December 9th - 12th

Hello Families,

This week the emphasis is on lessons, not homework. Please help your child;
* practice their Chrisrtmas songs
* study fractions (naming, equivalence, mixed and improper, adding simple fractions).
* read
Have a wonderful week,
Kathy Napier

Drummondville Elementary School

December 1st

-Poetry Response due Thursday
-Math given every night.
-Levelled book to be read and changed once tracking sheet is signed by a parent

December Scholastic orders due Tuesday
Parents' Night Thursday

The Week of November 24th

Hello families!

We are now studying Fractions in Math class. We are beginning by reviewing naming, representing, comparing and ordering fractions. You can help your child by reviewing their work and helping them use correct mathematical terminology.

This week your child will have:
- 1 page of math homework each night
-corrections on last week's A-Z quiz (don't forget to correct the extended response)
-1 new levelled book to read for Thursday
-1 short text to be assigned Tuesday, due Friday. Topic: Our School is Special because....

Have a great week!
Kathy Napier

November 10 - 14th

This week your child will need to:

*read their A-Z book for Thursday

* complete 1 page of math each night except Friday

*read the Rememberance Day Newspaper arcticlesand complete the organizer in their Social Studies duotang

I need to ask for the A-Z book to be done and signed for Thursday so that I can correct the quizes and the children can correct and take a new book for the following weekend. There was a big improvement in scores from the first to second week of this program, I am happy to say! If your child is struggling, please read with them more than once during the week. If we don't see an improvement, they may need a lower level book.

This week I will be evaluting math progress. Please review good work habits with your child, and ask them what strategies and procedures for answering questions completely they have learned.

As always, we form a partnership to help your child. Thank you for taking the time to check on their work and ask them about what they are learning.

Have a great week,
Ms. Napier

RICKY RACCOON HOMEWORK

THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN PLANS!

For Wednesday and Thursday night, there will be no math homework so that we can work on our Ricky Project. Please see the class blog for more details.

STILL NEED TO READ THE BOOK AND DO THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER - GREEN PAGE.

Best,
Kathy Napier

Nov 3rd: Homework for Parents and Students!

Hello Families,

This week I am asking parents to keep a close eye on our new leveled home-reading program. Students need to be able to manage the different steps with our help:

1 - read the book until the reading is fluent and the recall and comprehension are strong
*a parent must sign that the book was read (and asking questions will help build comprehension success)

** this week, fill in the graphic organizer about the book, writing in full sentences and PREFERABLY in cursive writing

2 - take a comprehension quiz (given by me)
3 - make corrections to the quiz
4 - when all corrections are made, sign out a new book

Still with me? I hope so! It can be a cumbersome program to administer, but I have seen such good results I believe it is worth the effort.

Students who read through the book quickly and with good comprehension may change their books more frequently.

So, for this week:

Leveled book: to be read and graphic organizer to be completed by Friday
Math: One page per night

Thank you for all your help, and have a great week!
Kathy Napier

October 27th

Math : one page per night, focusing on exploring multiplication situations

Language Arts: One leveled book to be read for Friday, at which time there will be a quiz

Have a great week!

Week of October 20th - 23rd

Math: One page to be done each night

Poetry: Answer questions and define vocabulary words

Science: sign and correct test

Scholastic: due Thursday

Friday: Pedagogical Day

Oct 6- Oct 10th

Language Arts: 2 pages of grammar work in the yellow duotang, plus corrections from previous weeks.

Math: assigned daily
Science: complete work begun in class
Please bring back Interim Reports, signed by a parent.

Week of September 29th - October 3rd

Hello Families,

This week and next the students are completing a long Math Exam written by the Ministry of Education. They will be spending many hours on math in class, so I have decided to give them a break from Math homework this week.

English: parents and students read and sign the information document on Book Responses.
Students will have to write a three paragraph response to the book they are presently reading.
Due Thursday.

Students who did not do their grammar corrections last week have until Tuesday to complete the work.

Have a great week!

September 22-26th

Hello All!

ELA - Yellow duotang: grammar work on adjectives, both sheets to be completed for Thursday.

Math - Monday: Math Makes Sense
Tuesday: Cross Number puzzle #22
Wednesday: Cross Number Puzzle #23
* read the instructions carefully! the answer format can change from puzzle to puzzle.
Thursday: Problem Solving page

Every night - read 20 minutes!

Let me know how things are going!
Kathy

Homework: Sept 15 -19

Hello all!

Math - 1 page per night, Tuesday and Wednesday's pages are to be handed in Thursday (because of the field trip Wednesday)

Language Arts - Correction in the Yellow Duotang. All answers must be written in complete sentences.

Thursday Evening: Curriculum Night! I hope to see you then!

Warm Regards,
Kathy Napier

Note about homework...

Please see the note about homework on the class blog linked on the left (www.msnapiersclass.blogspot.com).

Warmly,
Kathy Napier

Homework for the week of September 8th

Language Arts in yellow duotang: Students must answer the questions about the article "Water: Better from a Bottle?" Answers must be written in complete sentences.
DUE: Thursday, September 11th.

Math: One page per night will be assigned, and is due the next day.

Reading: students are expected to read from their self-chosen homereading book every evening for at least 20 minutes. Books may be changed as soon as the student has finished the text.

Please send in a 4-6" photo of your child
Please sign the school rules in the agenda
Scholastic due September 22nd.

No homework will be given on Friday other than reading.

Have a great week!
Ms Napier

Welcome Back!

Hello Everyone!

It is a pleasure to be back, and getting to know you is going to be one of the joys of this month.

I am a firm beleiver in clear and open communication, and this blog is an experiement for me. I wanted to make sure parents could be kept informed of school items from anywhere, whether they are with their child or not, whether the paprwork gets home of not (wink ;).

This page is intended for students and parents to use to check on assignments, paperwork and other items. You can subscribe to the post, which means that when I post an update it will come to your email directly.

Comments can be made, and I will check daily for comments and questions, although I cannot guarantee homeowrk help nightly, you can use this as a place to post ideas, helpful hints and encouraging messages!

This blog does not replace checking the agenda, which is where your child's teachers will put hard copies of paperwork, personal messages and other information. It is meant as an additional source of information, not a relacement for the processes already in place.

As this is a new project, your feedback will be helpful to determining the directtion this log takes and it's usefulness. It is a dynamic site - it is best used when it has many contributors, but it has to be a wise time investment for all concnerned. So please give me feedback about what would be helpful on this site and our class site.

Many thanks and best wishes for a productive school year!
Ms. Kathy Napier