Stuff to Know

• Today Dress Down Reminders came home in the clear folders. Many have already paid for the remainder of the school year. For those the flyer, is simply a reminder that Dress Down Day is this Friday. For a donation of $1, the students may wear jeans with their school shirt or uniform shirt.

• Upon our return from the High Museum, we received "Welcome Back" cards. They provide each student and their family free admission to the museum. We don't have enough cards right now for the whole class. When we receive cards for the whole class, I will send them home.

• March 6th the lottery for open slots at IWIA begins! PLEASE, PLEASE have your reenrollment package complete and to the office before that date!

• The school auction is March 14 and the PTA is still looking for donations. If you have items or services that might be "auctionable" please contact cheryldwalker@comcast.net
  

• I am interested in bringing in Junior Achievement for our first graders. We are just about to begin our next IB unit on TRADE and they have a wonderful curriculum that teaches economics to young ones. Check out the website for more information. http://www.ja.org/about/about.shtml Mrs. McConnell, first grade girls, used JA when working with her middle schoolers and enjoyed what they brought to the class. Things have changed a bit. They don't have their own volunteers to teach the units. They informed me that homeroom teachers are not allowed to teach the units. The lessons are taught by the volunteer. The homeroom teacher supports the instruction by being extra hands during the activities. If you are interested in earning volunteer hours and committing yourself to one hour a week for 5 weeks plus an initial 1 hour training through JA, please let me know. Without your help I don't think I can make it happen. They supply all the resources...you just have to teach the lessons. I guess it would be possible to have 5 different volunteers if there wasn't one person who could commit to five weeks. One for each week. But they would all have to attend the training. Please let me know your thoughts.

Today's Folders Contents

PLEASE SEND IN PERMISSION SLIPS AND MONEY FOR THE EAST ATLANTA FIELD TRIP!!

In your little one's green folder: (assignment and instructions)

• Pattern Block design: choose eight blocks, create a design, trace the blocks or use the shape template, color


• Math Messages Unit 6: complete assigned problem each morning independently; review orally during math lesson


• Friday's Morning Message correction: copy morning message, find eight mistakes, use correct form for letter


• Last week's homework: please be sure to review and sign each week with your young man

In the clear folder:

• Weather project presentation rubric: This was awesome to see the boys present with their groups!!


• Center work: The boys had the past two weeks to complete these center assignments.

-weather letter to me

-handwriting pages 70-78

-measuring practice

Many of us could use some continued practice with the proper form of a letter and measuring in both inches and centimeters. Also, remembering our good work ethic of completing all of our assignments!

Please respond to me letting me know if this is helpful for you to understand assignments and expectations in the classroom. If not, I will not continue to forward this information.

LFGB e-news

After a short week, that included an awesome field trip to the High, here are some updates and important information:

• Thanks to the chaperones that made our trip to the High SO successful! Thanks to Naim's mom, Jordan's mom, Corey's dad, Liam's mom, Joshua S.'s dad, and Amir's grandmother!
• Our next field trip is to the East Atlanta Village on Wednesday, March 4th! Permission slips came home this week and MUST be returned by Tuesday, February 24th in a sealed envelope: cash only, no coins. We will need chaperones for this trip as well! As of today, I have only one child going on this trip!
• Scholastic Book order flyers came home today in the clear folders. For a holiday present, I gave each of the boys a certificate for a free book up to $4.00. They may choose a book and let me know via the flyers before the ordering deadline of March 6th. Also don't forget you can add to your at home library for only $1.00!! Check it out online as well for credit card orders.
• Tool kits need replenishing! If your young man needs items, he should have brought home a list of needed items. Please also be on the look out for loose change that they may have in their pockets that might belong in their tool kit! Seems that sometimes it makes it to the wrong location....pocket vs. tool kit?!?!?

LFGB e-news

Here are some reminders and updates:

• Tomorrow we will have pictures taken for our class project for the PTA Auction. Please be sure that your young man is neatly in uniform and on time.
• Progress reports came home on Friday and need to be signed and returned as soon as possible.
• Spelling tests were in today's clear folders. Please reflect with your son on how to improve on the next spelling test.
• Knowledgeable projects have all been presented! They were great and are on display outside our classroom. Come by to check them out!
• We are running low on a few classroom items. We are in need of paper towels, disinfecting wipes, and antibacterial spray cleaner. Donations are appreciated!
• A big thanks goes out to those that helped pull together Friday's Palentine's Celebration! Thanks also to those who provided donations and time! It was a big success! If you snapped some pics, please share! We would love to see the creations of cheese and cracker towers and pudding and banana volcanoes!
• Our field trip to the High Museum is on Thursday! Please be sure to pack a lunch in all disposable containers and wear uniforms.
• Some of our tool kits are missing needed items. Please be on the look out for a missing items slip!

In Today's Clear Folder

In today's clear folder you will find some important papers.

• Unit 5 math test: Please review the missed items with your little one. These were completed in small groups or one-on-one. The open response portion of the test can be completed at home for higher level thinking problem. Overall, we are very strong in our addition facts, but could use continued practice on clocks. You may keep this at home.
• Last week's center work: (hopefully this will help you understand the work that comes home) Have-to work centers and expectations:"Matching Shadows"- meet expectations-match the shadow to the animal; coloring the pictures and writing the names of the animals are exceeding expectations. "Fact Triangles"- students were to cut out two pages of fact triangles and place in a plastic bag in their math tool kits. "Fact Power Math game"- game played with a partner and turned in to Miss Lanier. Free Center Work- (you might see these, but they were not required) "Gretchen's Shadow" and "Groundhog Day Spelling Word Questions"
• Yearbook Reservation Form: Please return in the clear folder if you would like to purchase and I will get it to the front office. As always, please send in any money in a labeled, sealed envelope.
• Parent survey: Please complete one per family and return by February 27.
• List of Students: This list of names were written by your little one. It will either be in the clear folder or the green folder.

HELP! HELP! HELP! Our music department is in desperate need of a CD player. If you have a spare at home, it would be greatly appreciated.

LFGB e-news

• Friday is our Pal-entine's celebration. Please go to our writeboard to sign up for items for our special snack. http://123.writeboard.com/1bc1f27e907f48c7f/login password: iwialaniersboys
• We would love to have extra hands on Friday afternoon. If you are able to volunteer, please let us know.
• Don't forget to create a mailbox for our Pal-entine's cards. A list of names will come home this week!
• Thanks to those who chaperoned our trip to the Puppetry Arts center: Kobe's mom, Chandler's dad, Adrian's dad, Amir's mom, and Joshua S.'s mom
• If you are able to join us for the High Museum field trip on February 19, please let us know ASAP!
• If you would like a sack lunch for your child on that trip, please let me know by Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 pm.
• Our lunch ordering system is now online! You can now pay for your child's monthly hot lunches online & also check your balance!! Call 1-877-237-0946 to get an account number and then go to https://www15.mealpayplus.com/default.aspx add money to your account. The lunch menu is on the school website.
• Free tutoring and mentoring!
  Students receive help in all subjects and learn study skills!
  
  Who: Students K-12
  When: Saturday mornings 9:30am-11:30am
  Where: Morehouse College - Brawley Hall Rm 101
  
  For more info. contact Bakari Pace at FrederickDouglassTutorial@yahoo.com or call the Bonner office at 404.681.7574
• Re-enrollment forms and documentation are due this Friday, February 13.
• No school on Monday, February 16th.
• PTA Meeting, Tuesday, February 10th @ 6:30, Parkside Baptist Church

Class WriteBoard

Great news! We now have a way to sign up for items without clogging our emails with 'reply all' emails!! Visit our class writeboard! You can sign up for items to provide for our Palentine's Day celebration next Friday!

LFGB
http://123.writeboard.com/1bc1f27e907f48c7f/login

Password: iwialaniersboys

Field Trip Reminder

• Our field trip to the Center for Puppetry Arts is tomorrow, 2/5/09

-wear uniforms

-pack a sack lunch in a disposable container (unless you have a sack lunch

requested....XB, CG, LG, KH, TP, MR, NW)

-chaperones will need to be at school at 9:00 am and will also need a lunch