Winter Concert Invitation

Guess Who?

Thank you to all the parents who made it to Academic Night. 25 families in all!  Sra. Silvia and I appreciate all you support. Students are going to be surprised when they see your response to their guess who writing.

They will also be motivated when they see your promise. 

Reporting

Dear Parents, 

Today the students and I discussed what to do if they see others breaking the rules. We talked about how our class promise says "help classmates when they need it" which means reporting if someone is being treated unkindly. We also talked about the kind of incidents they need to tell me or another adult about--and the ones they can handle on their own or let go. 

We Need Your Feedback

Dear Parents,

  Sra. Silvia and I are planning to have a tech night before Christmas break. We would like to get together with all of you and share some great online resources. Before we start planning we would like to conduct a survey and collect data to find what would be best for most of you. Please take a minute to answer one survey question. 

On the side bar you will find a survey question please vote.

Sincerely, 

Ms. Cynthia 

Weekly Homework

Sra. Silvia and I have been having trouble helping students understand their responsibilities with homework. Many students are returning homework without a parent signature, without all the reading completed, or with unacceptable forms of free writing. I hope that this post will help parents understand homework in order to help students at home. Thank you parents!

Guess who sits here...

2nd Graders have been waiting to hear their voices.

NECAP Reading Information

3rd graders will be taking the state NECAP test the week of October 8, 2012.
Parents, here is a NECAP released reading item and an example of how we are practicing in class.
We used the RACE organizer last year and we have definitely seen an improvement in their writing. Underneath you will also find a link to the to the RIDE website with all the NECAP released items.

RIDE website

MYSTERY READERS
are STILL welcome!
You can read in Portuguese or English, does not matter just come spend some quality time with your child and his/her friends in our class.

We would like to invite any parents, older siblings, grandparents, relatives, or other special people to surprise your child by being a “Mystery Reader” this year. Students LOVE having their family, friends, and relatives visit our classroom to share in our learning by reading a favorite story aloud to our class. Mystery Readers will visit us on Fridays at 9:30. Readers are asked to bring a book to read. You can read in English or Portuguese.

If you can find a Friday that works for you please send me a note or email (csime@internationalcharterschool.org). Please keep your date top secrets do not let your child know when you will be coming in, since you are a "mystery" to the students. We are hoping you will be willing to write five clues about yourself that we can give to the class as hints on Friday before you come in. Please make sure these get to me at least a day in advanced.

Sample clues:
1. My favorite book when I was in second grade was Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory.
2. I was the youngest child in my family growing up.
3. My family has one dog as a pet.
4. I love to watch American Idol with my family.
5. My favorite family vacation is visiting our family in Florida.

Sincerely,
Ms. Cynthia and Sra.Silvia

Mystery Readers!!!

CALLING ALL

MYSTERY READERS!

 

We would like to invite any parents, older siblings, grandparents, relatives, or other special people to surprise your child by being a “Mystery Reader” this year.  Students LOVE having their family, friends, and relatives visit our classroom to share in our learning by reading a favorite story aloud to our class.  Mystery Readers will visit us on Fridays at 9:30.  Readers are asked to bring a book to read.   You can read in English or Portuguese.

If you can find a Friday that works for you please send me a note or email (csime@internationalcharterschool.org). Please keep your date top secrets do not let your child know when you will be coming in, since you are a "mystery" to the students.   We are hoping you will be willing to write five clues about yourself that we can give to the class as hints on Friday before you come in. Please make sure these get to me at least a day in advanced.

Sample clues:
1. My favorite book when I was in second grade was Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory.
2. I was the youngest child in my family growing up.
3. My family has one dog as a pet.
4. I love to watch American Idol with my family.
5. My favorite family vacation is visiting our family in Florida.

Available days in January
Fridays at 9:30
January 13, 20, 27

Sincerely,

Ms Cynthia and Sra.Silvia

The Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books and Authors

Save the date!

Saturday, October 15, 2011
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM