Bromley for graduation.
The Spring Fund Raiser is coming to an end. Please have all orders and monies turned in to me no later than Tuesday, March 15th.
Our administration has opened up a challenge school wide. We are asking for assistance for each student to donate a ream of paper. Please see the main school website for more details.
Week 29: MARCH 7, 2011
The students and I truly enjoyed the celebrated day of Dr. Seuss on March 2nd. This reading day is encourage and promoted by the National Education Association. "Read Across America" encourages classes across the nation to stop and enjoy taking an adventure through reading books. As a class, we discussed what we already knew and what we wanted to learn about Dr. Seuss himself. Later in the day, during focus time, some students and myself went to the tech lab and researched these specific questions...and much more information about Theodor "Ted" Seuss Geisel. Throughout our busy day, we had special readers such as Ms. Harrell, Ms. Sheldon, Ms. Spare and Ms. Aramburo as well as two of our own classmates put on a puppet show. At the end of the puppet show, our fabulous classmates then asked for their autographs...it was a proud and exciting moment for everyone that day. Please view our pictures under the heading Exploring Learning and Smiling for the Camera.
Our Spring fund raiser is currently underway. This is one of our biggest fund raisers...thanks to you! All orders and monies are due on March 15th. Thank you for all that you do and your support to help make BECS the best!
Our 3rd grade marking period is coming to a close. Please have you and your child go over his/her grades on Infinite Campus to double check they have turned in all their work. Some students are missing certain assignments due to no name on their paper or it is incomplete and still in their desk.
IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP:
March 10th: The PTO talent show
March 11th: No School /Teacher Professional Development Day
March 15th: All orders and monies due from Spring Fundraiser
March 25th: Dress of choice day
March 28 - April 1st: Spring Break
Week 28: FEBRUARY 28, 2011
The students and I are in need of rectangular prisms, or boxes that are small enough to fit onto a regular sheet of paper. Jell-o boxes, Kleenex boxes, Mac and cheese boxes...any 3D box that will fit on a 8 1/2 sheet of paper for our math project. If you have any or several, please send them in. Thanks for you contribution to our math activity.
This Wednesday is March 2nd and it's Dr Seuss's Birthday. Second graders have a spectacular day planned for everyone. If you would like to be a special reader on this day, please let me know what time is convenient for you and I will check our schedule. The students are allowed to wear their pajamas, bring in a pillow, blanket and or a stuffed animal to read with. We will be reading throughout the day and/or having people read to us. This day is READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY!!!! We plan to do our part and read, read, and read so more.
Our annual Spring Fund Raiser begins this Tuesday, March 1st. The catalogs came home in your child's Friday folder. Orders and monies are due in by March 15th.
I'm still looking for assistance in tracing penguins their actual size on large paper utilizing the overhead projector to make it easier to trace. Please let me know if you can help. :)
Our class won the Jump for heart contest. Thank you everyone for participating. Chase Prestwich from our class was our biggest contributor. Way to go Chase.
Week 27: FEBRUARY 22, 2011
Thank you all for visiting with me during conferences. I do apologize for a couple of them going over and disrupting your evening while you waited for me. Please accept my apologizes.
Did you fill out the school-wide survey? You can still take this survey. Please go to the school's main page on their website and the link is provided for you. Our class is looking to receive the prize for 100% participation in the survey. Help the students and I with our goal of 100% participation! thank you, Thank you, and Thank you!
Free dress day is at the end of this week. I will inform the children who has and has not earned this privilege.
March 2nd is Dr Seuss's Birthday. Second graders have a spectacular day planned for everyone. If you would like to be a special reader on this day, please let me know what time is convenient for you and I will check our schedule. The students are allowed to wear their pajamas, bring in a pillow, blanket and or a stuffed animal to read with. We will be reading throughout the day and/or having people to read to us. This day is READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY!!!! We plan to do our part and read, read, and read so more.
Week 26: FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Thank you for either supplying or attending our Valentine's party. Everyone seemed to truly enjoy themselves. The students enjoyed making sundaes and exchanging cards. Thank you for my treats as well. I will be writing my thank you notes this week but wanted to get a quick thank you out now.
School pictures will be this Monday, February, 14th. All students must be in proper school uniform for these pictures. Class and individual pictures will be taken. Thank you.
During Parent/Teacher conference week, our school library will be set up for you to come in and complete our school survey. It does not take much time and the benefits will be tremendous. Again, feel free to complete it at school or in the privacy of your home. The link is on the school webpage for your convenience. Thank you very much for taking the time to have your voice heard and make Bromley East a fabulous academic school.
Week 25: FEBRUARY 7, 2011
Please turn in your requested date and time for the parent/teacher conferences. I truly want to meet with everyone to share their accomplishments and new goals. Thank you for sharing your child with me during his/her academic journey.
School pictures have been postponed to Monday, February, 14th. All students must be in proper school uniform for these pictures. Thank you.
Thank you everyone who brought in fresh new sharpened pencils. We love using them.
A reminder our class valentine party will be this Friday, February 11th. A list of students' names came home in your child's Friday folder last week. I will provide the valentine bag for collection of cards and we will have an ice cream sundae party at 2:45 on Friday, February 11th, you are more than welcome to come.
Our test on Simple Machines has been postponed until Thursday, February 17th due to our snow days.
Week 24: JANUARY 31, 2011
Spring Pictures will be taken on Tuesday, February 1st. It is a uniform day since we will be taking a group picture. A proof will be sent home on the same day for your viewing. Please return the proof order form with payment enclosed within 3 days. Thank you.
Our Valentine's party will be held on Friday, February 11th at the end of the day. Please look for information to be sent out via email from Mrs. Johnson, Camden's mom soon. We are in need of supplies to make ice cream sundaes at our party! Yum!
Week 23: JANUARY 24, 2011
Please note that the challenge words for this week have changed from last week's printout.
We have been busy using our sharpened pencils. If you would like to donate your time, and have a means to sharpen pencils, please let me know. I have many unsharpened pencils that require sharpening. Thank you.
The Parent/Teacher conference note and schedule came home in your child's Friday folder last week. Please take the time to fill out and return it back to school as soon as you can in order to recieve your requested time. Again, if you feel a need to have a longer conference time than 20 minutes, please let me know and we can set up a different day and time.
A permission sheet came home last Friday also for our students to have an inhouse speaker on Native Americans. The cost is $2.00. Please fill this purple permission sheet and return as soon as possible. Thank you for your attention in a timely manner.
Again, I would like to repeat last week's announcement about second half of the years expectations...
Here we go; the second half of the year is upon us. Our children are closer to becoming 3rd graders! Over the next few months, we will be raising the bar and expectations on the overall performance of each individual student in regards to their homework, classwork, and classroom behavior.
WEEK 22: JANUARY 18, 2011
A couple of announcements for this week:
1. Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on February 14th thru 17th. These conferences will be 15 minutes long. If you feel you need additional time, please let me know and we will schedule another time that works best for everyone. The sign up sheet will be coming home in Friday Folders this week, (Jan. 21st.) Remember to provide three best times and I will try to accommodate your request. The early bird catches the worm! Please try to send these forms in as soon as you can to get your requested time. Thank you.
2. Here we go; the second half of the year is upon us. Our children are closer to becoming 3rd graders! Over the next few months, we will be raising the bar and expectations on the overall performance of each individual student in regards to their homework, classwork, and classroom behavior.
3. A parent survey will be coming home for you to fill out soon. Please take the time to fill it out and return it back to school. We value your opinion and truly want Bromley East to Soar to New Heights! With your input, we can reflect and achieve positive growth for the future and for our children. Thank you.
4. On a personal note, thank you for all you prayers, thoughts, comforting notes, and cards. I am truly blessed to have such thoughtful people in my path. Sincerely, Thank you!
WEEK 20: JANUARY 4TH 2011
Welcome back! I hope you and your family had a beautiful time together over the winter holiday and break. Our family received some sad news over the holiday. My father, who lived in Florida, past away. I will be at school on Tuesday, January 4th to greet the children and welcome them back into our regular routines. However, I will have a substitute, (Mrs. Thomas) for the rest of the week. I am planning on returning to school on Monday, January 10th. Thank you for your understanding of my absences.
Please welcome our new student, David Scott. David has been in our class for one week now and we are happy to have him in our classroom. Welcome to Bromley East Charter School David!
Here we are enjoying making a Cubed Bubble during our math lesson, learning about 3Dimensional shapes, vertices, edges, flat and round surfaces, and bases. Who knew 3D shapes could provide so much excitement and enjoyment during the exploration process!
This Friday, December 10th is a special dance for Kindergarteners through 4th grade students and their families. Information came home in the Friday folders last week.
When: December 10th from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Where: School Cafeteria
Dress: Festively Appropriate
Admission: $2.00 each
*Featuring a "Father/Daughter dance & Mother/son dance"
*Light Refreshments will be provided
*Family photos with Santa Clause ($3, $5, $10)
*Chick-Fil-A available for purchase
We will begin our science unit on magnets this week. This unit takes approximately two weeks to complete. There will not be a study guide sent home on Monday. We will have our magnet test on December 9th after we review in class. With the children's participation in class, they will do very well on the test.
Join us all week at Barnes and Noble in Westminister in the evening. Many fun activities have been planned and a portion of the sales will benefit Bromely East Charter School students. Hope to see you there.
Have a very blessed Thanksgiving holiday with your loved ones and friends. Enjoy, laugh, share, giggle, relax and celebrate this holiday.
My contribution to giggling is: Why did the turkey not eat dessert? He was already stuffed!
My contribution to relaxing is there is no homework this week.
Here's wishing you all my blessings this upcoming year!
Thursday, November 11th is picture day for retakes or students who were absent on previous picture day.
Help your fellow man with donating to Bromley East's can food drive. The National Junior Honor Society is collecting non-perishable food items from November 8th through 18th. Please help out if you can. Thank you for your generousity.
Help our 8th graders earn money for Sea Camp this year. Lone Star restraurant, here in Brighton, is partnering up with our 8th graders to assist their cause. On Monday, November 22th from 5:30 - 8:00 Lone Star Steakhouse is donating 25% of your dinner tab to our 8th graders here at Bromley East. You need to present a flyer on this day. If you're interested, please let me know and I will put a copy of the flyer in your child's homework folder. :)
A big thank you goes out to Mr. Ham, Mrs. Conklin, Mrs. Newton, Mrs. Mandujano, and Mrs. Gallegos for your assitance in the classroom last Thursday during our Halloween party. More thank yous go out to the following families who donated food, candy and goody bags: The Gallegoes, The Grondolski's, The Ham's, The Mandujano's, The McGrady's, The Rodriguez', The Newtons, The Smela's. (I'm sorry if I forgot to mention a family's name.)
The children, parents and myself had a fabulous time at our Halloween celebration. It was extra special because the children earned it. Ironically, the students are asking for another opportunity to "build a pilgrim" during the month of November, (just liked the building of Mr. Frankenstein.) What amazing students to raise their own bar.
Spirit week is coming up. Basically here is the breakdown of information:
Monday: Theme is color day: Students wear anything GREEN!
Tuesday: Theme is "A Blast From the Past" Students may wear anything from the past.
Wednesday: No Dress Up Day = School Uniforms
Thursday: Theme is "Favorite Sports Team" Day
Friday: Theme is :Twins, Triplets, etc." Day
Remember, students are not required to participate in daily dress-ups. However, it is not a free-dress day instead. Thank you for your cooperation.
The children and I were very disappointed that we had not earned our Halloween party. We only have three pieces to add to Mr. Frankenstien. We anticipate him being completely built by next Thursday or Friday. I truly would love to have a celebration on either one of these days. If you would like to come in for our celebration, we would love to see you. Mrs. Gallegos has offered to purchase pizza for us on this day. Therefore, the children do not have to bring a lunch...we will eat in our classroom. No worries though, the children and I will be very ecstatic to let you know when Frankenstien is built and what day we will have our party. Thank you for your understanding and patience in this manner.
Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come and meet with me during parent/teacher conferences. It was very nice to sit down and discuss your child's successes and our new goals for the next marking period.
Spirit week is coming up. Basically here is the breakdown of information:
Monday: Theme is color day: Students wear anything GREEN!
Tuesday: Theme is "A Blast From the Past" Students may wear anything from the past.
Wednesday: No Dress Up Day = School Uniforms
Thursday: Theme is "Favorite Sports Team" Day
Friday: Theme is :Twins, Triplets, etc." Day
Remember, students are not required to participate in daily dress-ups. However, it is not a free-dress day instead. Thank you for your cooperation.
We will be sending home information soon about our Halloween party. It will be Thursday, October 28th at the end of the day.
Whew, our testing has come to a close. Parent Teacher conferences will be held October 25th through 28th. I will send home a sign up sheet shortly for you to request three choices on the time that best suits your family's needs. I would love to have 100% on meeting with the parents of my Rocking Second Graders. I can meet before, during and after school to meet your time frame. We will discuss the results of the testing and your child's progress to date thus far. Thanks!
October is fire safety month. Please discuss with your child two ways to get out of the house if the house is on fire, decide on a meeting place that is away from the fire, discuss the reasons and why you call 911 and last but certainly not least, check the batteries in your smoke alarm. I know these are simply things that your child already knows about....lets be extra safe and talk about them again. Opening up the discussion reiterates the importance and making correct choices to stay safe.
Our second graders will have their hearing and vision tested here at school on Wednesday, October 20th. Our nurse is requesting volunteers for the week of October 18th to assist her with this task. Please call her at 720.685.3297 as soon as possible to sign up. Even a couple of hours would greatly help out. Thank you again for all your help.
Our Harvest Hop is in the evening of October 15th. Our class needs volunteers to work this spectacular event. There is also a contest on which class donates the most candy to be handed out that evening. If you are unable to volunteer for the evening, how about helping the cause and donating candy. Our students will have a safe environment to go around the school and recieve candy that was donated by you! Thank you in advanced. :)
Again, I would love to watch your child demonstrate their talents outside of the classroom. If they play a sport or participate in an activity, please send me their schedule and I will make every attempt to come watch them shine outside our classroom.
In closing, if you should have any questions, concerns or positive comments, please feel free to email or call me at school or at home. My home number is 303.498.0740.
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Friday is sports day. This Friday, October 1st is an official count day for students in attendance at Bromley East Charter School. It is extremely important for your child to be present all day this Friday. Your child is important and we would like to be able to “count them in our total.” As an encouraging spin, all students are able to wear any favorite sport team jersey or shirt and hat. In addition, if all the students in our class are present, we will have an extra recess. See you on Friday. Together, let’s make a positive difference.
This week, September 27th - Oct. 1st:
FYI: AGAIN, Some students are missing assignments because they are not turning them in. The assignments could be in their desks or sitting in the file labled no name, no credit next to sink in our classroom. Students and parents are welcome to come in after school and review these papers to determine if the assignment is in the no name, no credit file.
Second graders will begin taking their CoGat testing Monday, September 27 through September 29th. Please make sure your child is getting plenty of sleep as well as breakfast on these days. Both a great breakfast and well-rested child will help your child do their best on these days.
