Happy December!

Good Afternoon Parents,

Welcome to the first week of the trimester! We are diving right into our first writing unit and our new unit of math: Fractions. 

Here are some announcements for next week:
Our annual Food Can Prix is from December 1st – December 15th!! 
Please send in canned food (no glass or expired food, please) in a bag marked with your child's homeroom on it. You may also donate online (please note your child's homeroom, so they get credit)  or send in cash or a check to the office.

The winning Maltby classroom of the Food Can Prix also gets to have their names on the Maltby trophy and keep it in their classroom for the remainder of the year!! 

Miss Vuichard's class only, if each student brings in 10 canned goods by December 15th, then she will provide the class with a special snack on Friday, December 17th!

The two homerooms with the most points will get to have a fake snowball fight with Mr. Brenner and Mr. Aten! BUT Mr. Aten has sweetened the deal!!! If Maltby as a whole school donates 1  TON of food (only 3lbs per person), then Mr. Aten will shave his beard, and the winning homeroom gets to help!! The kids are going to be so excited! 
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Here are some examples of what items you can donate:

• Canned Fruit (no heavy syrup) 
• Canned Vegetables 
• Tuna Fish 
• Peanut Butter (in plastic jars) 
• Healthy Cereal/Oatmeal Hearty 
• Soups
• Stews 
• Canned Spaghetti or Pasta 
• Beans (black, kidney, pinto, or refried)
• Canned Meats (chicken, salmon) 
• Pasta
• Macaroni and Cheese
• Rice
• Pancake or Baking Mixes 
• Baby Food or Formula

Students should be bringing all their materials home and back to school every day. This will help with students who have to quarantine due to exposure to Covid-19. Students who are quarantined or absent NEED to look on Google Classroom for our daily assignment post. Our students must stay on top of their school work when they are not here at school. Please email me if you have any questions or comments. 

Items Students Need to Bring from Home: **Students do need headphones and computer mouses for class every day. If possible, please send in plug-in headphones (not Bluetooth) for your student.**

Parents! what you need to sign this week:

• Planner
• Reading Log (These are counted as a grade and need to be turned in on Mondays)
• Friday Folder

Parent Connect/Gradebooks: Parents, you can start checking Parent Connect to see what assignments your student is missing or incomplete and see what they have received on homework and test. For missing assignments, I would suggest showing your students what the assignment is and to look for it in their backpack, desk, or locker. If they can’t find it, then please tell me to make a new copy. If you didn’t know, students could also check their grades using Student Connect. This can be found on the Brighton Area Schools website under “I am a Student.” Please email me if you have any questions. 

Absent Students: Please look on Google Classroom for Assignments and Homework that you missed. I will have all the paper copies for you when you return, and you will need to get your absent packet signed by a parent. 

Planners: Please sign the planner every day!
Math: Division is done, and now we are moving to onto Fractions.
Reading/Writing: Narrative Writing has started, and we will be starting to write a personal narrative.
Science: We are learning about zebra mussels and what they do for the environment. 
Social Studies: Please check Mrs. Krayer’s Classroom for absent work and use the TCI website through Clever. 

Clever Apps to do at home:

• Power Up
  • Goal: Students can receive a Pawsitive for doing all their minutes. We do spend at least 60 minutes throughout the week on Power-Up.
• Imagine Math
  • Goal: 20 minutes a day. Students spend at least 60 minutes throughout the week on Imagine Math.
• Khan Academy Mappers:
  • Students can use this app to increase their knowledge of mathematics that they need and are ready for. This program generates mathematical skills and concepts based on their NWEA scores. They can sign in using the link on Google Classroom.

If you have any questions, then please email me at [email protected].
Miss Vuichard

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