Conference and Volunteer Sign-Ups!

Dear Parents,

I am putting links below to sign up for fall conferences, and for volunteering in the classroom.

Click here to sign up for a Conference

(FYI, you will be able to "suggest" or comment on a time, if 2 people request the same time, I will work with both of you to come up with an alternative, this is just so that I can keep track of everyone signing up and switching times etc.!)

Click here to sign up to Volunteer in my class!

As I said at Curriculum night, sharing your story, your job, your skill/hobby to the class counts as volunteering!

I share parts of my story all year with my students, my dog who was just diagnosed with cancer a month ago, my family who argues with me that global warming doesn't exist, my older brother that I still don't get along with very well, my hopes, my fears, all of these things make me more "real" to my students, and show them that even as an adult, I have had difficulties in my life. My life isn't perfect, and still I am here, teaching them how to become even better. 

I have had parents in previous years share with my class about growing up in another country, where they didn't even have electricity, and now they are a doctor here in Seattle with a beautiful home, family, and doing a job that they love. These experiences show our children that achieving your dreams takes hard work, isn't easy, and that the "American Dream" is more of a "human dream" that we all strive for, all over the world.

I had my own father-in-law, who is a geophysicist, come and teach a class on plate tectonics.

You can come in and teach us ANYTHING that you enjoy. Geography, History, Knitting, whatever!

Think it over, and let me know what you decide!


Also, if you haven't heard about UW's Robinson Center for Young Scholars, the link is in the "Resources" section of my website, and the Fall registration for classes is coming up soon!

Curriculum Night Slideshow!

Dear Parents,

The curriculum night slideshow is now available under the resources section of my website! Please stop by if you weren't able to come tonight!

Some things I forgot to mention:

The Robinson Center at the University of Washington offers enrichment classes on weekends etc. for students in Highly Capable/Gifted programs like ours! Their fall enrollment deadlines are soon, I think! I have had many students take classes on weekends and over the summer and had a lot of fun!

Thank you all for coming and listening to me talk for so long! Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Regards,

Mrs. Hart

Exciting Opportunity on Sunday!

EDIT: My deepest apologies for those of you who received my AWFUL email spam of this message! It was the first and the last time I try to send emails from a home device! It never showed as sent and now I have flooded you all with an email that really isn’t worth it! I hope you can forgive me!

Dear Families,

What a fun and exhausting week this week! It is hard work transitioning back to school, but after Marshmallow Challenged and some Growth Mindset Math, I’m feeling very optimistic about our class this year! I hope your children are all enjoying our class as much as I am! 

I wanted to share an opportunity with you that I saw in my email, if tickets are still available! 

Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor will be doing a book signing and interview on Sunday afternoon! She has young readers editions of her book, and while I don’t know the discussion topics, it is a very rare opportunity to meet a member of our federal government as influential as her! (In fact, you could argue that she is even more important than the president, because she has a lifetime appointment!) 

Here is the link to the event: http://www.ubookstore.com/events?evmonth=09&evyear=2018&eventid=2018071708573900&pre=20180901&pst=20180915

If you do end up going, bring a picture to school! I will be more jealous than all of the students’ trips to Harry Potter World! ;-)  

Enjoy the weekend!

Mrs. Hart

Meet the Teacher Night!

Dear Families,

It was so nice to meet so many of you at Meet the Teacher Night. It always gets me excited for the new school year! I wanted to share some information with you, especially those of you who were unable to attend last week's event.

First, my apologies for the "4/5 Surprise" for all of you at Meet the Teacher! The office forgot to specify that we were going to be a split class this year. I know many of you are hesitant and/or nervous about the idea, but I will happily address your questions during curriculum night. I promise, that from my knowledge, everyone that was in my 4/5 class 2 years ago not only survived, but had a great time and thrived academically afterwards! 💛

If you didn't make it to Meet the Teacher, or forgot your copy, here is a digital copy of:

Your Child's "Welcome Letter"

As well as an "extra" supply list, which includes an assignment due on the first day (or two) of school:

Also, there are a couple links on my website to Beginning of the Year (BOTY) Surveys for both students and parents to fill out. If you or your child are unable to fill out the surveys online, please let me know and I can always print a paper version.

Student Survey
Parent Survey

They are both longer than I had originally intended, but I hope that both surveys will give me some important insights on your life at home, which will help me customize our school year together.

Please don't hesitate to send me an email, I try to respond within 1-2 Business days!

Warmest Regards,
Mrs. Hart