January 28

Updates from Room 201 – Including Valentine’s Information

I hope this finds all of you well.  There have been a few students absent due to illness, but luckily nothing major has been running through the classroom.  We keep wiping down tables and washing our hands to keep those germs away!

Below are a few reminders of upcoming activities:

P.E. Apparel Sale!

If you are interested in purchasing P.E. Apparel please check out the information on the P.E. blog at  http://mvankoev.edublogs.org.  The sale will be ending on January 29.

Valentine’s Party

We will be having a Minute-To-Win-It Valentine’s Day party this year on Friday, February 14 from 2:40-3:30.  You can sign up here.  We will make Valentine’s bags in class to put class Valentine’s in.  Over the winter break would be a great time to have your child fill out Valentine’s for their classmates.  I will send a class list in an email.  They can start coming in as early as next week!

Study Island Homework

    • This is replacing mandatory flash cards and Moby Max practice at home.
    • As we are reviewing data from our monthly standardized tests in reading and math, we have decided as a grade level to create weekly homework assignments to be completed on Study Island.
        • Each week there will be 10 homework questions assigned on Tuesdays and due the following Monday.
        • On Tuesday during our computer time, kids will take a 10 question quiz on the concepts assigned in their weekly homework.
        • Concepts and assignments created by the third grade team are specifically aligned with problem areas we have identified from our data.
    • These assignment begins at the end of the day tomorrow.  I want to walk through the steps one more time with students, so they feel confident at home.
    • If you do not have access to a tablet or computer for your child to complete this homework, I can print a worksheet for students to complete and turn in by the Monday it is due.
    • Kids do not need to have a QR code to log onto Clever – they all have their login information memorized by this point.  I’m not exactly sure what it will look like on your home computers.  Here are some troubleshooting ideas:
      • Go to Clever.com
      • They may need their gmail account.  It will be _______@hpsstudents.net.  They need to write their student id before the @.
      • If it asks what school, you can find it by typing in Georgetown Elementary.  There are other Georgetown Elementary’s in this world, believe it or not, so make sure you click on the one in Hudsonville.
      • Once into Clever, they can go to Study Island and find their homework.
      • If you are still having problems, email me! 🙂
    • Thanks so much for helping your child with their studies!
  • Upcoming Dates:

    Reading Log due – Wednesday, February 5th

    • The Reading Log is due Wednesday, February 5th (when we come back from Midwinter Break).
  • Early Release – Friday, January 31st

    • Enjoy the long break! 🙂
  • Midwinter Break – Saturday, February 1st – Tuesday, February 4th

    • Class resumes Wednesday, February 5th

    Valentine’s Day – Friday, February 14th

    Early Release – Friday, February 21st


Posted January 28, 2020 by Karman Houtstra in category Uncategorized

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