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September 25, 2009

We conducted our interviews this week. The students’ interview skills were polished and confident! They each did a phenomenal job, and they seem to be excited to get into the work force. I was also impressed by the 5 paragraph essay applications and the many extraordinary recommendation letters!!

All positions have been filled! We look forward to a wonderful work year!

SPORTS EQUIPMENT MANAGER: JACK WILLIS

ASSISTANT: NAYELI FIGUEROA

DELIVERY SPECIALIST: TANNER ROBINSON

BANKERS: TOAN TRAN
REBEKAH THOMAS

LIBRARIANS: VICTORIA MILLER
AUBRY MARRIOTT

HISTORIANS: KAYLA CABADAY
MIA SULENTIC

FLOOR MANAGERS: TIARA MCCONNEL
ALEXIS GALVEZ

GO GREEN COMMANDER: LILLIAN TOMLINSON

SECRETARY: KIARA MOORE

CATHEDRAL CITY
STORE MANAGERS: JUSTIN CHANG
CLAUDIA VIDAL

RENT COLLECTOR: PAIGE BERGHOLTZ

PRAYER WARRIOR: COURTNEY CABADAY

Monday: Math Pretest

Tuesday: Math Test

Thursday: Social Studies Test: Unit 1, Ch. 1 (Early Cultures), Spelling Checklist due for List 10

Friday: Spelling Test: List 10

BOOK REPORTS: Please take a look at the info packet with your child if you haven’t yet. It’s a fun project, but students have to get a start on it. All students have picked their books and have been reading in class after completing their classwork. This is a book they should be reading mostly at home…but they get to have a head start at school. Completed Project is due Thursday, October 22nd.

Congratulations to Mia for the Obedience Award! Mia is an exemplary figure in and out of the classroom. She is obedient at all times and has such a sweet spirit. Great work Mia!

~Head's Up~

Oct. 8th: All students will receive Progress Reports this time only
Oct. 9th: Non-Student Day: Teacher Work Day
Oct. 19th - 23rd: Iowa Testing
Oct. 22nd: Book Report due
Oct. 30th: Our Class Harvest Party with Mrs. Dey's Class. We will have a Mummy Wrap game so, if possible, please bring a roll of toilet paper that week.

REWARD REMINDER: By printing a copy of the Friday letter and getting a parent to sign it, students can be rewarded every week!

Thank you for raising such wonderful kids! God Bless!
Love, Mrs. Papelian

September 18, 2009

Here’s to another fabulous week… God has placed each of us into each other’s life for a reason. We are all learning from one another and enjoying our first month of the school year!

I passed out the information packet for our first BOOK REPORT! Please take a look at it with your child. It’s a fun project, but students have to get a start on it soon. If your child cannot find a fiction book that they like this weekend, he/she may use books for our own classroom library or the school library.

Congratulations to Victoria for the Ambition Award and to Justin for the Responsibility Award! They truly deserve it!

Monday: All interviews for Job Applicants will take place on Monday; Ella Enchanted Reading Comprehension Quiz on Chapters 1-3; Book Report Book needs to be approved on Monday.

Tuesday: Science Extra Credit due

Wednesday: Language Test (Ch. 1)

Thursday: Ella Enchanted Vocabulary Packet due; Ella Enchanted Reading Comprehension Quiz on Chapters 4-6; Memorize Bible Verse (Psalms 78:1-4)

Friday: Ella Enchanted Vocabulary Test; PICTURE DAY!!

~Head's Up~
*The following week will have lots of tests: Social Studies Ch. 1, Math (up to lesson 14).

Sept. 25th: Picture Day
Oct. 8th: All students will receive Progress Reports
Oct. 9th: Non-Student Day: Teacher Work Day
Oct. 19th - 23rd: Iowa Testing

REWARD REMINDER: By printing a copy of the Friday letter and getting a parent to sign it, students can be rewarded every week!

Thank you for raising such wonderful kids! God Bless!
Love, Mrs. Papelian

September 11, 2009

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much for attending Back to School Night. I was very happy to meet all of you and I am truly excited for this school year. Your kids have been doing such a great job!! Believe me, it means so much to your kids that you came to their classroom yesterday! Hopefully, as I was yammering on, I gave you a concept and some clarity on the procedures and routines of our class… Please remember you may always email me or stop by for any reason!

Monday: All School Chapel
Job Applications are due (with Letters of Rec and 5 Paragraph Essay)

Wednesday: Science Unit A, Ch. 3 Test: “Plants”
Math Pre-Test

Thursday: Math Test (Lessons 1-10)

Friday: Spelling Test on List #1

~Head's Up~
Sept. 14th All-School Chapel
Sept. 24th Psalm 78:1-4 memorized by students
Sept. 25th Picture Day

Interviews for our Class Jobs will begin next week!!

Also, keep your eyes open for Book Report Information Packets next week…

REWARD:
Reminder that by printing and signing a copy of the Friday letters, students can bring them in on Mondays and be rewarded every week!

Thank you for raising such wonderful kids! God Bless!

Love, Mrs. Papelian

September 04, 2009

Welcome Back

Dear Parents,

We have had an Amazing first week. We have been taking the time to build a solid foundation in the early weeks of school which we hope will pay off all year long in increased student motivation, cooperation, responsibility, and self-control. We have begun lots of team building and class camaraderie activities. Most mornings we will be having Morning Meetings. This has been a “favorite” time for the kids this week…at least that’s what they say. 

Morning Meetings are a great way to build community, set a positive tone, increase excitement about learning, and improve academic and social skills. Morning Meeting lets children know every day that school is a safe place where everyone's feelings and ideas are important. It’s a time when we discuss anything that is bothering us. It’s also a time to work on our social skills and do character building activities through devotions. Moreover, during this time we discuss the events/plans of the day (including lessons we will learn). I love Morning Meetings and believe the kids do too because it’s a time when we could share and become a “family.” My hope is this will be a time when we work out any social issues and problems, put an end to any bullying, and create an atmosphere of love and friendship. Of course, the best way to foster this type of environment is by sharing God’s Word through the Bible and through devotions.

Once in a while, we will also have a quick Closing Circle. It is a time when we wrap up and reflect on our daily events by responding to these 3 questions:
1) Favorite part of the day
2) Least Favorite part of the day
3) What we learned today
If we have learned an important concept throughout the day, this is the perfect time to review. It’s always a learning/sharing opportunity!

Classroom Economy
Beginning the third week of school, we begin a yearlong unit on Economy. Students will have an opportunity to earn classroom money. There are many different ways students earn “Pappies”: class money (credit). Their Job Applications, Letter of Recommendations, and Essays are due on September 14th. I can’t wait to see how qualified my students are!

Literature Circles: I have been reading our first novel to the class this week and we have already begun to acquaint ourselves with Literacy Circles, which we will conduct all year long. Literacy Circles are student-run reading groups. Each student has a singular role in his/her group. There is a Discussion Director, Summarizer, Literary Luminary, Word Detective, and Connector in each group. They trade off these roles each group session. Thus, everyone gets to fill each role. By the end of the year, students independently discuss chapters in the book with one another.

This week students also wrote about a day their life and about their goals, hopes, and dreams for the new school year. Next week we will discuss and practice Paragraph Writing/Construction beginning with topic sentences.
We also began reading the Writings in the Pentateuch from the Holy Bible and students each chose a “Hero of Faith” and drew a picture of him/her.

Back To School Night:
I can’t wait to talk to you about this upcoming year. Please join us on September 10th at 6:30 p.m. in our classroom (Room 231).

Thank you so much for sharing your kids with me! We are going to have a FANTASTIC year!!

See you on Thursday! (Remember there is no school on Monday: Labor Day).

Enjoy your long weekend!
Love, Mrs. Papelian