Mrs. Schneider's Super Kids

April/May 2009

Hello Parents of Mrs. Schneider's Super 7!

Wecome to May.  We are on the final countdown to summer, but I want to stress that we are still focused on our academics and have many skills to still learn and maintain.  So please continue to be diligent about making sure that homework is done, our children arrive on time, and get enough sleep!

Secondly, May is a very busy month and I am sure you have all heard about the Boosterthon. This wonderful new fundraiser for Mountain View has all our kids excited.  I hope you have watched the DVD that came home with your child and understand what it is all about. If you have any more questions about the Booster Fun Run please go to www.boosterthonsuperfan.com for more information. It sounds like Wednesday, May 6th, will be a lot of fun. Everyone is invited to attend and participate in the excitement!!  GO OUT AND GET THOSE PLEDGES!

Dates to Remember:

May 5th - De Soto Caverns (Eric - 5th grade)

May 6th - Fun Run

May 12th - Eric's Middle School Orientation Visit

May 15th - Field Day

March 2009

I hope everyone enjoyed the snow we had last Sunday.  It looked like a winter wonderland outside. We are heading rapidly towards the last 9 weeks of school and have much to accomplish.

Dates to remember:

March 3 - Early Release

March 4 - 4th grade Field Trip to Fernbank

March 9 - March 12 - Spring Book Fair

March 9 -Cole's bithday

March 12 - End of 3rd 9 week period

March 13 - Report cards go home.

March 16 - 3rd grade - High Touch, High Tech: Energee and Me (In-house field trip)

March 18 - 3rd grade - High Touch, High Tech: Mighty Magnets (In-house field trip)

February 2009

Hope you are all managing to stay warm in these frigid temperatures. Take heart, as of today we have been in school 109 days, so only 79 to go and you can enjoy the long summer days.

Thank you to everyone for coming to conference week, it was a productive time to catch up and share progress and concerns.

Dates to remember:

Feb 4th - Performing Arts and Early Release

Feb 5th - Picture Day

Feb 6 and 20th - Bank Day

Feb 12th - Thinking Maps Training for Parents (6 - 7pm)

Feb 13th - Jump Rope for Heart

Feb 16th - President's Day (School closed)

Feb 18th - 5th grade to Cobb Energy Center to see The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Feb 20th - Spagetti Dinner, Teacher Spelling Bee and Summer Camp Info 6pm

 

January 2009

Welcome to the start of a brand new year!

We have been discussing the historical events that will be taking place in our country this month.

Martin Luther King's birthday and the Inauguration of our new President have been topics we are learning about.

Calendar:

January 9th - 3rd grade to Fernbank

January 19th - No school

January 23 - 5th Grade Sock-Hop

January 26 - 29 Conference Week

We would like to welcome our new student Josh to our class.  Josh is another 3rd grader and comes to us from Florida.

 

December 2008

Welcome to my favorite month of the year - December! 

Even though it is a very hectic month and seems to go by at lightning speed, there is something magical about it.  I hope you and your families take the time to enjoy all the wonderful sights, sounds, smells, and feelings of the season.

At school, we have many things planned.

Wed. 12/08/08 - AR Celebration

Tuesday 12/16/08: Hi touch, Hi Tech for Cole and Chris

Thurs. 12/18/08: Classroom Celebrations 12:45PM All parents are invited to join us for fun, games, and ice cream sundaes

12/19/08: Sing-a-long (students only), Christmas Around the World Celebration (students only), and End-of-Second 9 weeks

 

 

 

November 2008

      November is here and I hope you are enjoying the cooler weather and being able to come to school in daylight. Thanksgiving is just around the corner and we are now well into our 2nd nine weeks of school.

    We have been studying ways to keep our bodies strong and healthy. We have focused on exercise, hygiene, getting enough sleep, and eating a healthy diet.  We have learned about the Food Pyramid and guidelines for how much of each food group our bodies need.  Please support what we are learning at home, by encouraging your child to eat even just a few bites of a new, nutritious food. Food logs will be coming home and students may need some help filling these out.  The purpose is to key in to what each person's diet needs to meet the nutritional guidelines recommended for children.

Important Dates to Remember:

 

Nov 3  - Hi-Touch, hi-Tech (4th Grade)

Nov 4th - Election Day (No School!)

Nov 7  - 5th grade field trip to Civil War reenactment at Nash Farm as well as Chik Fil-A Day

Nov 18 - 3rd Grade Field Trip to The Capitol also Thanksgiving Lunches for 4th grade.

Nov 19 - Thanksgiving Lunches for 3rd and 5th.

Nov 24 through Nov 28 - Thanksgiving Break

Enjoy the time off that week and remember to give thanks for the many blessings we have in this great country!

Parent Survey for Standards-Based Report Cards

The

Cobb

County

School District

encourages parents to participate in the online fall survey for the new standards-based report cards.  As part of the ongoing development process, a survey link has been posted to the Cobb District website to gather input on the recently distributed K, 1, and 2 report cards.  Please visit www.cobbk12.org to respond.  The survey will be open until Dec. 1, 2008. 

 

 

         

October

Welcome to Fall!   

Dates to remember:

October 8th - Walk to School Day

October 10th - End of 1st 9 week period

October 15th - Early Release

October 17th  - 4th grade field Trip to the World of Coca-Cola and Report cards come home

October 20 - 25th - Book Fair  (We are scheduled to visit as a class on Monday, 20th, so send money in a sealed envelope or ziploc bag on that day)

October 25th - Fall Festival

October 27th - October 31st - Red Ribbon Week

October 31st - Fall Celebration in our classroom

Math - Everyone is working on different math skills depending on grade level.  Please reinforce whatever homework is coming home.  The level of difficulty in math increases sharply in the upper grades.  If you can get flashcards to help reinforce basic facts - addition, subtraction, and multiplication, this will be a great help. These facts need to be very familiar so that our students are able to do multi-digit addition, subtraction, and multiplication more quickly and accurately.  Students in 3rd grade will be required to know their multiplication facts 1 - 10.

Spelling - I have sent home sheets for students to write their "Super Spelling Sentences" on.  A flyer went home on Monday, October 6th, explaining what is required.

Language - We are continuing in our daily editing book. We have also learned about subjects and predicates.  Soon we will study nouns ---common, proper, singular, plural, and possessive. 

Reading - Thank you for continuing to encourage reading at home.  The reading logs are being filled up quickly.  Please make sure to return any library books that come home. 

Math - Everyone is working on different math skills depending on grade level.  Please reinforce whatever homework is coming home.  The level of difficulty in math increases sharply in the upper grades.  If you can get flashcards to help reinforce basic facts - addition, subtraction, and multiplication, this will be a great help. These facts need to be very familiar so that our students are able to do multi-digit addition, subtraction, and multiplication more quickly and accurately.  Students in 3rd grade will be required to know their multiplication facts 1 - 10.

Spelling - I have sent home sheets for students to write their "Super Spelling Sentences" on.  A flyer went home on Monday, October 6th, explaining what is required.

Language - We are continuing in our daily editing book. We have also learned about subjects and predicates.  Soon we will study nouns ---common, proper, singular, plural, and possessive. 

Reading - Thank you for continuing to encourage reading at home.  The reading logs are being filled up quickly.  Please make sure to return any library books that come home. 

September 2008

September is here!  We are now in our 2nd month of the school year and the students are well-established in the routines and expectations of our class.  I am so proud of their behavior and their efforts to be organized.

Some important dates to remember:

September 10 -- Picture Day

September 16 - Early Release

September 17 - 19 -- CoGat Testing

September 22 - 26 -- ITBS Testing

Here's a look at what we are doing in class this week:

Math:  We are still working on numbers, place value and comparing numbers up to ten-thousands.  This week we focused on estimating or rounding numbers and we will move on to addition with 3- and 4-digit numbers.  If your child is in inclusion, remember to check their math teacher's blog to see what they are learning.

We are posting Math vocabulary words in our classroom and refer to these daily so that students become more familiar with the terminology used.

Math Vocabulary for August/ September:

Digit,  Number, Standard form, Word form, Expanded form,  Number line,  Sum, Difference, Value, Missing Addend, Pattern

Spelling:  Homework comes home every night.  On Mondays, please pretest yor child or have them write the words on the blanks on the cover page.  We have our Spelling tests on Friday.

Reading: Don't forget to complete Reading Logs.

Lastly, I hope the packets I gave out on Curriculum Night were helpful.  Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.

August 2008

Welcome  to Mrs. Schneider's Class

ABOUT THE TEACHER

This is my 4th year at Mountain View Elementary, before that I taught at Tritt and East Valley Elementary Schools in Cobb County, and in Fayetteville, North Carolina.  I have taught both General Ed. and Special Education, and every year that passes makes me realize that teaching children with Special Needs is my calling in life.  I enjoy the challenge and excitement that I get when my students learn new things and become more successful in their social relationships.  I  live in East Cobb with my husband, and 3 children, Andrew (17), Hayley (15), and Justin (10).

MISSION FOR THE CLASS

My class at Mountain View Elementary School is a place where individuality is encouraged and

 respected, creativity is limitless, and being comfortable is guaranteed. I will 
join hands with you to help your child be the best that they can  be.

This year, Eric, Daniella, and Armando have joined our class.  The students have all settled down well

 and lots of learning is taking place.  Our curriculum night will be held on Thursday, September 4th. 

 A flyer should have been sent home as a reminder.  This is a time where we are able to discuss 

curriculum, classroom routines, and expectations, and other important things.  Please try to attend if

 at all possible.  Thank you.

November

Welcome to November with it's cooler days, blustery winds, and awesome colors! We are into our 2nd nine weeks of school, the routine is well-established and the children come in ready to learn and face the challenges of the day.  We also would like to welcome back Chris who has returned from Florida.  It is wonderful to have him back.

We had a super Fall celebration on the 31st October.  Thank you to all the parents, especially our room mom, Mrs. Northrup, for all the extra work she did to ensure that we had enough food, drinks, and a well-decorated classroom.  The boys had a lot of fun playing bingo, beanbag toss, and listening to a story.

In Math we will be learning to add and subtract 2 digit numbers with and without regrouping.  Please continue to drill those basic math facts at home so that they can become automatic.

Reading contiues to be individualized with all students working on appropriate grade-level or IEP goals.  Congrats to Austin  who was our first student to get on the AR wall in the Media Center.  Everyone reached their own personal reading goal and earned the Pizza Hut Book-it certificate.

In Social Studies we will be learning about the Pilgrims and Indians, and this will culminate in a small Thanksgiving Feast in our classroom the week of Thanksgiving.

IMPORTANT DATES!!!!

Nov. 5th and 6th - NO SCHOOL

Nov. 21-23 - Thanksgiving Holiday!!  No school!  Gobble Gobble