1) Your generous children!
Last week, a group of your children pooled their book fair money together and purchased the entire Harry Potter Series! I have always mixed and matched my book series together in my library, Harry Potter included. Now, however, I have a beautiful set of all 7 books for my students to enjoy. I am so proud of their teamwork, but also their big hearts. Thank you!
2) Opportunities to discuss your wonderful children with you.
I am so thankful to have a chance to sit down with all of you and talk about how amazing your children are. Everyone has areas of growth, and I love the time to talk though any questions or concerns that you might have, but also, getting to know you all better helps me get to know all of my students better as well. Thank you all for your flexibility and your punctuality!
3) Your generosity with your time.
Thank you to all of the parents who have filled out my survey during conferences last week! If your conference is this week, I would encourage you to come a couple minutes early to take a quick mindset survey for my grad school project. If you forget, CLICK HERE TO TAKE IT ONLINE.
Your children took this survey at the beginning of the year as a quick pretest of their mindset. My project is to compare the mindset of your children with you, so if both parents can take the survey, that would be ideal!
A note on this as well: Please do answer the questions for yourself, not your child! 😊
4) Mrs. Hoffman's hard work.
Many 5th grade families in particular were asking about music curriculum this year, and if students will be learning all of the 5th grade skills, even if they are in a 4/5. I sent an email to Mrs. Hoffman and she was kind enough to put a little summary together for my newsletter! Here is what she says:
"We have been doing 5th grade curriculum since September. I have blended the 5th grade and 4th grade curriculum somewhat. At present, we are doing a 5th grade drum unit, which covers complex rhythmic patterns. We are also doing alto recorders, and higher/lower register of the soprano recorder (both 4th and 5th grade skills). The students are studying multicultural dances and songs, of which will be performed at our winter multicultural concert in December. As I have explained to the students, the guitar/ukulele unit will begin in February."
A big thank you to Mrs. Hoffman for providing the summary for us!
I hope you all have a wonderful short break, and find space to spend some quality time with loved ones!
As always, I am here if you have any questions, comments, or concerns!
Thankfully,
Mrs. Hart
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