Thursday, September 2, 2010

Back to School Night

I look forward to meeting my student's parents at Back to School night.  This is a busy time of year and so I appreciate those who can make it.

Just in case you missed it, here are the topics and a few details about the things we discussed:

• News and Notes - goes home Tuesdays in the Weekly Folder. Has announcements on the top front, list of this week's spelling words, a place to record time spent reading at home, and a homework assignment on the back. Students bring the homework assignment back the next week.  Folders can come back to school anytime.
• The format of Saxon Math is different now that the students are copying problems from a text book rather than using worksheets.  Students are encouraged to copy the problems onto their paper so parents can easily understand what their students are doing.
• In Idaho History we will be studying Native Americans of Idaho, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Fur Trappers and Traders, Missionaries, Miners, Pioneers, the Nez Perce War and Agriculture and Industry.
• Power School is a great way to keep track of your student's grades and even pay for school lunch.  If you need to know your student's username and password, please contact me or Mrs Yeaman.
• We will be discussing current events daily in our classroom. Students at this age are typically just discovering global events and are trying to make sense of them.  Weather, earthquakes and disasters are the most typical topics students choose to talk about.
• Students are always welcome to bring a treat to help celebrate their birthdays, but this is not necessary. 

I can be reached by email at smithb@mail.d321.k12.id.us  If I have not replied to you in twenty-fours, give me a call at school as your email may have ended up in the Junk Mail Folder.