Monday, September 30th, 2019

Coming Soon…

Monday, September 30th

  • Music

Tuesday, October 1st

  • Gym (Wear Tennis Shoes)

Wednesday, October 2nd

  • Walk to School Day
  • Technology

Thursday, October 3rd

  • Art
  • Weekly HW Due Today!
  • Mrs. Warneck is out of the classroom today for meetings.

Friday, October 4th

  • HALF DAY! Dismissal @ 11:30am
  • Media
  • Reading Comprehension Quiz
  • Spelling Test
  • New Weekly HW sent home

English Language Arts

Every week your child will read an anchor text as well as a paired text. The anchor text is used to work on fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills and strategies. The paired text may be similar in theme and or genre. This text will reinforce vocabulary usage. Student understanding of the anchor text and vocabulary will be assessed on Fridays.

Students will also work on grammar and spelling throughout the week. Assigned spelling words will also be assessed on Fridays.


Walk or Bike to School Day


Fun Run

Our class spent the afternoon with camaraderie, fun, laughs, and beautiful weather.  All Fun Run donations will be collected until October 4th, so keep them coming. Thanks SO MUCH for your support and coming out to cheer us on!


Math Test

Last week, the students in room 129 had their first math test. Most of our students scored an 80% or higher. However, if your child scored less than 80%, they have a chance to retake their math test by completing and returning the extra practice packet.

Congratulations to Owen and Allan who both scored 100% on the Chapter 1 Math Test! Way to go!

Monday, September 23rd, 2019

Coming Soon…

Monday, September 23rd

  • Music

Tuesday, September 24th

  • Gym (Wear Tennis Shoes)
  • Math Test on Chapter 1: Place Value

Wednesday, September 25th

  • Technology

Thursday, September 26th

  • Picture Day
  • Art
  • Week 3 Weekly HW Due Today!
  • Honor’s Choir Try-outs after school today in the music room

Friday, September 27th

  • FUN RUN!
  • Media
  • Reading Comprehension Quiz
  • Spelling Test
  • Week 4 Weekly HW sent home

English Language Arts

Every week your child will read an anchor text as well as a paired text. The anchor text is used to work on fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills and strategies. The paired text may be similar in theme and or genre. This text will reinforce vocabulary usage. Student understanding of the anchor text and vocabulary will be assessed on Fridays.

Students will also work on grammar and spelling throughout the week. Assigned spelling words will also be assessed on Fridays.


Math

Chapter 1 is about Numbers to 10,000. The student workbook pages were sent home on Wednesday as a review tool. Please review and practice similar problems with your child to help him/her prepare for the upcoming math test.  On Tuesday, 9/24/19, we will be taking our chapter test.


Science

This week’s lesson on forces was about the force of friction. Specifically we considered friction in the context of solving the mystery, “How can you slide faster down a slide?”


Honor Choir

Students in grades 3-5 have an opportunity to join Mr. Hoffman’s Honor Choir. Tryouts will be held Thursday, September 26th, right after school. Typically, Mr. Hoffman will pick a familiar song, such as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, for the students to sing aloud as their tryout. Tryouts are very brief, and students may leave right after their turn. Mr. Hoffman will notify students who made Honor Choir by Monday, September 30th.


Summer Reading

Congratulations to Alejandro, Bentley, Charles, Kayla, Cecilia, Lilly N., and Katie for their summer reading! Keep up the great work!


PTA Information

Membership

YEEEEE-HAWWW! It’s our Annual Membership Drive!
This year’s theme is “Western Roundup”! Each classroom will have Wanted Posters on display on the Big Bulletin Board in the Main Hallway. At the end of each week from now until the end of October we will add one Western Stamp for each PTA member that joins per classroom! There is also the option to donate extra money to the PTA to purchase an extra Western Stamp for your class “Wanted Poster”! As an additional incentive the PTA is offering the top three competing classes a prize!
The classes with the most Western Stamps (highest percentage of Western Stamps according to how many students are on class roster) at the end of October will receive a prize!
The PTA knows it takes a village and we need more involved parents! You don’t have to be a parent of a student to be a member (grandparents, aunts, uncles etc) are also eligible to become PTA Members too!

Register today at: http://arnopta.memberhub.store

1st Place- $100 in book fair dollars to shop with at the November Book Fair for the Teacher and “Wagon Wheel Party”!

2nd place – $50 in book fair dollars to shop with at the November book fair for the teacher and “Gold Nugget Party”!

3rd place – $25 in book fair dollars to shop with at the November book fair for the teacher and “Hay Bale Party”!

Fun Run 

It’s that time of year when the PTA holds its major fundraiser…the Arno Fun Run! Don’t forget to register online for this great event.

We now accept credit card payments online in addition to cash and checks sent in to the school.

Register  for our Fun Run. Click here to register!!!

Monday, September 16th, 2019

Coming Soon…

Monday, September 16th

  • Music

Tuesday, September 17th

  • Gym (Wear Tennis Shoes)

Wednesday, September 18th

  • Technology

Thursday, September 19th

  • Art
  • Weekly HW Due Today!
  • Tornado Drill

Friday, September 20th

  • Media
  • Reading Comprehension Quiz
  • Spelling Test
  • Week 3 Weekly HW sent home

English Language Arts

Every week your child will read an anchor text as well as a paired text. The anchor text is used to work on fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills and strategies. The paired text may be similar in theme and or genre. This text will reinforce vocabulary usage. Student understanding of the anchor text and vocabulary will be assessed on Fridays.

Students will also work on grammar and spelling throughout the week. Assigned spelling words will also be assessed on Fridays.


Science

This week in science we started our unit on forces, called “Invisible Forces.” Your child learned how almost any action one can imagine consists of a push or a pull, or as scientists call them: a force.

In class your child was presented with a list of action verbs like “drag,” “lift,” “press,” and asked to decide whether they were pushes or pulls. You can help support your child’s learning by continuing this at home. Try applying it to actions that might be of personal interest, like the actions involved in a favorite sport (a throw, a hit, a slam dunk, a tackle, etc.).


River Raisin Battlefield National Park

The third grade classes will be going to River Raisin National Battlefield Park in Monroe to learn about Native American history. This field trip will take place on Wednesday, October 9th. We will leave Arno at 8:40am and return by 2pm. Every student will need to bring a disposable lunch. We will not be eating lunch at school. Permission slips are due by Friday, September 27th.

The field trip doesn’t cost any money due to a grant offered by River Raisin National Battlefield Park.

All chaperones will need to meet us at River Raisin National Battlefield Park. Unfortunately, we will not have room on the bus for any chaperones. If you would like to chaperone, please return the bottom portion of the information note attached below.

River Raisin Information Letter and Permission Slip


Social Studies Presentations

The third graders will be having the Metroparks visit Arno. Presenters will cover topics, such as Michigan’s first people, the lumber industry, and the fur trade. We are requesting that each child bring in $6. to cover the cost. Thank You!


PTA Information

Membership

YEEEEE-HAWWW! It’s our Annual Membership Drive!
This year’s theme is “Western Roundup”! Each classroom will have Wanted Posters on display on the Big Bulletin Board in the Main Hallway. At the end of each week from now until the end of October we will add one Western Stamp for each PTA member that joins per classroom! There is also the option to donate extra money to the PTA to purchase an extra Western Stamp for your class “Wanted Poster”! As an additional incentive the PTA is offering the top three competing classes a prize!

The classes with the most Western Stamps (highest percentage of Western Stamps according to how many students are on class roster) at the end of October will receive a prize!

The PTA knows it takes a village and we need more involved parents! You don’t have to be a parent of a student to be a member (grandparents, aunts, uncles etc) are also eligible to become PTA Members too!

Register today at: http://arnopta.memberhub.store

1st Place- $100 in book fair dollars to shop with at the November Book Fair for the Teacher and “Wagon Wheel Party”!

2nd place – $50 in book fair dollars to shop with at the November book fair for the teacher and “Gold Nugget Party”!

3rd place – $25 in book fair dollars to shop with at the November book fair for the teacher and “Hay Bale Party”!

Fun Run 

It’s that time of year when the PTA holds its major fundraiser…the Arno Fun Run! Don’t forget to register online for this great event.

We now accept credit card payments online in addition to cash and checks sent in to the school.

Register  for our Fun Run. Click here to register!!!

Monday, September 9th, 2019

Coming Soon…

Monday, September 9th

  • Music

Tuesday, September 10th

  • Gym (Wear Tennis Shoes)

Wednesday, September 11th

  • Technology

Thursday, September 12th

  • Art
  • Second and Third Grade Parent Meeting about the Third Grade Reading Law @ 5:45pm, in the cafeteria
  • Title One Parent Meeting @ 6:15pm
  • Meet the Teacher Night @ 6:30pm

Friday, September 13th

  • Media
  • Summer Reading Logs and Books due today!

Arno PTA Membership Drive

If you haven’t already done so, PLEASE sign up to be a member of our PTA. The classrooms are having a contest to see which classroom can have the most members. Please click on the link to sign up. It only costs $7 to join our fantastic PTA!

https://arnopta.memberhub.store/


Third Grade Reading Law

This school year, Michigan’s third grade reading law goes into full effect. According to the State of Michigan, students who are more than a year behind on the Reading M-STEP, will receive a retention letter from the State of Michigan. Students will take the M-STEP in the Spring. Mr. Zielinski will be talking more about this law on Thursday, September 12th, at 5:45pm. This meeting will take place in the cafeteria.


PBIS Expectations

Within the whirlwind of the first week of school, we discussed and practiced our PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Support) expectations for the office, classroom, hallway, bathrooms, playground, and cafeteria. The students came up with many examples, as well as non-examples, of expected behavior at all of these locations. I am confident that students in Room 129 will continue to be respectful, responsible, and safe throughout the coming months. Students who continue with great behavior throughout the year will be rewarded weekly and monthly.


Math

Allen Park Public Schools will continue to use the Math in Focus curriculum. We will be starting math this week. Chapter 1 is about Place Value and Numbers to 10,000.


English Language Arts

Every week your child will read an anchor text as well as a paired text. The anchor text is used to work on fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills and strategies. The paired text may be similar in theme and or genre. This text will reinforce vocabulary usage. Student understanding of the anchor text and vocabulary will be assessed on Fridays.

Students will also work on grammar and spelling throughout the week. Assigned spelling words will also be assessed on Fridays.


Kalahari Fundraiser


First Day of School Pictures