Here are some homework tips!
Set up a homework-friendly area. Make sure kids have a well-lit place to complete homework. Keep supplies — paper, pencils, glue, scissors — within reach. Schedule a regular study time. Some kids work best in the afternoon, following a snack and play period; others may prefer to wait until after dinner. Help them make a plan. Take time for a 15-minute break if possible. Also provide you child with a large calendar and have them write their homework due dates on it. Keep distractions to a minimum. This means no TV, loud music, or phone calls. (Occasionally, though, a phone call to a classmate about an assignment can be helpful.) Have some sound reduction headphones close by if needed. Make sure kids do their own work. They won't learn if they don't think for themselves and make their own mistakes. Parents can make suggestions and help with directions. But it's a kid's job to do the learning. Be a motivator and monitor. Ask about assignments, quizzes, and tests. Give encouragement, check completed homework, and make yourself available for questions and concerns. Set a good example. Do your kids ever see you diligently balancing your budget or reading a book? Kids are more likely to follow their parents' examples than their advice. Praise their work and efforts. Post an aced test or art project on the refrigerator. Mention academic achievements to relatives. If there are continuing problems with homework, get help. Talk about it with your child's teacher. Some kids have trouble seeing the board and may need glasses; others might need some accomodations. I am here to support them with whatever need they have! Sincerely, Mrs. Claudio
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Please see below for the dates for Caribou Math Contest taking place this school year. This contest is optional and will take place during lunch hours.
Supportive relationships are the heart of a community and the students this and last week have been reflecting upon what makes a healthy friendship. Along with academic achievement, we have been working on having a sense of community that develops qualities essential to good character and citizenship, such as fairness, concern for others, and personal responsibility. Students are seeing value in creating overall healthy relationships that will create a happy and comfortable learning environment. Our lesson today consisted of reflecting on the activity from last week and looking at what qualities we were looking for in a friend and how we can set goals. The lesson also went over how we are all anchors for one another and working hard individually, in pairs or as a group strengthens who we are as a class.
Thank you, Mrs. Claudio Dear parents, We are trucking along with our unit on the human body. To allow students more time to digest the new material I am providing a list of vocabulary we will be covering in the next busy months. October Key ideas of this unit: Your body is made of different systems, and each of these systems has a job to do. Vocabulary: cell, organs, tissue, system Key idea: Your heart and blood carry nutrients and oxygen to your cells. Vocabulary for the heart and circulation heart cells pump aorta arteries veins circulatory system carbon dioxide oxygen excretory system circulatory system chambers pulse chambers capillaries membrane November Key idea: Your digestive system breaks down food into nutrients. Vocabulary for digestive system digestion nutrients esophagus stomach small intestine liver large intestine colon Vocabulary for respiratory system oxygen trachea lung carbon dioxide Yesterday the grade 5 students had the privilege of having Dr. Leipsic come in to teach us about the human heart. The students loved the hands on experience. Please read their thoughts below:
- " I loved it! I learned so much about the heart. I thought it was going to be red but I learned that it was preserved and that made it green and grey." - "Dr. Leipsic passed around two types of lungs one was from a smoker and that one was all dark and almost black. The other one was pure white. We will never smoke." - "We saw lots of types of hearts even one from someone that had a heart attack. The tiny white spot on the heart showed that the heart was not well." - "I saw a heart with a huge hole in it, I could fit my hand right into it. This heart was very thin compared to the heart with no hole." - "There was a heart attachment made out of metal that they use to put in the heart to help it work better. It is crazy that people have metal in their body." - "Dr Leipsic taught us never to smoke - after seeing the ugly heart from a person who smoked I will never smoke!" - "Dr Leipsic taught us about the arteries and veins that bring blood back and forth to the heart." - "I learned that there are valves in the body." Thank you so much Dr. Leipsic this is just a glimpse of what the students learned! Please subscribe to my blog! Just click on the "contact" tab and all updates will be sent directly to you! Thank you for your support, this is going to be an amazing year!
Sincerely, Mrs. Claudio Dear Parents and Families,
Wow, what a year! To better state that- what a GREAT year! We have covered a lot of material and participated in many fun and exciting lessons. Students learned how to relate to one another, to connect through mindfulness and to open doors to learn who they are and shape who they want to be. Each of your children has brought such joy and happiness to our classroom. I was so fortunate to have such a wonderful group of children this past year. My friends and family often laugh at me when I refer to your children as “my kids”. They all have touched my life and this school year in very positive and rewarding ways. I hope as the years go by that they keep in touch. Today’s technology can help us continue the relationships we have built. It has been my pleasure getting to know not only your child, but you as well. Having parental support and open lines of communication is an essential part of any successful school year. Thank you for all you have done to make our year so fulfilling and memorable. As your child moves to fifth grade, there are some very important things you can do to help them succeed. Engage in meaningful conversations with your child everyday. Take time (if only a few minutes a day) to really listen to what they have to say. Read to and listen to your child read. Ask questions, make predictions, make life to text connections as you read. Practice those multiplication and division facts as a way to really be ready for grade five math. Help your child develop a sense of working and solving problems independently. Talk about ways and start practicing getting and staying organized. Encourage your child to write often! Writing stories, letters, journal entries, blogs etc. are great ways to get thoughts organized and put onto paper. Listen to your child’s social and emotional needs. These little things will lead to success next year. Sadly due to medical reasons, my last day with the students will be Friday June 24th. They will be in good hands for the final two days of school. I hope that grade four created stepping stones to ensure that your children are capable and able to reach their goals and live their dreams. I have full faith in them and will always be here for them even if I am their “old teacher”. I am so proud of each of your children and thank you for your support and guidance along the way. Again, thank you for a wonderful year and have a fantastic summer. Sincerely, Mrs. Claudio Today was our final lesson with Alyssa the Scientist. She treated us to a few experiments that first got her interested in science at the age of 12! Students learned about genes and DNA and were even able to extract DNA from kiwi fruit! Thank you Alyssa for sharing the wonderful world of science with us!
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