4/27/2018 0 Comments It's Gonna Be May!Happy Friday Families!
HOW has this year flown by? Here we are entering the last month of the year. We still have work to do, but we are going to have fun doing it! Looking forward to the time we have left as I will miss it dearly! Progress Reports Progress Reports are going home today. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Character Counts Monthly, students will learn about a new character trait. At the end of each month, one student from each classroom, whose behavior exemplifies the Character Trait of the Month, will be awarded a certificate and invited to the Character Breakfast with Mrs. Perez! It is Plato Academy’s expectation that as we continue to emphasize positive character traits we will only continue to improve. April's Character trait is Self-Control: Managing your emotions and choosing acceptable behavior. Congratulations to ETHAN for winning the character trait of Self-Control for April. May's Character trait is Caring: Being kind, friendly considerate and being willing to listen, give and share. In Greek... Congratulations to our Greek Student of the Week....Julian!! Please check out Kiria Angela's website to see what your child is learning as well as some helpful links to help you work at home. https://intzesa.weebly.com/ In Music... This week in music class we have been learning new notes for recorder, learning songs for the end of the year, and learning about how music is written. Kindergarten has been getting much better at playing the recorder with good tone (no squeaks). First graders have learned new notes and are playing new songs. Second grade has been working on making up new lyrics to songs we already know. Third graders are working hard on learning scales and new songs with recorder. Music listened to in class: “Cry, Cry, Cry” Johnny Cash; various Disney songs; KIDS Bop selections from popular music Mrs. Holden's Classroom Expectations 1. Follow directions the first time they are given. 2. Be respectful. 3. Be honest. 4. Stay on task. 5. Listen to ALL directions. 6. Do the right thing (even if no one is watching). 7. If Mrs. Holden is not in the room, act the same way you would if she were. Dates to remember- 4/27 - Progress Reports Distributed 4/27 - Trinity Sock Hop Dance Here is a peek at next week... Reading: We are reading about the man known as Johnny Appleseed, named John Chapman. We are working on skills such as understanding main purpose and how authors use reasons to support their purpose. Writing: We have been talking about writing and what it is we need to be good authors. We have gone through the writing process and had fun sharing our stories with one another. We will continue to work with different, exciting prompts. Math: We will be taking our knowledge from working with numbers up to 1,000 add them! We will be finishing up the unit and having a topic test on Thursday, May 3rd. Science: We will finish up our discussions with matter and have a quiz on Wednesday, May 2nd. Social Studies: We will be looking at how communities build a nation. We will refresh our memories on America's first peoples and how they have helped to build the nation we have today. A few reminders - -Please bring a filled water bottle. -I would suggest having your kids bring a Plato approved sweater or jacket, it tends to get a little chilly in our room! -If you are not buying a school lunch please bring a full lunch. Everyone should also bring a snack for our Morning Snack. -Remember your placards for dismissal, we are not able to release your child without them. If you do not have it, please come in and show ID to Ms. Riley so we can release your child to you. -Please remember to bring your V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N.folders every day. Mrs. Holden's Website- http://holdenhplatoacademy.weebly.com As always, please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns! All the best, Mrs. Holden
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4/20/2018 0 Comments THANK YOU!Happy Friday!
I want to thank those who have donated pencils, erasers, and tissues! We seem to keep running low on those items so I GREATLY appreciate it. They are just working so hard :) Sock Hop The PTO is excited to announce our upcoming Spring Sock Hop Dance on April 27th! While more details will come home soon, we are asking for your help. The dance this year, for both boys and girls, will have a silent auction to help raise money for classroom resources. We have compiled a wish list of items to help make these baskets. ALL DONATIONS ARE DUE TODAY, April 20th. To donate an item not already included on the list, please choose "other." If you are in need of a letter on letterhead to procure a donation, please contact us at [email protected]. Please think about anyone you may know in the community who may be willing to help us out! On behalf of the Plato Academy Trinity PTO, we thank you for your support. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094fa4ad2aa0f94-sock Character Counts Monthly, students will learn about a new character trait. At the end of each month, one student from each classroom, whose behavior exemplifies the Character Trait of the Month, will be awarded a certificate and invited to the Character Breakfast with Mrs. Perez! It is Plato Academy’s expectation that as we continue to emphasize positive character traits we will only continue to improve. April's Character trait is Self-Control: Managing your emotions and choosing acceptable behavior. In Greek... Congratulations to our Greek Student of the Week....Anna!! Please check out Kiria Angela's website to see what your child is learning as well as some helpful links to help you work at home. https://intzesa.weebly.com/ Mrs. Holden's Classroom Expectations 1. Follow directions the first time they are given. 2. Be respectful. 3. Be honest. 4. Stay on task. 5. Listen to ALL directions. 6. Do the right thing (even if no one is watching). 7. If Mrs. Holden is not in the room, act the same way you would if she were. Dates to remember- 4/24 & 4/25 - 3rd Grade Math FSA 4/27 - Progress Reports Distributed 4/27 - Trinity Sock Hop Dance Here is a peek at next week... Reading: We are starting a new unit with new texts! We will be reading about well-known figures from American history whose lifelong journeys have become legend. Writing: We have been talking about writing and what it is we need to be good authors. We have gone through the writing process and had fun sharing our stories with one another. We will continue to work with different, exciting prompts. Math: We will be taking our knowledge from working with numbers up to 1,000 and start adding them! They are ready for this challenge and I know they will do well with the different models and strategies we have to use. Science: We will continue our discussions on matter. As we look at the different states of matter, we will look at the different properties that make them up. Social Studies: We will be looking at how communities build a nation. We will refresh our memories on America's first peoples and how they have helped to build the nation we have today. A few reminders - -Please bring a filled water bottle. -I would suggest having your kids bring a Plato approved sweater or jacket, it tends to get a little chilly in our room! -If you are not buying a school lunch please bring a full lunch. Everyone should also bring a snack for our Morning Snack. -Remember your placards for dismissal, we are not able to release your child without them. If you do not have it, please come in and show ID to Ms. Riley so we can release your child to you. -Please remember to bring your V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N.folders every day. Mrs. Holden's Website- http://holdenhplatoacademy.weebly.com As always, please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns! All the best, Mrs. Holden 4/13/2018 0 Comments Character Counts!Hello Families,
As we are winding down the year, I want to reflect and remind the kiddos the character traits we have been focusing on this year. We focus on one a month but I want to encourage them all to work on all of them every single day. We only have 30 days left together, so let us make them memorable :) "The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." -Martin Luther King Jr. Sock Hop The PTO is excited to announce our upcoming Spring Sock Hop Dance on April 27th! While more details will come home soon, we are asking for your help. The dance this year, for both boys and girls, will have a silent auction to help raise money for classroom resources. We have compiled a wish list of items to help make these baskets. If you are able to get any of these items donated or are willing to purchase any, please sign up below and bring your donated items to the school no later than April 20th. Additionally, if you are artistically talented and would like to make an item, that would be wonderful. To donate an item not already included on the list, please choose "other." If you are in need of a letter on letterhead to procure a donation, please contact us at [email protected]. Please think about anyone you may know in the community who may be willing to help us out! On behalf of the Plato Academy Trinity PTO, we thank you for your support. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094fa4ad2aa0f94-sock Character Counts Monthly, students will learn about a new character trait. At the end of each month, one student from each classroom, whose behavior exemplifies the Character Trait of the Month, will be awarded a certificate and invited to the Character Breakfast with Mrs. Perez! It is Plato Academy’s expectation that as we continue to emphasize positive character traits we will only continue to improve. April's Character trait is Self-Control: Managing your emotions and choosing acceptable behavior. In Greek... Congratulations to our Greek Student of the Week....Carl!! Please check out Kiria Angela's website to see what your child is learning as well as some helpful links to help you work at home. https://intzesa.weebly.com/ Mrs. Holden's Classroom Expectations 1. Follow directions the first time they are given. 2. Be respectful. 3. Be honest. 4. Stay on task. 5. Listen to ALL directions. 6. Do the right thing (even if no one is watching). 7. If Mrs. Holden is not in the room, act the same way you would if she were. Dates to remember- 4/24 & 4/25 - 3rd Grade Math FSA 4/27 - Progress Reports Distributed 4/27 - Trinity Sock Hop Dance Here is a peek at next week... Reading: As we finish up the module, we will have a review of the texts we have read. We will then have a quiz on Money Matters on Wednesday, April 18th. Writing: We have been talking about writing and what it is we need to be good authors. We have gone through the writing process and had fun sharing our stories with one another. We will continue to work with different, exciting prompts. Math: The kids have been doing really well with the topic we started on numbers up to 1,000. We will be wrapping up and reviewing in preparation for a test on Friday, April 20th. Science: They did really well on their quiz for topic 1. Way to go! We are starting a new topic. We will be talking about properties of matter. Social Studies: We have been discussing working to meet our needs and wants. We have also looked at how to make good decisions, and what our opportunity cost would be. We will continue these discussions and look at trading goods for services. We will be preparing for our quiz on Tuesday, April 17th. I will assign things on Moby Max for review. A few reminders - -Please bring a filled water bottle. -I would suggest having your kids bring a Plato approved sweater or jacket, it tends to get a little chilly in our room! -If you are not buying a school lunch please bring a full lunch. Everyone should also bring a snack for our Morning Snack. -Remember your placards for dismissal, we are not able to release your child without them. If you do not have it, please come in and show ID to Ms. Riley so we can release your child to you. -Please remember to bring your V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N.folders every day. Mrs. Holden's Website- http://holdenhplatoacademy.weebly.com As always, please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns! All the best, Mrs. Holden |
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