Mrs. Paul's Blog

Three Days to Go.....

    Three down and three to go...testing days. The children have all been working so hard. I am very proud of them for putting forth the effort and using the strategies we have been working on throughout the school year.

     There are many fun things coming up in the next few weeks. Please be sure to check on the school's website for the events and the dates.

    Our school's volunteer lunch is also coming up soon. Thanks to all of you who have given your time to help out at Blackwell.

MARCH

      Come one, Come all to Blackwell's MATH NIGHT- tomorrow night

(Tuesday) is MATH NIGHT at Publix on Bells Ferry Road. It starts at

5:45. It's a great way to shop and have your child learning at the same

time!

      There is a wonderful website for you to log onto with your

children that offers online quizzes in Reading and Language Arts.

      Please continue to sign, and check in your child's agenda for notes

 and homework assignments. Before you know it, Spring Break will be

here, and shortly after we come back...there will be CRCTs.

      Have a wonderful week! Isn't this weather glorious?

       :-)    Mrs. Paul

Happy Valentines Day

         Even though it was Friday, the 13th, all was cheery and bright around Blackwell, last Friday.

Mostly everyone; staff and students were decked out in "red."

        I hope you remember to sleep in on Monday morning, as there is no school for the kids. Teachers

will be in for Inservices.

          Trivia night is coming up. It is sponsored by the "Rely for Life" team from Blackwell.Please

 plan on attending. There will be refreshments and lots of good food as well as great prizes for the fun

trivia games. Get ready to sharpen up your memory.

          In our classroom right now we are continuing to work on a wonderful reading fluency program. It

will help your child develop speed, fluency, and comprehension/strategies that will help them in all

academic areas as they get into the higher grades. Your support and help is needed to time your child

everyday and graph the results. You will be amazed at how far they have come up to this point!

          Thanks for the delicious Valentine candy and other goodies. It was very sweet of you.

           Looking ahead, please note that March 3rd is an "Early Release" day. Dismissal is at 12:10.

The Week After

        Conferences are almost over. It will be nice to go back to our regular schedules. Thanks to all the

parents who came to conferences and IEP meetings this week. I appreciate your support and help with

your  children.  Together we can certainly make a difference!

       PTA night is next Tuesday night. I will look forward to seeing you there. Fourth Grade chorus will

be performing.

       Please continue to sign and look into your childrens' agendas for their work and notes from their

teachers and myself.

      

Going Green

   _{^{Blackwell is GOING GREEN for the environment. We have beautifully decorated classroom doors using recycled items. We are trying to save, save, save the environment.}}

    _{^{Enjoy your three day week-end. Please make sure your kids continue to read in their chapter books, practice their sight and "trick" word cards, and practice their basic addition. subtraction, and multiplication facts.}}

     _{^{Conferences are coming up the week of January 26th. I am looking forward to meeting with you again and sharing lots of wonderful information.}}

      _{^{I appreciate all your help and support this year. Together, we can accomplish so much!}}

NIne days and Counting

         Well it's almost time for another break. I want to tell you how much I appreciated your working with your children over Thanksgiving on the small packets of math, reading, and language arts worksheets that I sent home. It did make a difference in their remembering the skills they had learned since the beginning of the school year.

       With nine days left there is still plenty to do. They will be taking some online tests over the next week. Don't forget the school holiday gift shop here at Blackwell. It's a great way for them to buy something special for family and friends.

          Your children never cease to amaze me with their motivation and eagerness to learn. Thanks for all your support with them.

 

One Week To Go

   

      It's hard to believe that it's almost Thanksgiving time! Four more days to go.          Please remember that:

       Blackwell’s Scholastic Book Fair is going on now through this Thursday November 20^th. If you haven’t been able to come by, there is still time during the Thanksgiving Feasts on Wednesday and Thursday. Please be sure to check with your child’s teacher or go to the Blackwell website for the day/time for each class.

      Volunteers are STILL needed for this Book Fair, and will receive a wonderful bonus of 10% off any book(s) for lending a helping hand. Please contact Chelle Blancato at fcblancato@mindspring.com

       “Hat Day” is Friday, November 21. It's for a good cause and we all have fun wearing them :-)

        Dr. Kozol asked us to include the following in our blogs:

November 12, 2008

TO:           All teachers, building occupants, or legal guardians

SUBJET:     Annual notification of asbestos management plan to all

Cobb

County

facilities

This letter is to advise you that this School Facility has in accordance with the mandated requirements of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) prepared an Inspection Report and Management Plan.  The purpose of the Inspection Report and Management Plan is for detecting, controlling and informing the public of any asbestos containing materials that may exist in this School Facility.   In the event that a building addition, renovation or response action is required at this Facility, the Inspection Report and Management Plan will be revised accordingly.

This will advise you that a copy of the Inspection Report and Management Plan for this Facility is available for public review in the Administrative Offices of the Facility during normal working hours.  Copies are available, upon request, only in completed sets at twenty-five (25) cents per page.

PC:  AHERA Office File

       Have a Happy and safe Thanksgiving! See you in December.

      

                      

   

The Year is Going Fast!!!!!

It's hard to believe that it's almost November! Please continue to work with your child on his/her multiplication tables, addition and subtraction facts, and sight words.

   It's also important that you sign their agenda everyday. Not doing this, often results in their losing points that would enable them to participate in their grade levels' "Fun Friday."

    I am thrilled by the progress that I am seeing with each student! Let's continue to let them know that we are going to be working together to continue this wonderful progress!

    For those of you whose children access the Internet, there is a website that I found for practicing multiplication skills. It times the children and makes learning a fun, and yet challenging

experience.

        http://oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html

       

      

Happy October

Welcome to October!

    Report cards and Progress reports will be going home this week. They are in the same envelope. Please read through and call me if you have any questions or concerns at

                              (678) 494-7600.

    Please continue to work with your children on their multiplication tables, sight words, and chapter books..yes even on the week-ends. There are colored sheets in their agenda for you to sign daily as well as on each day in their agenda. Your signature is important.

       I appreciate all your help and support plus those whose brothers, sisters, and other relatives who are pitching in to help out as well.

     Your kids are wonderful! I am enjoying working with them, and am as motivated to teach them as they are to learn.

      Here's to a terrific year!   Thanks!!   :-)

                 Mrs. Paul

Welcome to School Year 2008

      Hi.....Welcome to Blackwell's 2008-09 school year. Thank you to all who came by to see me again and those who met me for the first time at Open House last week. I am truly enjoying working with all of your children, and I am looking forward to working with all of you as well.  Please remember to sign your child's agenda everyday. Some of them have an extra sheet to sign as well for extra study/practice at home with basic math facts and/or sight words. Your signature is very important as it tells your child that you and I are going to work together to help them achieve this year.

     No accomplishment is too small. I firmly believe that it is important to reinforce learned skills daily. For those children who have sight words to work on, I have attached a ring of words to their agendas to remind them to practice when they get home, and also to keep the words from getting lost. Please take the time to go over these words with them. It will be worth the few minutes in the end.

      Those children who have pages in a "chapter" book to read for homework also need to write a short summary of three to four sentences about what they have read. They should be writing in their own words 

       Every grade level has its own behavior management sheet. Please be sure to ask for it and sign it along with the agenda everyday.

      Please don't hesitate to call me at (678) 494-7600 to leave a message. I will do my best to call you back as soon as possible.

       Thanks :-)