Our First Week

We have had an amazing week at Carroll Elementary this week. Our days have been busy and full of fun. We have spent the entire week getting acquainted or reacquainted (whatever the case may be) with one another.

If you did not get to visit on Meet the Teacher night, we have two new paraprofessionals in our classroom. Ms. Fabozzi and Mrs. Stewart. Both of these ladies are amazing teachers and the students really enjoy working with them and getting hugs and "pennies" from them.

We completed a few fun crafts this week that helped us get to know one another better. One of the crafts that the students really enjoyed was creating their "house". It was a great activity that gave us all a glimpse into each others lives and helped us to know fun details about each other. These will be on display in the hallway next Thursday for "Curriculum Night".

Also this week I completed your child's DRA assessment that tells me what reading level they are on. I was COMPLETELY impressed by how much growth and the reading confidence that I have seen in your kiddos since last spring.

Next week we are jumping a little deeper into our academics and we will start to introduce some of our curriculum programs back into our daily routine. You can learn a lot about the curriculum we use at "Curriculum Night" next Thursday night at 6:00pm.

As you may have noticed, I have been putting "Curriculum Night" in quote marks. This is because I believe it should not be called "Curriculum Night" but "What you NEED to Know About FA and How to Help Your Child Become More INDEPENDENT and How to Prepare them for Middle School Night." I know, it's long so that's why we simply call it "Curriculum Night". It is true that some of our meeting will be about our curriculum and the different programs we use since it is different from the rest of the grade level. However, most of the meeting is going to be about our procedures, what Middle School could be like, and how WE are going to help and work together to ensure your childs success this year.

Also, because this will be an in depth discussion and not kid friendly, we are asking that all students stay at home on this night. We realize that this may be an inconvenience to some, but it is imperative that you be here if at all possible so call on those babysitters and please make arrangements to be here Thursday evening 9/6/12 from 6:00-6:45.   If your child is a 5th grader, there will also be a parent meeting at 7:45 for Pine Cove. We want all our 5th graders to attend camp this year so please make plans to attend this informational meeting.

Lastly, Monday is Labor Day so there will be no school. Enjoy your long weekend off!