Mrs. Koch’s Classroom NewsletterCedar Hill Elementary School - Monday, September 19,

2016Dates to RememberSept. 22: PTO Meeting 6:00 PM – LibrarySept. 23: Independent Book #3 Due TodaySept. 30: Star Student Assembly 9:45Oct. 5: Independent Book #4 Due TodayOct. 7: NO SCHOOLOct. 11: Skate Night 5:45 – 7:45 PM @ Skate ZoneOct. 12: Early ReleaseOct. 14: Popcorn FridayOct. 18: Independent Book #5 Due & Colton’s NightOct. 19: Picture RetakesOct. 20 & 24: Parent Teacher Conferences 5:00 – 8:00 PM Oct. 27: Star Student Assembly & Fall Classroom Party 3:00 – 3:50 PM Oct. 28: NO SCHOOLNov. 9: Early ReleasePlease send all lunch money in an envelope and label it with your child’s name. It is best to send a check – not cash.

Birthday TreatsStudents are welcome to

bring treats for their birthday. The Jefferson City Public School District passed POLICY JCHF which states that for any food to be served in the classroom the ingredients MUST BE KNOWN. Mrs. Koch CANNOT SERVE ANY FOOD WITHOUT A LIST OF INGREDIENTS. Birthday treats must be ready-to-serve. If the food needs to be cut, it must be cut BEFORE it is sent to school. Birthday treats will be passed out in the afternoon around 3:00 PM. We have 19 students in our class.

*We do have students this year who have nut allergies. Please keep their needs in

mind when purchasing your child’s treat to share.*

IMPORTANT REMINDERS.

Please make sure you have sent a shoebox to school with your child. If you have any

Cedar Hill students, staff and families are committed to ensuring high levels of learning for all students and providing a positive, safe, and

consistent climate that promotes student character.

Special Classes September 19 - 23 Monday – P.E., Tuesday – Music,

Wednesday – Art, Thursday – P.E., Friday – Music

Weekly LetterFor your first paragraph please tell me

what Context Clues are and how good readers use them to figure out the meaning of unknown words. Find one unknown word in your Independent Reading or Guided Reading book, write the sentence from the book, and finally define the word based on how it is used in the sentence.

In the second paragraph, please identify your current Independent Reading book by title and author, and then tell me the Point of View of your Independent Reading book. Write at least 2 sentences from your book that support the point of view. For example: In the book Pack of Dorks, by Beth Vrabel the book is written in first person point of view. One example sentence from the book is “Mom was never there when I got home from school.” The second example sentence is “I ate every crunchy, sweet bite.” After you have written your example sentences, please underline the clue words that helped you identify the point of view.

Decorating Time!Now that we have our boxes at

school it is time to decorate our memory boxes. Students may bring anything they would like to use for to decorate their boxes. Items such as stickers, wrapping paper, scrapbooking paper, stencils, magazine clippings, etc. may be used. Remember, we want our memory boxes to be unique! If you have any extra supplies, you do not mind donating to the class that

Mrs. Koch’s Classroom NewsThis Week …

Reading Workshop: We be comparing and contrasting during reading workshop. Your child next Independent Reading book is due this Wednesday, September 23rd!

Writer’s Workshop: We begin our narrative unit and identify nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Spelling: We will focus on Unit 5 words this week. Math: We will continue unit one this week. Our focus skill for the week will be learning to translate algebraic expressions.Science: Our next Science Unit will begin in October. Social Studies: We will continue our month long unit on geography this week. The biggest challenge for many students will be learning the 50 states. Students have received everything to student in order to be successful this unit. There are also links on my website to practice games that you may access at home. There will be a 50 states quiz on Friday, September 30th.