Happy Monday!
Some school news:
The Relay for Life Cookout will be on Wednesday, February 15. There will be no Sage Dining offered on this day. Please let me know if your child will be ordering a hot dog lunch or if your child will bring their own sack lunch.
Class Picture Day will take place on the morning of Wednesday, February 29.
The Third Grade Program will take place on Friday, March 2 at 8:30 a.m.
The Oldie Goldie Book Fair will take place on Friday, February 24.
Field Day will take place on Friday, March 9.
Ident-a-Kid will be at Shorecrest on Wednesday, March 21.
Class news:
We started a new math unit that will focus on measurement.
Our current class novel is Stone Fox. Please ask your child what his/her favorite part is. There is a very surprising ending to the novel!
We are writing realistic fiction stories in Writer's Workshop, and the children continue to learn strategies that good readers use in our Reader's Workshop.
Our vocabulary for the next two weeks is as follows:
Wordly Wise-
attitude, confess, defend, gradual, hint, individual, malice, malicious, misery, miserable, solution, survey
Collection Vocabulary-
bunted, clinched, conveyed, earsplitting, raggedy, ceased, compensates, convictions, girders, savory, clammy, comprehended, discomfort, memorable, scouts
Wishing you all a wonderful week!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
January 23rd
Happy Monday!
We enjoyed our field trip last week to The Tampa History Museum. Thank you to Mrs. Cannella and Mrs. Parker for assisting. I encourage you to visit the museum again with your child. There's so much to see and do!
Some school reminders...
After School Programs begin this week.
Grandparents Day is this Friday. There is a noon dismissal.
Relay for Life Cook-out will be Wednesday, February 15.
I let the children know about a writing contest. It is called "What Do You Know About Sun Safety?" This is an optional writing essay that should be no more than 500 words. The essay should focus on why you should protect yourself from the sun and why our school should be awarded a shade structure. The essays should be turned in to me no later than this Thursday. One essay will be chosen to represent the class. Once again, this is an optional writing assignment, but one that your child might want to try!
This week we will take a math test on Wednesday and a spelling test and vocabulary quizzes on Friday.
Thank you to those of you who have scheduled a conference with me. If you have not done so, please turn in the form as soon as possible. I hope to give everyone their top time selection(s).
Wishing you all a wonderful week!
We enjoyed our field trip last week to The Tampa History Museum. Thank you to Mrs. Cannella and Mrs. Parker for assisting. I encourage you to visit the museum again with your child. There's so much to see and do!
Some school reminders...
After School Programs begin this week.
Grandparents Day is this Friday. There is a noon dismissal.
Relay for Life Cook-out will be Wednesday, February 15.
I let the children know about a writing contest. It is called "What Do You Know About Sun Safety?" This is an optional writing essay that should be no more than 500 words. The essay should focus on why you should protect yourself from the sun and why our school should be awarded a shade structure. The essays should be turned in to me no later than this Thursday. One essay will be chosen to represent the class. Once again, this is an optional writing assignment, but one that your child might want to try!
This week we will take a math test on Wednesday and a spelling test and vocabulary quizzes on Friday.
Thank you to those of you who have scheduled a conference with me. If you have not done so, please turn in the form as soon as possible. I hope to give everyone their top time selection(s).
Wishing you all a wonderful week!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
January 17, 2012
Hello Everyone!
Please read the following from Admissions:
Hello Shorecrest Families:
· Good News Re-Enrollment opens on Monday, February 6, 2012
· Contracts are due by Tuesday, February 21, 2012
· Information will be sent to you by email with your user ID and password
· If you have any questions, please call the Admissions Office at 727-456-7511 or email admissions.org
Thank you!
Jean M. Spencer-Carnes, M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D.
Director of Admissions
Shorecrest Preparatory School
(727) 456-7504
Other News:
This Friday third grade students will visit The Tampa History Museum. Unless you have already requested a sack lunch from SAGE, please send in a sack lunch. All items should be disposable.
Also, students should wear their school uniforms, not spirit wear on this day.
Grandparent's Day is Friday, January 27. It is also a noon dismissal day.
The vocabulary words for the following two weeks are:
Wordly Wise- contain, container, digest, finicky, habit, hinge, marsh, marshy, nursery, rely, reliable, spine, thrive
Collection Vocabulary-banister, constructed, dollop, energized, fastened, gawk, gurgling, haunted, interact, peonies, preconceived, savored, sculpt, springing, status symbol
Wishing you all a wonderful week!
Please read the following from Admissions:
Hello Shorecrest Families:
· Good News Re-Enrollment opens on Monday, February 6, 2012
· Contracts are due by Tuesday, February 21, 2012
· Information will be sent to you by email with your user ID and password
· If you have any questions, please call the Admissions Office at 727-456-7511 or email admissions.org
Thank you!
Jean M. Spencer-Carnes, M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D.
Director of Admissions
Shorecrest Preparatory School
(727) 456-7504
Other News:
This Friday third grade students will visit The Tampa History Museum. Unless you have already requested a sack lunch from SAGE, please send in a sack lunch. All items should be disposable.
Also, students should wear their school uniforms, not spirit wear on this day.
Grandparent's Day is Friday, January 27. It is also a noon dismissal day.
The vocabulary words for the following two weeks are:
Wordly Wise- contain, container, digest, finicky, habit, hinge, marsh, marshy, nursery, rely, reliable, spine, thrive
Collection Vocabulary-banister, constructed, dollop, energized, fastened, gawk, gurgling, haunted, interact, peonies, preconceived, savored, sculpt, springing, status symbol
Wishing you all a wonderful week!
Monday, January 9, 2012
Hello Everyone!
Last week we added Reader's Workshop in our routine, and I stated that I would give further explanation in the coming weeks. Here's part one...
What is Reader's Workshop?
Reader's Workshop provides students with a supportive environment that involves them in authentic reading experiences that focus on the strengths and needs of each individual student.
Reader's Workshop helps children develop strong reading skills through the use of a mini-lesson, shared reading, read aloud, conferencing, independent reading, paired reading, and literature response.
The basic philosophy behind the Reading Workshop is to allow students to spend an extended amount of time reading authentic texts that interest them on a daily basis and to provide opportunities to talk about literature. The ultimate goal of a Reading Workshop is always to develop life-long passionate readers.
Your children are loving the additional reading time. I am also working to ensure that our Reader's Workshop and Writer's Workshop complement each other.
Other classroom news...
Our first field trip will be Friday, January 20th to the Tampa History Museum. I am in need of a chaperone for the trip. The first person to email me letting me they want to be the chaperone will be selected. Email me at gmitchell@shorecrest.org.
We will have our spelling test as usual this Friday along with the vocabulary quizzes.
School news...
Grandparents Day will take place on Friday, January 27. There will be a noon dismissal on that day.
Wishing you all a fabulous week!
Last week we added Reader's Workshop in our routine, and I stated that I would give further explanation in the coming weeks. Here's part one...
What is Reader's Workshop?
Reader's Workshop provides students with a supportive environment that involves them in authentic reading experiences that focus on the strengths and needs of each individual student.
Reader's Workshop helps children develop strong reading skills through the use of a mini-lesson, shared reading, read aloud, conferencing, independent reading, paired reading, and literature response.
The basic philosophy behind the Reading Workshop is to allow students to spend an extended amount of time reading authentic texts that interest them on a daily basis and to provide opportunities to talk about literature. The ultimate goal of a Reading Workshop is always to develop life-long passionate readers.
Your children are loving the additional reading time. I am also working to ensure that our Reader's Workshop and Writer's Workshop complement each other.
Other classroom news...
Our first field trip will be Friday, January 20th to the Tampa History Museum. I am in need of a chaperone for the trip. The first person to email me letting me they want to be the chaperone will be selected. Email me at gmitchell@shorecrest.org.
We will have our spelling test as usual this Friday along with the vocabulary quizzes.
School news...
Grandparents Day will take place on Friday, January 27. There will be a noon dismissal on that day.
Wishing you all a fabulous week!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
January 3, 2012
Happy New Year!
The students wrote about a moment from their winter break. Wow! It sounds like everyone had a great time, and I'm so glad to see all their smiling faces back at school.
Some school news...
*Author, Marianne Berkes, will be here on Monday, January 9th. The children will hear her present in the Janet Root Theater.
*Grandparents Day will take place on Friday, January 27. There will be a noon dismissal on that day.
Classroom news...
We started a Readers Workshop today similar to our Writers Workshop. It will take us a few weeks to get into a new routine, but please ask your child how they are enjoying this. We will still keep the same rigor, but there will be more time for students to read more often in the class and a greater emphasis on them picking what they want to read. More information will follow during the next few blogs.
Each morning I challenge the children to use their mental math skills to answer a math multiplication question. It is evident that most children still need to memorize the multiplication and division facts. Please encourage this at home as well.
Vocabulary Words for the next two weeks are:
Wordly Wise-
act, additional, advice, crumple, fan, memorize, mystify, pause, transparent, vanish
Collection Vocabulary-
gimmick, arabbers, hamper, knotted, bop, cosmic, irksome, infuriated, prowling, passionate, reaped, midst, tightlipped, abbreviated, cochlea
Wishing you all a wonderful week!
The students wrote about a moment from their winter break. Wow! It sounds like everyone had a great time, and I'm so glad to see all their smiling faces back at school.
Some school news...
*Author, Marianne Berkes, will be here on Monday, January 9th. The children will hear her present in the Janet Root Theater.
*Grandparents Day will take place on Friday, January 27. There will be a noon dismissal on that day.
Classroom news...
We started a Readers Workshop today similar to our Writers Workshop. It will take us a few weeks to get into a new routine, but please ask your child how they are enjoying this. We will still keep the same rigor, but there will be more time for students to read more often in the class and a greater emphasis on them picking what they want to read. More information will follow during the next few blogs.
Each morning I challenge the children to use their mental math skills to answer a math multiplication question. It is evident that most children still need to memorize the multiplication and division facts. Please encourage this at home as well.
Vocabulary Words for the next two weeks are:
Wordly Wise-
act, additional, advice, crumple, fan, memorize, mystify, pause, transparent, vanish
Collection Vocabulary-
gimmick, arabbers, hamper, knotted, bop, cosmic, irksome, infuriated, prowling, passionate, reaped, midst, tightlipped, abbreviated, cochlea
Wishing you all a wonderful week!
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