Tucker’s TigerNews

Our first report card is coming home today. This report card is very different from the kindergarten report card. This 9 weeks your child will get a reading and a math grade. These grades are E-Excellent, G-Good, S-Satisfactory, N-Needs Improvement, U-Unsatisfactory.  Always remember that the report card reflects an entire 9 week period not just the past week or so. We do not give English and Spelling grades during this 1st grading period. We start these the next 9 weeks since we are only beginning to introduce these subjects in our day.

On the lower section of the report card you will not see E's or G's, only:  O-Outstanding, S-Satisfactory, N-Needs  Improvement. These grades are given for Social Studies, Science, Health, Handwriting, Behavior, Work Habits. I usually do not give O's for Science, Social
Studies or Health until later in the year when the students are working more independently . Art, Music and PE grades are given by those teachers.

We do not have a teacher parent conference scheduled until January.  I will contact you if I feel that a conference is needed before then.  Please feel free to do the same.

**When you receive your child's report card, please KEEP the report card. Sign the white signature card that is in the envelope. Then send the signature card AND the envelope back to me as soon as possible.

  RED RIBBON WEEK is this week.  Look for stickers, activities and notes reminding the children to "SAY NO TO DRUGS!"  Early education is valuable.

Looking Ahead:

Monday...."Drug Dog" Assembly
                 School Bus Driver Appreciation Day            

Tuesday....Computer Lab

Wednesday...Media Center (return and check out)
                    Lunch & Learn for Parents 11:30       

Thursday...Arthur Atsma Magic Assembly, Performing Arts Program

Friday....Pep Rally for perfect attendance students
              Fall Fun Centers 12:20-1:20  Everyone is invited!
              Backyard Burger Night 5-7pm

                                                                                                 

WOW!  This year is really flying by!  I can't believe it is already October.  We will be having our first High Tech/High Touch activity on Tuesday, October 9th.  We will be learning about magnets.  If you have not sent in your permission form, please do before Tuesday!

Thank you so much for sending in apples and helping your children with their apple projects during the past 2 weeks.  They did a good job with them and we had some yummy projects!

The boys and girls did a great job taking the CoGat test last week and I am sure ALL of our GM students are glad the testing is finally over!

In math we continue to work on subtraction strategies.  We are learning how to graph, count the minutes on a clock by 5's and then 1's, and we are beginning to count money.  Please be sure to practice counting by 2's, 5's and 10's with your child.  Don't always start at the beginning...have them start counting by 5's at 20, or by 2's at 16 or by 10's at 40.  This is a big help when they start counting money and time!

I only had about 50% of the class reach our September Reading Log goal of 300 minutes.  I had planned to "up" the daily time to 15 minutes but will keep it at 10 minutes through October.  Let's all try to read, at least, 300 minutes during the month of October.  Don't forget to record it on your log!

LOOKING AHEAD...

October 8th  Reflections Deadline

October 16th  Picture Day
                 and
Texas Roadhouse Dinner Night

    

October 17th last day for box tops
and Early Release Day