Naaktgeboren's Class Blog

Greetings Families, I hope you are enjoying your weekend thus far. Here are a few notes in respect to our the year is going thus far and what you can expect in the week to come. 3-5 Curriculum Night You are cordially invited to attend our 3rd-5th grade Curriculum Night, taking place on Wednesday, August 29th. The event starts at 6:00 pm in the Arete gymnasium, with opening remarks from Mr. Gillingham, Mrs. Vaughan, and our Specialists. From 6:30 to 7:30, parents will hear from their child's teachers in their classroom.  Due to limited seating, this is a parent-only event . Overflow parking will be available at The Falls Even Center located just east of the school. Curriculum Night is an important night for fourth grade families. The leap from third to fourth grade is significant. Not only is the curriculum more difficult, the expectations of the students is much greater. What I often here from my former families is that it was in fourth grade that their children learned r...

Greetings Families, I have a few topics I would like to address with you before I get to the lessons part of my blog. I hope my comments are helpful. Please email me with any concerns you have. Grade Report Today, you should have seen a grade report that I sent home with your child. I want you to understand that this grade report is a snapshot of your child's current academic performance in my class. This is not an indication of their academic or intellectual ability. It likely indicates their current work ethic, study skills, and may show that there are some possible gaps in learning from prior years or this year. The grade report is a tool for you to use with your child to pinpoint areas for improvement and items to focus on. Math Tutoring Next week, I will begin math tutoring on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Tutoring will run from 3:05-3:40 on Tuesday and from 2:05-2:40 on Wednesday. Math tutoring is by invitation only. However, if you feel that your child is not meeting th...

Greetings Families, I hope your weekend is going well. I'm sure the students are enjoying a little break after being thrown into a week of study. Though third grade wasn't easy, fourth grade is a whole new challenge. The goal I have is to show them the path to success and the reward of accomplishing some hard. Far too often, even like we adults, children choose the road of least resistance. However, great things only happen when we are willing to put ourselves through things which cause a little suffering. This post will be a little lengthy, but I ask that you read all the way through it. There is a lot of important information to communicate. I don't want you to be caught off guard because you failed to read it here first. Let me begin with this week's lessons. Lessons Math : The students studyed whole numbers last week and will be tested on their understanding of whole numbers on Monday. If the class performs like they did on the practice test, overall they...