First Few Days!

Gosh! These days are flying by. We are working very diligently to get routines established and create an accepting learning environment. The students are very respectful of each other. That is such a compliment to you as parents and families! Be assured that the lessons you are and have instilled in your children are coming through in positive manners and behaviors.

I am new to blogging, so please bear with me. The format of this space may change from time to time as I embark on this communication journey. One of my goals is to post at least once a week, primarily by Wednesday. I chose Wednesday because of the Wednesday Watch Folders.

Here are my highlights for the week:

• Please ask your student every night for their assignment notebook. We started them in earnest Tuesday. I would appreciate your initials or signature everyday. There is a place for comments at the bottom. Please feel free to add anything there. 
• We have a field trip on Thursday, September 9th. I would like to have 1-3 more adults with me on the field trip (actually, it is a request of the organization). Please look for the field trip permission slip in the Wednesday Watch folder. The field trip is to the Audubon Conservation Education Center on S Billings Blvd.
• 4th graders only will have a field trip to the NILE on Monday, October 11. More information will be upcoming. However, 1-2 adults would be appreciated for that trip as well. My 4th graders will be going with Mr. Bokum's class. I will stay @ Poly with the 5th graders.
• Next week we start NWEA tests. Our first test will be Wednesday, September 8th first thing in the morning. The other 2 will be on the mornings of  Tuesday, September 14 & Wednesday, September 15th. I am anticipating doing the reading test first, followed by math and language. 
• Please know that if your child could not complete homework for any reason you deem acceptable, all I need is a phone call, a note, or an email from you stating that the work could not be done. I always honor a parent's request. Most often, I do not accept a child's request. They are so creative with the reasons for why things could not get done! I have to admit that. :-)

Looking forward to more exciting challenges......

Terri Porisch