Another New Year!

Welcome to my blog!! This is my first post of the 2010-2011 school year!! If you are visiting for the first time, please take time to look through some of my blog posts from the last couple of years to get an idea of what I use the post for. You can access these by searching the margins for older posts. I like to use this method of communication for a few reasons.

1. At the beginning of the year, I like to post homework assignments so you can help your child create good work habits. Please check the site daily to see if the homework assignments I add are compatible with what your child has written in their assignment notebook. As the year goes on, I taper down to posting assignments once a week, since the kids should have developed good, responsible habits and you should trust that they have written all assignments down correctly. I will still post about other things though, so you can continue to check daily! I will be sure to send reminders out to you via email to let you know when to check my blog for updates later in the year when I may not be posting daily.

2. This site is a great place for me to add a variety of links that will help your child access information that will enrich what we are doing in the classroom. I like to add video links that relate to social studies and science lessons, connections to our math and reading curriculums, as well as lots of games to play that will strengthen skills that will benefit him or her in the classroom. Check out the great links already posted on the right hand margin. I will go through these with the class so they are familiar! I will also be able to posts some class documents that you might need from home. If you ever find a site that you think would be beneficial to the class, please let me know!

3. Blogging is something the kids will be responsible for doing this year. They will have their own blog sites to create posts about things they are reading. They will write script for me to add to our classroom blog. Being comfortable using technology in this way is very important for their future. We will be using podcasts and vodcasts (hopefully), once I figure out how to add them. This will allow you to know what is going on in our class and view it and hear about it in a wonderful new way.

4. It's fun!!

I am really looking forward to another great year of teaching 5th grade!! I LOVE
5th Graders!! I can't wait to see the kids on Tuesday, bright and early! If you did not make it to Meet and Greet today, please send your child to school Tuesday with his or her supplies and the green transporation sheet filled out. Please look at the right margin for upcoming events as I try to keep this area updated regularly for your help. See you at Curriculum Night on the 26th at 6:30.

Mrs. Grezlik