Read Across America Week Daily Activities

Read Across America

 Literacy Spirit Week

March 2^nd- March 6^th

Please join us in Celebrating the Birthday of Dr.Seuss

by participating in the following school-wide spirit days!

Monday, March 2 : Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss  Wear your Dr. Seuss T-shirt or a red shirt to school and enjoy guest Readers

Tuesday, March 3: Hats off to Dr. Seuss  Wear your favorite hat, crazy hat, or a Cat in the Hat

Wednesday, March 4: Crazy Fox in Socks Show off Your Crazy or Mismatched Socks

Thursday, March 5: Cozy Up with a Good Book Wear pajamas or bring a blanket for special reading time in the classroom    

Friday, March 6: Character Day Dress as your favorite book Character: It does not have to be a Dr. Seuss character

**REMINDER: PCES Family Literacy Night**

Thursday, March 5th from 6:00-7:30

Join us to make Oobleck and crafts, learn about Reading Apps, take AR tests with your child, and participate in a BOOK SWAP!

             EVERY CHILD will receive a FREE book!                                 

       Dinner Provided

Rotary Reader

We enjoyed listening to Ms. Brooks from the Rotary Club.  She came and read to us “The Wednesday Surprise.” Afterwards, students were able to take the AR test on this book.

Thanks Ms. Brooks and the Rotary Club! 

Scholastic Book Orders

Scholastic Book order forms went home today. Please have a look and see if there is anything you would like to order. They have some as low as $1.  Most are AR books! 

All orders are due by Friday, December 5.  Please make checks payable to Scholastic. 

You can also order online.  Go to scholastic.com and use our class code H2WQK. 

*Scholastic books make great Christmas presents! Let me know if you would like to keep your order a surprise. 

Second Nine Weeks Honor Roll

Congratulations to the second nine weeks honor roll students!

All A’s

Kadyn

A’s & B’s

Savannah, Paige, Johniyah, Demarte, Gregory

Students who reached or exceed his/her AR goal!

Savannah, Paige, Johniyah, Derrick, Jacob, Shatoya, Tyler, Gregory, and Dexter. 

**Extra Special Congratulations to Savannah for being the Top Reader in the 3^rd grade!**

2013 Book Fair

Our school book fair begins tomorrow.  It will run from October 18 to October 29.  Our class day to shop will be on Friday, October 18.  However, students are allowed to shop any day during open library time. The book fair will also be open during PTO on Tuesday, October 29. The book fair is a great place to stock up on Accelerated Reader books. 

You are welcome to come by, look, and shop with your child.

Renaissance Home Connect

As you all know, we use a program at school called Renaissance Place.  We use this program for AR, STAR testing, and Math Facts in a Flash.  This program has a feature called Renaissance Home Connect, which you can access outside of school with any computer that has internet connection. It is fun and easy to use.  It allows you to access information about your child’s progress in Accelerated Reader. It even has a feature where you can receive emails showing your student’s quiz or test results. 

To try Renaissance Home Connect click this link and use the username and password your child was given last week.  (This maybe different from his/her username and password at school.) Your child will NOT be able to take any AR test from home. 

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Scholastic Book Order

I sent home some Scholastic book orders on Tuesday. If you would like to purchase a book (or more) for your child, you may send a check to the school (payable to Scholastic) or order online.  There are books for as low as $1 and most are AR books.  To order online click here and our class code is H2WQK.

Please have your orders and money turned in by Tuesday, February 12.

Renaissance Home Connect

As you all know, we use a program at school called Renaissance Place.  We use this program for AR, STAR testing, and Math Facts in a Flash.  This program now has a feature called Renaissance Home Connect, which you can access outside of school with any computer that has internet connection. It is fun and easy to use.  It allows you to access information about your child’s progress in Accelerated Reader. It even has a feature where you can receive emails showing your student’s quiz or test results. 

To try Renaissance Home Connect click this link and use the username and password your child was given last week.  (This maybe different from his/her username and password at school.)

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. 

Second Nine Weeks!

Can you believe we are half done with this school year! Where has the time gone?? We have all worked really hard and learned a LOT so far this year! We still have so much more to do.  I am so proud of all of my students and all of their accomplishments. 

Congratulations to Alyvia for making All A’s! She also had the most AR points this nine weeks.

Congratulations to Makenzie, Dante, and Ashlyn for making All A’s & B’s this nine weeks!

Congratulations to Ashlyn, Dante, John, Makenzie, and Alyvia for earning at least 13 blue ribbons on studyisland!

Congratulations to everyone on all of their hard work!! Keep it up!! 

Accelerated Reader

Congratulations to the following students for meeting their second nine weeks AR goals: Ashlyn, Deonna, Makenzie, Brianna, Jamari, Alyvia, Aleighia, John, Damion, and Marcus!

Congratulations to Alyvia for earning the most points in the class. She earned 42.6 points the nine weeks.  As a class, we earned a total of 408.5 Accelerated Readers points for the second nine weeks! That puts our total at 736.7 AR points so far this year!!

Yesterday, we began third nine weeks. We started the nine weeks by each student setting his/her own AR goal.  We based it off of how many points he/she earned last nine weeks, their STAR level, and what we thought they could do this nine weeks.  Each student’s goal is different and set to his/her own level.  You should have received a letter yesterday letting you know of your child’s new goal. They will have until March 18 to reach this goal.

Happy Reading!!

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

First Nine Weeks

Wow! Can you believe it? We have completed the first nine weeks of this school year. We are one-fourth of the way through the 2012-2013 school year. What a busy but fun time it has been. The students have worked really hard and have learned a lot. I am very proud of each of them and their accomplishments.  Here are some of the students who have made some special achievements this nine weeks.

All A’s first Nine weeks: Makenzie

All A/B’s First Nine Weeks: Ashlyn, John, Alyvia

Mastered Multiplication Facts 0-5’s: Makhiya and John

Passed 100% of their AR goal First Nine Weeks: Jamari, Myiesha, Marcus, Makhiya, Syan, Dante, Erianna, Damion Alyvia, John, Ashlyn, and Makenzie

 

Earned 6 or more studyisland ribbons this nine weeks: Ashlyn, Makhiya, Makenzie, Alyvia, Dante, John, Damion, Jaevin, and Marcus

Congratulations to Everyone on their hard work!

Book Fair

I hope you all had a fabulous fall break. I sure did. It was nice to have a couple of days off to relax and reenergize.

Our school book fair begins tomorrow.  It will run from October 11 to October 22.  Our class day to shop will be on Wednesday, October 17.  However, students are allowed to shop any day during open library time.  You are welcome to come by, look, and shop with your child.

Have a wonderful week!!