Mr. P's Note Home!

Volume 7  Issue 10                                                           October 27, 2009

 

Report Cards to be Issued MondayÉ

The first nine weeks report cards will be issued on Monday, November 2.  Last nine weeks, many studentsÕ hard work paid off in great report card averages.  Congrats to the following HONOR CLUB awardees.

PrincipalÕs List (all As):
 Rob Clairday, Noah Hubbell, Samuel Hutchinson, Jared Lange, and Trinity TerryÉ

Honor Roll (all As and Bs):
 Dana Banouvong, Augusto Diedrich, Josef Garcia, Chris Jookar, Dallas Knight, Molly Kroeger, Noah Lytle, Camryn Magsby, Gage Meadows, Ana Ramos, Ryan Requierme, Mickayla Simpson-Barren, Sydney Tall, Catherine Taylor, and Tanner West
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2nd Nine Weeks: ComputersÉ

Our class is in computers this nine weeks.  As part of that class, Mrs. Purcell-Orleck will be teaching keyboarding.  Students will have homework each week that involves practicing keyboarding.  The keyboarding may be completed at any time throughout the week.  Each student is to practice five minutes at five different times a week.  The keyboarding/typing application is on-line at http://www.flyparsons.org/computers.html Students have a parent verification chart that is to be kept throughout each week.  These charts will be collected each Monday morning.

 

BettyÕs BrainÉ

Students have begun the study of ecosystems called BettyÕs Brain.  Betty is a teachable agent that is simulated on a Vanderbilt server.  Students study and plan teaching lesson to teach Betty through the use of concept maps.  For more about our class schedule, check out http://www.flyparsons.org/bettybrain.html  You may check beginning Wednesday, October 28.

 

Civil WarÉ

Civil War historical figure presentations will be made tomorrow.  Each student is to also dress for the time period of the Civil War.   More information is available on our class website.  http://www.flyparsons.org/unitsscivilwar.html

 

 

Invest in ExcellenceÉ

This Friday is the next opportunity for our class to be rewarded for Invest in Excellence.  The fifth grade class with the most students contributing will receive an ice cream treat at lunch.  We still have six students that havenÕt returned a pledge card.  Please help us out if at all possible! There are other rewards from the PTO and rewards from Mr. P if we can meet our goal of donations and 100% participation (returning pledge cards and collecting as much money as possible).  Check out the INVEST-O-METER on our class webpage at http://www.flyparsons.org/investinexcellence.html.  

 

 

Mr. PÕs Student of the WeekÉ

¥October 26-30, 2009        

                              Robert Harvey

Be sure to read about Robert 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 Hubbell

 

Items to Bring. . .

Ÿ       Red Tuesday Folder Signature ChartÉ

Ÿ       CORRECTED WORKÉ

 

Dates to RememberÉ

10.28.09        Civil War presentations & dress-upÉ

10.30.09        October Reward Day (for no demerits) & Half Day – dismiss at 11:30AMÉ

11.06.09        FALL FEST (3:00PM – 5:00PM)É

11.13.09        States & Capitals Map TestÉ

 

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 (Oct 27):

25pts: Note Home Secret Word = ÒtypingÓ

 

Mr. PÕs SECRET INFORMATION LEAK:

www.flyparsons.org/computers.html

 

TEAM SHIRTSÉ

As always, please watch the website to know which days our class will wear our class shirts in the future!  By the way, the next date to wear class t-shirts is Wednesday, October 28, and maroon class shirts is Friday, October 30.

 

A Special CouponÉ

Print and clip this coupon below for a special REWARD the week of October 26.  To get the reward, please obtain a parentÕs signature that states your parent has checked gradespeed.com the week of November 2.

 

COUPON


StudentÕs Name     ______________________________________________________________

ParentÕs Signature ______________________________________________________________

Date: _____________________  Secret Word: _______________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

[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 Monday, October 26.  Notice any missing assignments.  Please submit them each week with the Tuesday Folder Sheet.

 

 

Bye ByeÉ