Happy Monday!
Some of you know that I created a Table Top Gaming Group which met after school last year. I am going to create that same group this year. I will likely do at least two sessions so I can get more kids into the program.
Gamewright Games, one of the creators of a handful of games that I use in that club and as centers in my classroom, has agreed to sponsor a Gamewright Game Night at Stuckey. Students and Families can come and demo all kinds of games, from simple dice games to complex strategic games. Gamewright also allows us to keep a portion of the sales from that night. I am really excited to be organizing our first event like this at Stuckey. I will send home forms for the Table Top Group after the Gamewright night concludes. This all happens on September 11. I’ll send home fliers with more details soon!
Homework & Curriculum
This week students will have paper homework. We are still setting up accounts on Freckle, Xtramath, Prodigy, and others. Starting next week, students will have an option of paper or digital homework. We also MAPs test on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, so homework will be light.
My homework policy can be found here if you have any questions. https://msbinclass.com/homework-policy/
Your students will start the year with a reading contest. We will chart progress on our wall in class. I encourage all students to read 20 minutes each night. I care more about the fact that students are reading than carving out specifications of content. If your student loves Pokemon and has a Pokemon training book that they want to read, let them read it. If they like to read nonfiction, that’s fine. If they like science fantasy, encourage them to read it. The log for the beginning of the year will require that they write in the name of a book or article, the author, the date they started reading, the date the complete the book or article, and the number of pages.
We will start creating our own set of multiplication flash cards for school and a second set for home this week as well. One set stays in their desk, and one set will stay in their GO folders until we complete the set. Once complete, they can keep that set at home. For roughly 12 nights, students will be required to cut out and solve multiplication problems on construction paper. If you don’t have students scissors at home, let me know and I’ll get a pair in their GO folder.
We will record our homework in our GO folders each night. I ask that you sign the GO folders each night so that you are aware of the work they are doing, and to verify digital homework.
Important Upcoming Dates
- 8/20 – Tuesday – Be Kind day (every Tuesday) Students can wear Be Kind shirts and standard uniform pants/shorts
- 8/26 – SOT Meeting
- 9/2 – No School – Labor Day
- 9/4 – Fall Pictures
- 9/6 – Pizza Friday
- 9/6 – Free Dress Day – Superhero Day
- 9/9-9/13 Fall Book Fair
- 9/11 – Gamewright Game Night
- 9/13 – Grandparents Breakfast (Thank you PTA!)
- 9/18 – Open House
As always, if you have any questions, I’ll do my best to respond quickly! Here’s to another great week!
Here’s a pdf of this week’s homework absent the math fact cutouts: 2019-08-19 Homework
Ms. B. in Class 