Almost the end of October already! WOW!
THANK YOU SO MUCH to all the parents who attended conferences last week. I truly believe that students will be most successful when their parents are aware and involved. THANK YOU for your commitment to your child's learning. THANK YOU for showing you care and taking a few minutes of your night to visit with me about your child's progress. THANK YOU for admiring our artwork and sharing successes. THANK YOU for caring about your child!!!
Red Ribbon Week is this week!!!
Students are celebrating being drug free and spending time discussing the harmful effects drugs can have on our bodies. The #1 prevention for drug and alcohol abuse is awareness and education...you will play the most important role in this area of your child's life and decisions!!!
Wednesday - Sock it to Drugs (wear crazy socks)
Thursday - Doing Drugs is Crazy (wear crazy, backwards, mismatched clothes)
Friday - Slam Dunk, Drugs are Junk! (wear basketball attire)
What We're Learning:
Math - Measurement
Reading - Fact and Opinion
Word Work - Adding -er / -est or Using more / most
Grammar - Verb Tenses (past, present, future)
Science - Properties of Minerals
Quick Reminders & Announcements:
•Westside apparel order forms went home during conferences. Due November 9th!!!
•Fargo Force Reading is underway, and we are almost halfway through our first "period." The goal is high and there are GREAT PRIZES for the class and student who read the most minutes. So let's READ, READ, READ (and don't forget to record those minutes)!!!!! :)
•FOLLOW OUR BLOG!!! If you enter your email address, it will notify you every time I post. Or, if you are a regular "blogger," you can follow our blog and it will be included on your Blogger Reading List.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Conferences
Congratulations!
We have made it past our first round of conferences and I had a blast getting to brag about all of my amazing students. It was so great to meet with all of the parents and I appreciated the chance for us to visit. I am blessed with such a great class and I look forward to the growth we will make this year.
Here are some things to watch for:
Hat day is tomorrow to support United Way. Wear a hat for $1.
Shhh! Don't tell yet, we won a pizza party for our fundraiser (YEA!!) and will be celebrating tomorrow. Our class thought we fell short but we must have miscounted. It is going to be awesome to be able to celebrate our hard work. We raised lots of money for PTA and we look forward to the difference that money will make for our school and students.
Westside Wildcat apparel order forms went home during conferences. They are due on Nov. 9th.
Make sure you can check and are checking grades online. I want you to stay as up-to-date as possible and one way is to have access to your child's grades online. Please contact the office if you need help.
Also, FOLLOW OUR BLOG :-)! If you enter your email address, it will notify you every time I post. Again, I only want you to stay as informed as possible.
Fargo Force Reading is underway. We are almost through our first month. The goal is high and there are prizes for the class and student who read the most minutes, so let's all do our part and READ, READ, READ!
Upcoming events/projects:
We are moving on in math to Unit 3. Our focus is measurement.
Reading we have been learning about fact and opinion, adding -er to words and about verbs.
Writing we are illustrating our first published stories and are moving on to adding adjectives and other words for 'said'.
Science we are still studying rocks and Social Studies we are still learning about communities.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, suggestions or even positive feedback I love to hear it all. Enjoy the LONG weekend (no school Thursday and Friday).
Until another day...
Mrs. Farkas
We have made it past our first round of conferences and I had a blast getting to brag about all of my amazing students. It was so great to meet with all of the parents and I appreciated the chance for us to visit. I am blessed with such a great class and I look forward to the growth we will make this year.
Here are some things to watch for:
Hat day is tomorrow to support United Way. Wear a hat for $1.
Shhh! Don't tell yet, we won a pizza party for our fundraiser (YEA!!) and will be celebrating tomorrow. Our class thought we fell short but we must have miscounted. It is going to be awesome to be able to celebrate our hard work. We raised lots of money for PTA and we look forward to the difference that money will make for our school and students.
Westside Wildcat apparel order forms went home during conferences. They are due on Nov. 9th.
Make sure you can check and are checking grades online. I want you to stay as up-to-date as possible and one way is to have access to your child's grades online. Please contact the office if you need help.
Also, FOLLOW OUR BLOG :-)! If you enter your email address, it will notify you every time I post. Again, I only want you to stay as informed as possible.
Fargo Force Reading is underway. We are almost through our first month. The goal is high and there are prizes for the class and student who read the most minutes, so let's all do our part and READ, READ, READ!
Upcoming events/projects:
We are moving on in math to Unit 3. Our focus is measurement.
Reading we have been learning about fact and opinion, adding -er to words and about verbs.
Writing we are illustrating our first published stories and are moving on to adding adjectives and other words for 'said'.
Science we are still studying rocks and Social Studies we are still learning about communities.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, suggestions or even positive feedback I love to hear it all. Enjoy the LONG weekend (no school Thursday and Friday).
Until another day...
Mrs. Farkas
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Youtube
We are online. :-) Check out our wonderful project, put together in a short video by our great practicum student, Miss Coale.
http://youtu.be/RKi6S66k4nc
(just copy and paste it into your browser)
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