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Feb 21, 2012 Hope everyone enjoyed the extended weekend! Reminder, the Character Counts celebration will be on Friday--selected students received invitations for families. Our celebration will take place in the classroom. Please read the following announcments, as mention in Ms. Wulbert's "Friday News" from the Nettelhorst website: ***Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder Programs as advertised in Chicago Parent Magazine Unique and challenging programs for bright and talented youth Pre-K – 8 Chicago/Lakeview program is at Nettelhorst School Dates: February 26, March 4, 11, 18, and March 25 (Sunday afternoon programs) ***Gala Information (Auction Items Needed) Updated The Nettelhorst Community Group is seeking items for the annual online auction—one of the anchor events of the Annual Gala. Please ask friends, family, and stores and boutiques in your area if they would consider donating an item for our online auction that will help support Nettelhorst. All donations are tax-deductible, and no item is too small. The names of the donors and a description of the items donated will appear online at www.biddingforgood.com, which is a website viewed by thousands. Consider requesting donations of vacations, gift certificates for dining and entertainment, jewelry, sports memorabilia, and unique offerings. As Chicago Public Schools and the State of Illinois continue to experience budgetary issues, it is up to us to raise the necessary funds to keep class sizes small and to guarantee a teaching position for next year. Please help by asking for donation items for this year’s online auction. Last year’s auction included one-of-a-kind and exotic items—let’s work to top it this year! Online auction forms are available online at www.nettelhorst.org – go to Quick Links section on the left of the page and select the Spring ’12 Gala/Auction link. Bring your completed form and the item or gift certificate to the school office. Thank you for your support in maintaining our teaching positions. February 24: All online auction donations due March 24: Annual Gala – more information on the Annual Gala is forthcoming Community members can submit them to the main office or contact Sue Bowman at sue@urbaintailz.com or Shreya Gupta at sg0906@yahoo.com if they have any questions, comments or concerns. The link below is to the Nettelhorst Website Tab: Spring '12 Gala'/Auction. It has the forms and letters that parents may need for the items. http://www.nettelhorst.org/getinvolved.cfm?subpage=579806 Have a great week! _____________________________________________________
Feb 14, 2012 Happy Valentine's Day! I recently sent an email with some important announcements. First, please come to Parent Appreciation Night tomorrow night: Our Nettelhorst staff would like to thank you for all that you do for us at Nettelhorst and would be delighted to have you as our VIP guests.
* At 5 pm, Nettelhorst’s teachers will provide food and beverages in the cafeteria. * At 6 pm, please join us in the auditorium for our featured speaker, Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union This Parent Appreciation Night is for parents and guardians only, please. Please book a sitter and plan to attend what promises to be a terrific evening! Alderman Tom Tunney and State Representative Sara Feigenholtz are invited guests. Hope to see you there! Second, we will be having a classroom Character Counts Celebration soon, please check you child's folder for an invitation if your child is to be acknowledged. Please see the "Classroom News" page for the goals of the week. Have a great week! Ms. Garcia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mid-Week Announcements! 1) With our new Science unit, Chemical Testing, preparation of materials and clean-up time each day has absorbed valuable minutes. As a result, starting next week we will have extended Science Labs twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays. This is a change in our day-to-day schedule as passed out at Open House. As a result, it is VERY important to support attendance and make sure to arrange doctor's appointments, etc for other days. This will allow for extended reading and writing workshop time. Please email me if you have any questions or concerns. 2) In regards to the Levers and Pulleys test, if your child received a 69% or lower they can correct any missed questions to earn 50% credit back. Then the two test scores will be averaged for a new grade. It's important for students to rethink their original work to further support their understanding. 3) For Friday's Birthday celebration, Jazmin's mom has offered to buy pizza for the class! Please provide your child with a drink and any additional food they may want. We will eat lunch in the classroom then attend recess. 4) Reminder: Friday is our in-class spelling bee! Good luck spellers! :) February 6, 2012 Hello Families! Finally, a full 5-day week!! :) Please make sure to sign your child's report card so they can submit it to me for verification~it will come back the same day. Thanks! There are two announcements for the week: 1) Last Thursday students brought home a pratice list for this year's Spelling Bee. We will hold our individual classroom qualification round this Friday. The top two finalists will be submitted for the school competition, with chances of moving on to the Area Bee! Good luck spellers! 2) This Friday will be the January/February birthday celebration. Feel free to provide either a healthy snack or a fun game. Our class will also have "Bank Day" on Friday. Also, as a point of clarification, if your child is a part of an after-school program LED by a Nettelhorst teacher the class still continues; This is in reference to Homework Help and Math Club--these activities are still running. Please visit the "Classroom News" page for subject information, quizzes, etc. as well as the "Wish List" page. Have a great week!
January 30, 2012 Happy Monday! This week is the beginning of 3rd quarter. Report Cards will come home on Wednesday. There is no school this Friday due to another Teacher PD day. As you found out last week, Jane's Place programming has ceased until further notice. :( Hopefully we'll have good news soon! Please see the "Classroom News" page for information of each subject for the week! Have a great week! Ms. Garcia
January 23, 2012 Hello! Just a couple of reminders. First, our People's Music concert is this Thursday at 9:15 in the auditorium, see you there! Also, no school on Friday, the 2nd quarter is coming to an end. This means all missing assignments, in order for them to count towards this coming report card, please have all assignments in by Thursday. Have a great week! Don't forget to check out our goals this week on the classroom news page! Also, the wish list has been updated for any families who can contriute! Thanks!! Mrs. Garcia
January 17, 2012 Hello! Hope everyone has been making their way through the snow and chilly winds! :) Just as a friendly reminder, during these winter months, when students get dropped off in the morning they are to report to the auditorium until the 8:55 bell rings. A couple of reminders: next week Friday is a professional developoment day for teachers, non-attendance day for students. Also, next THURSDAY is our People's Music concert t 9:15 in the auditorium, hope to see you there! Check out our goal's for the week on our classroom news page. Have a great weekend! ~Mrs. Garcia~
January 9, 2012 Happy New Year! Welcome back students! I would like to send a HUGE THANK YOU to all the families who contributed into the class gift card for me, it was incredibly generous and am soooo thankful! Thank you again!!! I'm so blessed to work with such amazing families! :) This week we are jumping right back into learning--check out the classroom news page for subject-specific information. Please check the school website and Ms. Wulbert's news for school announcements. Next week Monday is a non-attendance day for students. Have a great week! Ms. Garcia
December 18, 2011 Hello Families! There's definitely a lot of excitement in the air surrounding the holidays! Just two quick announcements for the week: * On Thursday we will be making gingerbread houses with our Kindergarten buddies from Ms. Burke's class! She has already reached out to her families for supplies and will be letting me know what else we might need. Look for an email blast for some last minute requests, if possible. * On Friday, we will be having a class holiday party/birthday celebration. If possible, please provide a dairy/peanut free treat for the class and/or any favorite board game. If any parent would like to volunteer a fun, holiday craft for the party, please let me know :) Please look for the goals for the week on our Classroom News Page. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!
December 12, 2011 Hello Families! I know it was over two weeks ago but it was great to see some 118 families at Reading Night-- a great evening to share what we all love about reading! Spirit Week is this week! Money raised will help the 8th grade class go on their end-of-year trip! The suggested donation each day is $2. Tomorrow is Pajama Day (no boxers, gentlemen :) Wednesday is Clash and Mix, Thursday is Class Color (we'll have to determine what our class color is) and Friday is Crazy Hair/Hat Day. Other school announcements can be found under the "Principal's Weekend News" on the Nettelhorst Website. PLEASE SEE THE CLASSROOM NEWS SECTION FOR OUR GOAL'S THIS WEEK! Have a great week! Mrs. Garcia
November 28, 2011 Welcome back! I hope you all enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday--I know I sure did! :) This week's announcement is: ** Literacy Night is tomorrow at 5:15, if you'd like to attend, RSVP's are due today! Feel free to email me as your RSVP as late as 6:30 pm tonight, since I am directly involved with the event. Invitations were available for pickup at Report Card Pick Up.***The flyer is at the bottom of THIS page. PLEASE VIEW THE CLASSROOM NEWS PAGE FOR WHAT'S GOING ON IN EVERY SUBJECT THIS WEEK! (no more paper newsletter) Have a great week! Mrs. Garcia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
November 21, 2011 The LAST short week of the month, hooray! :) This week we will be tying up a few loose ends.... Social Studies- Students will perform their "Explorers" song today in class, officially ending our unit on the Explorers. Science- Students will continue with their question for investigation (this was homework over the weekend) and be ready to share their research/results in class on Wednesday. Math- Students will learn the very important relationship between fractions, decimals, and percents. We will wrap up with Fraction Jeopardy on Wednesday! Reading/Writing- Last week readers noticed the relationship between the "what happened" (the cause) and the "why did this happen" (the effect). We discussed how truly understanding this relationship lets us know we are reading a "just right" book. Students will select a biographical text for a book report presentation next week. Attached at the bottom of THIS page, you'll find the flyer for "Reading Night!" Please RSVP as soon as possible to let us know if you'll be attending! (This is a great event for families!!) Have a great week and a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Take care, Mrs. Garcia
Nov. 14, 2011 Hello 118 Parents! Like last week, there will NOT be an additional newsletter posted on the "Classroom News" page due to our shortened week again! The only announcement for the week is: Please make sure you have signed up for a conference time for next Wednesday. If I have NOT confirmed via email, then I have NOT heard from you. Please email me ASAP at jennifer.mcfarland07@gmail.com to request a conference time-make sure to include at least TWO times that would work. Make sure to read through the previous week's information just in case! This week in: Reading-- This week we will begin a few new routines. Starting this week, students will be expected to write a reader response letter to me once a week. Students received their designated day today. Students will also start "buddy" reading with Ms. Burke's Kindergarten class this week. As a class, we will move forward with our next reading skill, noticing cause and effect, the "what happened" and "how" in our books! Writing- This week and next, students will be reading a couple of different examples of biographies, preparing to compose a biography soon.
Social Studies- This week students will be finalizing their Social Studies "songs" about their chosen explorer. Performances will begin in class thisThursday. Science- We will begin Science with previewing prior information about the Human Body. Have a great week! Mrs. Garcia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov. 7, 2011 Hello 118 Parents! I will not be issuing a newsletter this week. Here are this week's announcements! Read all the way through :) *Last week the students took the Math Common Core Assessment. This week we will continue with the reading assessment as well as in-class essay responses for both reading and math. All assessments are for practice and are not graded. *The students have a fractions quiz tomorrow, Monday, covering all four operations. Students have known since last week, it was written in agenda books. The students have great notes to study from. *In Social Studies students are working on researching a particular explorer. Last week students gathered a lot of facts; this week students will narrow down their research to two main facts in each of the following categories: Young Life, Reasons for Exploring, Technology, Areas and Countries Explored, Hardships Encountered, and Accomplishments and Achievements. The end result allow students to create a song integrating two facts from each area of research. Students will perform their songs, in groups, next week. *In vocabulary students will have a quiz on examples of similes, personification, and hyperbole on Wednesday. *This Wednesday is the "Character Counts" Assembly. Certain students will be recognized-invitations with more detailed information went home on Friday** *Next Wednesday is Report Card Pick-Up. Please email me as soon as possible with TWO times you would like to meet. I will confirm via email. The conference times are from 12-3 and 4-6:15. The appointments are for 10 minutes. For example, 12:00 then 12:10, 12:20, etc...The 5:00pm slot has already been reserved. **FROM OUR PRINCIPAL, MS. WULBERT** 1) The handbook has been updated and is available via Quick Link from the school's home page, and also under the "For Families" tab. The Student/Parent Handbook contains information on school procedures, dates, and student discipline. It also contains information on promotion which is important for 8th Grade students and benchmark students. (3rd and 6th Grade). Parents have been asked to review the document with their children. We will send home a child/parent signature form on Friday. 2) Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder Programs as advertised in Chicago Parent Magazine--Unique and challenging programs for bright and talented youth Pre-K – 8---Chicago/Lakeview program is at Nettelhorst School Dates: February 26, March 4, 11, 18, and March 25 (Sunday afternoon programs) Save the Dates! Flyer distribution on Coming Soon! I would love to see many Nettelhorst students attend these programs. Project based designed for enrichment for creative, curious children. *THERE IS NO SCHOOL THURSDAY OR FRIDAY* Have a great week! Ms. Garcia
October 31, 2011 Happy Halloween! Students will have a costume contest and party in the afternoon-please make sure all candy items are individually wrapped-also no masks or weapons with costumes. Last week we had a great trip to the Field Museum! We all agreed we wanted to go back SOON! This week students will complete the Common Core Assessment in the computer lab-this assessment is used to help drive individualized instruction. In two years it will replace the ISAT. Last, this Friday will be our November birthday celebration-if your child's birthday is in November, please provide a fun game, great read aloud, or healthy snack for the class party. **FYI, we are looking for a room parent, if you are interested, please email me at jennifer.mcfarland07@gmail.com** Have a great week! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
October 23, 2011 Hello Families! This Wednesday is our field trip to the Field Museum! We are still in need of ONE more chaperone, if you are available, please email me at jennifer.mcfarland07@gmail.com as soon as possible! Please return the signed permission slip and $6 in an envelope with your child's name on the front by Wednesday morning. Remember to submit signed progess reports as well. Remember Friday is a non-attendance day for students. Again, our People's Music class starts this Thursday at 10:15 am. Have a great week! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 17, 2011 Hello Families! A couple of announcements...Progress reports went out of Friday so please sign and return the bottom portion as soon as possible. Picture Day is Tuesday. Please make sure your child has their envelope with payment inside ready for Tuesday. Also, we will begin our music classes with People's Music next Thursday from 10:15-10:45. This week we will begin our studies of the French, English and Spanish Explorers! We will work more with non-fiction text as well as move into subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators. There will be a math quiz on Friday! Have a great week!! Ms. Garcia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October 11, 2011 Hello Families! Hope you enjoyed the holiday weekend! Our Friday birthday celebration was a success-thank you to all the parents who provided snacks and beverages! This week we will work more closely with fractions, develop our historical fiction character, and conclude our learnings on the Aztecs, Mayas and Incas! Tomorrow the students will be taking the MATH SCANTRON test around 11 am. Last week students completed the reading assessment. This data will allow me to closely monitor your child's progress. Have a great week! Ms. Garcia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 3, 2011 Hello Families! As you know, I will be posting our classroom newsletter under "Classroom News" from now on. I will continue with paper copies for a little while longer... This week the students will work more closely with fractions, better understand the end of the Incan, Mayan, and Aztec empires, as well as take a risk as a writer to compose a historical fiction narrative piece inspired by true events. Remember, we will have our Sept/Oct birthday celebration on Friday-please see the newsletter for more details! Also, this Wednesday is out-of-uniform day. Have a great week! Ms. Garcia
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