This Friday, May 14, 2021

Time? mid-morning (I will let you know when I hear)

Please view our cases live or later on our school Facebook webpage.

 

Please wear your crane t-shirts with khaki's and put on face paint prior to coming to school.

 

I just heard that Mrs. Erikson has an RSVP for the event.  She said there will be about 15 students in a group. If needed we can have two separate groups if we have more students.

On May 26, 2021, we will meet at the tug of war station at 8:50.  There are 10 stations and it will go until 11:30 AM.  

Last week we continued to learn about words with blends, started to finish up making our books, did a little learning about inferring, and learned a little bit about Washington, D.C.

Please remember to read daily.  Fluency can count towards that goal and for my in person class when it's turned in they get a Golden Ticket.  Please remember to also be playing games to learn Balls Sight Word list.  

Remember this week we have a half day on Thursday with Madagascar International Day and no school on Friday.  

Spring conferences will be coming up on March 11 and 12.  I will be sending out a sign-up soon to everyone through SignUp Genius.  Quite a few of your students are doing fine and I have no concerns.  If I send a second email encouraging, you to sign up for conferences then please do.

Also, my afternoon class will be doing our International Day on April 2.  We are doing an Aboriginal dance.  Please start to collect a tan shirt and white makeup for the face. 

Thanks,

Reminders:

Butter Braid orders are due today, Monday, February 8, 2021

Candy Grams orders are due tomorrow

Scholastic Book Orders are due Friday, February 12, 2021

There are 21 students in PM class and I will be collecting Valentine’s starting Monday to give time for them to sanitize.  We will have our party on Thursday due to a time crunch on Friday.

This week we learned about words with oa in them, learned how to write letters, and learned a little bit about the editing process in informational writing.   We also reviewed nouns, verbs, and adjectives. 

Dance Winners

A shout out to my virtual class!  We were one of the winners of the dance off.  We will talk more on Monday!

Scores sent

Please look for Dibels and i-Ready scores that I sent home today.  I hope to do some goal setting with i-Ready with the students soon.  Thank you to those of you who logged in today to complete your i-Ready lessons.  I have seen fewer students logging in since the start of the year.  I know this has been a very tough year and we are all tired.  However, completing these lessons will really help shrink the academic gap COVID has caused.  You don’t have to do these on Friday, but please do them at least once a week please log in for at least 15 minutes for Reading.  If you are in my virtual class and I assign this to complete before we meet, please do so.

Valentine’s Day  

My in-person class will have our party on Thursday, February 11, 2021.  I will plan to collect paper Valentine’s Monday-Thursday so they will have some time to sanitize.  Students will clean their hands before passing them out on Thursday.  Remember to just write who the cards are “from” and not to fill in the “to” portion because it takes much longer to pass them out.

Virtual families have already received a flyer about our plan.

This week we learned about words that have the long I sound when using the letters igh together.  We also learned a little about Martin Luther King Jr. and how to write a conclusion when writing an informational piece.  We also started reviewing nouns, verbs, and adjectives.  Today we learned about Greece during our International Day.

Please remember to do i-Ready on Friday’s and read throughout the week using the fluency sheet and READ-O Board.

Please remember to collect white pop bottle tops and send them to school for a game I am making.

This following week is School of Choice please be on the lookout for a special message from Mrs. Bush.

A friendly reminder we have started selling delicious Butter Braids.

Welcome back!

This week we learned about words with ea, started to learn about verb tenses, and read Sneezy the Snowman with a sequencing activity.

During the week please remember to do the two sided reading fluency sheet for homework.  In person students will earn a Golden Ticket for a completed sheet.   

Remember virtual students who complete the bingo choice board earn something from my prize box.

Today I sent home Scholastic book orders.  All ordering is done online using our class code TXJ7J.  Scholastic has agreed to mail books to your home.  If your order is over $25 shipping is free and if your order is less they can mail it for $6.50.  If you are at all interested there are books I recommend for students as well as a classroom wish list.

Please remember on Friday afternoons to do i-Ready lessons.  My suggestion is at least 15 minutes on reading and 15 minutes on math.

If anyone has white pop bottle caps, please collect and bring them in.  I need them for a vowel team activity I am in the middle of making for our Word Work center.

Thanks,

Ms. Folkestad

This week we started to learn about vowel teams and started with ai, did more with recognizing the main idea, and started learning about economics.  We also wrote and learned more about informative writing. 

Thank you for working with me on getting our assessments done for the middle of the year.  I am pleased to say we are done with Dibels testing for the middle of the year.  Reports will be sent home in January.  I am very happy with the growth I am seeing overall.  Thank you for working with your students at home!

Please continue to do the fluency reading sheets and keep up with Raz-Kids.  I adjusted a few levels on RazKids for students this morning.  As the year progresses please let me know if you need them adjusted again.  Remember French students need to be adjusted through Preciosa. We should be at a level F by January.

Coming Up:

Monday, December 14, 2020, We will do iReady testing for my afternoon class.

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, we will do iReady testing for my morning class.

 

Thursday, December 17, 2020, Winter Celebration

Please feel free to dress up in a costume, something formal, something festive, or even pj’s.  We will eat together breakfast AM class and lunch PM class.  We will dance and maybe play games.

Hi Families,

 

I will be creating a topic in Google Classroom of activities your students can do to get out some wiggles as needed.  It will be called Recess.  However, I definitely would suggest playing outside or going for a walk between AM and PM class if you have time.

 

My PM class will be extended to 3:00 PM starting Monday.  This 15 minutes will be used for a social time for the students close to the middle of class.

 

Thanks,

Ms. Folkestad

This week we finished learning about digraphs with h by doing wh.  Also, we started to understand the difference between the main idea and details.  We continued to practice how to writing and informational writing.  For social studies, we started talking about economics by learning about goods and services.

Middle of the year testing is starting for both iReady and Dibels.  Monday I would like to meet with parents and students for the first few minutes of class.  We will discuss expectations and any questions.

i-Ready Testing

*Please let me know as soon as possible if you need another copy of your QR code.  These were sent home earlier in the year for doing i-Ready lessons on Fridays.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Before we meet for our class have iReady testing up for reading and Zoom with me. 

You can left click on the mouse and drag one of the folders from your browser over so you can have both platforms open.

*Please see directions at the very bottom of this message on how to get to the test.

Dibels

December 14, 2020

I need to test every student separately.  It works well if you log in and wait for me to let in one student at a time.  I will have some assignments up in Google Classroom for the students to work on so learning can still take place as I test for the day.  Some students have already done their testing so hopefully, we get through everyone by the end of the 14^th.

i-Ready Testing

1. Go to Clever.com
2. Logging in:
3. Hit the button that says check in with badge.
4. Use the QR code and show it to the video when prompted.
5. A green check means you are in.

*** If that doesn’t work, hit the sign that says check in with Google

- Use The same information I gave you for Google Classroom.

- Username: use your student's school email     

-  Password: Dcsd____________ (the blank is your students number)

3. Sign in as the Student
4. Click on i-Ready
5. Click on the Reading Diagnostic
6. Click that you are not taking the test at school, but at home.
7. Don't help your student with answering any of the questions.

            -  Some of the tests may look like games.

• The system will go on to math and lessons, but there should be a message that this test is done.  We are only doing the reading test and math will be done with your immersion teacher.

 

I would like to meet and see your students, but I feel there is too much to get ready for tomorrow's materials pickup.

I realize my in-person class will go remote and I will see your student's on Zoom Tuesday.  Please come to pick up materials Monday between 2:00 and 3:00 PM.

1. Most of you have connected to Google Classroom for our PM English class.  The title of our class says AM, please ignore this.  If you haven't please do and let me know if you need any information.  This is where I will put daily work and recorded lessons after class is complete.

 

2. Please let me know if you need your Raz-Kids login information.

 

3. I will be sending an email with your Zoom login link Monday.  I will also attach it in Google Classroom for ease.  We will meet starting at 12:30 PM on Tuesday.

 

4. Please take time Monday to figure out a work area for your student at home. 

I will be sending a packet of resources that need to be kept at home for the school year in case we are asked to move remotely.  This will have sight words, games to make for review, and several sheets to help sound out words when writing.

 

Thanks,

Ms. Folkestad

This week we learned about digraph ch, more about adjectives, a little about the voting process, and wrote about Halloween.

 

Thank you to all of you who are helping our students grow through doing i-Ready lessons, doing Razkids, writing, and reading.  Our efforts are beginning to show.

 

A few of you received books today that you can keep due to books being purchased for your students by our donor.  Please enjoy! 

 

Due to a rise in COVID cases please help support me in everyone wearing masks starting Monday!  For more information on this please see Mrs. Bush's email.  Feel free to contact her with any questions.

 

Have a great weekend!

This week we learned about the –ub word family, started to learn about adjectives, and learned about The Day of the Dead traditions.  We also continued to write and expand our personal stories.

A reminder that book orders are due today.  Books that students enjoy can make good holiday gifts.  If you don’t know what they enjoy ask them.  This year Scholastic can send books to your home if the order is at least $25.  This is the last time I will do a class order due to shipping and the craziness of the holidays.

Coming Up

Monday, October 30, 2020 Fun Run Prize Day

Have a safe and fun weekend!

This week we learned the –ot family, how to write using movement and talking, started to learn about verbs, and making sure to include each “itsy bitsy” detail. 

I sent home today i-Ready scores, Dibels scores, and book orders.  This is the last book order I plan to do before winter break.  They need to be submitted online by Friday, October 30, 2020. If you need some ideas for books or present ideas please look at the student and classroom wish lists.

I sent a separate email to parents who need to sign your student’s READ Plan and return as soon as possible.  The signature is on the last page where the sticky has been placed.  These should also be in their green Friday Folder.

Please let me know if you need any activities or games to strengthen learning practice time at home.  During conferences many of you wanted things to work on skill and I have either emailed you or sent them today.  If you still need something please let me know.

Upcoming Events:

Wednesday, October 23, 2020, in the Fun Run Prize day for both virtual and in person.  Please be on the lookout for Mrs. Bush’s message with more details.

This week we worked on -ig words, how to read your writing to look for what needs clarification, a little about voting, and continued reading centers.

 

I am looking forward to conferences Monday and Tuesday.  I was planning to send home Dibels, i-Ready, and student self-evaluations today in time for conferences, but we didn't have school.  You will still get these after fall break.  The slot is fifteen minutes, but the SIgnUp Genius says twenty so I can have a few minutes between to get ready for the next conference.  Your student is welcome to join us for the conversation.  If you are a virtual family please have them share the self-evaluations that I told them to keep.  Please use the following Zoom link and sign in at the time you set up on SignUp Genius.

 

 

I was planning to do another Scholastic Book Order due the Monday we get back.  You can look at books and the flyers I would have sent home on their website.  Just remember to use our class code TXJ7J.  If you order more than $25 you can have them send the books to your home.  This is a really good option for our virtual families if you are interested.

 

We are also having a Box Top classroom competition.  If you are able to collect box tips please send them in on October 19th.

 

We did really awesome with Fun Run donations!  As a school, we earned the foam party, inflatables, and Dip N Dots.  Prize day is October 28th.  There will be a special one hour reserved for virtual families and at this time that time is to be determined.

This week we learned about the -ell family, common and proper nouns, what laws are, and started to learn about story elements.  Thank you to all families who gave my class books from the book fair.  We have started reading some of these new books.

 

1. The Fun Run was great Thursday and pledges are due

    Wednesday, October 2, 2020.

 

2. On all Friday afternoons the expectation has been set to complete i-Ready lessons.  I sent home my in-person PM class QR codes and instructions on how to sign in today.  Please spend 15 minutes reading and 15 minutes on math.

 

3. Remember to be also be reading nightly by filling out the READO board.  When my PM class has filled in all spots please send completed sheets in so your student can be given a Golden Ticket.  I will then send a new board.

 

4. Please look for an email soon to sign up for conferences on Monday, October 12, 2020, and Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

 

Thanks,