Valentine's Day Party

Mrs. Parson is organizing donations! Please email her if you would like to help our class enjoy some yummy treats! Things needed:

Pink and White Tubs of frosting

Cookie toppings (red/pink sprinkles, m&ms, sweethearts, all things red, pink, purple and hearts!

Valentine plates and napkins

Juice Boxes

We will begin making t-shirts and valentine collection envelopes in our classroom next week!

If your child plans to bring valentine cards...please remember that he/she MUST bring one for EVERYONE in the class!

Nikolas Kaitlyn

Sofia Zion

Hannah Parker

Endya Lucy

Gabriel Brista

Morgan Manas

Kirstin Blake

Noah Eli

Ethan Ariel

Joel

We are writing poetry in our class! Our focus is cinquain (Sin-kane)writing! We are writing modified cinquians (not focusing on counting syllables). Line one: A noun, Line two: 2 adjectives to describe the noun, Line three: 3 words showing action, Line four: 4 words that describe a feeling and Line 5: a synonym for the title.

Partys
cool, fancy
bouncy balloons pop!
presents are fun
celebrations

school
awesome, fun
making new friends
always making people happy
Robertson

Pets
kind, soft
some are playful
nise to some pepple
animals

What a great first TRY!

DON'T FORGET

Six Flags Reading...If you want that FREE ticket make sure you are filling out your child's reading log!

Upcoming:
Robertson Elementary Shoe Drive for Haiti: Gently used or new shoes (no flip flops or "dress" shoes). Start bringing them in!

Valentine's Phonebook Recycling Contest: Jan. 27-Feb. 10th Bring in any and ALL phone books!

Chick-fil-A Night: TOMORROW Jan. 22(El Dorado and Toll) Dine in or Drive through. Between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM 15% of ROBERTSON sales. You must tell your cashier that you are with ROBERTSON Elementary.

On SALE NOW: Robertson Elem. Long Sleeved T-Shirts 15.00 Pre-order ONLY Form must be returned with payment no later than Feb. 4th.

VALENTINE'S DAY Party
Please contact room mom: Pam Parson
Needed:
Frosting (Pink and White)
Plastic Knives
Cookie Decorations (sprinkles, m&m's, red hots, sweet tarts...)
Valentine Plates and Napkins
Juice Boxes
These items need to be brought in no later than 2/11

Valentine's Day Cards are an OPTIONAL activity. If you/your child choose to participate please make sure they have included EVERY CHILD in the classroom.
Boys: Nikolas, Zion, Gabriel, Manas, Blake, Eli, Noah, Ethan, Joel
Girls: Kaitlyn, Sofia, Parker, Endya, Lucy, Brista, Morgan, Kirstin, Ariel, Hannah

We will be making our Valentine (collection) Envelope in the classroom!

Have a wonderful day!

Wow! Where did the week go. It is already WEDNESDAY... I am having difficulties with blogging at home, so, I apologize. I would like to remind everyone that there is a special assignment that EVERYONE needs to complete! Please find blog that is titled Special Assignment #2 and comment!

We have a NEW friend in our class. Hannah comes to us from Christie Elementary so she is fitting right in. She already knows how to do those UPS Checks!!!

Kaitlyn is our Dragon of the Week. Unfortunately, her poster was done at the beginning of the year and her Christmas Kitty, Isabella was not able to be included. She would LOVE to bring her in for show and tell on Friday...but we need to know if anyone is allergic! Please let me know! ASAP.

We have been using our knowledge about Martin Luther King, Jr. to write. Wow!!! What great authors we are becoming!

"Martin Luther King, Jr. was a good man. He had a dream . His dream was that for all people to be equel. Martin Luther King, Jr. wantid people to be judge by their character. But not by their race. Martin Luther King Jr. died fighting racism."

We have also started studying 2-D and 3-D shapes. Vocabulary: corners, vertices, points, edges, and faces. Be sure to talk about these around the house! Next week we will be taking another CBA (curriculum based assessment) covering lots of math topics!

OH and I can't forget...Miss Caras is BAAAAACCCCKKK. We are all excited to have her in our classroom 5 days a week! It won't be long before she's ready to take over room 313!

Enjoy your day!

COGAT TESTING

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we will be administering the CoGAT standardized test. We will take it each day from 8:30-10:30 with time to use the bathroom and stretching! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE have your child go to bed early, get a good nights sleep, get up in time to be fed a good breakfast, and be WIDE AWAKE at 8:00 when they arrive at school!!!
Thank you so much for all that you do to help your child be successful at Robertson!

Robertson Elementary
Tuesday, January 12th@ 7:00pm
Identifying and working with your child’s math learning style

Work beside your child as you both discover new ways to approach math learning and homework. This workshop is for you and your child. Come play interactive games and learn strategies with your child that will help build number sense in arithmetic. The seminar will cover:

Learning how your child thinks and learns
How memory works—Making sense of our senses
Habituation, learning, and behavior
10 best brain friendly learning strategies to use at home when giving your child direction and instruction
What every parent/teacher can implement immediately

Specific Arithmetic strategies in --
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Number Knowledge and Counting


Home activities and information provided

Tamara Thompson, M.S., is an educator with over 10 years experience teaching children, youth, and adults. She is committed to making a positive and significant difference in the way we approach learning and student achievement. Tamara began teaching during graduate school and has taught at both the collegiate and secondary level. She has received numerous awards for her teaching. Tamara was the 2002 Austin Area Charter School’s Teacher of Year and in 2003 was chosen as a one of ten teachers among 180 YouthBuild sites to receive a YouthBuild USA Teacher’s Fellowship. She is the recipient of the Michael Jordan Foundation grant for innovative science curriculum and the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching for Tolerance grant.

Tamara is and educational consultant, a doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction at University of North Texas, and owner of Mockingbird Education. Since 2001, Tamara has trained thousands of educators, parents, and students, serving over 50 schools in 35 states. Tamara resides in Frisco, Texas with her husband and two sons. An active community member with interests in community involvement and youth advocacy, Tamara serves on several local community boards and advisory councils.

Special Assignment #2

Everyone MUST participate in this...comment to this post (please have your child type in his/her response) No later than Jan.17! One complete sentence. What makes a GREAT teacher? Please talk with your child about this and brainstorm lots of great, creative answers. Have them pick their favorite to use. We will be using their answers to create a TOP SECRET project...SO please put some thought into this and participate. Thanks!

ROCKS!!!

Today we played Catch A Clue. The kids were to guess what our new science topic was going to be based on clue #1...They are outside on the ground. clue #2...Some are very big, but most of them are small. Well, lots of us had to change our mind about what it could be. clue #3 They are not alive! A few got it by clue three but not everyone!
For the next week or two you may refer to us as geologist (scientist who studies rocks). We found out today that rocks are...shiny/dull, hard/soft, smooth/rough (properties), minerals, solid matter, non-living and not man made. Did you know that rocks are formed in the center of the earth? We are very excited about our newest studies! Please check your child's red folder for some "rock" homework!
Have a GREAT evening!

Welcome Back! What a GREAT day we had. It looked as if everyone had grown at least a couple of inches! I enjoyed hearing about holidays and gifts received.

I would like to thank so many of you for the holiday gifts! I am SO sorry I have not written thank you note. I'm embarrassed to say that in the rush at the end of the party and getting home I cannot remember what came from who! I SO enjoyed gift cards to sonic, chick fil a, starbucks and target! All places I frequent often. The mugs of hot chocolate were fabulous...especially on the cold evenings over break! I love the holiday and school decorations as well! The best gift of all is having your child here at school and watching them grow and learn! I've said it before but thank you so much for sharing your child with me!