Class Information

Book Orders

This year we will be sending home several Book Club orders. These Book Clubs offer some excellent choices in children's literature every month. We encourage you to look over the monthly Book Club order forms and select a book or two (or as many as you would like) to purchase for your child. This will help encourage your child's love of reading. The children really get excited when the mailman delivers our Book Club orders and they receive their own copy of a favorite book! Browse all the great monthly club selections at low prices and order online, all while helping our classroom earn FREE books!

Here's how it works online:

1. Sign up at: www.Scholastic.com/bookclubs. On the parent page, click the "Don't have a User Name and Password?" link, then register for your own username and password. When prompted, enter the one-time Class Activation Code: GQ8DD. This code ensures that your order is sent to me.

2. Select the books you'd like to order from over 500 titles available online, and take advantage of online-only specials and discounts. Browse titles with your child, and place your order with your credit card.

3. Send your order to me online by the due date. Books will be delivered directly to our classroom, generally 2-3 weeks after I send in all the orders. Your credit card payment will go directly to Scholastic's secure server. There's no need to send money to the school. Remember, placing your online credit card order is completely safe and secure.

Here's how it works in class:

1. Cut out the order form on the back of the Book Club and fill it out completely with yourchild's name.

2. Send all book order forms together in one envelope.

3. Enclose a CHECK made out to Scholastic Book Clubs. Make one check for all orders, even if you are ordering from multiple catalogs.

Homework is assigned Monday-Friday to practice the skills learned in class. Generally, there is no homework on the weekends, however, if students are behind on their classwork, or do not finish the math lesson for the day, they may be asked to complete those assignments over the weekend. Please remember to check for a Name and Number on both sides of the homework pages. 

**This is our homework routine when students return to campus for in person instruction. 

Homework Routine:

1. Fill out Agenda and write assignments in calendar

2. Take home correct pages with care.

3. Parent checks that homework is complete.

4. Bring agenda and homework folder back to school on time.

Assigned Monday-Thursday*

-Reading 20 minutes

-One language arts activity

-One math practice

-Unfinished class work

Quality, completed work on time!

Friday

Weekly Friday Folders

Folders are sent home on Fridays. They show students’ progress for the week.  These folders are just a sample of what is being done in class.  Some pieces of work will be saved for my use. 

*This schedule is subject to change

Whole Class:

Marble Jar: I have a marble jar on my desk. The jar is filled with marbles when the class as a whole is doing well. When the jar is full, the students will work together and agree on a way to celebrate their accomplishment.

Individual Rewards

Clip Chart: Students "clip up" when  impressive behavior is displayed and can earn jewels for their clip, prizes, and the coveted 'golden pencil.' 

Mustang Merits: Students who are found to be doing something great as part of our Curious HERD (Humble, Equitable, Resilient , and Dependable) will receive this reward. There are "tiered" rewards issued through the principal's office (see chart below)

Citation Free Celebration: Students without any citations get to partake in the reward.

Smiles, Stickers, Stamps, and Praise: These are given to students who follow the Code of Conduct!!

If You Choose to Break the Code of Conduct (Consequences):

Clip Chart: If the students clip down

once (yellow): Warning

twice (orange): 5 min detention

three (red): Parent contact and 10 min detention

four (black): parent contact, 10 min detention, and a office referral

CNS Website-- menu, school lunch applications, meal prices, etc.

This year, all students regardless of income status, will be offered a school lunch. This is optional, and students will be able to bring their lunch from home as well. 

Here is a tentative list of field trips (on and off site) scheduled for this year.

Chitactac Field Trip - (off site) TBD

    Students will be visiting an Ohlone Indian Village at Chitactac County Park over by the Uvas Creek area in Morgan Hill and Gilroy. Through cultural artifacts like bedrock mortars and petroglyphs, they will experience and learn about the life of Ohlone Indians through various stations with docents of the park. It should be a great experience! Students need to bring a lunch on this field trip.

San Jose Museum of Art Presentation -- (On-site) TBD

    An art docent from the San Jose Museum of Art will be coming to our classroom to do a 40 minute presentation discussing everything art! They will be able to see some original works and have an interactive experience.

San Jose History Park -- (Off-site) TBD

  Live, Work, Play, Daily Life in the 1800’s

    Through Docent led hands-on activities, students will discover more about daily life in the late 19th century. This 90 minute program gives students a peek into the everyday world of daily chores in the home and school day activities in a one room school house. This program is apart of Kelly Park in downtown San Jose. Students will need to bring a lunch to this field trip.

Rockin' Jump (Sky Zone) --(Off-site) TBD

    Trampoline Park to celebrate the end of the year!

Walking Field Trip to Fowler Creek Park -- (Off-site)TBD

    Our class will be walking to Fowler Creek Park and having a picnic lunch with our pen pals! We will be walking at 9:30 and returning approximately by 12:00.