What we've been doing and important information...

Oh my goodness, I can't believe that it has been over a week since I last posted an update on our blog- I am sorry!! Since our scare with Tropical Storm Fay, we have returned to class and have been working hard!
In Readers Workshop, we have discussed purposes for reading and ways to become better readers. We have also reviewed our 30 book goal (Reading Standard 3- Reading Habits), signed contracts, and started filling our books logs with the wonderful chapter books that we have finished.
In Writers Workshop, we learned how everyone has a story to tell, and no two stories are the same! We brainstormed and wrote about our favorite things. Some wrote about pets, others wrote about sports.

Important Information:

• Open House is tomorrow night (8/28) at 6:30. Both Mrs. Batycki and Ms. Beshany's homerooms will be meeting in Portable 208. We hope to see you there!
• If you have not already returned all the forms in the white Beauclerc folder that went home on the first day of school, please do so immediately.
• Homework in my class for this week only consists of reading for 25 minutes every night. What a great way to work towards meeting our "30 books read" goal! We will have more to our homework beginning next week.
• Please encourage your students to always follow the rules and directions!

Two days down...and some reminders

**Due to impending adverse weather, Duval County Public Schools are closed Wednesday, August 20 and Thursday, August 21. Please be extremely safe and cautious during this time. I can't wait to see everyone when school reopens!**

Well, we have completed our first two days of school! We have been learning and reviewing the Readers and Writers Workshops' format and purposes. Some students have already found books that they just can't put down and have "checked" them out from our classroom library.

News and Reminders:
Please remember that every night, no matter what, students in my classes are expected to complete at least 25 minutes of reading in addition to other homework assignments. This week, we will only be focusing on nightly reading for our Reading and Writing homework. We will add another element to our homework next week.

Another important reminder- we have rules for a reason! If we didn't have rules in the classroom, it would be very hard to learn. Our rules our very simple and easy to follow- please practice them and come to school every morning ready to learn and follow the rules!

Please check out our class wish list a little further down this page. If you can help in any way, we would greatly appreciate it!

Excitement

Tomorrow is the first day of school! I can hardly believe that we a ready to begin a new school year.

I had the chance to meet some of the new third graders on Friday at Orientation, which was so exciting! I felt pretty nervous, but I think my new students were even more nervous. On Saturday, I had some help with putting the finishing touches on the classroom- Mr. Batycki, my Mom, and my three little sisters pitched in and lent a helping hand! We had a fun afternoon and boy, was I happy to have them there!

Classroom Wish List

I know that money is tight these days, but if you feel that you can contribute and donate any of the following items to our class, we would GREATLY appreciate it!!

White Printer Paper
Colored Printer Paper
Construction Paper
Glade PlugIns Scented Oil refills (Hawaiian Breeze OR Clean Linen)
Large Rolling Cooler


As I think of more items, I will post them. Again, this is completely voluntary; please do not feel that you are required to purchase any of these items!