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I enjoyed meeting with all of the caring parents last week during the Parent/Teacher Conferences. As I am retiring, Mr. Lauer introduced Mrs. Zimmerman to our third graders on Monday. She is an excellent teacher, and I know she will make a smooth transition to her new teaching job. Also, this week, the students...
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It was great to meet with folks at conferences and hear a little more about your student’s experience so far in kindergarten from your perspective, and to share the progress they have made so far this year. I am very proud of their accomplishments. Everyone is making such great progress!   This week our...
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I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break. We had family visit from San Francisco which was very special. I’ve been working over the break to enhance some of the online offerings on my blog. If you haven’t visited lately you should head on over to http://1314.posterous.com There you’ll find lots of resources if...
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Welcome back! We hope you all had a restful Thanksgiving Break. We enjoyed having the chance to meet with you during conferences to discuss your child’s academic and social growth. As you are aware, our classroom will be going through a transition of teachers next month, and we are committed to making this transition...
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Quarter Two begins with a flurry of work and new activities.   The reading detectives are on the job!  Today, students were assigned their first cases in the Mystery genre.   Each group has been assigned a book to read and a mystery to unravel.  Students are recording the clues and keeping a list of...
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Thanks so much to all the families who took the time to meet and talk about your child at conferences.  Please know that I am available to chat after school about any concerns that may arise during the year.  Gains in reading fluency have been impressive, and I encourage all students to read out...
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Gregory visited us in the classroom and we visited him at his job. The following slides and videos were shot while discussing modern and classical art, a very thought provoking video installation, and an activity based on “do Greg’s job.” See the full gallery on Posterous Sent from Matt’s IPhone
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We off on another Writing Adventure! The Writing Focus for December and January will be Personal Narratives. Students will get their story ideas from “personal experiences.” We will focus on “zooming in” on the most important parts of stories. In addition, the students will learn to add details that describe sights, sounds, smells, and...
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It was so great to meet with you all last week for conferences! I greatly appreciate you taking the time to come and discuss your child’s growth. I am excited to say that we had 100% parent turn-out in Room 3. This says a lot about all of you and your commitment to your...
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Today we finished the repeating pattern (rectangle, rectangle, circle, circle, triangle, square, pentagon . . .) for our November calendar.  Pictures of real objects were used and were not always easy to identify.  We are proud of our advancing patterning skills!  Tomorrow we begin December, the twelfth month of the year 2011.  Your child...
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Well based on what the students have written and shared, it sounds like you all had a good Thanksgiving break. It looks like many of you enjoyed playing the Bridges math game “An Hour or Bust”. We are getting back into the school routine again, and have many exciting things happening. On Monday afternoon,...
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***Thanks to the generosity of our students, we easily made our goal of being able to buy enough rice to plant an acre for a village in need. That’s remarkable! The children have been so excited about this project. Each day we count our donations and celebrate the giver whether it’s a few pennies,...
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 I hope you all had a fun filled, restful Thanksgiving break. I really enjoyed meeting with each family during conferences to talk about your child. I am so proud of the growth each child has made this year in kindergarten. Thank you again for having your child at school on time each morning ready...
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Welcome back to kindergarten!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday.  It was such a pleasure to meet with all of you last week for parent/teacher conferences.  I enjoyed showing you childs’ academic progress and how well they are growing socially.  This week we are beginning new work time centers, based on the...
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First of all, thanks to all parents who participated in Conferences last week. We had 100% turnout, even in the face of those torrential rains on Tuesday! It was great to make contact with everybody. Please continue to keep in touch by stopping by the classroom, calling, or emailing me at pcolvin@pps.net. The three weeks...
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I had a wonderful time at conferences and I thank you all for showing your devotion to your awesome children. I sincerely hope you continue to follow up on the conversation we had regarding how to best meet your child’s educational needs. This is yet another exciting week! We will be visited by Gregory...
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 I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving and thanks to each one of you who came to conferences last week and on Monday too:) I met with 100 per cent of my student’s adults and it was fantastic! I appreciate learning more about you and your child and especially how they are feeling about...
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