Mrs. Welch and Mrs. Ries
Welcome You to Room 111
I’d like to introduce you to the Room 111 team. While Room 111 is ‘home’ to Mrs. Welch, it is only ’home base’ to Mrs. Ries. Mrs. Ries works with the special education students in kindergarten through second grade. We “team teach”. This means that she teaches a part of each day. When Mrs. Ries is not in our room Mrs. Kincaid will be available to work with anyone who needs help.
It is a pleasure to keep you aware of what is going on in our class through our website. Each week all the homework will be listed on this site so feel free to check up on your kids. Homework for the week will be changed after school by the last school day of the week. Any scheduled holidays, institute days or field trips will be noted with the homework. These should also be in their assignment notebooks.
Shortly, there should be pictures below from a class project we are doing for the science fair this year. You will see that everyone is having a good time as we learn about science experiments. Everyone should learn that to be an experiment what they do must be able to be measured and repeated. This year we are running a series of experiments to discover what contributes to the temperature we feel around us.
Below are links to information that may be of interest to some people but not others.
Links:
Philosophy and Expectations for Room 111
Book Orders
Class Rules
Special Arts Schedule
Math Facts
- SIGN UP at www.Scholastic.com/bookclubs. On the parent page, click the “Don’t have a User Name and Password?” link and then register for your own username and password. When prompted, enter the one-time Class Activation Code shown above. This code ensures that your order is sent to me.
- SELECT the books you’d like to order from over 500 titles available online…and take advantage of online-only specials and discounts.
- SEND your order to me online by the due date. Books will be delivered directly to our classroom, as always.
IMPORTANT EVENTS THIS WEEK
February 8th, 2012 | 
Author: We just started the new story, Frogs, this Wednesday. As we spend five days on each story we won’t finish up until next Wednesday. That is when the worksheet packet will be due. There is no spelling test this week. The latest word list will be assessed on next Tuesday.
Thank you to those who finished paying their $55.00 student fee. For those who still owe this fee, please start paying something toward the remainder. We have two remaining field trips in the spring. The office has notified me that no students with an outstanding balance will be allowed to attend the next field trip. They prefer if you pay by check. I will continue to send reminders.
I urge everyone to send their children dressed for the weather. We have been spoiled by the many 40 degree days, but even these relatively warm temperatures require hats and gloves when playing outside. As long as it isn’t actively snowing or bitterly cold we will be going outside, even if all we do is walk around the block. Fresh air is good for our health. The children love recess and I can’t take them out if they are not properly dressed.
On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday Compass Learning/Language Arts is assigned for homework. I expect the students to average 2 to 3 times a week on this interactive website. I will be able to see who is doing it and who isn’t. Those who don’t will receive check marks for not completing homework. If they can’t do it at home for any reason, the public library allows you to sign up for computer time. JiJi math can also be played at home.
Week 22 in Room 111
Students from Mather High School continue to visit our room on Fridays. Apparently the High Schoolers like coming, I know my students love their visits.
Phonics and Spelling: We will be studying the dipthongs ou, ow /ou/.
Comprehension Skills and Strategies: Compare and Contrast, Graphic Organizers
Grammar: Adjectives that compare
Writing: Descriptive Essays
Research Skills: Reading Diagrams
Math: Unit Seven – Patterns and Rules
Science: Life Cycle of Frogs
Social Studies: Presidents and Valentine’s Day
Homework for the Week of Februaury 21 – 24, 2012
MONDAY
No School
President’s Day
TUESDAY
Math Home Link 7.6
Practice Subtraction Facts
Timed Test Friday
Compass Learning/Language Arts
Worksheet packet due tomorrow
Read out loud for at least 15 minutes.
Write about your day for 5 minutes.
WEDNESDAY
Math Worksheet 38
Practice Subtraction Facts
Timed Test Friday
Compass Learning/Language Arts
Read out loud for at least 15 minutes.
Write about your day for 5 minutes.
THURSDAY
Math Home Link 7.7
Practice Subtraction Facts
Timed Test Tomorrow
Grammar Worksheet
Take home the Family Letter for the new story.
Read out loud for at least 15 minutes.
Write about your day for 5 minutes.
FRIDAY
Math Home Link 7.8
Practice Subtraction Facts
Timed Test in Two Weeks
Weekend Writing 12
Grammar Quiz Monday
Read out loud for at least 15 minutes.
Write about your day for 5 minutes.
Story of the Week: Frogs
SPELLING WORDS
Vowel Dipthongs: ou, ow /ou/
about
around
crown
downtown
flower
gown
ground
howl
mouse
pound
sound
south
Challenge Words
mountain
boundary
drowsy
VOCABULARY/
TESTED WORDS
crawls
insects
pond
powerful
shed
skin
wonderful
Book Orders
Book Club Order Due Date: September 21
Online Ordering Information
Web address: scholastic.com/bookclubs
Class Activation Code: GX6GW
Now it’s easier than ever to find the right books for your child and help us earn FREE books for our classroom library at the same time!
With new online ordering from Scholastic Book Clubs, you can choose from a much wider selection of books than in the printed flyer. Plus, you can send your orders directly to me online and use your credit card.
Best of all, our class earns a FREE book every time a parent places their order online.
It’s so simple! Here’s how it works:
Of course, you can still order using the form from the printed flyer. But why not experience for yourself how convenient it is to order online?
Ordering online is fast, easy, and secure. Plus our whole class benefits thanks to the FREE books we’ll earn with every parent online order.