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Terrell's Turtles

PTA Reflections Contest    due October 7:

 

"Diversity means..."

Unleash your artistic talents through the 2011-­2012 PTA Reflections program! The National PTA believes all children deserve a quality arts education and encourages students to pursue artistic expression through participation in its annual arts Reflections program.

The program offers students the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition.

The Reflections deadline for this year is October 7th! Entry forms and Reflections rules are available here or you can download the general rules here. 

Specific Category rules can be downloaded at the following link:  http://ptareflections.org/cs/rules_and_documents

Make sure you complete the Student Entry Form & include it with your entry!  Download 2011_Student Entry Form

For questions or more information, please contact the
Sope Creek PTA Reflections Committee: 
Deb Papenhagen (papenhagendeb@yahoo.com) or
Wendy Walden,(wendywalden@hotmail.com).

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jessica R. Appleyard Assistant Principal, Sope Creek http://sopecreeklibrary.typepad.com/appleyard

Terrell's Turtles

Today is Thursday.

Homework is due on Friday.

We had a Fundations quiz today. We practiced tapping and spelling. I gave them 2 dictation sentences. I checked for vowel, consonent sound recognition, and handwriting. The papers will go home on Friday.

We did word problems in math.

PE for specials on Friday and Monday.

Thank you to Liam's Mom , Mrs. Gower for helping today.

Thank you to Amelia and Mom for the yummy birthday cupcakes.

Teresa Terrell

 

Terrell's Turtles

Today is Wednesday.

We practiced our ot, og,op words today. The word sort is coming home. We also practiced spelling the trick words.

We are working on reading and doing word problems in math.

I am reading a chapter book to the class about" Winter the Dolphin". The movie was just released.

We have started studying Ben Franklin for social studies. I challenged the children to make their own invention and share it with the class. This is for fun and optional...

Conference week is October 24 27...more info coming....

The Octoberfest is this Saturday.

Please send the class pictures back or pay please.

Music on Thursday.

Thank you,

Teresa Terrell

Terrell's Turtles

Today is Monday.

The new homework is in their folder. They have other graded papers to take out. Please do not let your child do too many computer problems, especially work we have not covered in our classroom. We assign the IXL lessons each week.

Thank you to Mrs. Reich for making our funny decorated pumpkin. Come see all the cute pumpkins on the stage in the cafeteria.

The Octoberfest is this Saturday.

We sadly say goodby to Ja'Kai Derico on Tuesday. He is moving to Maryland. I know he will enjoy living near Washington,DC.

Thank you to Mrs. Goolsby and Anna for the birthday cupcakes!!!

We have PE on Tuesday.

The last day for Boosterthon collections is Tuesday.

Thank you,

Teresa Terrell

 

 

Terrell's Turtles

Today is Friday.

Thank you for turning in pictures or money. May I have the rest by next week please?

We took a spelling and math quiz today. Thank you for turning in homework too. They did a wonderful job. Two people forgot and I will collect it on Monday, please.

We look at handwriting with the spelling test. It does not count as a mistake on the test. We are just working on correct letter formation. 

Thank you to Mrs. Cates for reading, helping and making turtle shaped cookies!!!

Thank you to Mrs. McAfee for taking pictures of the class.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Teresa Terrell

 

Terrell's Turtles

Today is Thursday.

We practiced our spelling words and wrote 5 sentences.

Homework is due on Friday. It will be checked.

We said good by to sweet Katie Wagner today.  We will miss her!

We will have an addtion quiz on Friday.

Art for specials on Friday.

Thank you,

Teresa Terrell

Terrell's Turtles

Today is Wednesday.

We have some work in our folders. The math paper is returned. I circled some problems because the direction said to circle doubles....they were not counted as wrong answers....I am just showing the children to slow down and follow directions on their paper...I also verbally told them the directions..Most did a great job.

I am giving individual reading test right now. It is amazing how well the children that continued to read all summer have improved since the spring test. They also need to retell what they read. I will share the results conference week.

Homework is due on Friday. It is hole punched and in their folders. I will check it on Friday.

We have PE on Thursday.

Please remember to send in 2 snacks ..morning and afternoon..just something small. We have snack at 9 and 1:15. and....a water bottle.

Please return pictures or money this week.

Thank you,

Teresa Terrell

Terrell's Turtles

Today is Tuesday.

We talked about Writers ...what is a writer, how to get ideas, periods, question marks, exclamation points,and upper case letter at the beginning of the sentence.They read their Weekend News Journal to the class and showed their illustration.

We practiced spelling words on the dry erase boards.

We took an addition quiz in Math. I will grade and return them.

In science we talked about the water cycle. Have them sing the song.

The class will go to the media center together on Wednesday.

PE for specials on Wednesday and Thursday.

Their picture is in the folder. Please pay or return them this week.

Chick Filet night is tonight (on Woodlawn & Johnson Ferry).

Thank you,

Teresa Terrell

 

Terrell's Turtles

Today is Monday.

We wrote our weekend news. They improve each week.

We put some weather words in alphabetical order. We worked as teams first and then put them on paper.

We did some word problems in math. We will have a little quiz on Tuesday.

This weeks homework is hole punched and in their folder. Please leave it there and it will not get lost. I would like my entire class to turn in their homework this week. Please do the IXL math. If you lost the log in sheet let me know.

We have art on Tuesday.

Thank you,

Teresa Terrell

 

Terrell's Turtles

Today is Friday, September 16, 2011.

Thank you for sending in this week's homework. I checked it and it is in their folder. Almost everyone made a 100 on our first spelling test!!!!If they forgot their homework... I will take it on Monday. I will send in the 2nd homework on Monday. I read the math website and thank everyone that logged on wth their child. If you are having computer issues at home please let me knoow. I want all my students to use math IXL.

I read Thunder Cake today. We wrote stories about how they feel about thunderstorms. We tasted the Thunder Cake too.

Thank you Mrs. Burns for reading and helping today.

Thank you for taking pictures today Mrs. McAfee.

We have STEM on Monday.

Have a great weekend,

Teresa Terrell