family matters and fall pics

Family Matters will be October 14th...more info to come!
Fall Pictures are September 24th!

Reminders

Just a few reminders :)
*Your child may bring a water bottle to class
*We will have our FIRST SPELLING TEST next week (second week of school) on Friday!
*Meet the teacher will be September 16th from 6-7
*Please sign your child's behavior chart every night...also remove all notes and papers from the front and back pockets.
*Read sight words EVERY night

My email is Fyffej@tatumisd.org
Lunch is from 12:10-12:35

Meet the teacher will be Thursday, August 29th from 4:00-6:00pm.
I look forward to meeting YOU!

*Don't forget to bring your school supplies :)

Field Day

Don't forget.... Field day is on May 22!
I will be sending your child's T-shirt and Water bottle home today :)

Cinco De Mayo

Students at Tatum Primary School will be participating in Cinco De Mayo activities on Friday, May 3, 2013.

We need your help with this event. If you would like to make a donation, please select any item(s) below and return this form to your child’s teacher.

Additionally, we are asking for parent volunteers.

Non-Perishable items can be returned any day before May 3rd. Cooked food items must be returned on May 3^rd no later than 8:00 a.m.

Thanks for your continuous support!

sumdog information

ATTENTION:
Miss. Fyffe's class will have their own sumdog accounts in a few weeks! Keep an eye out for their login information. A note will be put in their take home folders explaining sumdog.

We love logging on to sumdog.com and practicing our Math and English skills. I'm sure you've heard your child talk about this wonderful website. There are tons of educational games for all different levels.... Although the year is coming to an end... your child will be able to log on to their account over the summer!! This website will help your child retain what they have learned in first grade and learn new skills as they advance. I highly recommend looking at this website yourself and seeing what all the hype is about.

*Don't have a computer at home? Tatum's public library does :) Just be sure you have your library card to gain access to the computers.

Recycle

Our recycle bins are located between the yellow and blue hallway.

 

We are collecting items for our Earth Day Recycle Drive

items you can bring to school that we will recycle are

1. empty aluminum cans

2. newspapers

3. old cell phones

4. old eye glasses

5. glass bottles

6. plastic bottles

 

We will be conducting our drive until May 1st

Thanks for your help and support!

Camp Invention (Summer Activities)

Camp Invention is coming to Tatum Middle School during the week of June 17th for students entering grades 1-6.
Sign up online and save an extra $5 at www.campinvention.org.

*Miss. Fyffe will be a Camp Invention instructor and would LOVE to see your child there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

big universe (reading online)

Don't forget to log on to http://www.biguniverse.com/
Your child should know their login information :)

What can your child do on biguniverse?
1. Read leveled books and take quizes
2. Create their own electronic books/stories

Thank you for helping your child become a better reader

new spelling words

I hope everyone had a HAPPY EASTER!
We are getting back into the swing of things :)

New spelling words...
1. looks
2. looked
3. tricked
4. tricks
5. helped
6. helps
7. picks
8. picked
9. works
10. worked

TEST WILL BE ON FRIDAY

Class Lima Beans

Our class Lima Bean wall

Lima Bean

Our Lima Beans are starting to grow!!!!

Reading

Finding the PERFECT spot to read!

We LOVE to read in Miss. Fyffe's class!!!

Do you love Science?

Our summer just got fun!!!!

http://inventnow-web.ungerboeck.com/programsearch/program_map.aspx

websites

check out these fun websites at home :)

http://www.communication4all.co.uk/HomePage.htm

http://teachers.cr.k12.de.us/~galgano/1links.htm

Lima Beans

Ask your child about the Lima Beans we are growing in class :)

Is your child getting stuck on a word while you're reading?

If your child gets stuck on a word have them ask the following questions...

1. Does it have a sneaky "e" at the end of the word? If so then the vowel in the middle of the word will say it's name

2. Are there two vowels walking? If so then the first vowel says it's name and the second vowel is silent.

3. Does the word have a "Bossy R"? IR ER UR AR

Vowel rules

We know that when two vowels are together in the word...the first letter says it's name and the second letter is silent. View this video with your child to help them remember their vowel rules.
When to vowels go walking

Parent website

http://www.momsmustardseeds.com/2011/11/ten-days-of-growing-leaders-day-1-core-phase-of-learning/

A great website for parents...How to grow leaders