Room 20 Times

Dear Parents and Families-

2014 is here!  This is my favorite time of the school year.   Please take some time to double check your student’s school supplies.  I’ve noticed that students are running low on pencils and lined notebook paper for their binders.  At the beginning of the year, I instructed students to put only what they needed in their binders and to take the rest home.  Now is a good time to dip into those reserves.

Prior to the break I asked the kids to read a book over the break.  They were told that they would need to think of a creative way to present their book to the class.  The reports were not due today, only the completion of their book.  Presentations will begin next Thursday 1-16.  The link below takes you to a list of 150 different ways for students to present a book other than the standard written report. I will go over this assignment in more detail in class.

150 Book Report Alternatives

 What does a snowman call snowballs?

Children!

I hope you are warm and safe during this crazy weather.  Below are links to some math practice sheets.  Please print off one or more of these for your student to stay sharp during this time off.  Kids may also write Perfect Paragraph book reviews, or write a story about how they spent their snow days.  Look forward to seeing you soon.

division facts

one digit divisors

two digit divisors

Santa’s route

What’s in the gift?

Below is my 2013 Fall Conference Schedule( updated 11-21).  Times without a name next to them are currently still available.  If you need a time different from the time assigned, please send an email with the time that will work for you.  Thank you,

Charles

Room 13’s Crater Lake field trip was incredible.  Check out the video below for highlights of our adventure.

Wednesday is our fall Crater Lake trip.  We plan on leaving the school at 8:00 am.  We will return around five.  For a permission slip or packing list, please click on the links below.

Permission slip

Packing list

The Sams Valley Mini-Marathon is coming up quickly!  Please get your registration in by Wednesday to receive your free t-shirt.  Registration forms can be down loaded by clicking here.

September is in the books.  Room 13 kids enjoyed two outdoor adventures.  Our first trip was to McGregor Park on the Rogue River.  Here students learned about local forest management and botany.  Next, our kids endured a long bus ride to Lava Beds National Park for some cave exploration.  We had incredible weather for both trips.  I really appreciate the excellent behavior that our kids showed.  Our first trips were fun, educational, and exciting.  Truly a great way to start the school year.

October is shaping up to be a busy month too.  This week we have our Roadrunner Run fund raiser.  Room 13 is scheduled to run on Thursday at 1:45.  We are still looking for parent volunteers.  If you are interested, please email and I’ll set you up.  On October 23 we have a trip to Crater Lake National Park.  This trip is pending the government re-opening in time.  Keep your fingers crossed.  October 31 is the Sam’s Valley Mini-marathon.  This annual event is open to all 4th and 5th graders in the district and has been going on since 1974!

Lava Beds National Park

As you can see the 2013 school year is off to a fast start.  Thank you for sending such incredible kids to work with everyday.

We have two field trips coming up.  You can download the permission slips for these below.  At this point I am still looking for volunteers to go to the Lava Beds.  Please remember, in order to go on any district field trips you must have a volunteer information packet filled out and on file within the last two years.  Volunteer packets were sent home last Thursday.  Thank you!

McGregor Park

Lava Beds

Week 2 is underway.  I have posted this week’s spelling practice up the “Spelling Lists” tab on the right.  Monday’s Math homework is under the homework tab above.  For your convenience I have also posted them below.  However in the future they will only be located on the appropriate pages.  Thank you for checking the website!  I hope this proves to be a useful tool for you.

Math homework (place value) 

Spelling Practice Week 1