Chess Clubs
Chess Club #1 meets this Wednesday, November 2nd
Chess Club #4 meets this Thursday, November 3rd
Reading to Your Children
It is fun, relaxing, and helpful for students at Prairieview to be read to by their parents and others. Research has shown that reading aloud to children enriches their vocabularies and helps them to understand concepts which would be too difficult for them on their own. Being read to also increases students' background knowledge. This helps them make connections to what they are learning in school. So why not make some hot chocolate and sit around sipping it while listening to some interesting reading. Some suggestions for good reading which reinforce school curriculum from the International Reading Association for grades 3-5 are:
Anne Frank and the Children of the Holocaust by Carol Ann Lee
Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon
Hearts of Iron by Kathleen Benner Duble
Just for Elephants by Carol Berkley
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford
A Pair of Polar Bears: Twin Cubs Find a Home at the San Diego Zoo by Joanne Ryder
Paths to Peace: People Who Changed the World by Jane Breskin Zalben
Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Willy Characters by Patricia C. McKissack
Tour America: A Journey Through Poems and Art by Diane Siebert
Water Street by Patricia Reilly Giff
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
For the Week of October 24th
Chess Club
I keep reminding the students that chess is not a game that you win because your opponent has forgotten to move out of check - chess is a game you win by putting your opponent's king in check and he has no way to get out of check.
Club #4 meets on Tuesday - If someone would like to volunteer to help me that day I would appreciate it. This is the biggest club.
Club #2 meets on Wednesday
Early Dismissal
Thursday is an early dismissal day.
Halloween Party and Parade
The Halloween parade begins at 1:00 p.m. and the party starts at 1:30.
I keep reminding the students that chess is not a game that you win because your opponent has forgotten to move out of check - chess is a game you win by putting your opponent's king in check and he has no way to get out of check.
Club #4 meets on Tuesday - If someone would like to volunteer to help me that day I would appreciate it. This is the biggest club.
Club #2 meets on Wednesday
Early Dismissal
Thursday is an early dismissal day.
Halloween Party and Parade
The Halloween parade begins at 1:00 p.m. and the party starts at 1:30.
Friday, October 14, 2011
For the Week of October 17th
Prairieview Weekly Reminders
The office sends out Prairieview Weekly Reminders and with the reminders are attachments to various activities. Parents, please check the attachments for activities or permission slips, such as Movie Night, Roller Skating and other events that will be taking place at school for students to sign up.
Chess Club
Chess Club is going very well. Each club has made their own club rules and has agreed to follow them. This week Club #1 meets on Wednesday and Club #3 meets on Thursday.
Following Directions
Following directions is an important skill that we teach at school. It is also a fun skill to work on at home. You could cook something together, or make a simple craft by following the directions in a book or magazine. Another idea is to look at a detailed map of your area and together write down the directions of how to get somewhere. Have your student read you the directions while you drive. If you make the destination an enjoyable place - your child will doubly appreciate the lesson.
School Pictures
Our picture packets should arrive on Tuesday, October 18th
Our retake day is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 3rd
The office sends out Prairieview Weekly Reminders and with the reminders are attachments to various activities. Parents, please check the attachments for activities or permission slips, such as Movie Night, Roller Skating and other events that will be taking place at school for students to sign up.
Chess Club
Chess Club is going very well. Each club has made their own club rules and has agreed to follow them. This week Club #1 meets on Wednesday and Club #3 meets on Thursday.
Following Directions
Following directions is an important skill that we teach at school. It is also a fun skill to work on at home. You could cook something together, or make a simple craft by following the directions in a book or magazine. Another idea is to look at a detailed map of your area and together write down the directions of how to get somewhere. Have your student read you the directions while you drive. If you make the destination an enjoyable place - your child will doubly appreciate the lesson.
School Pictures
Our picture packets should arrive on Tuesday, October 18th
Our retake day is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 3rd
Friday, October 7, 2011
For the Week of October 10th
Chess Club
Chess Club has gotten off to a good start with two of the four clubs meeting last week. This week Club #2 meets on Wednesday and Club #4 meets on Thursday. Parents, if you want your student to walk home please send me a note. Also, when picking up your child, please pull around into the Prairieview parking lot by the 3rd grade door. Thank you.
Columbus Day and Teacher's Institute Day
Monday and Tuesday, October 10th and 11th there will be no school.
Lexia
Many you who have taken advantage of the Lexia computer program that Prairieview has purchased. These extra two days off of school would be a good time to take advantage of that program. For those who do not have it, but would like to know about it, please send me an email and I will get the information to you. In your email please include your child's name and their homeroom teacher. Thank you.
Chess Club has gotten off to a good start with two of the four clubs meeting last week. This week Club #2 meets on Wednesday and Club #4 meets on Thursday. Parents, if you want your student to walk home please send me a note. Also, when picking up your child, please pull around into the Prairieview parking lot by the 3rd grade door. Thank you.
Columbus Day and Teacher's Institute Day
Monday and Tuesday, October 10th and 11th there will be no school.
Lexia
Many you who have taken advantage of the Lexia computer program that Prairieview has purchased. These extra two days off of school would be a good time to take advantage of that program. For those who do not have it, but would like to know about it, please send me an email and I will get the information to you. In your email please include your child's name and their homeroom teacher. Thank you.
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