I have to confess - I have not followed Grandma's Wisdom and taken care of myself - hence, I have had the same low-grade cold for a couple of weeks. I hope to get it all slept off over the upcoming weekend. :)
Thankfully, I have managed to avoid (so far, knock on wood) the really bad illness that has swept through our room.
Because I have had so many students out on so many days I have changed my make-up policy for the time being. I am simply excusing students from most of the work that the miss, unless there is a critical assignment. And I've been trying to have anything critical going on with so many kids out!
We are continuously looking at ways to improve our 5th grade program. Starting this week we are having "intervention time" from 2-2:30. This is a time when some of our students are being pulled by the reading aides. We could really use some parent volunteers to help students pass off their math facts for the 36 club and work on other individualized interventions. This is for both students who struggle and students who excel. If you have a special ability or interest and would like to share that with some top students, please consider giving us a half hour a week.
Halloween notes went home on Monday with details about the parade and party.
I am hoping to hit a good routine shortly after conferences so that I can get the blog updated more regularly. In the meantime I've just been happy to get links up on the side that are designed to help your child build his/her basics.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE MON-THURS @ 2PM TO VOLUNTEER!
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