NOVEMBER/December NEWSLETTER
Dear Parents,
In Literature we are working
on the concept of cause and effect. We have also been using Venn diagrams to
compare and contrast information.
In Math, we are working on Multiplication
and Division.
We’re studying 5 ways to do Multiplication
problems:
l) regular “old fashioned” method( 234 x 57)
2) Lattice math
3) Inverse property/fact family
4) Calculators
5) Distributive Property of Multiplication (also
called “Slick Schmidt”)
In Science we have been talking about Ecosystems and
everyone did a group report on an ecosystem and they presented it in
class. Pictures are posted on our
classroom webpage.
http://schmidtclass.weebly.com
REMINDERS:
Keyboarding skills are VERY important!!!! Please have your child practice at home-Just
a few minutes a day would help! They also will receive 5 tickets for each level
that they pass. Some students have
already gotten their 20 ticketsJ
We are
now doing H.S.A. on-line testing. Ask
your child how they are doing. 300 is
passing for Math and Reading.
WISHLIST We always need healthy snacks and gifts for
the prize box. This month we need
Hawaiian fabric. We will be making
Hawaiian tree toppers for Christmas.
I would also appreciate
some gift cards for Michaels so that we can also make some ornaments
October Newsletter
In Literature we are working on the concept of problem and solution.
In Math, we are working on Multiplication and Division facts, fact families as well as variables and order of operations.
In Science, each student has been assigned a group in class to work on an ecosystem. Their group needs to do research on their ecosystem and make and then present their poster in class.
Report cards will be sent home October 26. You will have a choice to have a parent teacher conference, a phone conference or no conference. Students are allowed to attend the conference; it will be the week of October 31-Nov. 4.
Child can dress up for Halloween Day,
Reminders:
Every month we will do a READING Benchmark test and a Math Benchmark test in the computer lab. Your child has their scores recorded in their binders-please check it out! Thanks for all your support at home! Please have your child work on Dance Mat Typing….at home! They can earn 5 Tickets for each Level that they pass.
September Newsletter
Thanks for checking their binders and signing their planners!
In Math, we are working on making and reading tables and charts. Ask your child to interpret charts and tables at home. Each child should also be able to tell you the difference between an expression and an equation.
In Literature we are working on the concept of compare and contrast using the graphic organizer the Venn diagram.
Each child should know the 8 major Hawaiian Islands and the name of the 9th island that is forming. September 19 will be our next test on Chapter’s 3 and 4 in Social Studies. Look for the test results that week.
Every month we will do an Edison READING Benchmark test and an Edison Math Benchmark test in the computer lab. Your child has their scores recorded in their binders-please check it out! Thanks for all your support at home!
The end of the first quarter is fast approaching-end of October. Please let me know if you are unsure about any of your child’s test grades. I will try to write in their planner each time they forget to do their homework. They have to stay in at recess that day, to finish any homework that was not completed.
Wish list
I can always use more prizes: journals, Chinese jump ropes, books, games, pens, pencils, etc...
Snacks are always welcome,
I hand out snack daily to my class. School does provide snack in the cafeteria, yet students usually prefer to head out to the playground instead.
In Literature we are working on the concept of problem and solution.
In Math, we are working on Multiplication and Division facts, fact families as well as variables and order of operations.
In Science, each student has been assigned a group in class to work on an ecosystem. Their group needs to do research on their ecosystem and make and then present their poster in class.
Report cards will be sent home October 26. You will have a choice to have a parent teacher conference, a phone conference or no conference. Students are allowed to attend the conference; it will be the week of October 31-Nov. 4.
Child can dress up for Halloween Day,
Reminders:
Every month we will do a READING Benchmark test and a Math Benchmark test in the computer lab. Your child has their scores recorded in their binders-please check it out! Thanks for all your support at home! Please have your child work on Dance Mat Typing….at home! They can earn 5 Tickets for each Level that they pass.
September Newsletter
Thanks for checking their binders and signing their planners!
In Math, we are working on making and reading tables and charts. Ask your child to interpret charts and tables at home. Each child should also be able to tell you the difference between an expression and an equation.
In Literature we are working on the concept of compare and contrast using the graphic organizer the Venn diagram.
Each child should know the 8 major Hawaiian Islands and the name of the 9th island that is forming. September 19 will be our next test on Chapter’s 3 and 4 in Social Studies. Look for the test results that week.
Every month we will do an Edison READING Benchmark test and an Edison Math Benchmark test in the computer lab. Your child has their scores recorded in their binders-please check it out! Thanks for all your support at home!
The end of the first quarter is fast approaching-end of October. Please let me know if you are unsure about any of your child’s test grades. I will try to write in their planner each time they forget to do their homework. They have to stay in at recess that day, to finish any homework that was not completed.
Wish list
I can always use more prizes: journals, Chinese jump ropes, books, games, pens, pencils, etc...
Snacks are always welcome,
I hand out snack daily to my class. School does provide snack in the cafeteria, yet students usually prefer to head out to the playground instead.
My name is Mrs. Paula Schmidt and I have been teaching for 26 years, 20 in San Diego and 6 here on Maui at Wailuku Elementary School. I have my Master's Degree in teaching technology to Elementary School Children. I also know sign language and like to incorporate it into our daily work.
My motto in class is to "Work Hard and Play Hard".
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August Newsletter
Our class if off to a WONDERFUL start. Thank you parents for sending in healthy snacks and germ X -those two things will go a long way to help our students remain healthy and ready to learn. Already this week we have had a popsicle party and are on our way to an ice-cream party (Ask your child to explain). We have our desks and binders all organized and ready to go. Thanks for checking their binders and signing their planners!
Our first Math test for Chapter 1(Place Value) has been graded and sent home, Monday, August 15. Please review it with your child and send any questions or comment back to me. In Chapter 2, we are working on rounding-so, please have your child round off numbers to the tens and hundreds at home for practice.
Our first Literature story is called, "The Hot and Cold Summer", it's a Realistic Fiction (RF). There is a Storytown link on this website that will allow you to review the story with you child before the next test, Tuesday, August 16. This Storytown website is EXCELLENT and also allows your child to read the ebook at home instead of carrying the big book home. This webiste also has their vobust vocabulary words as well as their spelling list-just in case they forget to write them in their planner. Our next story, will be about Jackie Robinson, a female baseball player. It’s our first biography.
We have “NO EXCUSES” words that each child is responsible to spell correctly-the list will grow throughout the year. Our first words are because, probably and awesome. Starting in September, if they miss a “NO EXCUSES” word, they will have to write it 10 times.
We have just finished our Chapter 1 and 2 in our "Hawaii" Social Studies book. That test will be Wednesday, August17. All of their tests should be written in their planners in RED. Next, we will be doing Science in the afternoon-we are studying Volcanoes and Earthquakes. Ask you child about our Read-a-loud book, Vacation under the Volcano-a Magic Treehouse book about Pompeii. I told the class that if they could go to see the lava fields on Maui-they would get 5 tickets. (Not required-just extra support). Tickets are drawn at the end of every month for classroom prizes.(I can always use more prizes: journals, chinese jump ropes, books, games, pens, pencils, etc...)
Please check the front pocket of their binders everyday when you sign their planners. Papers in the back of their binder are to be left at home. I am Loving this Class!!!!!!!
Aloha, Mrs. Paula Schmidt
