The Richardson Report

Run Girls Run

Run-Girls-Run starts: Tuesday September 13th

 RGR will meet each: Tuesday at 6:45am-7:20am in the gym

RGR is open to all 3rd, 4th and 5th grade girls!

 

See Mrs. Peek today, to get your application(s)!!!

 

ALL forms are due back to Mrs. Peek with important information filled out and signed by parent no later than Friday, September 2nd.

 

It's time to run!!! - Join "Run Grils Run" today!!!

 

Welcome

 

Welcome to Blackwell Elementary School!  I am excited to be your child’s teacher this year.  It will be a busy and exciting year with many new things to see and do!

If you have any questions about how your child is doing or how things are going, please feel free to ask.  You can write me a note or email  at kelly.richardson@cobbk12.organd I will get back to you as soon as possible.  Thank you again parents for all that you do! 

Important Dates

September 5th - Labor Day No School

September 13th - Blackwell Open House and PTA meeting

*** Meeting starts at 6:30

October 24th- 28th - Conference Week- Early Release all week

 

Folders and Agenda

This year each  third grader has an agenda to write thier homework in daily. Along with their agenda they have a homework folder. They are to come home every day with your child. Please look through the folder to find correspondence from school as well as homework and graded assignments. I ask that you sign the agenda daily. This lets me know that you have seen both their agenda and their homework. Any graded work that comes home is a perfect opportunity for your child to explain what we were doing and make any corrections.

Morning Work

Colored Ink & Morning Work
In the next  few weeks you will see some papers come home that have been covered in colored ink. The students have been given the choice of pens to review, reflect, and correct papers in class. Mostly this is only for morning work but you may see it on other papers too. To parents the ink is a mess. However, to me it is a great tool. When the students come in everyday I ask them to try to complete AM work individually and this shows  if they are unable to finish and/or which ones they skipped because they didn't know the answer.  After most students have finished we go through each and every problem reviewing, reflecting, and discussing. This means that even though students may not be completely correct the first time around when they try it on their own; they will be hearing it again from the classroom teacher  as we correct it. The colored pen also helps students receive immediate feedback on how he/she is doing, as for me as well. For example; if everyone is confused or missed a problem it now becomes a teachable moment and I can pull out a review sheet or game on the skill for later in the week.I will write a letter to parents at the top if they  see any concerns. Otherwise, please look past the many colored scribbles and visualize your child engaged in learning.