September 5, 2008
It was
nice to have a short week, but it does make it more difficult to get into the
swing of things. The kids are doing
better at some things, but they are still struggling with when it is learning
time and when it is playing time. Please
remind them that as we get older, our responsibilities increase. I am trying to ease them into third grade as
best I can. I hope that your child is enjoying the new school year.
Thank you for checking and signing
the assignment book this week. It should
be signed each night, and if something is written down, your child should be
able to show it to you. I do not collect regular homework before
the day it is due. I appreciate your
notes and comments in the assignment book, and try to take care of the things you
mention.
Please
look through the papers in the Friday Folder and sign it to return on Monday. Children may make corrections to work and
return it for half of the points back. Assignment notebook does not go home on the
weekends because there is no homework on weekends. I will answer more questions about this at
Open House.
Next week
we will be completing SAT 10 testing. Please help out by encouraging your child to
do his/her best and helping him/her to get a good night’s sleep and a healthy
breakfast. I will make every effort to
lighten the load on homework next week, but we will still have a spelling test
on Friday. The SAT 10 schedule is listed
below.
In math we are in the middle of a review
unit. In social studies, we are studying maps and the geography of
Illinois. We are still working on our science unit on plants and animals.
I have a
lot of additional information to share with you at Curriculum Night. I hope you
can make it.
You may contact me at gibsonj@unit5.org or call
me at Glenn 862-5005. If you have
internet access, you can also find a lot of information on my website, www.unit5.org/gibsonj.
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:
Monday, September 8th-12th SAT 10 testing
Monday
10:30-11:15
Tuesday
8:40-9:20, 10:30-11:15
Wednesday
8:30-9:05, 10:30-11:15, 1:00-1:45
Thursday
9-9:35, 10:30-11:15
Monday, September 8th—Curriculum
Night 6:30-8
Friday, September 12th—Spellling
Test
Wednesday, September 24th—School
Picture Day
Wednesday, September 24th—Glenn
School Book Club 11:25
