Holiday Events

Welcome to our final week of school for 2010! We have lots of fun activities and events planned for this week, so get ready for a busy week!

First of all, we had the CVMS Intermediate band come play Christmas carols for us today and that was a great treat. So fun seeing former students and getting even more into the holiday spirit. On Thursday, we will have a special showing of The Polar Express with Mrs. Bortnem's class and the kids are invited to bring a small stuffed animal to cuddle with. Friday will be a day filled with singing and celebrating! We have the Sing-A-Long with Mrs. Ganske at 9:30 and our Christmas Party is scheduled for 1:50. Thank you to all who are able to help out! We appreciate you so much!

School is out for the break beginning December 18th - January 4th. Monday, January 3rd is an In-service day for teachers, but no school for students.

See you all in 2011! Merry Christmas and Happy New Yer to you!

December Reminders

Communication:

If at any time you have concerns or questions, please don’t hesitate to e-mail, send a note with your child, or call. Mr. Purcell sends out weekly email newsletters, but I also have a class blog available at: http://mrsschneiders23class.blogspot.com where I will post updates, upcoming events, and other important information. If you do not have internet access, please let me know and I will make sure to send a paper copy home with your child.

Sharing Schedule: For December 2010

Wednesday & Friday of every week will be a sharing day. Please keep the schedule below as a reminder of when your child’s sharing day is. If there is no school on a Friday, please have your sharing at school on the Monday of your sharing week.

With our shortened month, please have the 4^th Wed. people bring their sharing on the 1^st Monday (that is next week!) and the 4^th Fri. people bring their sharing on the 2^nd Monday (Dec. 13^th).

1st Wed./Fri. of the Month	2nd Wed./Fri. of the Month	3rd Wed./Fri. of the Month	4th Wed./Fri. of the Month
Joy A.	Grace U.	Britney F.	Ruth H.
Nathan W.	Isaac D.	Irvin P-G.	Hunter M.
Emanuel A.	Dylan R.	Jacob F.	Mia J. Maddy O.
Spencer V.	Alec E.	Skylar H. (Fri.)	Allie M. (Fri.)
Dani B. (Fri.)	Trent R. (Fri.)	Gavin B. (Fri.)	Electra J. (Fri.)
Weston V. (Fri.)	Michael E. (Fri.)	Benjy H. (Fri.)	Paige K. (Fri.)
Julia C. (Fri.)	Caleb P. (Fri.)	Jesse N. (Fri.)	Emily K. (Fri.)

Birthdays – December 2010

We have 1 Birthday to celebrate this month and will celebrate it on Friday, December 17^th along with our Winter Party. Nathan Waldal will be celebrating his birthday on December 20^th. Happy Birthday, Nathan!

Days off from School

• This month we are done with school on Friday, December 17^th for the Winter Break.
• We will see students back at school on Tuesday, January 4^th, 2011!
• Have a wonderful, safe and festive holiday season!

Cinnamon Bear Link

If you would like to catch up with us, here is the link to listen to each of the episodes as they are presented in class. Today, Dec. 1, we listened to the third episode. We will listen to at least one episode each day and begin doubling up next week in order to finish before Winter Break.

http://www.radiolovers.com/pages/cinnamonbear.htm

December News

Welcome to the final month of the year...boy did it go by quickly! We welcomed a new student to our class today, Maddy Owen, who some of you may remember from last year. Her family had moved to California, but have returned to Ewing Young.

Book orders were sent home today and are due back by Monday, December 6th so the orders will be back before the Winter Break.

I will be sending home Volunteer Calendars tomorrow and know that this time of the year can be extremely busy, so please know that I appreciate your time and talents more than words can ever express!

We have 2 and 1/2 weeks full of activities and learning to get through before Winter Break so I look forward to seeing everyone as much as possible so no one misses out on anything. One of our activities is listening to the old radio show Cinnamon Bear. We are listening to the original episodes in class each day and creating a picture story book to go along with the episodes. We are also continuing our studies of the Native Americans of America. As we listen to the legends of the Native Americans, we learn new things about how they perceived natural events and communicated their understanding of the world through pictures and words. The final week before Winter Break we will be spending some time looking at traditions around the world through the holidays.

Here's to a wonderful end of 2010 and a bright beginning of 2011!

Reminders for November

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Mrs. Schneider’s Reminders for November…

Communication:

If at any time you have concerns or questions, please don’t hesitate to e-mail, send a note with your child, or call. Mr. Purcell sends out weekly email newsletters, but I also have a class blog available at: http://mrsschneiders23class.blogspot.com where I will post updates, upcoming events, and other important information. If you do not have internet access, please let me know and I will make sure to send a paper copy home with your child.

Sharing Schedule: For November 2010

Wednesday & Friday of every week will be a sharing day. Please keep the schedule below as a reminder of when your child’s sharing day is. If there is no school on a Friday, please have your sharing at school on the Monday of your sharing week.

1st Wed./Fri. of the Month	2nd Wed./Fri. of the Month	3rd Wed./Fri. of the Month	4th Wed./Fri. of the Month
Joy A.	Grace U.	Britney F.	Ruth H.
Nathan W.	Isaac D.	Irvin P-G.	Hunter M.
Emanuel A.	Dylan R.	Jacob F.	Mia J.
Spencer V.	Alec E.	Skylar H. (Fri.)	Allie M. (Fri.)
Dani B. (Fri.)	Trent R. (Fri.)	Gavin B. (Fri.)	Electra J. (Fri.)
Weston V. (Fri.)	Michael E. (Fri.)	Benjy H. (Fri.)	Paige K. (Fri.)
Julia C. (Fri.)	Caleb P. (Fri.)	Jesse N. (Fri.)	Emily K. (Fri.)

Birthdays – November 2010

We have 2 Birthdays to celebrate this month and will celebrate them both on November 17^th at 12:30 pm. That will leave us with about 40 minutes to celebrate and play a little game before heading off to Music. Our birthday kids for this month are: Trent Reed on November 1^st and Joy Arnholtz on November 23^rd. Happy Birthday!

Days off from School

We have 3 days this month of No School.

• Thursday, November 11 – Veterans’ Day
• Thursday, November 25 – Thanksgiving Day
• Friday, November 26 – Day after Thanksgiving

Conferences

Thank you for the wonderful conferences! I was so excited to see so many of you and share with you the wonderful things your child has been working on in class. Please contact me if you have any questions as we continue our year together. Our first grading period is not over until January 28th so there is lots more to cover and learn.

Thank you again!
Jen Schneider

Zoo Field Trip

Our field trip to the Oregon Zoo is this Thursday, October 7th. Please remember to bring a DISPOSABLE lunch with a drink. We will be leaving just after school begins around 8:30 and and should return by 2:30 pm. The weather looks like it will be nice, but remember to dress in layers in case it is cool in the morning.

Thanks to the EYST for supporting our educational excursions!

Send Your Teacher to Science Camp

A wonderful opportunity to send your teacher to a National Science Camp for a week next summer is available at:

http://www.sendmyteacher.com/index.html

What a great opportunity! Applications are due by October 31st!

Volunteer Schedule

Good Afternoon,

Today I sent home the Volunteer schedule for October. Please check the calendar for any days you may be listed and please let me know if something does not work for your schedule. If you had signed up for more than one day, please let me know where you would like to be plugged in and I will update the calendar.

Thank you for all your offers of help and support. I truly appreciate it!
Mrs. Schneider

2/3 Important Information

2/3 Important Information

2010-2011

We look forward to working with you and your child this year. We want to thank you in advance for your support. Working together will help assure your child a successful school experience. We encourage frequent parent-teacher contact, as open communication is vital to an effective program.

Communication:

If at any time you have concerns or questions, please don’t hesitate to e-mail, send a note with your child, or call. Mr. Purcell sends out weekly email newsletters, but I also have a class blog available at: http://mrsschneiders23class.blogspot.com where I will post updates, upcoming events, and other important information. If you do not have internet access, please let me know and I will make sure to send a paper copy home with your child.

Classroom Management:

For behavioral reminders, I am using a three-color card system. Each day every child will start with a green card. If misbehavior occurs, a verbal warning will be given. If problems continue they will be asked to pull a card to yellow. A yellow card means a loss of five minutes of recess. If another situation arises and they have to pull a card to red, and a note and/or phone call will be sent home or made and Mr. Purcell will be notified.

Check Out System:

Children are expected to complete tasks on time – this includes homework. Work that is complete, but is turned in after the deadline will be counted as late. On most weeks, homework will be passed out on Monday and due back by Friday. A daily Check In will be completed so the Homework Check In sheet should be returned to school each day.

Homework:

We recommend that approximately 20-30 minutes be set aside for homework each evening (Monday through Thursday). Please assist your child if necessary. As part of their homework, students are required to read each evening. It is your child’s responsibility to present their Homework Check In Sheet to you each evening for your signature.

If your child is absent due to an illness or family business for an extended amount of time, we recommend that daily reading continue. A formal homework packet may be excused for such instances.

Birthdays:

On a student’s birthday, he or she will receive a birthday postcard certificate and a special pencil. As in previous years, birthday party invitations may not be distributed at school.

I will schedule birthday celebration days once per month. All students with a birthday during that month will be able to participate in our class celebration.

Sharing:

Students will be given one day each month for a sharing. Please check the class blog for reminders. Pets are difficult to do sharing with as we have some students with severe allergies. All sharing items should fit inside the student’s school bag and will come home at the end of their sharing day.

Special Activities/Parent Involvement:

ALL volunteering requires a district security check and volunteer badge. Please contact Mrs. Waakles for assistance.

During the year, we engage in several educational activities that help us experience and understand what we study. These activities require parent support in order to be successful, so there will be many ways you can be involved this year.

As a volunteer, we may ask you to do clerical work, material preparation, or interact with students depending upon which would be most beneficial at the time.

EYST has arranged a Classroom Coordinator for class parties. You may be called to assist. There are usually three (3) class scheduled per year (Harvest Party, Christmas Party, and Valentine’s Party).

If other opportunities arise for parent involvement we will contact you for your assistance. Thank you again for all your support! We look forward to a wonderful year!

Sharing Schedule: Beginning October, 2010

Wednesday & Friday of every week will be a sharing day. Please keep the schedule below as a reminder of when your child’s sharing day is.

1st Wed./Fri. of the Month	2nd Wed./Fri. of the Month	3rd Wed./Fri. of the Month	4th Wed./Fri. of the Month
Joy A.	Grace U.	Britney F.	Ruth H.
Nathan W.	Isaac D.	Irvin P-G.	Hunter M.
Emanuel A.	Dylan R.	Jacob F.	Mia J.
Spencer V.	Alec E.	Skylar H. (Fri.)	Allie M. (Fri.)
Dani B. (Fri.)	Trent R. (Fri.)	Gavin B. (Fri.)	Electra J. (Fri.)
Weston V. (Fri.)	Michael E. (Fri.)	Benjy H. (Fri.)	Paige K. (Fri.)
Julia C. (Fri.)	Caleb P. (Fri.)	Jesse N. (Fri.)	Emily K. (Fri.)

Back to School Night

Welcome to the new school year! I appreciate all of you who were able to make it to our Back to School Night. For those of you who were unable to stop by, I have included some important information for you here on the classroom blog. This is a wonderful resource for you to use all year long and I will update it weekly with information about homework, upcoming events and calendar information.

Feel free to jot a note to me on the Wall Wisher link and I can respond back with an answer for you.

Thank you for being a partner in your child's educational experience this year!
Jennifer Schneider:)

Technology in the Classroom

I have never felt the need to start up my own Blog to enter a give away, but this time it is different. I am transferring schools this coming year and I have been fortunate to have worked in a school that had a very supportive parent club that believed in the integration of technology within not only the school building itself, but the classrooms as well. Classroom computers, document cameras, projectors, televisions and VCRs, computer labs - both mobile and desktops, teacher laptops, student response systems, and media carts are just a few of the items I have helped get the teachers in my former building while being on the Technology Committee for the building and district, and the Long Term Technology Vision Committee of the Parent Club. Many hours have gone into making technology available for all to access as we work towards the 21st Century Technology Standards.

In my former classroom I have utilized all this technology daily to meet the needs of my students in a variety of ways and through a variety of modalities. Students afraid to ask the question, afraid to give a wrong answer in front of the group, those who need assistance in writing or organizing their thoughts, those who live for presenting information through video or presentation software, those who want to try something new, want to practice their skills online, or just want to publish their work have benefited from the technology available to them.

In my new building, I am not going to have classroom computers or student response systems. I will not have access daily to computers for students to work with or student response systems to assess the group as a whole in a nonthreatening way. I am not going to have the technology I have become accustomed to for implementation and teaching. The ability to move students forward in this technological age requires the introduction of technology through learning and within the educational setting. Technology will continue to advance and our children/students will need the skills to keep up with the advancements.

Welcome!

Well, summer is in full swing and I am trying some new gadgets I have wanted to try for quite some time. Creating a Blog happens to be just one of them. I hope to use this forum to share information and provide opportunities for communication through a variety of venues. Visitors will be able to post comments and/or questions directly to my class blog as well as post "sticky notes" to my Wall Wisher page which is a great way to send a quick sticky note my way. Check it all out and look for more to come as I become better acquainted with managing these forms of open communication. Happy Summer! Mrs. Schneider

Mrs. Schneider's Class Wall by Jen's Wall

Mrs. Schneider's Class Wall by Jen's Wall