October 16 & 17

We have conferences this week.  Monday will be a normal day, and Tuesday will be a short day (school is dismissed at 12:10).  Here is what the conference schedule looks like:

I look forward to meeting you at conferences!  We don't have much time this week, but here is what we will be working on:

• phonics: marking short (use a breve) and long vowels (use a macron)
• phonics: phonetic skill #1
• math: modeling 3 digit numbers (see picture)
• math: writing a number given a model
• writing: simple sentences
• science: metamorphic rocks
• comprehension: close reading of A Chair for My Mother

Have a great fall break!  School will resume on Monday, October 23.

October 2-5

Is it already October?!  Time has been flying by!

There is no school on Friday, October 6th.  Teachers will be preparing for conferences.

Conferences will be held on February 10th & 11th.  The scheduler will be open from October 4th to October 11th.  Please schedule as soon as possible to get an appointment that works for you.

To schedule, go to the Online Scheduler (you can also access the online scheduler by clicking the Bridger Elementary link to the right, selecting Parents at the top of the page, and selecting "Parent Teacher Conference Online Scheduler") 

1. Choose 'Bridger' from the drop down list and click "go."
2. Enter the school password (bears).
3. Enter your student's ID (it is their lunch number).
4. Verify your student's birth date.
5. A list of teachers will be displayed - check the box next to the name of each teacher you would like to meet with.
6. Select the conference time that works best for your schedule.  Once you have finished, confirm your appointment details and print your schedule.
7. WRITE DOWN YOUR CONFIRMATION NUMBER - YOU WILL NEED IT IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL YOUR APPOINTMENT.      

Our Cache Valley Direct fundraiser starts this week.  This is an important fundraiser for Bridger.  Half of the money from all books purchased goes directly back to our school!  The card and the coupons included in book provide great savings at many businesses around the valley.  You will save more with the card and coupons than you spend to buy the book!

We are also having a Box Tops competition this month!  So, now is the time to send in all those Box Tops that are sitting on your kitchen counter!

Here is what we will be working on this week in class:

• phonics: special vowel combinations (didn't get to this last week due to roof construction!)
• phonics: compound words
• phonics: voiced and voiceless th
• phonics: digraphs ch, sh, wh, and ph
• math: different ways to write a number (standard, expanded, word, and picture form)
• math: skip-counting by tens and hundreds
• math: place value and expanded form
• comprehension: comparing The House on Maple Street (fiction) and Friends Around the World
• comprehension: author's purpose
• Leader in Me Habit 7
• science: gravity
• writing: writing a letter

Have a great week!

September 25-29

Here is what we will be working on this week:

• phonics: commas (between the date and the year, after the year in a sentence, in a sequence of items in a sentence, and after the opening and closing of a letter)
• phonics: extra blends (dw and tw)
• phonics: test on lessons 17-22 on Wednesday
• phonics: the San Francisco Zoo rule (also known as the Floss Rule)
• phonics: special vowels (ll, ng, nk)
• writing: writing about Habits 5 & 6
• writing: September writing prompt (write about your family)
• writing: What is a complete sentence?
• writing: nouns & verbs
• science: seasonal weather patterns
• science: collecting and analyzing temperature data
• comprehension: continue reading Friends Around the World
• comprehension: begin reading The House on Maple Street
• math: even (can be paired into equal groups) and odd (has one leftover)
• math: doubles
• math: place value
• math: expanded form
• math: word form (writing numbers using words)

We have a super busy week with lots of learning going on!

September 5-8

We survived our first full week of school!  We have worked on school rules and procedures, and gotten some beginning assessments finished.  I am happy to have so many students that improved their reading skills over the summer!

Here is what we will be working on this week:

• phonics: review of alphabet sounds and letter formation
• math: doubles plus one
• math: doubles and ten bonds (click here for a fun ten bond game)
• math: fact families
• math: adding 3 numbers
• social studies: choices and consequences
• reading comprehension: begin reading Snowshoe Hare
• writing: review thinking maps

We will be taking the STAR test on Tuesday.  STAR test results will allow us to set AR goals for the first trimester.  For an explanation of AR and how to find AR books, click here.  We also have access to Reflex Math this week.  For more information about Reflex Math (including how to log-in), click here.

If you would like to receive text messages about important school information, 

text @bridger2n to 81010.

Back To School!

The time has finally come - time to go back to school!!  School will start on August 23rd.  The first bell rings at 8:20, and the late bell at 8:30.  Students are expected to be in their seats working by 8:30.  Breakfast is served from 7:50 to 8:10, and is free for all Logan City School District students.

Back-to-School night will be August 22nd at 6:00 PM.  I look forward to seeing you there!