Mr. P's Note Home!

Volume 7  Issue 20                                                           January 19, 2010

 

4-H MeetingÉ

Our January 4-H meeting was today.  Students created art posters.  The winners in our class are: Dallas: 1st place, Samuel: 1st place, and Trinity: 1st place.  Each of these studentÕsÕ posters are now going to the county contest.  Noah and Sydney both received 2nd place ribbons and Jared won 3rd place. Unfortunately some students failed to bring a poster to todayÕs meeting.  Please make sure and plan ahead for next monthÕs meeting – demonstrations.  DonÕt procrastinate.  Students should also continue to work on the project sheet they selected.  Trinity, our project leader, will select several students at random to share each month at the 4-H meeting.  Our community service plans are shaping up.  We are considering volunteering at a pet shelter, assisting at a senior living facility, and reading to the elementary school in our neighborhood, Ross Elementary.

 

Science FairÉ

Again, students should, at this point, have an hypothesis developed and be testing it in a controlled setting.  The results of that test will be then analyzed and communicated through the project display.  Projects will be due in class on Monday, February 8.  The Meigs science fair will occur February 10.  Winners at that time will go on the Metro –Nashville fair in March. For more information go to: http://www.flyparsons.org/sciencefair.html

 

A Note from Mr. PÉ

1.  Students are still sitting with classroom teams in the cafeteria for lunch this month.

2. There are several papers being returned today.  Some students received papers earlier to either finish or correct where sufficient effort hadnÕt been given.   

3.  Please remember that corrections are not recorded each week after being received on the Tuesday Signature Sheet.  If a paper was returned to Mr. P with corrections, you may expect to see that added in at the end of the nine weeks.

4. DonÕt forget to earn extra Meigs Moolah by keeping up with and filling out a HOMEWORK WORD CHART found on the homework webpage daily.

 

ChildrenÕs Theater: Anne FrankÉ

Please be reminded that permission forms for our field trip to see the play Anne Frank are due.   We will attend the play next Tuesday.

Academic UpdateÉ

1). Click on the button labeled ÒGRADE 5Ó for links to our on-line textbooks!

2). The January Book is Tuck Everlasting.  Students should have it read by Friday, January 22.  It is an easy read.  ItÕs also very enjoyable!  The week of January 25, we will do several classroom activities with the book.

3). Science Fair due Feb 8!  http://www.flyparsons.org/sciencefair.html

4). We are finishing reading the novel, Bridge to Terabitha in reading.

5). We are studying Reconstruction and the Industrial Revolution in socials studies.

6). Link to thte blog at http://www.flyparsons.com/blog

7). There is NO ENCORE this Thursday.  ENCORE will resume on January 28.

8). Bring running shoes and water to drink on Tuesdays and Thursdays for gym!

 

Mr. PÕs Student of the WeekÉ

¥January 18-22, 2010        

                              Jared Lange

Be sure to read about Jared on the electronic ÒStudent of WeekÓ board in Mr. ParsonsÕ room and on the web in the password protected area soon.  

Next weekÕs student of the week. . .    Noah Lytle

 

Items to Bring. . .

Ÿ       Red Tuesday Folder Signature ChartÉ

Ÿ       CORRECTED WORKÉ

 

Dates to RememberÉ

01.21.10        Science Fair Log Book CheckÉ

01.22.10        TUCK EVERLASTING DUEÉ

01.25.10        Spelling Test #15É

01.25.10        READING LOG DUEÉ

01.26.10        DAREÉ

01.26.10        MOVE & GROOVEÉ

01.28.10        MOVE & GROOVEÉ

02.01.10        PERSONAL JOURNAL #91-110 dueÉ

02.08.10        SCIENCE FAIR DUEÉ

02.12.10        HALF DAY = DISMISSAL at 11:30AMÉ

 

25pts: Secret Word = ¥see the websiteÉ

 

 

 

 

For Additional News Items & Info Check:

http://www.flyparsons.org/notehome.html

 

On The WEBSITE ONLY:

 

 

EXTRA EXTRA EXTRAÉ

It pays to check the website, tooÉ

 

This WeekÕs SECRET WORD (Jan. 19):

25pts: Note Home Secret Word = ÒasteroidÓ

 

Mr. PÕs SECRET INFORMATION LEAK:

www.flyparsons.org/today.html

 

TEAM SHIRTSÉ

As always, please watch the website to know which days our class will wear our class shirts in the future!  The next date to wear class t-shirts is Wednesday, January 20, and maroon class shirts is Friday, January 22.

 

[GRADESPEED]: Check it OutÉ

UPDATE!  Gradespeed.com will update again later this week  The updates will reflect the past week.  Late work has been recorded as of Tuesday, January 12.  Notice any missing assignments.  Please submit them each week with the Tuesday Folder Sheet.

 

A Special CouponÉ

Print and clip this coupon below for a special REWARD. To get the reward, please obtain a parentÕs signature that states your parent has checked gradespeed.com.

 

COUPON


StudentÕs Name     ______________________________________________________________

ParentÕs Signature ______________________________________________________________

Date: _____________________  Secret Word: _______________________________________

 

 

More About Which to Mark Your CalendarÉ

Log Book Check is January 21.

Field Trip to ChildrenÕs Theater is on January 26.

January Monthly Book is Tuck Everlasting.  ItÕs due 01.22.10.

Science Fair is February 10.  Projects are due February 8.

 

https://gradespeed.mnps.orgÉ

Grades are on-line at gradespeed.mnps.org.  Parents and students have a password to check each subject in order to view grades.   This should be done each Tuesday.

 

TwitterÉ

Parents have another way of staying connected to our class.  Log on to www.twitter.com on your computer or cell phone and follow our class.  Mr. P posts daily updates about whatÕs happening at www.twitter.com/meigsmagnet.  It is not necessary to sign up a twitter account to view our class tweets.

 

Personal JournalsÉ

Monday, February 1 is the next date for personal journals to be checked.  Entries #91-110 will be checked.  All entries are to be at least one paragraph in length and hand written in the personal journal composition notebook.  Typed or lose papers will not be accepted.  There will be no late journal grades this time.  If it is not turned in on Monday, and completed, a zero will be assigned.  Please be diligent in staying caught up!

 

HomeworkÉ

Many thanks go to all of the students who are faithful in turning assignments in on time regularly.  We do, still, have a few students who are continuing to be neglectful in getting assignments in at the appointed time.  Students, please be reminded that failing to turn assignments in on time is going to affect your report card grade.  Please make a new commitment to keep up to date on homework and make your parents, teacher and yourself proud!

 

TuesdaysÉ

Students receive graded papers in the Red Tuesday Folder every Tuesday. All papers do go home on Tuesdays.  If for any reason they do not arrive, let Mr. P know.  Students may correct any and all assignments and assessments for some of the credit (points) back. Those corrections are to be stapled to the Tuesday Folder Signature Sheet.  Mr. P then re-grades the corrections and put the points earned in a category on Gradespeed labeled extra credit.  The original grade does remain, while the points earned by making corrections are cumulated in that extra credit category.  As mentioned, student grades are on-line at https://gradespeed.mnps.org.  Parents and students have a password to check each subject in order to view grades.   This should be done each Tuesday and recorded on the Tuesday Folder Signature Sheet.

 

HOMEWORK WORDS = Special RewardsÉ

Kids, be sure to check the ÒHWÓ webpage for the HOMEWORK WORD each day.  Each week a special reward will await those who follow through! By the way there are also chances for secret words on Twitter and the Tuesday Note Home from time to time!  Please look and donÕt forget!

 

 

Mr. PÕs ProceduresÉ

Students, the following are reminders of specific classroom procedures:

o      Push your chair in when you leave your desk.

o      Have your agenda signed daily.

o      Locker breaks are 7:45AM, and 2:45PM.  Students should remember to take all materials from the locker at that time.  Keep all materials in your locker until needed. 

o      7:45AM morning work is posted on the television each morning as you arrive in the classroom.  This is due at 8:15AM along with your daily tech task and all homework.  Students, be sure to be prepared everyday and be on time with all of your assignments. 

 

NotesÉ

¯    Hey kids, remember to send your Tech Task (Monday, Wednesday, & Friday) via e-mail.  Please send it to Mr. P [james.parsons@mnps.org]. Your tech task should be saved on your computer as a MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD DOCUMENT with your name and date in the title.  Attach the document to an e-mail to send it to Mr. P.  DonÕt forget to include your name and the date in the title of the e-mail.  Doing this will save paper!

 

 

 

Bye ByeÉ