Picture Retakes

Picture Retake day is coming on Tuesday, November 3.  

Retake day is for:

RETURNS -Students who purchased a package but were not happy with the quality.  The entire package must be returned on Retake day.  Please be sure to fill out the back of the picture envelope with your student's information.  The pictures will be reprinted in the same background as was originally ordered.

ABSENT STUDENTS-Students who were absent on the first picture day and need a picture to go in the yearbook.

NEW PURCHASES-Students who want to buy a package of the retake day picture.  Order envelopes are available in the front office.

REMINDER-Students should be in STANDARD ATTIRE.  These pictures will be used in our yearbook. 

Thank you!!

Fall News and Updates

Important Upcoming Dates and Reminders:

October 30- Dress Down day and Sock Hop

November 4 - PTA/PAWS Meeting

November 13 - All Pro Dads

November 20 - Dress Down Day and the Tiger Trot

November 23-27 - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Reading: 

We have been working with main idea, supporting details/text evidence, inferences, thick/thin questions, restating questions, and text structure  over the past 9 weeks. We are continuing to practice using inferences to draw conclusions (explicit and implicit questions).

RL.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences  from the text.

While at home, have a conversation with your child AFTER they have read. Make sure you use open-ended prompts and allow them time to fully answer.Ask, and get your children to answer THICK questions:

Ask, and get your students to ask each other THICK questions

• What if…?
• How did…?
• Why did…?
• What would happen if…?
• What caused…?
• What might…?
• How would you feel…?
• What character traits describe…?
• Why do you think…?
• Why is…?

Open Ended Book Discussion Points 

• Write what you know about this topic ~ the setting, the situations in pictures. . . .
• Make a prediction. What clues helped you? Read the first page. Do you need to revise your prediction?
• Write questions you have about this text.
• Read the first page. Does the author make you want to keep reading?  Why or why not?
• Do you think this story COULD happen in real life? Why or why not?
• Where does the story take place? What makes you think so?
• Do you have any connections ~ is the author, illustrator, or subject matter familiar to you?
• What questions do you have so far? Were previous questions answered?
• Describe in detail what you think the main character or setting looks like. (Visualizing) What adjectives and adverbs in the story helped you visualize?
• Which words are you stuck on? Did you figure out their meanings? What are the meanings?
• If a character is telling the story, who is it? Describe this character.
• Does the main character remind you of yourself? Compare and/or contrast.
• What are some clues of how the main character is feeling?
• What are some reasons that the main character does what he/she is doing?
• How does the story make you feel and why?
• What problem does the main character have? How do you predict will he/she will solve it?
• Is the story what you thought it would be about? If not, what surprised you?
• Summarize what has happened so far. Use detail.
• If you could talk to the main character, what would you say?
• What obstacles does the setting provide that the main character must overcome? Would this story work in another setting?
• Is there an antagonist (someone who provides an obstacle) to the main character? What details lead you to say this? 
• CHARACTER TRAITS: In a word, describe the main character. Support this one word using specific actions of the character from the story.
• Was the author trying to teach a lesson? If so, what was the lesson?
• Would you recommend this book to others and if so to who?
• What unanswered questions do you have?
• Tell what the problem was, and how the character solved his problem.
• If the story happened to you, how would you feel?
• Were you surprised at any parts? Which parts?
• What advice would you have given the main character?
• Which character did you like most and why?
• Which character was most like you? How?
• Describe how the character changed from beginning to end of the story.
• What was the climax of the story?
• Summarize the ending.
• What 5 questions would you ask the author? Pick one, and write how you think the author might answer it.
• What was the author’s message?
• How would the characters’ actions change if there was a different setting or time period?
• Did the characters change during the story (round) or stay the same (flat)?
• Describe 2 events that portray the character’s personality.
• What scene would make a good trailer for a movie? Would this book work well as a movie?
• If you eliminated one of the characters, how would the story change? Why?
• If you were the main character, would you have done things differently? What? How? Why?

AVOID LITERAL QUESTIONS.  WE CALL THESE “THIN” QUESTIONS.  

These do not require much thought.

Writing

We have been working on informational writing.  With out informational writing, we have put a specific focus on creating a thesis with supporting details, using domain specific vocabulary, and writing complex sentences.  Students rough drafts must be completed by tomorrow, and we will be publishing our Native American Tribe writing next week.  Please read over your child's writing with them tonight, and help them in any areas that are lacking meaning or fluency.

W.4.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

W.4.2A Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

W.4.2D Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

Please email me with any questions you might have, and I look forward to meeting with each of you for our rescheduled conferences.  Happy Thursday!

Conferences, Red Ribbon Week, and Recorder Information

Conferences

New conference forms will be sent home tomorrow.  I am only able to hold conferences on Thursday's and Friday's until about 4 O'clock.  This means that some conferences will be a few weeks away.  If you would prefer a phone conference, I will be able to call you much sooner, and can call on any day during my planning time (1:15-2:05) or after school.  If you would prefer this, please indicate it on the form that is sent home, or send me an email.  I will be as flexible as I can to accommodate your needs.

I look forward to meeting with each of you!

“Teasley Friends Don’t Let Friends Bully or do Drugs!” 

October 26 – October 30, 2015

Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign that is observed (annually) in October in the United States.

In honor of Red Ribbon Week and National Bullying Prevention Month, Teasley has an exciting week of activities planned for our students and staff to help us to remember to be happy and healthy. We want this week to be fun and educational, so we also encourage families to use this opportunity to discuss healthy lifestyle choices and safety with their children.

• Monday-“Red Ribbon Day”:

Wear red and red ribbons today to show your promise to live a healthy lifestyle.  (Ribbons will be given to students at school)

*Bring a Healthy Snack to school

• Tuesday- Teasley is United Against Drugs And Bullying: 

Wear your Teasley Tiger spirit wear today to show  Teasley is united against drugs and bullying!

*Make a new Teasley Tiger Friend today!

• Wednesday- “Team up Against Drugs”: 

Wear your favorite team shirt.

*Stand up for someone if you see them being treated mean or unfair.​

• Thursday- “Sock-It to Drugs and Bullying”:

Wear a pair of crazy or mismatched socks 

*Bring a pair of new socks to help someone in need!

• Friday- “Look at what I can be if I stay Drug and Bully Free”:

Bring $1 to support our PAWS foundation and you can wear an outfit to show a future job. (No costumes please)*Students sign the pledge that our school is no place for hate

Resources:

1. http://www.ncpc.org/topics/drug-abuse  National Crime Prevention Council; "Tips, information, and publications aimed at preventing substance abuse"

2. http://www.timetotalk.org  The Partnership for a Drug-Free America; "Time To Talk provides easy-to-use guides and tips to help you have ongoing conversations with your kids to keep them healthy and drug-free."

If you have any questions about Teasley’s celebration of Red Ribbon Week, contact your child’s teacher or counselor (Sherise Harris, grades K- 2;Corinna Oliver, grades 3-5).

Recorder Orders

This gentle reminder is for RECORDER ORDERS. The deadline to order these is October 30th.  Mrs. Mungin will not accept payments after that deadline.

Please click on the below link for information on the recorder AND for final payment/ordering options. :) 

THANKS!

http://www.musicatteasley.com/#!about2/c1j

Parent teacher conferences cancelled

Just another reminder, I will be out for the remainder of the week recovering from pneumonia. All parent teacher conferences will be cancelled. I apologize for any inconveniences but will be in contact with regards to rescheduling parent teacher conferences as soon as I am back at school.

Thank you for understanding,

Ms. Kraftschik

Parent teacher conferences on Tuesday

Parent teacher conferences on Tuesday will also be cancelled. I was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia last night. Stay tuned for more information.

I apologize for any inconveniences. 

Ms.Kraftschik

Parent teacher conferences on Monday

Those of you who have a conference scheduled for Monday, October 19, I will need to reschedule. I have come down with a very high fever and will not be able to attend school tomorrow. I plan to reschedule on Thursday or Friday.

Thank you so much for understanding, and check your emails or remind chat for more information.

Ms. Kraftschik

Perfect Attendance Dress Down-1st Nine Weeks

The student connection team would like to congratulate the following students who have had perfect attendance and NO tardies for the first 9 weeks of school.  These students will be allowed to dress down on Friday, October 23^rd.  Each student will receive a dress down sticker to wear for the day when they arrive in their classroom on Friday morning.  Children will be recognized every 9 weeks.  We so appreciate you, parents, for getting your children to school on time, every day!!

Siddharth

Lara

Kameron

Tristen

Maiya

Jayasurya

Keegan

Marcal

Aaron

Ariyah

As a reminder, Parent Teacher Conference Week is next week (October 19-October 23).  Please note that we will dismiss 2 hours early for conferences.