class pictures

Dear Parents,
 You noticed a flyer about class pictures in your Friday folder.Our class picture will be taken on Tuesday February 1st at 10:30 a.m. Please note, the children need to dress in uniform.
Ms. Oaks

January 23, 2011

Dear Parents,

  The personal time lines that were presented this week were quite impressive!  As hoped, the children are beginning to understand the idea of time and past events relative to their age. If your child has not made one yet, there will be time this coming week.
  Parts were assigned for our class play, Grammarosaurus.  Please be sure to mark your calendar for Friday February 4th at 8:30. It promises to be a barrel of laughs! 

 For those of you who are parents of 3rd graders, we are continuing our CSAP practice in a more formal way this coming week. The idea is to alleviate fears by taking practice tests and talking about the experience. Hopefully students will continue to realize that if they slow down and think, they will be likely to do their best. While the test is important, we don't want the children to be overly stressed.
  Thank you for all you do at home to model peaceful ways to settle conflicts. It is clear to me that the children in our class are very loved and have some excellent role models at home.

Ms. Oaks
 
  

Specials schedule for the week of Jan 24th
                Monday   library
                Tuesday   art
                 Wed       music
                 Thurs     PE
                 Fri          library 

simplifying the blog

Dear Parents,
  In an effort to make reading the blog easier for you, I've decided to eliminate a few of the tabs and post the weekly specials schedule on this page along with up-coming events.
   Thank goodness it warned up today so the children could get the wiggles out! We enjoyed some play time in the sun this aftertoon just before dismissal.  Over all we had an enjoyable and productive week. We got out the animal track works and learned to identify some paw prints we might see in the neighborhood. Some of the children poured plaster into a mold and made a replica of the animals paw print. This will continue next week, for those who would still like a chance.
   Beginning next week our students will begin a book- buddy project with the other Montessori classes. Our 1st and 2nd graders will take turns going to Mr. Bucenec's  and Mrs. Wojcik's kindergarten classes to help the younger students practice reading. Some of their students will also come to our room, so they can see what a Lower Elementary classroom is like. Our 3rd graders will pair up with the students in the Upper Elementary class and read together. Again, this allows our third graders to see what an Upper Elementary class is like. We will begin by switching on Tuesday and Thursday. My hope is it will be a beneficial experience for students all the way around.
  Thank you to those of you who helped your child fill out the information for a personal timeline. We touched on that a bit this week and will spend more time with it during the coming week.
   Enjoy the long weekend,
Ms Oaks

  Specials schedule for the week of January 17
  Monday- no school
 Tuesday- library
 Wednesday- art
 Thursday- music
 Friday -P.E.
 
 
  

correct e-mail address

Dear Parents,
  Several of you have tried to e-mail me and it hasn't been received on this end. Please note my correct e-mail address is noaks@bromleyeastcs.org, For the first six weeks or so of school it was incorrect on our class blog. Hopefully this will clear up any questions you have.The best way to contact me is by e-mail; I check it daily and answer immediately. If for some reason you haven't received a response from me in 24 hours let me know by either sending a note to school with your child, or calling the office and leaving a message(720)685-3297.
  Many thanks for your understanding. Please know that I continue to be open to your questions and comments and hope that the confusion of e-mail addresses didn't leave you feeling ignored.I'm really not that way!
Happy New Year,
Ms. Oaks

parent newletter

Dear Parents,
  As part of our history curriculum,we are beginning to study timelines. To begin our study,each child will make a timeline of her/his life. I need your help with information from your child's youth that she/he may not remember. You will find a form in your child's Friday folder. Please help her/him fill it out with an event for each year life. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at noaks@bromleyeastcs.org.
   We will be working on them in class next week. Please make sure your child brings the information to school on Monday or Tuesday.

   Please note the day for our January Young Authors Breakfast is out of the ordinary. Instead of the first Friday which is the 7th, we will gather on Thursday January 13th at 8:30. In February we will return to our schedule of the first Friday.

   Next Friday, January 14th, our 3rd graders will participate in an award assembly with the other 3rd and 4th graders. It will take place in the cafeteria at 8:45am. Parents are welcome! Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

   Please mark you calendars for Friday February 4th. Our class is putting on a play, entitled Grammarosaurus. It's a fun way to review grammar and punctuation rules. As the children sing the songs, they learn the content; pretty neat, eh?
Please note, this will take the place of our monthly Young Authors Breakfast.

   Best wishes for a healthy, happy new year,
  Ms. Oaks  

Upcoming events

  Dear Parents,
    Usually our Young Authors Breakfast is the first Friday of the month. Since we are just getting back from winter break, it will be Thursday January 13th at 8:30.
  On Friday January 14th, our 3rd graders will attend the honor roll assembly with all the 3rd and 4th grade classes. Parents are welcome! It will take place at 8:45 in the cafeteria. Please let me know if you have any questions.