Classroom News: ECO, Homework, and Open House!

I continue to be very impressed with the way that students are working together and really building our classroom community.  We have been working on creating our classroom expectations for each branch of our classroom expectations "tree".  The branches are Safe, Respectful, and Responsible.  Students have been sharing their "What helps me learn?" posters with the class and we have discovered that there are many similarities between the poster.  It has been helpful for me to see what is important to students so I can support everyone in making our classroom environment match their needs.

Homework folders are coming home today.   The homework is a weekly packet that will go home on Mondays and will usually be due the following Monday. Please read over the letter and expectations with your child.  It may also be helpful to set up some routines around homework, such as good times and places to do homework and where to keep the folder when they are not using it.  As always, please let me know if you have any questions or need support making this home-school connection work for your child.

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday, September 15th:  Our First ECO class with Carrie!

We have our first ECO session with Carrie on Tuesday afternoon.  Please help your child to dress appropriately for the weather and to wear sneakers or other footwear for walking in the woods.  (No flip-flops, please!)


Wednesday, September 16th:  EMES Open House

The EMES Open House is this Wednesday from 6:00-7:00 pm.  This is an opportunity for you to take a tour of our room and see some of your child's classwork.  

There will also be three 20 minute training sessions for parents in the Library to learn about accessing the Infinite Campus portal.  This portal is especially useful for viewing your child's lunch account and adding money online.  (If you have already attended a training at U-32 or another school in our district, you do not need to attend.)  Please see the school newsletter for more information.

I look forward to seeing you at Open House!

Monday, September 21st:  First Homework Due!