Upcoming Events
Monday, 4/7
Tuesday, 4/8 Ms. Allison's Class Play, 2:00-2:45 pm, Cafe
Wednesday, 4/9 School Tour, 9:00 am; Ms. Barnes' Class Play, 2:00-2:45 pm, Cafe
Thursday, 4/10 Ms. Rodriguez's Class Play, 8:45-9:30 am, Cafe; Ms. Sheets' Class Play, 2:00-2:45 pm, Cafe
Friday, 4/11 Ms. Estrada's Class Play, 8:45-9:30 am, Cafe; Ms. Vanunu's Class Play, 2:00-2:45 pm, Cafe
Saturday, 4/12 MPCA Easter Egg Hunt @ Roberts, 9:00 am
Monday, 4/14
Tuesday, 4/15 Costume Work Day, 8:10 am, Cafe
Wednesday, 4/16 School Tour, 9:00 am;
Thursday, 4/17 PTO Meeting, 8:10 am Cafe; Parent Education: ADHD, 8:15 am Library; SDMC Meeting, 3:30 pm
Friday, 4/18
Good Friday Religious Observation
Originally Friday, April 18th was scheduled as the Spring Holiday, but was always identified as a make-up day should the district be forced to close schools due to weather. As you know, we have had to close schools twice this winter, and our first make-up day will be Friday, April 18th.
For some, Good Friday is a day in which families come together for religious observance. The State allows families to decide to keep children out of school for some religious holidays without the penalty of an absence.
If your child will be out of school on Friday, April 18th, please send a letter as soon as possible to notify the school office that your child will be observing a religious holiday and will not attend school. The school administration will be able to remove the absence from your child's record if we have a letter identifying Friday as a day of religious observance.
Absences on Monday for travel cannot be excused.
Costume Work Day
We will begin working on costumes for Aladdin on Tuesday, April 15th. If you are available, join us for a really fun time together. You do not have to have experience with sewing, but if you have a machine, bring it with you.
We also may need a couple of irons and ironing boards, a couple of glue guns, and we need any scrap ribbons or other embellishments.
RSVP with Esther Pastore at esther.pastore@comcast.net. She can tell you what we still need.
3rd Grading Cycle Perfect Attendance
Congratulations to the 387 students who had perfect attendance during the last grading period! Those students were awarded two free tickets to an upcoming Astros game. Anyone who returned the ticket request on or before Friday will find the tickets in their Tuesday folder. Any questions about the tickets can be directed to Ms. vanRavenswaay or Ms. Brown in Reception.
Building Persistence and Showing Your Work
I have spent time talking with teachers and parents recently about how often our brightest students are making simple mistakes on math problems that are well within their range. We are seeing it more as the learning objectives demand that students be able to solve complex, multi-step word problems, or require students to identify the equation that would solve the problem rather than find the solution.
We are finding that our students have great number sense and can solve many problems without having to do much more than mental arithmetic. The problem arises when they face more complex problems that require persistence and tenacity. We are placing a stronger focus on "showing your work", and need you to help us with that when you check your child's homework. When your child has nothing but a solution, ask him to go back and show his plan and show his arithmetic. It is important in developing your child's ability to work through more difficult problems, but also helps the teacher identify what they are doing well and the areas in which they still need help. Your child's teacher can gather information to support reteaching.
Monday, 4/7
Tuesday, 4/8 Ms. Allison's Class Play, 2:00-2:45 pm, Cafe
Wednesday, 4/9 School Tour, 9:00 am; Ms. Barnes' Class Play, 2:00-2:45 pm, Cafe
Thursday, 4/10 Ms. Rodriguez's Class Play, 8:45-9:30 am, Cafe; Ms. Sheets' Class Play, 2:00-2:45 pm, Cafe
Friday, 4/11 Ms. Estrada's Class Play, 8:45-9:30 am, Cafe; Ms. Vanunu's Class Play, 2:00-2:45 pm, Cafe
Saturday, 4/12 MPCA Easter Egg Hunt @ Roberts, 9:00 am
Monday, 4/14
Tuesday, 4/15 Costume Work Day, 8:10 am, Cafe
Wednesday, 4/16 School Tour, 9:00 am;
Thursday, 4/17 PTO Meeting, 8:10 am Cafe; Parent Education: ADHD, 8:15 am Library; SDMC Meeting, 3:30 pm
Friday, 4/18
Good Friday Religious Observation
Originally Friday, April 18th was scheduled as the Spring Holiday, but was always identified as a make-up day should the district be forced to close schools due to weather. As you know, we have had to close schools twice this winter, and our first make-up day will be Friday, April 18th.
For some, Good Friday is a day in which families come together for religious observance. The State allows families to decide to keep children out of school for some religious holidays without the penalty of an absence.
If your child will be out of school on Friday, April 18th, please send a letter as soon as possible to notify the school office that your child will be observing a religious holiday and will not attend school. The school administration will be able to remove the absence from your child's record if we have a letter identifying Friday as a day of religious observance.
Absences on Monday for travel cannot be excused.
Costume Work Day
We will begin working on costumes for Aladdin on Tuesday, April 15th. If you are available, join us for a really fun time together. You do not have to have experience with sewing, but if you have a machine, bring it with you.
We also may need a couple of irons and ironing boards, a couple of glue guns, and we need any scrap ribbons or other embellishments.
RSVP with Esther Pastore at esther.pastore@comcast.net. She can tell you what we still need.
3rd Grading Cycle Perfect Attendance
Congratulations to the 387 students who had perfect attendance during the last grading period! Those students were awarded two free tickets to an upcoming Astros game. Anyone who returned the ticket request on or before Friday will find the tickets in their Tuesday folder. Any questions about the tickets can be directed to Ms. vanRavenswaay or Ms. Brown in Reception.
Building Persistence and Showing Your Work
I have spent time talking with teachers and parents recently about how often our brightest students are making simple mistakes on math problems that are well within their range. We are seeing it more as the learning objectives demand that students be able to solve complex, multi-step word problems, or require students to identify the equation that would solve the problem rather than find the solution.
We are finding that our students have great number sense and can solve many problems without having to do much more than mental arithmetic. The problem arises when they face more complex problems that require persistence and tenacity. We are placing a stronger focus on "showing your work", and need you to help us with that when you check your child's homework. When your child has nothing but a solution, ask him to go back and show his plan and show his arithmetic. It is important in developing your child's ability to work through more difficult problems, but also helps the teacher identify what they are doing well and the areas in which they still need help. Your child's teacher can gather information to support reteaching.
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