Welcome to our class blog!  Here is where you will be able to find important class updates and news.  I will do my best to update this on a regular basis. :)

-Mrs. Haralson

Please have your child bring in one sandwich condiment on Thursday (Oct. 29). We are going to be making sedimentary sandwiches.  This could be peanut butter, marshmallow cream, honey, jelly, etc. We will also need a couple loaves of bread for Thursday – this can be a partial loaf or whatever you’ve got on the counter (I can send any extra back home).


Thanks so much for your support!

Studying is essential to good academic performance.  Good study habits not only help 
your child perform well on tests throughout the year, but are essential for years to come.
Studying should be done nightly as a part of your child's daily homework.  Upcoming 
tests are always listed in our weekly newsletter so that you are aware of what your child
needs to be studying.  When study guides are sent home, a good amount of time should
be dedicated to reviewing the material on these study guides, as well as on other information
they have been given (papers in their subject folder).  Please stress to your child the 
importance of studying nightly for tests.  

Homework is given daily and is expected to be turned in the day after it is assigned.
Points are deducted daily for late work, and this is also reflected in your child's
weekly responsibility grade.  We have been having trouble lately with students not completing
their homework.  Homework is given to reinforce what we do in class each day.  It is very
important that homework be completed.  I write homework down on the board daily for students to
copy into their agendas.  Please feel free to help your child with his/her homework as you see need, 
but let your child do the majority of the work himself/herself.  Students need to be able to complete 
work and find answers on their own as much as possible.  This will help to better equip your child 
for work ahead.  


Thank you for your help in reinforcing these practices at home!

This week we are reading a story called Flat Stanley.  It is a book about a boy, Stanley, who is flattened “like a pancake” when a bulletin board falls on him.  He is perfectly fine, except for being flat.  The story is about how Stanley copes with being 2-dimensional.  He has several interesting journeys:  he is flown as a kite, he can slide under doors, he is mailed in an envelope to see his friend in California, and he even helps solve a crime! 

         To go along with this story, as well as our studies of writing and maps, our class is taking part in a world-wide Flat Stanley exchange!  We have made Flat Stanleys, and are mailing them to other classes across the country and the world.

         For the second part of this project, some of the classes we are sending our Stanleys to are also sending one to us!  So, we need volunteers to host their Stanleys.  If you are willing to host a Stanley in your home for a few days please let me know.  If you would like to be a host, you will be responsible for treating Stanley like a guest in your home.  Show him around your neighborhood, and our town.  You will also need to take pictures of Stanley in each place you take him, so we can send him back to his home with some souvenirs!   It should be a very fun project and will allow us to learn about other cultures around the world, as well as give them a glimpse of ours!