Monday, October 29th, 2018

IMPORTANT NEWS:

The National Conference for Teachers was amazing and we will start using

things I learned there, this week. I believe it is going to help our class and

Berg Elementary really grow and thrive. I am excited for our future.

We will be having our Halloween Parade and Party on:

Wednesday, October 31st.

If you are planning to participate, please arrive after 2:00.

We will begin dressing into costumes at 2:15.

The parade will begin at 2:30.

Things to remember:

Please send a snack with your student daily.

Reading:

We are back to having a spelling test. Please practice words at home

when you have time.   

For our morning reading assignments, we now have choices. That means

your student gets to choose which article they read from a list of

options. This week we are learning about owls, the desert, symphony orchestra,

garbage in the ocean, the stars, and turtle shells, to name a few things.

Remember, our A.R. Reading goals started over with the new quarter. Please

help your child with reading whenever possible. Many of you have started

chapter books, it is important to talk about what has already happened before

continuing on with the next chapter. Sometimes it can also be fun to try

and guess what might happen next. Please focus on having fun, reading should

never be a burden, it should be a special time.

Writing:

Our writing project this week is going to be exciting. We will be writing our

own stories, our second creative writing project. This time we are challenging

ourselves with a longer story.    

Math:

We are learning how to tell time, and starting to learn measuring

skills. Of course, we are always working on addition, subtraction

and place value. We have seen some great improvements recently.

Student Learning Report:

I learned how pumpkins grow.

I am proud of doing my work.

I learned about ticks.

I am proud of being nice.

I learned about subtracting.

I am proud of my journal.

I learned that killer whale has one blowhole.

I'm proud of my reading.

I learned to read a lot more.

Helping people typing on the Chromebook.

I learned about penguins.

I am proud of finishing my book report.

I finished my vocabulary sentences

I learned about music.

I am proud of finishing all of my stuff.

Please contact me anytime you have a question or a concern!

                                       Thank you and have a great week,

Mr. Clark

Monday, 22 October 2018

IMPORTANT NEWS:

I will be gone from Tuesday afternoon until Friday. I am attending a

National Conference for Teachers and hopefully will bring back lots

of new ideas to make our classroom and Berg Elementary successful.

I will still be checking student work and I will be available through

Class Dojo, so please contact me if you have any concerns.

Newburg Family Fun Night at The Zone: Thursday, October 25th 5-8 pm

$7.50 Wristband for kids, free hot dog, small soda, craft table, Dodge ball

and Cha Cha slide.

Red Ribbon Week this week:  Monday – Pajama Day
Tuesday - Camo Day
Wednesday - Sports Day
Thursday - Twin Day
Friday - Wear Red or Red Ribbon Shirt

Some updates have been made to our text message notification system

(School Messenger). If you think you should be receiving text message

notifications from Newburg R-II Schools and are not, simply text "yes"

to 67587. You should receive a reply acknowledging your message. If you

do not receive a reply, notify the school (tech@newburg.k12.mo.us, kdelong@newburg.k12.mo.us or debarnes@newburg.k12.mo.us) that your

phone number is missing from our messaging system.

Things to remember:

Please send a snack with your student daily.

Reading:

No spelling test this week! We will be taking some reading assessments

to help me better assist each student with meeting their reading goals.  

For our morning reading assignments, we now have choices. That means

your student gets to choose which article they read from a list of

options. This week we are learning about the ocean, bugs and ants,

birds that don’t fly, whales, and a few other things.

Our entire class has reached 200% of our A.R. Goal for first quarter,

so we will be having a little party with our High School reading pals

this week.

Writing:

Our writing project this week will be a book report.   

Math:

We are learning how to tell time, and starting to learn measuring

skills. Of course, we are always working on addition, subtraction

and place value. We have seen some great improvements recently.

Please contact me anytime you have a question or a concern!

                                       Thank you and have a great week,

Mr. Clark

Monday, 15 October 2018

IMPORTANT NEWS:

Parent Teacher Conferences are on Thursday, please bring your student

with you if possible. If you can’t make your appointment, come when you

can and I will find the time to see you.

Yearbooks are for sale for $10 in the office.

Red Ribbon Week is coming in October! If you would like to purchase

some spirit wear and support our PBIS Wolf Store, here is the link: https://newburgredribbonweek.itemorder.com

Some updates have been made to our text message notification system

(School Messenger). If you think you should be receiving text message

notifications from Newburg R-II Schools and are not, simply text "yes"

to 67587. You should receive a reply acknowledging your message. If you

do not receive a reply, notify the school (tech@newburg.k12.mo.us, kdelong@newburg.k12.mo.us or debarnes@newburg.k12.mo.us) that your

phone number is missing from our messaging system.

Things to remember:

Please send a snack with your student daily.

Remember to check ClassDojo often, I try and share both

class and individual student events several times per week.

Your child is welcome to keep a water bottle on the counter

in the classroom.

Reading:

No spelling test this week! We will be taking some reading assessments

to help me better assist each student with meeting their reading goals.  

For our morning reading assignments, we now have choices. That means

your student gets to choose which article they read from a list of

options.

Our entire class has reached 200% of our A.R. Goal for first quarter,

so we will be having a little party with our High School reading pals

this week. We will also be going on the A.R. field trip with Mr. Mudd.

Writing:

Our writing project went super, we had a great time learning things

we didn’t know about ourselves and each other. This week, we are just

working on sentences and vocabulary, no special project.  

Math:

We are learning how to tell time, and starting to learn measuring

skills. Of course, we are always working on addition, subtraction

and place value. We have seen some great improvements recently.

Please contact me anytime you have a question or a concern!

                                       Thank you and have a great week,

Mr. Clark

Sunday, 7 October, 2018

IMPORTANT NEWS:

Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled, please let me know if you

need to make any changes. I will do my best to be available whenever

works best!

Yearbooks are for sale for $10 in the office.

Red Ribbon Week is coming in October! If you would like to purchase

some spirit wear and support our PBIS Wolf Store, here is the link: https://newburgredribbonweek.itemorder.com

Some updates have been made to our text message notification system

(School Messenger). If you think you should be receiving text message

notifications from Newburg R-II Schools and are not, simply text "yes"

to 67587. You should receive a reply acknowledging your message. If you

do not receive a reply, notify the school (tech@newburg.k12.mo.us,

kdelong@newburg.k12.mo.us or debarnes@newburg.k12.mo.us) that your

phone number is missing from our messaging system.

Things to remember:

Please send a snack with your student daily.

Remember to check ClassDojo often, I try and share both

class and individual student events several times per week.

Your child is welcome to keep a water bottle on the counter

in the classroom.

Reading:

We will take our spelling test on Friday so please practice

Spelling and vocabulary words at home when you have time.

We only have 8 words this week, because we only have four days.

This week we will be reading about thunderstorm safety, baby camels,

Moles, and what a crossing guard does.

We will continue working towards our AR goal, of 200% for the entire

class.

Writing:

Last week we completed our research papers. This was a really big

writing project and challenged us but we learned a lot, too.

This week we are going to work on the history of our name, so please

expect your student to come home with questions.

Math:

We are learning how to tell time, and starting to learn measuring

skills. Of course, we are always working on addition, subtraction

and place value. We have seen some great improvements recently.

Please contact me anytime you have a question or a concern!

                                       Thank you and have a great week,

Mr. Clark