Dr. Stevenson's Blog

September News

Well, we are well into the year now and are looking forward to the fall break ahead.  This doesn't mean we can take a total vacation from learning.  Please read with your child each night over the break, as well as any other night, and start practicing those math facts.  You can make them or they have them in the dollar spot at Target.  Our standards want us to memorize addition and subtraction facts up to sums of 18.   Also, if you haven't contributed to our "math belts" please do so if you are able.  We are coming up a little short to order them.  Thanks so much!

In Science, we have begun discussing weather and seasons.  Part of your child's homework over the break will be to keep a weather journal.  In  math, we are continuing addition and subtraction, as well as fair trades with money up to 30 cents.  We are happy that our whole class can count by 10's, most by 5's and can write our numbers to 100!!  In Language Arts, we have worked on nouns.  Ask your child from time to time what category the nouns around you go in, such as person, place or thing.  Please get them to write for you any opportunity you get!  If you go somewhere or do something fun, have them come home and write about it.  Encourage as many details as possible.

Upcoming School Events:

Monday, September 13 - Stevie B's Night

Thursday, September 16 - Chic-fil-A in morning carpool and Skate Night at Hot Wheels

Friday, September 17 - Hat Day, Support the American Cancer Society, bring $.50 and wear a hat!

September 20-24 - Fall Break

September 29, 30 and October 1 - CogAt Testing

Bonus:  Have your child come in and tell me their address and phone number for a special treat!

Chic-fil-A morning pre-order form

Please use the attached form to pre-order Chic-fil-A biscuits if you come through the morning carpool line.  The date will be on your child's behavior log each month.  Thanks for supporting the Blackwell Foundation.Download Blackwell Foundation Chick-Fil-A Preorder

 

 

Blackwell Foundation

Chick-Fil-A Morning Carpool

Pre-Order PAYS FOR THE WHOLE YEAR!

 

Blackwell Foundation is pleased to offer you a time-saving, cost-saving alternative to scrambling for cash during Chick-Fil-A morning carpool! Sign up below to put you and/or your child on a list of VIBs (Very Important Biscuit-eaters)!!

 

Biscuit mornings: August 19 January 20

  September 16   February 17

    October 14 March 17

  November 18    April 28

  December 16    May 12

 

PARENT NAME(s): Pre-order for…

 

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STUDENT NAME(s):

 

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TEACHER & GRADE:

 

    

 

Each VIB is $25.00 (value is $30.00!), or if paid after August 19^th, $23.00

 

Total VIBs:    Total cost:      check q    cash q

 

*make checks payable to CCPS - EF (Cobb County Public Schools - Education Foundation)

 

Blackwell Foundation and the cows thank you for your support!

 

 

Include with cash or check in an envelope marked FOUNDATION,

return to office or teacher. Thanks!

 

Welcome to School!

Welcome back!  If you are new to Blackwell, then welcome and please know you are at the best school ever!  It's a busy time and many forms have and will come home.  Please fill them out promptly and return them to school.  You will notice that your child is bringing home a daily folder.  In it you will find homework, behavior logs, reading logs, and important schoolwide communications.  Please check this folder daily and sign where asked too.  We will have orientation on August 31st.  This is the night we will go over specific schedules, etc. special to our class.  I did send home the ABC's of our classroom which should answer any of your questions until orientation.  If you should have any other questions until then, please email me at jennifer.stevenson@cobbk12.org.

Please note that we have a student with severe allergies in our classroom including all tree nuts, peanuts, milk, eggs, and sometimes wheat.  Please keep this in mind when sending food with your child to school.  I know these things can't always be eliminated from a child's diet.  I have 3 children of my own, and know they can be picky about what the eat.  Just know, that the children may "move around" during snack time to help avoid any contamination just as a precaution.  Having said this, we do not eat lunch until 12:30 and the children are starving by then!  Please send a nutritious snack everyday with your child.

Right now, I am in the middle of assessing each child individually so that I can meet the needs of each of your children.  We will start our regular daily schedule very soon. 

Homework:  Please review your child's homework each night.  There should be at least 15 minutes of reading to be recorded on the reading log in your child's folder.  Homework should only take you about 30 minutes each night.  Please take the time to talk to your child about his/her day.  It's important to have this communication each night.

I'm really excited and honored to be working with your children.  We are going to have a fantastic year!

See you soon!

Dr. Stevenson