Mrs. Simmons 2017-2018

PSA & Multiplication   Ice Cream Celebration

Students will be presenting their Public Service Announcements and celebrating their mulitplication challenge on Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 at 2:00 in room #303 at Brassfield Elementary.  Please  join us for our live launch of our PSA and share some ice cream with us as we celebrate our hard work.

Date: 06/26/2018 (Tue.)

Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Location: Brassfield Elementary room #303
Click on the link to donate on SignUpGenius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4faaaf2ca31-psaand 

Dear Parents,

The year is quickly flying by! This means our EOG standardized tests are coming up.

Please take a moment to write two encouraging messages/notes to your child.
- they will read each note before testing on the EOG dates
- write one for math
- write one for reading
- put them in sealed envelopes addressed to me by June 15th
- I will make sure they get their letters each day
- this is a secret!!!! Do NOT tell your child what you are doing.

Thank you for you help and support.

EOG Dates:

Reading 6-18-2018
Math 6-19-2018


Also, we will be announcing a Public Service Announcement Launch
date very shortly so stay tuned!

Sincerely,
Anne Simmons

Dear Parents,

The year is quickly flying by! This means our EOG standardized test is coming up. Please take a moment to write two encouraging messages/notes to your child to read before the reading EOG and the math EOG. Please return these messages/notes in a sealed envelope addressed to me by June 15th, and I will give them to your child each day. This is a secret, so do not tell your child you are writing him/her letters. Thank you for your help and support!

Our class has been preparing for this and working hard to do our best on these tests. We can make your child’s test experience positive and successful by working together. I ask you to take the time to do these little things and help your child reach his/her fullest potential:

• Talk with your child about goals for this test.
• Make sure your child gets a good night’s rest.
• Have your child eat a healthy breakfast at home.
• Make sure your child arrives at school with plenty of time to prepare for the test (rushing around never makes for a calm child!)
• Gently encourage your child to do his/her best and show your faith in him/her!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Simmons

Parents,

Please allow your student some time this week and next week to review 3rd grade content for upcoming EOGs.  We are busy still learning our curriculum and will have limited time for review this year.  If you can find the time, I have created assignments on two websites that they should be able to log in easily and practice.  This is considered part of their homework but can be done anytime by the end of the week.

Readworks assignments

How to get students to their assignments

1. Have students go to www.readworks.org/student

2. Students should sign in with their Google account.

3. Students enter class code 325MJG

Math website for assignments 

https://www.iknowit.com/ 

class code: 0334

password: 0334

username: (email me if they forgot it)

Thank you for all your support this year.

Sincerely,

Anne Simmons

Dear Parents,

It has been an exciting 3rd quarter and beginning to 4th quarter.  Hopefully you have seen my Sign Up Genius for conferences.  They are not required but I like to offer them in case anyone has questions or concerns at this point in the school year.  

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4faaaf2ca31-3rdquarter1 

The next couple of weeks will be busy.  We are having class pictures, our last field trip,  and super kids day.  Not to mention all the fun learning about fractions, research about water in EL, and finishing up our Science unit on water forms and landforms.  Please make sure your child can attend school when at all possible.  

EOG dates have been announced and you should make sure your family is planning on being in school for those dates.   If your child is absent or tardy they will need to take the test on a make up day.  It is easier on the child to take it with everyone else.

Please make sure your child is practicing their multiplication facts.  I have promised them an ice cream party with toppings when everyone finishes the tables from 1-12.  They need to be proficient in each times test by passing 20/22 questions in 1 minute.  They are typically given 2 opportunities a week to pass one of the tables.  My goal is that the entire class pass every times test before the party.  We will plan the party for sometime at the end of June.  I like to have it at the end of the year after EOG's are completed.  The date will be announced after we track back in sometime in May.

Important dates:
Class Pictures 3/4
Motion Commotion field trip 3/4
Super Kids Day 3/6
Reading EOG 6/18
Math EOG     6/19

Sincerely,
anne simmons

Calling all runners!  Running club is starting soon.  Click the link below if your child is interested in joining for the Spring!

https://goo.gl/forms/SIlSwCSXqo43klql1

Thank You All!!!

I now have plenty of bags for Valentines and quite a few stickers to decorate them.  I will make sure the kids have time Tuesday to get their bags ready for Wednesday.  If you would like to send in the Valentine's early you are welcome to do so.  I will have a place in the classroom to hold on to them.

I appreciate all the donations.  

Sincerely,
anne simmons