We had a busy week last week starting our beginning of the year assessments, finishing our classroom rules, learning about digital citizenship, researching pirates, and creating our pirate me dolls. We have learned several new routines and procedures in class. I am so impressed with the effort each student has put into starting their year off right. Our class continues to earn compliments from the other teachers and staff around Manzanita for modeling great behavior and kindness. I am so proud of the class and all they have accomplished so far this year! We have earned 35 compliments and celebrated our success with new pencils, erasers, and an extra 5 minutes of recess.
This week we will be finishing our math assessments and begin to talk about establishing growth mindsets. A growth mindset is the belief that anything is possible if you are willing to work hard for it. In our class, praise is based on effort and we learn that mistakes are a normal part of the learning process.
Helping your child develop a growth mindset is one of the many ways you can support your treasure hunter this year. I will be talking about the process and our curriculum this week at Parent Night. Please join me in our classroom at 6PM on Thursday. You will also have an opportunity to meet Mrs. VanDeventer and hear her talk about reading.
Did you hear the news? The 40 Book Challenge has begun. Books are flying off the shelves as students dig into reading. I sent our Scholastic Book Order home on Friday in your child's backpack or binder. There are many new books in the order and it is a great way to expand your child's library on a budget. If our class total is $300 or higher, we will earn 10,000 points that can be used to order more books for our classroom. You can place your order online or send in a check with the order form. The final day to order is Friday, August 21st. I will then close the order out over the weekend and it takes about two weeks for the books to arrive.
On Friday, your child also brought home their Treasure Hunter poster to complete for homework. I shared my poster in class and we talked about what goes in each section. Please have your child work on this a little bit each night. This is a great opportunity to set guidelines and routines for homework, especially for long term projects. It is due this week on Thursday, August 20th. When your child is chosen as TREASURE HUNTER OF THE WEEK, he or she will be able to bring in 3-5 items to share with the class. This is a special time for us to continue to grow as a classroom community.
If you ever have questions or need to reach me, the best method is via email at tmoricz@cfsd16.org. I usually check it several times during the day. However, if there is a change in how your child will go home, please contact the front office to let them know. They will buzz into the classroom to pass along the message.
Have a wonderful week!
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