First Day of School 2013-2014

Hello Families,

I am excited to report that we are having a wonderful day in third grade today. I am having fun learning all about your children. I am really impressed what they already know about our school, how it works and what our rules are. More importantly they know what the rules mean and how they apply to them! Ask them about their punch card when you see them after school today. They are excited to start working toward earning a reward coupon.

I will be doing most of my whole class family communication through this blog. If you aren't already subscribing to it, please follow these directions:

Follow this link http://mrsearlesclass.blogspot.com/ and click the  button that says Follow By Email in the top right corner. By entering your email you will get an email each time I post a blog entry. I will send more information about this next week. If you have any questions before that don't hesitate to contact me.

If you do not have internet access I will send a hard copy of each blog post I write, so you will get the information as well.

I hope your child comes home and is excited about our first day together. I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.

Sincerely,

Beth Earle

 

Pennies for our Playground Results

The following message was sent to staff this morning. I'm so incredibly proud of my students and families. You are all amazing! We look forward to our trip to Mackworth Island on May 21st. Mrs. Jordan, our volunteer coordinator, is working on permission slips as we speak. Hopefully they will be in backpacks on Friday. Way to go everyone. We wouldn't be going on this trip without you and your generosity!

Beth
Congratulations!

 

 Your classrooms raised $5,738.89 during the month of April in our Pennies for the Playground contest!  The winning classrooms were Mrs. Earle with $614.89, Mr. Clonan with $314.68, and Mr. Musters with $502.92.  Second place finishes in each house were Mrs. Rogers with $452.57, Mrs. McDermott with $241.52 and Mrs. Cott with $272.72.  A house raised the most money as a house with $2,202.47. 

NWEA testing

Math and Reading NWEA testing will occur this week. Math will be on Tuesday morning and Reading will be on Thursday morning. You can help your child by making sure they've had plenty of sleep and a good breakfast. Remind them to take their time, read each question carefully, and do their best. This is the computerized test that is customized for them.

 

Also a note from Administration:  On May 7^th and May 9^th we will try a quiet lunch in the cafeteria. This was a student generated initiative from a vote earlier this year. This is in no way a punishment to students but was generated by students and they have continued to ask about trying it. 

Beth

Scarborough Marsh/Pine Point Beach Field Trip

Hi Everyone,

I just received notice that our field trip has been approved for June 14th. I'll be sending out a permission slip later in May, but I don't restrict the number of parents chaperoning on this trip, so I wanted you to all have plenty of notice to clear your schedules if you want to join us. I will be able to take 4 adults on the bus and like to reserve those spots for people who cannot transport themselves to Scarborough. Everyone else is welcome to follow the bus, carpool or meet us at the marsh. Parents can sign students out at the end of the trip and continue to enjoy the beach if they choose to, instead of having them ride the bus home. It's always a fun day!

All adults attending will be charged $5. More info to come. . .

Beth Earle

Pennies for our PLAYGROUND is nearing it's end

Hello Everyone,

We are coming up to our final week of the Pennies for our Playground drive here at WPS. I am pleased to announce that our class has been leading the pack for most of the contest, but we are in a heated competition with another third grade class around the corner now. We have now collected  over $250 (over 5,600 coins counted) and are excited about the chance to win a field trip to Mackworth Island to do team building activities and to enjoy the beauty that the island has to offer.

Now is the time to dig into the pockets of old coats, look in the bottom of your washing machine and possibly ask nearby relatives to help in our initiative for building a beautiful new community playground (and win a trip for this class). They have worked so hard this year and will really benefit from this trip!

Please help us with this final push. Contest ends on May 3--no amount is too small!

Thanks for your support,


Beth Earle

LIBRARY IS BACK!!!!

I am pleased to announce that we are going back to a 30 minute per week library class for the remainder of the year. After trying a different model for students to access the library, it has been decided to return to a traditional model for library services. My class will go to the library on Thursdays from 9:15-9:45.
Mrs. Allen has asked for our help. Please try and help your child get their book back to school on Wednesday. I will collect all books regardless if they are returning or renewing. If they choose to renew, we will put a note on the book and they can get it back on Thursday morning when we arrive at the library. With your help the students will have more time to enjoy the library and will mean less time waiting in line. Thanks for your support!

Beth Earle

Conference Scheduling

I'm sorry for those of you who couldn't find a link for conferences. I was under the assumption taht the office was sending notification. Here it is for those of you who haven't scheduled already. http://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Windham_Primary_School_1. For future reference, it is also located on the WPS webpage on the left hand side under Important Links. Let me know if you need assistance scheduling a conference.

Beth Earle