Denise Ribeiro

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Schedule Change at Varner starting next week!

Please make note of the change of our lunch schedule for next week...

Download Schedule

Varner's Coming Attractions

Coming Up at Varner

 

Scholastic Book Fair: Monday January 30, 2012- Friday, February 3, 2012. Please stop by and take advantage of the great deals.  If you have some time, there are still spots open to help in the book fair. Please contact Laura Shyman.    laura518@my.tupperware.com

 

Chick-fil-A: Wednesday, February 1, 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.

Dressing Through the Decades: Thursday, February 2, 2012.  Students may dress up in decade attire (40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's).  The cost will be $1.00.  All proceeds will benefit the Varner Relay for Life team. 

PTA Meeting: Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 6:o0pm.

 The third and fourth graders will be performing.  There will also be a Teacher's "Dressing Through the Decades" fashion show.  The book fair will be open until 7:30pm this night.

B4B: Friday, February 3, 2012. 

This is a reading incentive program for the students. Three times a year, students turn in a reading log, or complete AR goals and get rewarded for reading.  The students that have earned B4B will be coming home with  many valuable coupons from local business: The Book Worn, Stevi B's, Pizza Hut, The Waffle House, etc. 

 

Looking Ahead

February 2012

2/1- Chick-Fil-A morning $2.50 each

2/1-2/3- Scholastic Book Fair

2/2- Dressing Through The Decades $1.00

2/2-PTA Meeting 6pm

2/3- B4B (Reading program)

2/7- Sparkles Skate Night 5-8pm $6 inclusive

2/14- Jump Rope For Heart

2/15- Chick-Fil-A morning $2.50 each

2/17- Principal’s Breakfast (invitation only)

2/24- Spirit Day

2/24- School Dance 6:00pm-8:30pm 

2/29- Chick-Fil-A morning $2.50 each

Fraction Fun

Check out some photos of us having fun with fractions!

Meet Mr. Dold

   Meet Mr. Dold! Mr. Dold is a student teacher from Kennesaw State University. He will be in our classroom for the next ten weeks learning all there is to know about teaching. He will be conducting lessons, working with small groups,planning activities for our children, and many more tasks related to our job. He and I will be collaborating daily to provide lots of engaging lessons and activities for our children. We are very excited to have him in our class!

Moon Resources

 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PHASES OF THE MOON http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/Images/StarChild/icons/moon_from_earth.gif&imgrefurl=http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question3.html&h=255&w=384&sz=11&tbnid=QsZC7k8GfAUwKM:

Website to show MONTHLY look of the moon:  http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon/

ATTENTION PARENTS

GREEN SHEETS:Please make sure your child brings in their green sheets that show you have reviewed their graded work.The signed green sheets let me know that you are seeing your child's graded work each week and are reviewing it with your child.

FIELD TRIP FORMS: Please sign and return your child's field trip form to the Cobb County Safety Village ASAP. The field trip is free and your child will learn a great deal about fire safety while having a fun day away from school.

REPORT CARD SIGNATURE CARDS: We have just a few signature cards that haven't been turned in. Please send those in ASAP.

 

Coming Attractions at Varner

Coming up at Varner

 

Principal’s Breakfast ( Rescheduled): Friday, January 27, 2012

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

Spirit Day: Friday, January 27, 2012.

Wear your Varner t-shirt current or previous years. The classes with the most participation will win a prize. We now have long sleeve Varner t-shirts for $15.00. Order forms are on the PTA website.  www.cobbk12.org/Varner/  ( Click on the PTA link.)

Scholastic Book Fair (Setup): Friday, January 27, 2012 at 1:00pm. Love books? Volunteer to help at the Book Fair. You can decorate and set up, help kids select books, work on refreshments, give a book talk, or help pack up. There are lots of ways to  participate. Please contact Laura Shyman or stop by the book fair. laura518@my.tupperware.com The book fair dates are:  January 30 - February 3, 2012.  

 

Looking Ahead

 

Dressing Through The Decades: Thursday, February 2, 2012.  Students may dress up in decade attire (40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's).  The cost will be $1.00.  All proceeds will benefit the Varner Relay for Life team. Students and parents can also come to the PTA meeting on February 2, 2012 to see a teacher fashion show of their decade wear.

 

 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Hey kiddos!

   As we take this day off to remember a hero in American history, follow this website to learn more about Dr. King. There's a slideshow and quiz to follow. There's even crossword puzzles that you can print and complete.

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/1.htm

 

Math and Science Websites for Kids

   I wanted to post some websites that our kiddos might like. One is the NASA for kids website. We will be learning about the sun, moon, and stars this nine weeks and our kids are already very interested in everything in space. This is a great site for them to explore and learn about space. The other websites/links are for fraction games. Our students are really loving our math unit on fractions, so I promised I would post some games on our blog. They can play these for their nightly math minutes. Click on the links below to access the websites. Enjoy!!!

NASA for Kids

Fraction Games

Download IntrotoFractions- This is a introduction to fractions powerpoint I showed in class. At the end of the Powerpoint, there are links to some learning exercises and games. **There may be some pop-up ads on the links.

Happy New Year!

Hello parents,

  First of all, I would to thank each of you for your thoughtfulness and generosity during the holiday season. I enjoyed all of the treats I received over the holiday break. I am one lucky teacher to have such great parents and kids, and I can't wait to get started in 2012 making more memories and watching our kiddos become even more successful. Thank you.

Things to Remember for 2012:

-Reading and math logs should be filled out nightly. Students are required to read and do math 30 nightly- 15 minutes in math, 15 minutes in reading. Students are also required to write one letter to me about what they are reading/what they've read during that week. This nine weeks the expectation is that every student write two to three paragraphs.

-New Math Homework Options will be sent home on Tuesday. Your child can complete any of these activities for their required math minutes.

-Please initial your child's agenda daily.

-Report cards will be sent home on Friday. Please sign and return the report card signature card on Monday.

-No School-Monday, January 16th-MLK Day