Clues Letter

I am always overwhelmed by the amount of support we have in Harris County. I really think that this is the best school system in the state, and the best place to live, as well. Your children come to school knowing so much already, and they have so many experiences outside of school that it is often difficult to find new and exciting ways to motivate them. I try every day to let each child in the room know that I like them. I want, very much, for them to feel welcome and loved here. As the academics gets more and more difficult a student may think that I do not like them because of a grade they have received or a mark on a paper. If this ever happens please contact me as soon as possible. Please help them know that this is not the case. Go over their papers with them and discuss the grades and why some are better than others. Help them understand that this is a tool that I use to know where each child is successful and where they are struggling. I try to find examples of a students best work and work that they have hurried through and show them the difference. If you could help do this too, it would be greatly appreciated.

The Book Fair will be going on all next week. One day I will take the class and let them look around. On other days they will only be allowed to go to the book fair if they have brought money from home.

PTA open house is next Tuesday, September 22. This will be a good time to meet again. I can go over some of the classroom procedures and rules. The students will also have some of their work displayed. We will not, however, have time to meet on individual students, but we can make an appointment that night if you need to.

Looking ahead: Math— Math—Chapter 4 Analyze and Graph Data
Reading— Getting the Job Done—Lesson 7—Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
Spelling—Words with VCCV
Writing—Response to Literature—Ideas and Organization
Language—Simple and Compound Sentences
Science— Chapter 2—Planet and Stars—Lesson 3
Social Studies—Chapter 3—Age of Exploration

 
All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.
--Aristotle