I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed the extra time off!  It was a very special Thanksgiving for the Cornejo family! I can't wait to hear about your child's special Thanksgiving, too!

We had a wonderful buffet feast on Tuesday.  Thank you so much to everyone for sending in supplies and to the parents who came in and helped!

We have a full week this week and we will get back into our regular academic schedule.

This Thursday students will have computer lab time for our second round of MAP testing.  Please make sure your child has a good night's rest and a healthy breakfast to help them prepare for testing on Thursday morning.

We are on spelling week words 2.3. The Spelling City program is ready! Our spelling test will be on Thursday.

We will have our Math Testing on Division toward the end of the week! Please continue to monitor your child's homework for understanding of division.

We have finished our Science test on Animal Adaptations, and we will work on our California Books this week.

Report card will go home this Thursday.  Even though AR goals are not required in our class, students still need to stay on top of reading and taking AR tests when available for their reading selection.  We have passed out coupons for prizes in the library, and awards will be on display in our classroom for students who earn 10 points or more.  This month "Student of the Month" award will be given for reading, listening with attention, and trustworthiness.

I will send home information about our holiday celebration in the next couple of weeks!

Thank you so much for all of your help and support!

 Looking Ahead:

NOVEMBER

Tuesday, November 27, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:30

DECEMBER

Tuesday, December 4th PTC meeting in the library 6-7

Tuesday, December 4, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:30

Saturday, December 8th Holiday Free Shopping

Tuesday, December 11, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:30

Wednesday, December 12 to Saturday December 15 Mistletoe Mall

Saturday, December 15th Pancake Breakfast at Alta Sierra

Tuesday, December 18, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:30

Friday, December 21, Minimum Day

Saturday, December 22- Sunday January 6th Winter Break, No School

JANUARY

Monday, January 7th, Professional Development Day for teachers.  No School For Students

Tuesday, January 8th PTC meeting in the library 6-7

Thursday, January 10th Field trip to the Maidu Indian Museum

Friday, January 18th Mid-Trimester

Monday, January 21 Martin Luther King Day, No School

Thursday, January 24th Storybook Night 6:00

Friday, January 25th Rally Round the Flag 7:55

FEBRUARY

Tuesday, February 5th PTC meeting in the library 6-7

Friday, February 15th President's Day, No School

Monday, February 18th, President's Day, No School

Friday, February, 22nd, Rally Round the Flag 7:55

MARCH

APRIL

MAY - Field Trip to Coloma!

JUNE

I hope everyone enjoys the beautiful weekend!

Thank you so much to everyone who helped make our Halloween Celebration a HUGE success! The children had a wonderful day! The parade was amazing! The students were stumped in math trying to figure how a group of  scientists could cross a "Zombie Bridge" in 17 minutes safely! Then everyone enjoyed decorating cookies and cupcakes, making personal gift bags, estimating the weight and diameter of a pumpkin, estimating and counting pumpkin seeds, and learning interesting facts about pumpkins! 

This week we will be on spelling 3.1. The words are ready on Spelling City. 

Congratulations to Ashton, Ben & Jaylen for earning the Jog-A-Thon/Color Run Pizza Party! They enjoyed their special pizza lunch on Nov. 1.  In addition, a big CONGRATULATIONS to Ashton, Valena, Ben, Jaylen, Rani, Miriam, and Hannah! They will be invited to throw water balloons at Mr. Bivens on Monday, Novemeber 5th at 1:00 for their Jog-A-Thon pledges collected. Families are welcome to join us on the field!

We will have Mrs. Yoho's Art Docent Presentation and Project on Wednesday.

Please remember to remind your child to continue working toward passing their multiplication facts on the Xtra Math program. We will have a celebration for all students who pass before November 16!  Congratulations to Carson, Jessica, Charlie, Jaylen, Kiara, Tyler, Karsten and Savanna for passing their multiplication facts already! I hope more students will pass the multiplication fact quiz so they will be invited to join us in this special celebration! Thank you so much for supporting the memorization of math facts!

The Square One Art orders are due November 9th. This is a wonderful fundraiser for our school, and the projects make sentimental holiday gifts for relatives!  

Our trimester ends 11/16.  Please encourage your child to check their grades on power school, and to use the Think Central/Go Math, Xtra Math, and Spelling City web pages for added support.

We will have reading groups this week!

Thank you all again for all of your support and for sharing your children with me!  I am looking forward to a wonderful week!  

Looking Ahead:

NOVEMBER

Thursday, November 1, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

Sunday, November 4th Daylight Savings Time ends

Tuesday, November 6th PTC meeting in the library 6-7

Thursday, November 8th, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

Monday, November 12th Veteran's Day, no school

Thursday, November 15, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

Friday, November 16 Minimum Day/ End of Trimester 1 (Math fact reward party this day!)

Wednesday, November 21- Friday, November 23 Thanksgiving Break

Thursday, November 29th, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

DECEMBER

Tuesday, December 4th PTC meeting in the library 6-7

Thursday, December 6, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

Saturday, December 8th Holiday Free Shopping

Thursday, December 13, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

Saturday, December 15th Pancake Breakfast at Alta Sierra

Thursday, December 20, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

Friday, December 21, Minimum Day

Saturday, December 22- Sunday January 6th Winter Break, No School

JANUARY

Monday, January 7th, Professional Development Day for teachers.  No School For Students

Tuesday, January 8th PTC meeting in the library 6-7

Thursday, January 10th 4th Grade to the Maidu Indian Museum!

Friday, January 18th Mid-Trimester

Monday, January 21 Martin Luther King Day, No School

Thursday, January 24th Storybook Night 6:00

Friday, January 25th Rally Round the Flag 7:55

FEBRUARY

Tuesday, February 5th, Begin Book Report in Class

Tuesday, February 5th PTC meeting in the library 6-7

Friday, February 15th President's Day, No School

Monday, February 18th, President's Day, No School

Friday, February, 22nd, Rally Round the Flag 7:55

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

Thursday, May 23 - 4th Grade to Coloma!

It was wonderful meeting with everyone during our parent-teacher conferences! Thank you all for supporting our classroom and your child's education!

We will be on spelling 2.3 this upcoming week, and the words are already listed on Spelling City to allow for an "early start."

We will continue with our regular math homework this week. Students will finish the Chapter 2 math test on Monday. We will then be ready to begin Math Book 3 learning 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication. Please remember to remind your child as needed...  "Parents are always right!"

We will read about "Web Wizards" this week, and we will begin our science unit on Animal Adaptations.

There is an earthquake drill on the school calendar for Thursday.

We will have a chef presentation from Sierra Harvest on Friday at 10:30-11:00. Please contact me if you would like to volunteer to help us with this wonderful experience! 

Thank you so much to everyone who signed up for our Halloween party supplies! The sign up was filled up so quickly! You all are very generous! Thank you!

Please remind your child to continue working toward passing their multiplication facts on the Xtra Math program. We will have a celebration for all students who pass before November 16!

Looking Ahead:

OCTOBER

Thursday, October 18  6:00-8:30 Family Science Night/Green World, Healthy People

Monday, October 22-Friday, October 26 Fall Break

Wednesday, October 31 Halloween Classroom Celebrations

NOVEMBER

Thursday, November 1, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

Sunday, November 4th Daylight Savings Time ends

Tuesday, November 6th PTC meeting in the library 6-7

Thursday, November 8th, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

Monday, November 12th Veteran's Day, no school

Thursday, November 15, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

Friday, November 16 Minimum Day/ End of Trimester 1 (Meet math fact goal.  Math fact reward party this day!)

Wednesday, November 21- Friday, November 23 Thanksgiving Break

Thursday, November 29th, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

DECEMBER

Tuesday, December 4th PTC meeting in the library 6-7

Thursday, December 6, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

Saturday, December 8th Holiday Free Shopping

Thursday, December 13, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

Saturday, December 15th Pancake Breakfast at Alta Sierra

Thursday, December 20, Love and Logic Class at Alta Sierra 5:30-7:00

Friday, December 21, Minimum Day

Saturday, December 22- Sunday January 6th Winter Break, No School

JANUARY

Monday, January 7th, Professional Development Day for teachers.  No School For Kids

Tuesday, January 8th PTC meeting in the library 6-7

Friday, January 18th Mid-Trimester

Monday, January 21 Martin Luther King Day, No School

Thursday, January 24th Storybook Night 6:00

Friday, January 25th Rally Round the Flag 7:55

FEBRUARY

Tuesday, February 5th PTC meeting in the library 6-7

Friday, February 15th President's Day, No School

Monday, February 18th, President's Day, No School

Friday, February, 22nd, Rally Round the Flag 7:55

Please note the changes made to my prior post regarding the band schedule. My apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please refer to Mr. Richardson's "Important Information and Dates" schedule for other dates to put on your calendar concerning the band schedule.

Thank you.

Friday, August 31 Instrument fittings 2:00-4:00 By Appointment

SEPTEMBER

Monday, September 10 Band-Flutes 

Tuesday, September 11 Band-Clarinets

Wednesday, September 12 Band-Trumpets

Thursday, September 13 Band-Trombones

August 27-31

Thank you so much for subscribing to my web page!  I will post a brief newsletter weekly so you can keep up on what is going on in our magnificent classroom!

We have spent the first week and a half of school getting to know each other, and going over classroom and school expectations and procedures. In addition, we are completing academic screening in Math and ELA to assist with our instructional goals for the year. The children are doing great! 

Students began their Red Reading Folders last week. The Folders will be due every Friday. Almost everyone returned their folder on time! I am so proud of our students! Please continue to have your child read for at least 20 minutes each night for at least 3 nights per week and record the minutes and sign the red reading folder. If the folder is not signed, the student will not receive credit for reading. 

We started math homework this week. I have set up the computer to allow your child to access ISE and Skills Sets on the "Think Central/Go Math" site found under student links. All students practiced using this program in class, so they should be able to show you how they do it at home. It is a good resource to use if your child is ever absent or needs extra help understanding the math concepts.

I will put the looking ahead dates on the bottom of this newsletter.

I am looking forward to seeing you at Back to School Night on Wednesday, August 29 at 7:30-8:10 p.m. in room 23.

We are going to have a wonderful year!

Early release days every Friday starting August 18.  Dismissal is at 1:05.

 Looking Ahead:

AUGUST

Monday, August 27 Band Instrument fittings 2:30-4:30 By Appointment

Tuesday, August 28 9:00-9:45 Kindness Assembly

Tuesday, August 28 Instrument fittings 2:30-4:30 By Appointment

Tuesday, August 28 PTC Meeting in the Library 6-7

Wednesday, August 29 Instrument fittings 2:30-4:30 By Appointment

Wednesday, August 29 Back to School Night 7:30-8:10

Thursday, August 30 Instrument fittings 2:30-4:30 By Appointment

Friday, August 31 Instrument fittings 2:00-4:00 By Appointment

Friday, August 31 Rally Round the Flag (7:55)

SEPTEMBER

Monday, September 3 Labor Day, No School

Wednesday, September 5 Picture Day

Monday, September 10 Band-Flutes 

Tuesday, September 11 Band-Clarinets

Wednesday, September 12 Band-Trumpets

Thursday, September 13 Band-Trombones

Friday, September 14 Movie Night

Wednesday, September 26 Character Day

Tuesday, September PTC Meeting in the Library 6-7

Friday, September 28, Rally Round the Flag 7:55

OCTOBER

Tuesday, October 2, PTC Meeting 6-7 Library

Friday, October 5, Jog-A-Thon

Monday, October 8 to Friday, October 12 Minimum Days all week for Parent Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, October 10 Picture Make Up Day

Monday, October 22-Friday, October 26

Wednesday, October 31 Halloween Classroom Celebrations