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IA Weekly Newsletter - Liz’s Advising
February 21, 2020
Important Upcoming Dates:
· February 24: Battle of the Books in-school competition 9:30-10:30 theatre
· February 28: Community Circle 10:00-10:45 Kristie’s room hosting
· March 9: Field trip to the Museum of Nature and Science
· March 19-20: Conferences
· March 23-27: No School - Spring Break
Ask your child about:
· Comparing and contrasting theme and characters
· Using apostrophes to show possession
· Growing and Changing (5th grade)
· Science fun (4th grade)
· Finding evidence to support our reasoning while drafting persuasive letters
· Citing sources using Easy Bib on Google
· What is happening in our read-aloud book; Endling the Last
Reading or Math Homework: No reading response journals this week. Math homework is due on 2/28 for 5th and 4th graders.
Spring Trip: You are now able to pay for this trip on Jeffco Connect.
Choice Time Volunteers: We have availability for choice time in the New Year! Parents we’d love your help. Check out the updated sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FAAA62AA6F49-iachoice
Website: If you haven’t checked out Liz’s advising website yet, please do! The newsletter is uploaded weekly, and I frequently load photos to this site as well. You can reach it from the JCOS home page, under staff, under Liz. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/lizadvising/home
Peace and love, Liz
IA Weekly Newsletter - Liz’s Advising
January 31, 2020
Important Upcoming Dates:
· February 3-March 12:
5th grade Growing and Changing Unit
4th grade science rotations with Jim and Liz
· February 14: No school – Teacher work day
· February 17: No school – President’s Day
· February 24: Battle of the Books in-school competition 9:30-10:30 theatre
· March 19-20: Conferences
· March 23-27: No School - Spring Break
Ask your child about:
· Summarizing paragraphs
· Topic sentences
· Hosting community circle
· Backpack recess
· Heart Challenge
· Commas and quotation marks
· Inferring when reading poetry
· Author’s point of view, including author’s bias when reading non-fiction
· Making reasonable and unreasonable inferences
Reading or Math Homework: Reading response journals will be sent home Monday. Math homework is due on 2/7 for 5th and 4th graders.
Persuasive Letter Writing: This semester, 4th and 5th graders will be exploring school, city, state, or world issues that they have opinions about. We will practice being problem solvers, thinking about topics such as school lunches, zero waste, saving the ecosystem, human rights and more! Topics should be relevant to 4th and 5th graders with solutions they can carry out (ex. planting more trees, healthier school lunches).
I encourage you to have a conversation with your child about topics that matter to them and your family. This topic needs to be one that they can share an opinion about, as well as one that they can provide at least three solutions for. Students will be writing a persuasive letter to an important (living) human who either shares their opinion, or can help bring change. We are working on creating the world that ought to be!
Spring Trip: We have enough parents for our Spring Trip! You are now able to pay for this trip on Jeffco Connect.
Choice Time Volunteers: We have availability for choice time in the New Year! Parents we’d love your help. Check out the updated sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FAAA62AA6F49-iachoice
Website: If you haven’t checked out Liz’s advising website yet, please do! The newsletter is uploaded weekly, and I frequently load photos to this site as well. You can reach it from the JCOS home page, under staff, under Liz. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/lizadvising/home
Peace and love, Liz
IA Weekly Newsletter - Liz’s Advising
January 24, 2020
Important Upcoming Dates:
· January 31: Hoops for Heart challenge in P.E.
Community Circle – Liz’s advising hosting 10-10:45
· February 14: No school – Teacher work day
· February 17: No school – President’s Day
· February 24: Battle of the Books in-school competition 9:30-10:30 theatre
Ask your child about:
· Ideas for passion research projects
· Digital citizenship learning
· Inferring with poetry
· Reflecting on our social and personal goals
· Brainstorm on possible persuasive letter writing topics (see note below)
Reading or Math Homework: Reading response journals will be due 1/31. Math homework is due on 1/31 for 5th graders and 1/30 for 4th graders.
Persuasive Letter Writing: This semester, 4th and 5th graders will be exploring school, city, state, or world issues that they have opinions about. We will practice being problem solvers, thinking about topics such as school lunches, zero waste, saving the ecosystem, human rights and more! Topics should be relevant to 4th and 5th graders with solutions they can carry out (ex. planting more trees, healthier school lunches).
I encourage you to have a conversation with your child about topics that matter to them and your family. This topic needs to be one that they can share an opinion about, as well as one that they can provide at least three solutions for. Students will be writing a persuasive letter to an important (living) human who either shares their opinion, or can help bring change. We are working on creating the world that ought to be!
New 5th grade Chromebooks: We are so excited about new Chromebooks! Ask your child about morning Chromebook norms. Parents, I encourage you to develop home Chromebook norms with your child (ex, gaming, email, time on device at home, etc.)
Spring Trip: We have enough parents for our Spring Trip! You are now able to pay for this trip on Jeffco Connect.
Jim’s 4th Grade Math: Hi 4th grade math families, Part of the homework this week is a unit test we took this week. With the results from the test, there is also a reflection page that we created together as a class about common types of mistakes and ways to be better prepared for future work and tests. Please review this recent test and the class reflection talking about what went well and how they can improve.
Hoops for Heart: Please see the attached letter regarding Hoops for Heart!
Choice Time Volunteers: We have availability for choice time in the New Year! Parents we’d love your help. Check out the updated sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FAAA62AA6F49-iachoice
Website: If you haven’t checked out Liz’s advising website yet, please do! The newsletter is uploaded weekly, and I frequently load photos to this site as well. You can reach it from the JCOS home page, under staff, under Liz. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/lizadvising/home
Peace and love, Liz
IA Weekly Newsletter - Liz’s Advising
January 10, 2020
Important Upcoming Dates:
· January 15: 5th grade Chromebook parent meeting – Library 3:45
· January 20: No school – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
· January 22: Growing and Changing parent meeting – 5th grade only (3:45 pm)
Kristie’s room
*Students and siblings will be supervised in my classroom during this parent-only meeting*
· January 31: Hoops for Heart challenge in P.E.
· February 14: No school – Teacher work day
· February 17: No school – President’s Day
· February 24: Battle of the Books in-school competition 9:30-10:30 theatre
Ask your child about:
· Learning Ally
· Differences between predictions and inferences
· Belgium pen pal letters…in French!
· Vision boards for their reading and writing goals
· Understanding closed and open syllables, to help read and write multi-syllabic words
· Writing warm ups
· Passion project presentations
Reading or Math Homework: Reading response notebooks will be due next Friday (1/17), Math homework is due on 1/17 for 5th graders and 1/16 for 4th graders.
Passion Projects: We are wrapping up 1st semester passion projects, and will begin new projects the first week in February. If your student has not finished their project, they now need to complete it at home. If they are working on a digital presentation and do not have access to a computer at home, they can come in before school, during lunch, or during break to complete this.
Learning Ally: Before break, login information was sent home for an awesome audio book program FREE to all Jeffco Open students. Learning Ally is similar to Epic Reading, but has a lot more book titles and features. Your student can access this program on any tablet, computer or smartphone. I encourage all students to use this as one reading resource! It’s also great for road trips, and holidays. Please contact me with any questions.
5th Grade Growing and Changing Unit: February 22nd, Kristie will be hosting an informational meeting for all 5th grade parents interested in learning more about the district science unit, Growing and Changing (the human reproductive system). Kristie, along with Amanda will be teaching this unit beginning February 3rd. During this unit, 4th graders will be engaged in science with Jim and myself. I highly encourage parents to come to this meeting! More information to come!
*Students and siblings will be supervised in my classroom during this parent only meeting*
5th Grade Chromebooks: All 5th graders will be receiving a Chromebook! Please join Dianne and IA advisors for an informational meeting that will hopefully answer all your questions about this new district initiative. We are excited! (5th grade families only).
Costumes from Living History Museum: We need all borrowed costumes cleaned and returned to an IA advisor ASAP (Monday 1/13/20) please.
Choice Time Volunteers: We have availability for choice time in the New Year! Parents we’d love your help. Check out the updated sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FAAA62AA6F49-iachoice
Website: If you haven’t checked out Liz’s advising website yet, please do! The newsletter is uploaded weekly, and I frequently load photos to this site as well. You can reach it from the JCOS home page, under staff, under Liz. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/lizadvising/home
Peace and love, Liz
IA Weekly Newsletter - Liz’s Advising
November 22, 2019
Important Upcoming Dates:
· November 25-29 – No School Thanksgiving Break
· December 3: Drums of the World Colorado Symphony field trip – a.m.
· December 18: Revolutionary War Learning Celebration (Living History Museum) – pm
· December 19: IA Read-In (more details to come)
· December 20: Community Circle (Liz’s advising hosting)
Ask your child about:
· Tech time: Making memes and learning about copyright and plagiarism
· Main idea and supporting details
· 3 and 5 paragraph essay format
· Why their historical figure is important to the Revolutionary War
· Liberty Kids videos
Field Trip:
December 3: Drums of the World Colorado Symphony field trip 9:00 am -11:30 am
Family Day: Friday (11/22) we will be spending the morning with our family group. We will be doing community service around the school and enjoying our time together with games. Later in the afternoon, our advising group is planning on watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.
Food on Living History Night – December 18th
We are all greatly looking forward to our celebration of learning December 18th. On this night we are offering the option for families to bring food that was traditional during colonial times.
This YouTube channel is an excellent resource for recipes and information. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4e4wpjna1vwt3DfT1_lrjQJmA1u0X4vr
Our idea is to have samples of food from the period – not a full meal. If your family would like to provide some food for the evening please:
· Let us know
· Provide a full ingredient list to prevent allergy complications
· Have your child write a short statement about the food to help participants understand the context and importance of the meal
Revolutionary War Study: Right now your child's only job at home, for this project, is to;
1. Immerse themselves into the life of this figure! Check out books from the library, watch videos, listen to podcasts, talk to their family about what they know and what they want to know about this figure!
2. Start thinking about their costumes! Examine and research what their figure might wear and start rummaging through clothes in the house! Check out the FREE Jefferson County costume shop at this link: http://www.jeffcoschoolsfoundation.org/costume-shop.html. Please do not buy any items for this costume! We have plenty of time to put together outfits and have use of the Jeffco Open School costume room as well. We will work together to get your child what they need.
Reading or Math Homework: No homework over break!
Choice Time Volunteers: Parents we would love for you to lead a choice time activity! IA Choice Time is every Monday from 10:00-10:45. This year we are trying out a new sign-up system and have availability each week for up to 4 parents. Check out the new sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FAAA62AA6F49-iachoice
Website: If you haven’t checked out Liz’s advising website yet, please do! The newsletter is uploaded weekly, and I frequently load photos to this site as well. You can reach it from the JCOS home page, under staff, under Liz. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/lizadvising/home
Peace and love, Liz
IA Weekly Newsletter - Liz’s Advising
November 15, 2019
Important Upcoming Dates:
· November 20 – Lakewood Library field trip 9:00-11:30 am
· November 25-29 – No School Thanksgiving Break
· December 3: Drums of the World Colorado Symphony field trip – a.m.
· December 18: Revolutionary War Learning Celebration (Living History Museum) – pm
· December 19: IA Read-In (more details to come)
· December 20: Community Circle (Liz’s advising hosting)
Friday Specials: 11/22/19: No Specials
Ask your child about:
· Their Revolutionary War figure
· Autobiographies vs. biographies
· Strategies readers use to decide what is important vs. what is interesting
· Non-fiction text features
· Two-column notes
· Significance of the phrase; “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World”
· Our new songs and what we have learned about them; Yankee Doodle and Revolution by the Beatles
Fall Field Trips: We have two field trips coming up.
November 20: Lakewood Library field trip 9:00 am – 11:30 am
December 3: Drums of the World Colorado Symphony field trip 9:00 am -11:30 am
Revolutionary War Study: We have begun diving into the world of one Revolutionary War figure. Right now your child's only job at home, for this project, is to;
1. Immerse themselves into the life of this figure! Check out books from the library, watch videos, listen to podcasts, talk to their family about what they know and what they want to know about this figure!
2. Start thinking about their costumes! Examine and research what their figure might wear and start rummaging through clothes in the house! Check out the FREE Jefferson County costume shop at this link: http://www.jeffcoschoolsfoundation.org/costume-shop.html. Please do not buy any items for this costume! We have plenty of time to put together outfits and have use of the Jeffco Open School costume room as well. We will work together to get your child what they need.
We will do all the big work in school (the bulk of the research, taking notes, writing an autobiography of their notable figure and more). If your child wants to do more at home, please focus on the two items above. Books, articles as well as written and printed research can be brought in to school, but this is not required.
Passion Projects: Many students are beginning work on their final presentation for their passion projects. I will provide all supplies needed, but they are also welcome to bring in any additional supplies from home. Students will be presenting their learning during the school day (about 5-20 minutes) sometime before Winter break.
Reading Homework: Read and Responses are due next Friday!
Fall Ball: Thank you to all who donated money towards our Fall Ball Basket! We raised $90.00 to put towards our classroom. YAY!
Choice Time Volunteers: Parents we would love for you to lead a choice time activity! IA Choice Time is every Monday from 10:00-10:45. This year we are trying out a new sign-up system and have availability each week for up to 4 parents. Check out the new sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FAAA62AA6F49-iachoice
Website: If you haven’t checked out Liz’s advising website yet, please do! The newsletter is uploaded weekly, and I frequently load photos to this site as well. You can reach it from the JCOS home page, under staff, under Liz. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/lizadvising/home
Peace and love, Liz
IA Weekly Newsletter - Liz’s Advising
October 11, 2019
Important Upcoming Dates:
· October 16: Field trip to see Ella Enchanted at Arvada Center – a.m.
Picture Make-up/Re-take day (kids can get this done before we leave)
· October 18: Community Circle - Kristie’s class hosting 9:45-10:00
· October 23-24: Conferences – No School
· October 25 and 28: No School
· October 30: Field trip to Lakewood Library – Liz’s advising
· October 31: Skate Day
· November 2: Fall Ball
· November 4: Fall hiking trip to White Ranch Open Space – Liz and Kristie’s Advising
· December 3: Drums of the World Colorado Symphony field trip – a.m.
Friday Specials: 10/18/19: Integrated Arts
Ask your child about:
· Interactions between 1st Nations, Colonists and the British government
· Skype call with Dylan from the Peace Corps
· Something they learned about Ghana, the Peace Corps, or Dylan
· Asking questions while we read to clarify meaning
· Self and peer editing/revising
· Editing vs. revising
· Reading accurately (reading words correctly) and asking ourselves; Does that make sense?
· Using what they know about spelling patterns, to help them spell larger words
Fall Field Trips: We have several field trips coming up. They are all free, thanks to Pumpkin-Zombie Dash funds!
October 16: Ella Enchanted show and class – Arvada Center 9:00 am-1:00 pm
Lunch needed *please let me know if your child will need a school lunch*
October 30: Lakewood Library 9:00 am -11:30 am
November 4: White Ranch Open Space Fall hiking field trip 10:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Lunch needed *please let me know if your child will need a school lunch*
December 3: Drums of the World Colorado Symphony field trip 9:00 am -11:30 am
Scholastic Book Orders: I will put the order in Sunday evening. There is still time!
Reading Homework: Read and Respond notebooks are due next Friday (18th).
Choice Time Volunteers: Parents we would love for you to lead a choice time activity! IA Choice Time is every Monday from 10:00-10:45. This year we are trying out a new sign-up system and have availability each week for up to 4 parents. Check out the new sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FAAA62AA6F49-iachoice
Website: If you haven’t checked out Liz’s advising website yet, please do! The newsletter is uploaded weekly, and I frequently load photos to this site as well. You can reach it from the JCOS home page, under staff, under Liz. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/lizadvising/home
Peace and love, Liz
Elizabeth.Maupin@jeffco.k12.co.us
IA Weekly Newsletter - Liz’s Advising
October 4, 2019
Important Upcoming Dates:
· October 16: Field trip to see Ella Enchanted at Arvada Center – a.m.
· October 18: Community Circle - Kristie’s class hosting 9:45-10:00
· October 23-24: Conferences – No School
· October 25 and 28: No School
· October 30: Field trip to Lakewood Library – Liz’s advising
· October 31: Skate Day
· November 4: Fall hiking trip to White Ranch Open Space – Liz and Kristie’s Advising
· December 3: Drums of the World Colorado Symphony field trip – a.m.
Friday Specials: 10/11/19: P.E.
Ask your child about:
· A wonder they have about the Revolutionary War
· What a colony is
· Reading through the lens of a writer
· Showing (not telling) our readers who are characters are, in our personal narratives
· Using transition words in writing
· What they know about the original 13 colonies
· Reasons why people came to America from England
Fall Field Trips: We have several field trips coming up this Fall. If you are interested in attending, please email me. If I have multiple parents volunteer, I will choose by lottery.
October 16: Ella Enchanted show and class – Arvada Center 9:00 am-1:00 pm:
Fee: free for students / $12.00 fee for parents
Transportation: school bus
Parents needed: 1 only
October 30: Lakewood Library 9:00 am -11:30 am
Fee: free for students
Transportation: school vehicles
Parents needed: none
November 4: White Ranch Open Space Fall hiking field trip 10:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Fee: free for students
Transportation: school vehicles
Parents needed: none at this time
December 3: Drums of the World Colorado Symphony field trip 9:00 am -11:30 am
Fee: free for students / $10.00 fee for parents
Transportation: school bus
Parents needed: 1 only
Scholastic Book Orders: October book orders went home today. I will put the order in next weekend!
Reading Homework: Read and Respond notebooks have gone home. Students know what to do! These are due back next Friday. In addition, all students should be reading at least 20 minutes each night.
Conference Folders: Folders are outside the office door. Please sign up for a conference session!
Soft Starts Tuesdays and Thursdays: Soft starts have begun! The classroom will be open around 8:10/8:15 every Tuesday and Thursday. This time is for passion research and/or independent reading or writing. I’m sorry, but I will not be able to accommodate siblings during this time.
Choice Time Volunteers: Parents we would love for you to lead a choice time activity! IA Choice Time is every Monday from 10:00-10:45. This year we are trying out a new sign-up system and have availability each week for up to 4 parents. Check out the new sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FAAA62AA6F49-iachoice
Website: If you haven’t checked out Liz’s advising website yet, please do! The newsletter is uploaded weekly, and I frequently load photos to this site as well. You can reach it from the JCOS home page, under staff, under Liz. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/lizadvising/home
Peace and love, Liz
Elizabeth.Maupin@jeffco.k12.co.us
IA Weekly Newsletter - Liz’s Advising
September 27, 2019
Important Upcoming Dates:
· October 3: Harvest Fest 5:00-7:00
· October 4: Pumpkin/Zombie Dash
· October 16: Field trip to see Ella Enchanted at Arvada Center – a.m.
· October 18: Community Circle - Kristie’s class hosting 9:45-10:00
· October 23-24: Conferences – No School
· October 25 and 28: No School
· October 30: Field trip to Lakewood Library – Liz’s advising
· October 31: Skate Day
Friday Specials: 10/4/19: No Specials: Zombie Dash
Ask your child about:
· Gathering information about their passion research project
· Ways to organize research (hint: 2-column notes and lists)
· Book reviews
· Proposals in the IA
· Schema and wonders we have around Belgium
· Their understanding about author’s message (hint: P-persuade, I-inform, E-Entertain, E-Explain, D-Describe)
· Their understanding about theme (hint: the message, or moral of a story)
· How writers use paragraphs and dialogue
· Thinking like a writer while reading
Headphones: We utilize digital sources in our classroom to support or reading, writing and inquiry. It would be useful for your child to bring in to class, their own set of headphones (any kind) to help them when listening on digital devices. Please bring these in next week, and label with your child’s name. Headphones will live at school, but be sent home at the end of the year.
Library Cards: If your family or your child has a library card number, I would love for you to share that number with me! We will be using this number to access the Jefferson County Public Library digital resources this year. Feel free to email me these numbers as soon as you can. If your child does not have a card but would like one, Diane will be getting this paperwork out to kids soon!
Reading Homework: All students should be reading at least 20 minutes each night. Starting next week, I will be sending home read and response notebooks. Look for these coming home in Friday folders.
Soft Starts Tuesdays and Thursdays: Beginning next week, I will be opening my classroom up around 8:10/8:15 every Tuesday and Thursday. This time is for passion research and/or independent reading or writing. I’m sorry, but I will not be able to accommodate siblings during this time.
Pumpkin/Zombie Dash: Schedule
9:05 to 9:45 – Molly & Jana’s class
9:50 to 10:30 – Mary & Ana’s class
10:35 to 11:15 – Preschool & Kindergarten
11:20 to 12:20 – Secondary
1:00 to 2:00 – IA & Bridges
Choice Time Volunteers: Parents we would love for you to lead a choice time activity! IA Choice Time is every Monday from 10:00-10:45. This year we are trying out a new sign-up system and have availability each week for up to 4 parents. Check out the new sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FAAA62AA6F49-iachoice
Website: If you haven’t checked out Liz’s advising website yet, please do! The newsletter is uploaded weekly, and I frequently load photos to this site as well. You can reach it from the JCOS home page, under staff, under Liz. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/lizadvising/home
Peace and love, Liz
Elizabeth.Maupin@jeffco.k12.co.us
IA Weekly Newsletter - Liz’s Advising
September 19, 2019
Important Upcoming Dates:
· September 20: NO SCHOOL
· September 24: IA Back to School Information Night 5:00-5:45 pm Liz’s classroom
· October 3: Harvest Fest 5:00-7:00
· October 4: Pumpkin/Zombie Dash
Friday Specials: 9/27/19: Integrated Arts
Ask your child about:
· Coding our emotions while reading
· National Geographic Explorer magazine
· Their Belgian pen pals
· What they have learned so far about Belgium
· Padlet fun
· Reading to our class pets
· Curiosities they are thinking about researching this year in Passion Research
IA Back to School Information Night: Please join me September 24th, from 5:00-5:45 pm to learn about what we will be learning this year in the IA. I will discuss classroom routines, curriculum and answer any questions you may have about life in the IA. Hope to see you there! This night is intended for parents only.
Arriving On-Time to School: We have had several students arriving 10-15 minutes late each day to school (our specials time). This time is valuable to your student as well as Rosie, David and Tom. Please remember that if you arrive early to school, your student can drop off their belongings in class. If they are late, they need to check in with the office and head straight to specials.
Choice Time Volunteers: Parents we would love for you to lead a choice time activity! IA Choice Time is every Monday from 10:00-10:45. This year we are trying out a new sign-up system and have availability each week for up to 4 parents. Check out the new sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FAAA62AA6F49-iachoice
Integrated Arts in the IA (from Tom): Students spent the last 2 weeks in the Art Room, working on a reflection project related to their camping trip. They used limited materials (in the spirit of camping) to create artwork that depicted a memory, story or lesson from their trip, and created a display that will hang in the Commons Area starting next week. They also received and decorated sketchbooks that will be used as sketchbooks/journals/notebooks for Integrated Arts throughout the year. These will primarily remain in the Music Room or Art Room, though students may bring them home from time to time. Classes will return to the Music Room next week to begin a 6-Week Music Unit that focuses on assessing, establishing and advancing basic musical skills: group vocal technique, melodic and rhythmic musicianship and listening skills. Activities will include choral singing, playing instruments (ukulele, piano, unpitched percussion), O Passo (see www.opasso.com.br) and various listening activities. Art will resume on November 4th.
Website: If you haven’t checked out Liz’s advising website yet, please do! The newsletter is uploaded weekly, and I frequently load photos to this site as well. You can reach it from the JCOS home page, under staff, under Liz. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/lizadvising/home
Peace and love, Liz
Elizabeth.Maupin@jeffco.k12.co.us
IA Weekly Newsletter - Liz’s Advising
September 13, 2019
Important Upcoming Dates:
· September 16: Community Circle 2:10-3:00 Liz’s classroom
· September 20: NO SCHOOL
· September 24: IA Back to School Information Night 5:00-5:45 pm Liz’s classroom
· October 4: Pumpkin/Zombie Dash
Friday Specials: 9/20/19 No school
Ask your child about:
· Writing acrostic poems
· How authors use strong language to help readers evoke emotions
· A wonder or curiosity they have
· Evoking emotions from listening to “Mars” by Gustav Holst
· Making anchor charts in small groups about classroom talk
· A success they are having in math
· Creating classroom norms
IA Back to School Information Night: Please join me September 24th, from 5:00-5:45 pm to learn about what we will be learning this year in the IA. I will discuss classroom routines, curriculum and answer any questions you may have about life in the IA. Hope to see you there! This night is intended for parents only.
Snack: Due to classroom allergies, we need to change snack norms for morning snack. Your child may still bring 1-2 snacks each day, one for the morning and one for afternoon if they wish. Since we will be eating morning snack in the classroom, this snack will need to be either fruits OR veggies, no dips please. This is to help keep safe, all students with allergies in the classroom. Afternoon snacks can be a healthy snack of your choosing. This snack is eaten outside and lessons the risk of students coming in to contact with allergens. Please no soda or candy.
Helpers Needed: The IA is looking for 3 or 4 parent helpers to hang items in the hallway. Please let me know if you are able to assist next week.
Website: If you haven’t checked out Liz’s advising website yet, please do! The newsletter is uploaded weekly, and I frequently load photos to this site as well. You can reach it from the JCOS home page, under staff, under Liz. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/lizadvising/home
Peace and love, Liz
Elizabeth.Maupin@jeffco.k12.co.us
IA Weekly Newsletter - Liz’s Advising
August 22, 2019
Important Upcoming Dates:
· August 23: Assessment Day - not a regular school day – each student has signed up for a scheduled time - See Liz for questions
Trip packets due!
· September 2: NO SCHOOL Labor Day
· September 3-5: Fall trip, Chalk Creek Campground
· September 6: IA NO SCHOOL – Rest day
· September 9: School picture day
· September 13: Community Circle - Liz's advising hosting
· September 20: NO SCHOOL
Friday Specials: 8/30/19 Integrated Arts
Ask your child about:
· Their tent group
· Who is in their constellation of support for the trip
· One or two tent and camp norms our community has agreed upon
· How reading stamina is going for them
· What genre they are reading
· One thing they really enjoy about being in the IA
Schedule: A tentative daily schedule is available on my website. This year, we have specials every day from 8:30-9:10. This schedule changes every other Friday, with PE moving to 11:20 -12:00. I will post in my newsletter what Friday specials we will be having this week, so students and family can plan accordingly.
Scholastic Book Orders: I will be sending Scholastic book orders home throughout the school year! Our class earns points towards new books with each order! Check out the flyers in Friday folders this week!
Morning Routine: Because we have specials right away each morning, our class has decided that they would like to make a brief stop in the classroom each day BEFORE specials, to drop off bags, coats and lunches.
To respect start times of both PE and Integrated Arts, please adhere to our new class norms for specials:
-If you arrive to school 5 or 10 minutes early to school, please swing by the classroom to drop off belongings before going to specials.
-If you arrive right at 8:30 or later, please go straight to specials. Do not swing by the classroom.
Monday/Wednesday: P.E.
Tuesday/Thursday: Integrated Arts
Assessment Day: This is NOT a regular school day. Your child should only show up for their assigned time slot. Reminders were sent home this week.
Friday folders: I would love each student to bring in a folder, to be used for Friday folders each week.
Wish list and Classroom Items: I have classroom supplies and a wish list of classroom items on my website, under the tab; ‘Wish list and supplies for student’. Check it out! I would be grateful for any items you are able to donate.
Snacks and Water Bottles: I encourage all students to bring a water bottle to school each day, along with 1 or 2 snacks. They are welcome to leave their water bottle at school too. We have a brain break/snack time every morning and afternoon.
Back to School Night: Wondering what life is like in the IA? We will be hosting a Back to School night after we return from our Fall camping trip. We will talk curriculum, procedures and classroom routines as well as answer any questions you may have about the IA. Look for details coming soon!
Website: If you haven’t checked out Liz’s advising website yet, please do! The newsletter is uploaded weekly, and I frequently load photos to this site as well. You can reach it from the JCOS home page, under staff, under Liz. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/lizadvising/home
Peace and love, Liz
IA Weekly Newsletter - Liz’s Advising
August 16, 2019
Important Upcoming Dates:
· August 19-20: MAP testing - literacy and math
· August 21: Parent volunteer trip meeting - Kristie's room 3:30-4:15 pm
· August 23: Assessment Day - not a regular school day – each student has signed up for a scheduled time - See Liz for questions
Trip packets due!
· September 2: NO SCHOOL Labor Day
· September 3-5: Fall trip, Chalk Creek Campground
· September 6: IA NO SCHOOL – Rest day
· September 9: School picture day
· September 13: Community Circle - Liz's advising hosting
· September 20: NO SCHOOL
Ask your child about:
· Mindfulness
· All about me circle maps
· Math class
· A new friend they met this week and one thing they learned about them
· Successes and challenges this week
· Something they are curious about this year
· Their reading choices
· Trip planning
· Band and orchestra with Steve
Weekly Newsletters: I send newsletters digitally, through email every Friday (sometimes Saturday). This week will be the only week a paper copy comes home. If you did not receive my email today, please let me know so I can get your correct e-mail address.
Schedule: A tentative daily schedule is available on my website. This year, we have specials every day from 8:30-9:10. This schedule changes every other Friday, with PE moving to 11:20 -12:00. I will post in my newsletter what Friday specials we will be having this week, so students and family can plan accordingly.
Morning Routine: Because we have specials right away each morning, our class has decided that they would like to make a brief stop in the classroom each day BEFORE specials, to drop off bags, coats and lunches. To respect start times of both PE and Integrated Arts, please adhere to our new class norms for specials:
-If you arrive to school 5 or 10 minutes early to school, please swing by the classroom to drop off belongings before going to specials.
-If you arrive right at 8:30 or later, please go straight to specials. Do not swing by the classroom.
Monday/Wednesday: P.E.
Tuesday/Thursday: Integrated Arts
Friday (8/23): no school
Assessment Day: This is NOT a regular school day. Your child should only show up for their assigned time slot. I will send time reminders home next week.
Friday folders: I would love each student to bring in a folder, to be used for Friday folders each week.
Wish list and Classroom Items: I have classroom supplies and a wish list of classroom items on my website, under the tab; ‘Wish list and supplies for student’. Check it out! I would be grateful for any items you are able to donate.
Snacks and Water Bottles: I encourage all students to bring a water bottle to school each day, along with 1 or 2 snacks. They are welcome to leave their water bottle at school too. We have a brain break/snack time every morning and afternoon.
Back to School Night: Wondering what life is like in the IA? We will be hosting a Back to School night after we return from our Fall camping trip. We will talk curriculum, procedures and classroom routines as well as answer any questions you may have about the IA. Look for details coming soon!
Website: If you haven’t checked out Liz’s advising website yet, please do! The newsletter is uploaded weekly, and I frequently load photos to this site as well. You can reach it from the JCOS home page, under staff, under Liz. https://sites.google.com/jeffcoschools.us/lizadvising/home
Peace and love, Liz