Naaktgeboren's Class Blog

Greetings Families, For those families who have students participating in tutoring, tutoring will resume as usual today, Tuesday, but there is no tutoring tomorrow, Wednesday, October 30th, because I will be off-campus for professional development. I have the privilege of going to ASU to have a seminar on the American Revolution, which is what the students will study in history during the third quarter. I hope you have a great week. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Families, I wanted to let you know that the Running Club start date has been pushed back. The field must be reseeded for our winter field sport: soccer. There will be information coming soon about registration. We apologize for the delay and any inconvenience. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Families, Read-a-thon is next week. Here are the costume proposals I've received thus far. If you see a blank next to your child's name, it means they haven't told me what they plan to wear. Students must inform me of their costume selection prior to October 31. If a child wears a pop-culture outfit, the child will be forced to change his or her clothes. Thank you for your support. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren 1. Aiden A Uniform 2. Ivy Spider - Charollet's Web 3. Andrew Thor - Norse God 4. Michelle Joan of Arc 5. Amelia Alice - Alice in Wonderland 6. Emmett Twiddle Dee - Alice in Wonderland 7. Jaimelee Mouse - Alice in Wonderland 8. Sheyla La Catrina - Day of the Dead 9. Sophia C Dorothy - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 10. Kaelyn Fern - Charlotte's Web 11. Landon Robinson Cruso 12. Noah 13. Dylan Frodo Baggins - Lord of the Rings 14. Levi Wolf - Little Red Riding Hood 15. Maya Pocahontas 16. Michaelyn Dorothy - The Wonderful Wizard of ...

Greetings Families,      No School Monday/Friday Half-day  I hope that you are having a good week. It has been a joy to meet with all of you for conferences. It has been a joy to discuss your child's strengths, personality, joys, struggles, and places for growth with you. It is always such a joy to get your insights into how your child is feeling at home, what they love and fear. It is so interesting how the child we see is often so different from the child you see, such as they talk all night at home but never talk in class or they are super focused during class but take forever on homework. It is my joy to partner with you in your noble task of raising your child. Thank you for giving me the privilege of being your child's teacher. Movie Night Date Changed - November 22 Congratulations to the Prep football team for making the playoffs! Due to AIA regulations and the scheduled playoff game this Friday, Movie Night is moved to Friday, November 22nd. Details ca...

Greetings Families, I have finally completed the schedule for the project presentations. It is my hope that many of you will be able to take the time to come in and see these. However, I understand that some individuals have jobs that are less flexible. I want to go over everything once more to hopefully make sure your able to help your child prepare everything as the day draws nearer (November 12th). Due Nov. 12 for Everyone: Three-Paragraph Essay on the Country, One-Paragraph Reflection Essay, & the Research Packet 3 Paragraph Essay on the Country - This essay should be typed. I'm not going to be super picky on things like organization and grammar, though spelling and conventions are important. The main thing I want to see is that the child learned important information about the country. 1 Paragraph Reflection Essay - This essay is very subjective. In it, the student should talk about what he or she didn't like about the project. He/she should also include thi...

Congratulations to the Prep football team for making the playoffs! Due to AIA regulations and the scheduled playoff game this Friday, Movie Night is moved to Friday, November 22nd. Details can be found in the school newsletter.

Greetings Families,      Conference Week / Half-Days I hope you are enjoying your break. My family had the privilege of going to a wedding yesterday on a horse farm. It was fun for my children to get to go around to see and feed the horses. Conference Week This week will have a fast-paced feel because every day is a half-day . With that being the case, there are no clubs or tutoring this week . If you haven't signed up for a conference time yet, please do so here . With it being half-days, there is also no lunch. This shouldn't impact the students too much because their normal lunchtime is 12:15, and we get out of school at 12:05. They will, however, likely be ready for lunch as soon as you pick them up. You may pack them with a larger snack if you think this would be beneficial. With the half-days, there is an altered pickup schedule and daily schedule. The pickup schedule will be K-2 at 11:45, 3-5 at 12:05, and Prep at 12:20. There is still the usual study ha...

Greetings Families, Below is a blurb that the admin has asked for us to put on our blogs. Parents, thank you for partnering with us in your child's learning. We believe that homework, while important, needs to be carefully balanced with a child's full family and extra-curricular life. With that in mind, please reflect on your child's experience with homework in the first quarter by responding to a short survey . I do ask that you spend some time completing this survey. It usually doesn't take very long. It is very helpful when every family participates because it gives us the clearest picture of what homework actually looks like. Thank you for taking the time to complete this important data tool. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Families,      Conferences Quarter 2, Week 2 / Half Days I hope everyone had a good break. I had fun building my daughters' loft beds in their bedrooms. Something I thought would only take about a day or two took me three days, and I didn't even sand and finish all of the boards. Grades went out over the break. If you did not receive those for some reason, please let me know. I am happy to provide you with a hard copy of the grades. I also want to say thank you to all of the families who helped make our end of quarter celebration great. I appreciate the willingness of families to send items in and am thankful for those who volunteered in the classroom. Here are the lessons for this week. Lessons Grammar/Writing : This week, students will return their focus to grammar. The topics of discussion this week will be direct objects, indirect objects, helping verbs and verb phrases, and the "not" adverb. History : In history, students will return to t...

Greetings Families, I want to make you aware of an error with the Signup Genius that Ms. Olson pointed out to me. In creating the signup, I accidentally set the timezone as MDT instead of MST. The issue comes if you use the automatically-generated calendar invite that Signup Genius offers. The invite will be one hour off. Please double check that your calendar matches the Signup Genius schedule . Here is what the schedule currently looks like. Date  (mm/dd/yyyy) Time  (MDT)  Calendar View Available Slot 10/21/2019 (Mon.) 1:00pm - 1:30pm   Parent Conferences   Sign Up    1:30pm - 2:00pm   Parent Conferences   Sign Up    2:00pm - 2:30pm   Parent Conferences   Sign Up    2:30pm - 3:00pm   Parent Conferences   Sign Up    3:00pm - 3:30pm   Parent Conferences   AM Adrienne McGurran Liam 3:30pm - 4:00pm   Parent Con...