Thursday, May 7, 2015

End of Year Survey!

Good Afternoon parents!

I've created an End of Year Survey in order to receive some feedback on this year. Please click or copy/paste the link below in order to complete. It will only take a few minutes to complete.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/F7BWV59

Thanks!

Monday, May 4, 2015

Weekly Announcements 5/4 - 5/9

Weekly Announcements May 5-May 9:

Parents, I know with the year coming to a close, keeping students (and teachers sometimes) engaged in continuous learning can be difficult, but I have stressed the importance of finishing strong with my students. Last week we lost two instructional days, but this week we are only losing one to the Paul Quinn College field trip. With that being said, we will have reading logs and sight word quiz scheduled as usual. Reading logs, however, will need to be completed on a piece of notebook paper.

Sight Words:

fur
weather
whether
pour
poor
pause
route
quiet
quite
quit

Texas A&M Field Trip Pictures -- I am currently trying to round up as many field trip pictures as possible and then I will share the google document with anyone who would like to view them.

End of the year party at Kiest park! -- Mrs. Kelley and myself have agreed to host an end of the year party for all students and families at Kiest park. The tentative date is Saturday, May 16. We've worked really hard this year, and we'd like everyone to come out and celebrate that success!

Survey! Parents, I will be sending home a survey next week asking a couple of questions about your student's experience this year as well as your own. It was my first year as a teacher and I need to do a lot of reflection and grow upon my weaknesses. More info to come on this as well.

Progress reports will be sent home this week! 




Paul Quinn Field Trip!

Parents, tomorrow (May 5th) we will be attending Paul Quinn College for our 4th grade field trip. Below are some reminders for the trip. Address: 3837 Simpson Stuart Rd, TX 75241. The students will be participating in a volunteer evvent at the farm where they will learn about where food comes from and how eating healthy foods can help them live a long healthy life. After visiting the farm, they will have the opportunity to explore the campus.

Itinerary:

10:00 AM Depart Life School for Paul Quinn
10:30-10:40 AM: Meet at Adams Administration Building, Introductions
10:40-10:50 AM: History and overview of Paul Quinn College
10:50-11:05 AM: Walk from Adams Administration Building to the WE Over ME Farm
11:20-11:50 AM: Tour of the WE Over ME Farm (interactive, hands-on)
11:50-12:15 PM: Farm activities (weeding, planting, harvesting)
12:15-12:20 PM: Reflections, Q&A
12:20-12:30 PM: Clean up, depart from farm
12:30-1:30 PM:   picnic lunch exploration of campus
1:30-1:45 PM:     Board buses
1:45-2:15 PM: Arrive back at school

Dress attire:
Students will be spending part of their trip working with plants at the farm. For this reason, we request that they wear blue jeans and a Life School shirt.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 214-517-3793!