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Hi Parents, Here is a parent page that explains our new math curriculum: http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/resources/materials/parents/parents4. Please let me know if you have questions. mmarchyok@pps.net. This site includes all pdf’s of homework “Home Connections.”
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This week in music upper grades are testing out their first xylophone pieces. The middle grades are exploring movement and creating pathways. And our primary grades are learning about repeating motions and playing singing games. I’m getting a lot of inquires about Recorder Club, Band, Strings and Boomin Beats. I’ll have more information for...
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Thank you for coming to Lewis’ Open House last Thursday. It was a pleasure to meet with all the parents. I had the opportunity to learn more about your child while you learned more about your child’s classroom. One question came up the most, which was concerning homework. I appreciate your patience regarding math...
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We have been examining the structure of narrative writing and have begun planning our own narrative pieces. We will take this writing project through all stages of the writing process and will share our published pieces with you. This week marks the introduction of spelling. All children will be assigned a spelling group based...
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It was wonderful to see so many of you last week at Back-to-School Night. As you saw, your children have been hard at work. I am thrilled to report that we are making big strides in feeling settled as a community. Most of our classroom routines are in place and we now have a...
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Open House last Thursday was a great success! I have to compliment the children for doing a fabulous job being “tour guides.” They shared their Work Space and Classroom Sights. Thank you Parents for attending. Please sign up for Parent/Teacher Conferences. The Sheet is located on the wall by the classroom door. I will...
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Perhaps in the excitement of Back to School Night, you missed the opportunity to sign up to help in our classroom.  Parents or Grandparents are needed to serve as Reading Buddies for our excited emerging readers.  This takes about an hour a week.  It is also helpful to have a parent in the classroom...
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We have had another great week in kindergarten. Students are learning all of the protocols for Worktime literacy centers and we will begin officially doing center groups the second week in October.  Gym has been a lot of fun. We have a regular helper coming on that day named Pat Silver. She taught 1st...
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Let me begin by saying how wonderful it was to meet with so many families during our Open House.  Children were thrilled show off Room 17 to reveal just how well-organized and capable they truly are.  Know that this can happen any day after school as well.  You never need a special invitation to...
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Last week we continued our Word Family work, focusing on short “e” and long “e” sounds. Word family words included “bed”, “get”, “sell”, “meet”, and “feel”. Each word of the day was featured on a Word Family Worksheet that we went over in class, then students did them for homework. We continued setting up...
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Whew! I’m finally back! I am so thankful for Lewis.What a special place of caring and supportive people. I had the opportunity to speak with the kids about my journey to Michigan and particularly about death. I framed the discussion as helping my sister stop suffering. The students were very receptive. Some of the...
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***Balance and Motion is the new unit we are studying in Science. We will be observing and comparing how objects balance, spin and roll as well as communicating orally and in writing the things we discover. The processes of observing, communicating and comparing are important thinking processes that your child will be using during...
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It is hard to believe that the month of September is almost over!  Everyone has settled into the daily routines and I continue to be amazed how well the kindergartners are doing.  I see a lot of personal best work and children challenging themselves.  It was also nice to see so many families at...
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Thanks to everybody who was able to come to the Open House last Thursday! It was nice getting a chance to meet and visit those who attended. Hopefully your child showed you around the room and explained some of the things we are doing in Room 24 this year. If you didn’t sign up...
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Thank you to all the parents and families that came to our Back to School Night last week. It was a great turnout! If you were not able to come, please contact me to arrange a November Parent-Teacher conference time slot. We are continuing our unit in Geometry in Math and also studying times...
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I have to say how happy I’m to be back from summer break and to working with Lewis students again. To hear kids singing in the music room brings a smile to my face. The beginning of the year is such a joyous occasion, seeing familiar faces and meeting new students. In many of...
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Our first days were spent learning big routines.  These past few days we’ve focused on some of the little routines like using a glue stick (remembering to recap), or liquid white glue (little dots only). When it was time to investigate sunflowers in science and art, we learned how to use and care for...
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Our second week of school is up and running! This week during Morning Meeting, we are learning to follow a format that will provide a way for the children to learn about each other and to listen and respond to each other in caring, respectful ways throughout the year. Building trust, safety, and a...
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We are busy at work in Room 3! With every passing day we are building routines which help us all to feel comfortable. The children are developing friendships and our classroom community is a wonderful place to be. This week we are busy building our reading stamina. We are learning the importance of having...
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The past few weeks have been an adjustment period for all of us. Going from the flexibility of summer schedules to the routines and structure of school always takes a few weeks of transition. As Elliot in our class says, “It is all about self discipline.” We remember his words when we practice staying...
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