Beach Brain Buzz: Our First Full Week!

We survived the first full week of school!! Woohoo!! Honestly though, it was a very successful week in spite of "the beginning of the school year madness". Our successes include:

• establishing our classroom community, routines, & procedures;
• launching reading and writing workshops;
• introducing conversions within the metric system, and;
• introducing classification of living organisms.

We will continue working on these concepts in the coming week with the exception of math. We will leave metric conversions for the time being and go on to studies in place value.

Going forward, I do want to encourage you all to visit this blog often. It is my goal to update this on a weekly basis to keep you informed as to the shenanigans going on in our 5th grade classroom. You can receive an e-mail update every time I update the blog by using the "Follow by E-mail" widget on this blog. This way you don't have to remember to check it on your own!

Last, but not least, one of the kids asked me if I wanted the class to start their after-school reading. The answer is a RESOUNDING yes! I'll be sharing more of my thoughts on reading and writing as the year progresses, but I wanted to share an info-graphic I found on Pinterest with you. (Side note: I am a Pinterest-fanatic!) I think it poignantly validates the need to read outside of school. The text size appears to be smaller than ususal, so may need to click the pin to read it better. Regardless, it demonstrates the importance of reading every night. Enjoy! :)

Mr. B

Parent Orientation

Thank you so much for attending Parent Orientation tonight! It was a pleasure to meet you all and if you didn't get a chance to attend, you were missed!! :)

As mentioned, I have a couple "homework" assignments for you to complete before Tuesday if at all possible. 

1. Update your information for the school district. This is an annual review and we appreciate your time to update your information!
2. Make sure you completely fill out your yellow transportation card and turn it in to the JTSD office.
3. Please complete this Parent Questionnaire. I would like to know a little bit about your child as I plan for the first few weeks of school. 

I am really looking forward to getting to know you and your child throughout this school year. I know it's going to be a fantastic year! Please do not hesitate to e-mail me (joshbennett@nixaschools.net) if you have any questions or concerns. 

Have a wonderful night!!

Mr. B