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"Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one."
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Dear Parents,
Today Mr. Wright and I had a talk with the fifth and sixth graders about internet use and safety, and I thought I'd pass some of that information on to you.
Much of what we're doing in our classes these days has a technology component, which is an integral aspect of learning in any 21st Century classroom, but with this increased access comes the potential for harm. In addition to the wealth of useful and educational information available to children, much content exists that is most certainly not appropriate for them.
Children are susceptible to a variety of dangers when using computers without supervision, including pornography, hate group or racist websites, promotional websites (advertising or promoting tobacco, alcohol, etc), graphic violence, as well as other information that children are ill equipped to handle. We all know the added danger of exploitation or enticement of children by internet predators. By its very nature, online interaction facilitates deception about the predator's identity, age, and intentions.
(This information taken, in part, from http://www.netsmartz.org/safety/risks.htm)
That being said, we assured the students (and reminded them, too) that the school filters are excellent, and that those sites that have the potential for harm are not accessable here. In fact, it is easy to detect who, when, and where someone might be trying (in vain) to access inappropriate information. (I will tell you that some of our students admitted to knowing how to erase the history on their computers at home so that their internet use is kept secret. This is definitely a red flag....)
I'm always looking for information to share with all of you, and found a quick and simple way to help you to make your children's internet experience safe, educational, and fun. Check out tips for parents or, for those of you who, like me, have a million questions, check out parent information. These wonderful kids are the responsibility of us all, and I assure you that I will continue to monitor and educate as we explore the internet's great potential.
Posted by Teri Maynard at 1:17 PM
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We are busy at ACS. The kids are making huge gains in math and writing this week. They are writing very passionate essays. We are working towards traditional long division. I hope that new spelling program will be beneficial. I am hoping that the kids become better every day spellers through this program.
Math homework is due on Thursday.
We are starting our new science unit... cells and the human body ( focus on the brain, nervous and endocrine system). We are going to start out with science stations!!!
Let me know about if your conference time doesn't work.
READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ the end of the month reading project will be here before we know it!!
Have a great night!
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The kids will have a busy week. I did not get a chance to put math together for tonight. They will have math for Tuesday, and Wednesday night.
We have spelling this week. The work is due on Thursday.
We are starting our HUMAN BODY unit in science this week. We will start off with cells and move to the brain and endocrine system. We will wrap-up with puberty for grade 5 and sexual education for grade 6. The latter will happen the week before April vacation.
I apologize for the conference notices not going out last week. I found them today.
We have a special field trip planned for next Friday. We are headed to see "Diary of the Wimpy Kid" on opening day!!! If a kiddo did not read a book from the series, I have books for them to read. About 90% of the 5th and 6th graders have read one or more of these books. WOW!!! This will be a great day. The trip will be $9 plus concession stand.
Thanks for all you do!!!
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Hello,
The kids should select a book by the end of the week for this month's book.
The kids have math homework due on Thursday.
The kids are working on a Reading Practice packet.
Please check assignment pads for SS and Language Arts.
Conference Time is right around the corner. I will hold conferences on the 12th. I have your times ready to go home on Thursday. Friday the latest.
AFM: I am out until next week. I had to put my health first and take care of a few things. The kids are in excellent hands. You may email me with major concerns. Thanks for understanding.
Thanks for all you do!
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75 QUICK WAYS TO GET AND KEEP KIDS READING
Adapted from The Reluctant Reader: How to Get and Keep Kids Reading by Wendy M. Williams, Ph.D.
1. Have fun with reading: Link reading with pleasure in kids’ minds.
2. Read aloud to children starting when they're young.
3. Have reading materials around where kids will see them.
4. Be seen reading and enjoying it- quoting, laughing, learning, sharing, etc.
5. Take kids to the library often and show them how to use its resources.
6. Show that you value reading- buy books, and give and receive them as gifts.
7. Make reading exciting- show that books are full of good ideas that kids can use.
8. Let kids choose their reading material (at the library, bookstore, etc.)
9. Read ghost stories to kids.
10. Read detective stories and have kids guess whodunit.
11. Get subscriptions in kids’ names to magazines focusing on topics they like.
12. Have kids read to a family member or friend who can’t read anymore.
13. Give rewards for reading- a new book or gift certificate from a bookstore, art supplies, tickets to a play or event, a trip to a zoo or museum, an opportunity to stay up late to read.
14. Keep a publicly visible list at home showing reading progress (how many books in how much time.)
15. Have a book scavenger hunt- kids circle objects as they find them in a story.
16. Hang up a world map or a U.S. map and have a contest to see who can read more books about or taking place in more different places (cities, countries, etc.)
17. Make a time line and have kids read historical novels that fit, marking it as appropriate.
18. Obtain a historical map, and then get books that describe different points.
19. Make a family card catalog to keep track of what family members have read.
20. Have your kids help with recipes and actually read them aloud to you as you cook.
21. Have kids find and choose recipes of their own and make them together.
22. Ask kids to read nutrition labels to you. Make it fun: Say, “Who can tell me which one has more calories?” etc.
23. Have kids make their own fortune cookies… with fortunes they typed or printed on small pieces of paper.
24. Have a contest to see who can write the most disgusting recipe.
25. Make a family cookbook.
26. Let kids read catalogs to pick out gifts for themselves and others.
27. Let kids clip coupons and keep the money that’s saved as long as they help with the shopping.
28. Have kids make shopping lists.
29. Have kids make a family telephone and address book.
30. Wherever you and the kids travel, before and after, have kids read about the place.
31. Let kids listen to books on tape in the car. (Good books!)
32. Let kids read the map and help navigate.
33. On the road: have kids find words containing letters of the alphabet- one letter per word.
34. Have kids help with a family journal or scrapbook of the family’s trips.
35. Cut up a newspaper and ask kids to make the funniest mismatch of a story and a headline.
36. Play board games that involve reading.
37. Create a place in the home that’s set up for reading (make a special nook with shelves, etc.)
38. Make a special children’s library section in your home.
39. Ask kids their interpretations of current events- leave newspapers around for them to read.
40. Ask kids to collect and read movie reviews before the family decides which movie to go see.
41. Collect books on a theme that will get kids psyched up to read more- about dinosaurs or space travel.
42. Suggest that your kids read the book before (or after) seeing the movie about it.
43. If kids see something interesting on TV, get a book about it.
44. Suggest party and Halloween costumes based on book characters.
45. Make a family scrapbook and have kids write entries, captions, etc.
46. Take a library tour with your kids.
47. Sign kids up for library reading hours.
48. Go to the zoo or museum, and then get books on topics kids liked.
49. Get kids excited about history reading by suggesting they search through old newspapers for details about your town in the olden days.
50. Have kids make a map of their favorite area around the home, town, a vacation spot, etc.
51. Have kids attend bookstore events, like signings, readings, etc.
52. Take kids to college or university campuses for events, picnics, sports, etc. – to get them used to the atmosphere of higher learning and the books involved.
53. Take turns as a family reading funny books and essays aloud. Entertain one another instead of watching TV.
54. Encourage friendships with other kids who like to read.
55. Have kids make a book of their favorite limericks or nursery rhymes or jokes.
56. Have kids use how-to books to build things, make gifts, do projects, learn a sport, etc.
57. Give gifts of a book or the things the book talks about- like a cookbook and the ingredients for a recipe, an astronomy book and a star chart, a nature book and a magnifying glass, a book about camping and a compass.
58. Do crossword puzzles with kids- or give them as gifts.
59. Make a family Trivial Pursuit game based on your family trivia; have kids draw up cards.
60. Make a Trivial Pursuit game based on kids favorite books.
61. Have a bring-your-own-book slumber party.
62. Have kids write their won sequels to favorite books or stories.
63. Get a “why?” book and quiz each other: “why is the sky blue?”
64. Have kids write a family holiday letter or newsletter.
65. Have kids write their won letter explaining their absences from school and other things for which letters from home are needed.
66. Have kids design their own stationery, get it photocopied, and encourage them to write letters and thank you notes.
67. Encourage kids to develop pen pals.
68. Write a letter that everyone adds to and pass it on among family members and friends.
69. Always have kids write thank you notes for gifts immediately- before they are allowed to use the gifts.
70. Have magazines, young adult novels and newspapers around the house.
71. Ask kids to recommend books for others to read or to buy as gifts for others.
72. Have kids role-play characters from stories, by reading aloud, dressing up and using props, performing the books dialogue, etc.
73. Have kids read to their younger siblings, friends and relatives.
74. Encourage kids to read aloud to you whenever possible to develop their skills and confidence.
75. Tell kids about a book you just read that they might like-whet their appetites, read a small section, and then leave the book around where they can read it.
76. Ask kids often of their opinions of books their reading.
77. Use positive peer pressure: get your kids into playgroups or social settings with avid readers.
78. Encourage kids to read anything in the newspaper at all- even horoscopes, letters to the editor, comics, movie reviews, anything!
79. Lets kids read short stories instead of longer books- they’ll get a greater sense of completion and gratification.
80. Encourage kids to write their own plays or other works.
81. Encourage kids to read in bed before sleeping every night.
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There seems to be lots of kids taking off this week. I hope you all are safe in your travels.
We have work that is due this week. A science packet is due on Friday for both grades. Both grades have math that is due on Thursday.
Grade five will have their literature projects and questions ready for Friday.
The kids have a poem that is due for Mrs. Maynard on Tuesday. Late poems will result in a zero.
We are planning on having a party on Friday afternoon. This is our "Valentine's Day" party. The kids may bring in snacks and foods. I would like cards for all of the kids or none at all.
The 5th and 6th graders are taking an alternative test this week. What does that mean? Well, folks, they get to select from a menu I have prepared in advance. Last week they selected the way that they will report out their learning to me. They will have this completed for me this week. I am very excited to see the comic strips, PowerPoints, posters and hear the songs!
Flynn trip on Thursday. I am excited to see our last show of the year.
I am out a few hours this week; Tuesday and Friday. I will not be gone the full day.
Thanks for all you do. Have a super vacation. I will be away from a computer the next couple of nights. I will not post after today. The kids should get all their work in. Check the assignment pads, please.
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Hello,
The kids will hand in their vocabulary books on Friday. They will each take a vocabulary quizzee-pooh in the afternoon.
We have had a very productive week. I will have new reading scores to send home next week. The kids are making huge gains in reading. The more they read...
Have a super weekend.
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Hello,
The fifth and sixth graders are to complete the following:
Math due on Thursday
Science packet due on the 19th
Fifth graders are to complete vocabulary for Friday and continue working on their literature project due on the 19th.
There is work for Mrs. Maynard. Check the assignment pads, please.
Thanks to all the people that are going to participate in Kyle's Walk on May 23, 2010. I will have more information soon. Send in the permission slips.
Thanks for all you do.
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Hello!
We had a great day in grade 5. The kids started working on vocabulary unit 5 during Academic Choice ( study hall). This work will be due on Friday.
The kids will be working on math this week. The questions are from the NECAP release task questions. Some are tricky and some are easy. The kids should read through the problems and come with questions BEFORE THURSDAY MORNING!!! Twenty minutes before math starts is not a good time to seek help. I am sometimes unavailable.
The kids will continue to read, read and read this week. The kids will have their questions (handed out last week) and project ready for the 19th!!!
Our Valentine's Day party will be held on the 19th. I hope that you are all able to score some day-after sales. We will watch a movie on Friday afternoon. The kids will bring in movies and we will vote- G OR PG MOVIES!
Science- the kids should complete their science packet for next Friday the 19th.
I am providing Academic Choice on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for the fifth-graders. This is an opportunity to complete work that they have been assigned. I am hoping that the kids will practice study skills in class and remember the skills for the home setting. The kids should be spending no more than 50 minutes a night on work.
Thanks for all you do!
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