Two things to add to "the box" story...

Japanese erasers and a computer.
Mrs. McKenzie

Homework Assignment for week of March 16: Imaginative Writing

Here's the link to the assignment:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k0jIDalXmOJbdvVqyAESIvDlj2TNKj6LvxV-jj_oM9w/pub

Valerie McKenzie

Field Trip on Friday:
Friday morning is our Urban Tour Group walking tour.  We'll leave in the morning and be back by lunch time.  Kids should dress comfortably, we will be out walking for a couple hours.  We won't have a snack, so a big, healthy breakfast is in order.  Please sign permission slips and send them to school.
VM

Homework assignment for week of March 9, 2015

Here's the homework assignment for this week!
Valerie McKenzie

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15thhPqXxKrFFUACNHHpNPcJ-c2EvH1ue51gR_5wPLK0/pub

The Play’s the Thing!!!

The Play’s the Thing!!!

Dear Families,

What a big week lies ahead.  Students have been working on the play since the fall and are ready to share their work with you!  Today we have a run-through in the morning and tomorrow is our dress rehearsal.  We’ll have two performances on Wednesday, 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. 

For Tuesday, dress rehearsal, kids come to school dressed in their first costume.  School clothes and costume changes should come to school in shopping bag.  The best bags are the reusable grocery bags, they are quiet and durable.  We’ll tag the bags with our name and have them grouped in the main hallway so that kids can make costume changes as necessary.  OR we can group them under the rhodies outside the cafeteria door (hence the need for quiet bags!).

Also, this week, Thursday and Friday, we’ll be in the computer lab getting acquainted with the Smarter Balanced tests.  We won’t begin testing until after Spring Break, but the new tests have some interactive features we want kids to be comfortable using. 

Homework, this week, will be another writing assignment.  This week I’m asking them to write a personal narrative about their participation in the play.  Via Google Docs, they will make notes, organize their thinking, draft, revise and edit their work.   We’ll do some work at school and some at home.  The final narrative will be shared with me by Friday. 

Stay healthy and thanks for all your support,

Valerie McKenzie

It works! Learning is a life long pursuit!

Okay,  I got the homework assignment linked into the blog.  I'll send a hard copy with kids google acct info home on Monday.  Thanks for hanging in with me as I learn new tricks.
Enjoy your Sunday evening, what a beautiful day!
Valerie

A Link to this week's homework assignment

Dear Families,
Here is a link to the homework assignment for this week.  Hope it works.  Fingers crossed!
Click on the link and you should go to the document.  It's not working the preview, so I'll publish it and try it out from my email acct.




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