Bolduc/Landmon

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Celebrate Martin Luther King by serving others.  Find a way to help a neighbor or volunteer in your community this weekend.  There are so many opportunities available, and what better way of making the world a better place, than teaching our children to care about others.

Martin Luther King, Jr: Monday, January 16, 2012   

NO SCHOOL

 

Chick-fil-A: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 

Biscuits will be sold outside in the front of school for carpool students and in the lobby for bus riders. The biscuits are $2.50 each.

 

Principal’s Breakfast: Friday, January 20,2012

One student from each class is invited to have breakfast with the Dr. Adeli. The students have shown the Varner Life Skills in action.

Happy New Year!

 

It sounds like everyone had a wonderful Christmas break!  The kids shared some of their excitement and adventures with each other during snack time today.  We put them right to work, though, with pre-tests, a narrative writing assignment, and reading assessments. They jumped right on the wagon with a minimum of complaining. :)

Here are some updates:

RAH (Read at Home)  We have increased the minutes the children should read each evening to 25.  This is a total of 125 words per week.  Their new reading logs will come home tomorrow.

MULTIPLICATION CELEBRATION:    The children will have a timed test tomorrow (Wed.) on the basic facts.  In order to be considered "fluent," the children should have a score of 80%.  We will celebrate with ice cream sundaes, those children who passed the individual tests and those that may have not, but scored an 80% on Thursday during lunch. 

Please make sure to check the post to the right to see what we are doing academically this week.

Counting down to Christmas

I apologize for not having the blog up the past two weeks.  There was a technology glich which allowed me to post the link pages, but not the blog.  The problem has been corrected, however.

Let me catch you up on some of the things we have been doing and some of the "happenings" for next week.

The children spent much of this week being assessed for mid-year and end-of-the-quarter knowledge and understanding of what they have learned about thus far.  We have one more Language Arts test next week.  We will have a few mini-assessments in math to see where there is still work to be done.   Mrs. Landmon and I have decided to postpone our Ice Cream celebration until the Wednesday when we get back from the holidays.  We would like to give the children who have not yet passed the tests to have the opportunity over the break to work on their facts.

Mrs. Landmon and I are so proud of the hard work each child has done in writing their final response to literature assignment.  All of them have gone through the whole publishing process, from organizing their ideas, to writing with flair, to revising, editing, and finally publishing.  ALL has been done on their own.  We ahve a beautiful display in the hallway that all may enjoy their great effort.

We will NOT have new spelling words this week.  Probably the only homework the children may have is math and reading (RAH).  We will resume everything the first week we come back in January.

Our holiday party is next Thursday at 10:30.  The children went home with a note from Mrs. Thompson, our room mom, about what to send for the party.  One was about food items, and one was about a "stocking stuffer."  Please send home the bottom portion of the food item note, so she can keep up with who is bringing what.  :)

The children can look forward to 2 programs on Monday.  Wellstar is visiting each third grade to discuss healthy hygiene practices.  Our specials is a treat; Ken Scott, the magician will be here to amaze us all.

Have a wonderful weekend.  We hope to see you at the Winter Holiday Party on Thursday!

Back to Work!

We hope everyone had a very happy and restful Thanksgiving. I'm sure everyone needed that time to rest their bodies and minds. We have a lot to do in our nineteen days before our next break, but I know we'll get it done!

I will be giving the last multiplication test (eights) on Wednesday. I'll then send home a note to each of you to let you know if there are any tests your child will need to retake. We'll have our ice cream celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

Our holiday party will be on Thursday, Dec. 22 from 10:30 to 11:30. Mrs. Thompson, our room mom, will be sending more information home about what you can do to help.

Please go to the page "What are we learning this week?" to find out more about what's coming up academically.

Have a great week!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Lunch: Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Our time is from 11:58 - 12:38

Cost for an adult lunch is $2.75. Lunch tickets will be sold in the front lobby.

Boosterthonthon Fun Run: Thursday, November 17, 2011

You can help support Varner by:

· Connect your child to sponsors—friends & family—who can give a pledge. Go to Funrun.com

· Come and cheer on your child at the Boosterthon Fun Run on

Thursday, November 17, 2011!

We need parents to help us mark off the laps the students run and hand out water. Every student participates in the Fun Run, regardless of pledges raised, and receives a “Boosterthon All-Star” t-shirt.

Spirit Day: Friday, November 18, 2011.

Wear your Varner t-shirt current or previous years. The classes with the most participation will win a prize.

Clinic Needs:

The school clinic is in need of the following items if you are able to donate:

Kleenex, Zip Lock baggies-sandwich size, pants- boys & girls. Thank You!

NO SCHOOL: Monday, November 21- Friday, November 25, 2011.

Please go to "What are We Learning this Week?"

to see what is coming up in academics this week.

Mrs. Landmon and I are truly thankful for the precious children we have the privilege of teaching and helping to grow each and every day. We hope you have a a wonderful time with your family over the Thanksgiving break.

Busy Week!

We had a very busy week this past week. Please see the link: "What are we Learning?" to get more details. However, here are some test dates that are coming up in the next two weeks: Wed., Nov. 9 - test on 9s.; Friday, Nov. 11 - test on 6s; Tuesday, Nov. 15 - test on 7s; Friday, Nov. 18 - test on 8s. We will have a test in Science on Soil on Thursday, Nov. 17.

All of the children have passed 0 - 3; 5s & 10s. However, all did not pass their fours. They will be able to retake the test when they are ready. We will begin make-ups next week for those who need them. The purpose for memorizing the multiplication facts is that it makes everything in math in the future easier, if they have these in their working memory. We will be exploring 2 & 3 digit multiplication and "long" division in the spring.

This week, the children are off on Tuesday. I forgot delete that from the Specials Schedule, so I will send home an updated one on Monday.

Our trip to the Vulcan Rock Quarry is next Monday, Nov. 14. Many children have not paid. We put new permission slips in your child's Friday folders to remind you.

Our Family Thanksgiving Feast will be on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 10:58 - 11:38. We hope you will be able to make it!

Have a great week!

Thanks for the Great Conference Week!

We had a very successful conference week.  Mrs. Landmon and I enjoyed talking to each one of you to share what we know about your child's progress.  We always learn so much about your child which often helps us to know how to help them more in the classroom.  We appreciate your time and support.

Your child has a pink notice in their Friday folders this week explaining a special salute to United Way next week.  We will be raising money to help people in our community.  On Monday, they can pay one dollar and dress up as a favorite storybook character.  On Wednesday, they can pay an dollar and dress in their dressiest clothes.  The girls asked if they could dress up in a flower girl dress.  I guess so if that's your fanciest clothes!  For some reason, I didn't get any questions from the boys.  On Friday, the kids can dress in their favorite sports team shirt.  There is also a "Pennies War" that will go on between the grade levels.  The fliler explains it all.

All of the children have passed their 0s, 1s, 2s, and 10s!  Our ice cream sundaes are really getting some color.  Please make sure you check out our new link to the right, "What are we Learning This Week?"  It will also let you know about any quizzes or tests that are coming up.

If you have not turned in your child's permission slip for the Vulcan Rock Quarry, please do.  Our trip is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 14.

Save the date for Wednesday, November 16.  We will have our annual Thanksgiving Feast in the cafeteria.  The children love it when someone from their family is able to join them.  Afterwards, you may come to the room, as the children will have a gift from their hearts for you.

Have a great weekend.

 

Conference Week

Mrs. Landmaon and I are looking forward to meeting with each one of you next week.  We hope that you learn more about your child, just as we learn so much about them through talking with you.  Please be sure to be on time for your conference.  We have many conferences scheduled back to back.  Dismissal for next week will be at 12:15.  Your child will have lunch at school.

Next week is Red Ribbon Week.  The children will be doing activities in the classroom to help them learn to make good choices for their lives and their health.  They should wear red on Wednesday.

Please check out our new page to the right.  Each week you will be able to keep track of what your child is learning this week.

Your children will begin a new spelling homework regimen.  On Monday, they will have a copy of it in their agendas.  They should keep it there so that they will be able to pick three assignments each week that will be turned in on Monday - Wednesday.

We look forward to seeing you next week.  Take care, and have a wonderful weekend. 

Fall is in the Air!

We are all relieved that testing is over. The students did a great job! We are looking forward to the upcoming week.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the Fall Festival on Saturday! There will be lots of fun, games, and food. Our Fall Festival invites the feeling of Autumn and its festivities. The children made fall leaf collages and wrote poetry about the season. Many children wrote spooky stories based on the drawings of Harris Burdick. You will be able to check these out on our Wall of Fame when you come to conferences.

We will be having a Social Studies test on Wednesday. The children will bring home a study guide on Monday, and we will review in class on Tuesday.

In writing, we will be working on Response to Literature and writing prompts. We will begin multiplication in math. You can expect information on this next week. We have a fun incentive to encourage the children to memorize their facts. We are also going to begin a unit on economy. Next week's spelling words are homophones, so they will need to know the meanings and use them correctly in sentences.

Tomorrow promises to be a beautiful day. See you at the festival!

CoGat Down; ITBS to Go!

We got our first initial testing done this week.  The CoGat is done and put away.  Next week we will begin subject testing with the ITBS test.  This is a bit more intensive, taking longer each day.  Please make sure your children get a good night's rest and has a fillling breakfast.  Because of testing taking more time out of our day, we will not be assigning spelling words next week.  We will try to keep homework down to a minimum.

The children are excited about their writing pieces.  Some children are doing a creative writing project with Mrs. Landmon, while others are writing poems about Fall with Mrs. Bolduc.  We will be displaying both on our hall walls for all to enjoy.

We sent home picture envelopes today.  You may send in payment beforehand or wait until the 20th.  All of the children will get their pictures taken for the yearbook, so everyone look pretty!  :)

Our Fall Festival is next Saturday.  Mrs. Thompson sent home a flier today in the children's Friday Folders.  If you can help by volunteering to work the booth during our class's time or would like to send in a cake, please fill in the bottom portion and send it back.  We hope to see all you at the festival.  You'll have to check out Mrs. Landmon's booth!