Crohan and Rosenthal

Computer Information

 

                     

Here is some information about sites that may be of interest to you and your child this summer.

Cobb Virtual Library UpdatesCobb County School District

News about Cobb's online educational resources...

Cobb Virtual Library Is Open All Summer!

Both CVL and GALILEO will be available all summer for students and teachers. The Library Media Education department plans to make some updates and improvements to the CVL site, but those changes will be made incrementally and should not disrupt access during the summer months. The GALILEO password will change on May 15th, but after that, all passwords will remain the same through the summer.

GALILEO Password Change

The GALILEO password for Cobb County School District will change on May 15th. The new password (valid 5/15/2009 to 8/31/2009) will be:

derby

GALILEO is a collection of research databases for students and adults. GALILEO resources can be accessed through the Cobb Virtual Library (

http://cvl.cobbk12.org/

) or directly through the GALILEO web site:GALILEO (Elementary): http://kids.galileo.usg.edu/ GALILEO (Middle): http://teen.galileo.usg.edu/ GALILEO (High): http://www.galileo.usg.edu/high-school/

For more information about GALILEO or Cobb Virtual Library, contact your school library media specialist.

Marvelous May

                                                

It's hard to believe that there's only two weeks of school left, it has flown by!

Thank you for making Teacher Appreciation Week so special. We truly enjoyed our delicious cookies, candy, and lunch.  The flowers were beautiful and we loved the cards from the students too.You have been so thoughtful and generous, thanks again.

Next week we will continue studying a variety of poetry forms including acrostic, cinquains, haikus, couplets, and concrete. The students wrote cinquains and haikus about the Georgia animal they researched which are out in the hallway.

Field Day is Wednesday, May 13th.  Have your child wear their orange class shirt, sneakers, a hat, and sunscreen.  We're looking forward to it!

We have many fun activities planned for the last week of school.  You'll receive a paper next week with an explanation of the plans.

Testing

                            

Our CRCT testing will be completed on Monday, April 29th.  (We go to lunch at 12:40 through Monday)Thank you so much for having your child come to school on time, well-rested and well-fed!  The students seem to be doing very well.  Homework will resume after Monday. Remember that your child's Accelerated Reading Test goal is 18 points and tests should be completed by May 21st. 

April 30th will be Kincaid Night at Dominoes Pizza.

Wonderful Websites

                                              

 

 

 

Here is a fun website for your child to try at home.  It's educational and fun!  It's http://www.mrdonn.org/  You can go to the section "Free Powerpoints," and click on "Language Arts."  Choose a topic that your child has learned, and then click on "For Kids" to find acivities for your child to practice.

Later in April, I will send home information about a computer program designed for Georgia students called "Skill Tutor."  It is kid-friendly, and the students will enjoy the animated activities.  We are pleased to have the opportunity to have this available to Kincaid students.  Directions and log-in information will be sent in April.

If you need to see the April lunch menu, you may go to http://kincaidcougars.typepad.com/fountain/

Have a safe and enjoyable spring break.

Mrs. Rosenthal

Awesome April

                              

Dates to Remember

Thursday, April 2, 8:15-10:00 : Volunteer Tea (Please come if you've helped in any way)

Friday, April 3 : Mystery Book Reports due/ Celebration of the Arts

April 4-12 : Spring Break/No School

Saturday, April 18 : Kincaid Fun Run

Tuesday, April 21 - Friday, May 1 : CRCT Testing (Please come to school on time)

                                                         

Congratulations to Taylor for winning our character education word: Commitment.

The Kincaid Writing Fair Committee judged  entries for the Writing Fair, and Katie was our class winner!  Congratulations!

Language Arts

We have finished our persuasive writing and we are now working on narrative writing for the last nine weeks.  There will be both personal narratives and creative writing stories.  To help us with our writing we have been learning about strong verbs, strong adjectives, and onomatepeia.  Have your child show you these when they read to you.

We are still working on basic grammar and punctuation to help us prepare for the language arts section of the CRCT.  We have covered nouns (common, proper, singular, plural, and possessive), verbs, adjectives, adverbs, subjects (simple and complete) predicates (simple and complete), idioms, homophones, synonyms, and antonyms!  We have not had our regular grammar sheets for homework so that your child would have time to work on the book report due Friday, April 3.  Since Celebration af the Arts will be during that entire day, have your child bring it in earlier if possible so that we can share them with the class. 

You've probably noticed more reading comprehension sheets for homework, and we're completing them in class too, to help prepare for the reading section of the CRCT.  You may help your child complete these, and here are some steps to follow.  1) Have your child read the questions and then read the story silently 2) Have your child read the story outloud to you 3) Discuss the questions together and decide where in the story the answer is found, or whether the answer is inferred.  Please remember that CRCT testing will begin on April 21, so please continue to practice the CRCT sample questions online as often as possible.  If your child has been competing many online tests, please send in a signed note to me and your child will earn a reward. I am encouraging the students to practice their skills during the spring break too, and I will send a packet with reading and language arts skills to complete for another reward.  (Even if you go away ,the car ride is a perfect time to work on sheets, or read a book.)

Thank you for your help, support, and attention you give to your child and his/her education.  I hope you have a safe and enjoyable spring break.  Mrs. Rosenthal

 

Marvelous March

                                         

                      Upcoming Dates 

Monday, March 2: book reports and dioramas due

Tuesday, March 3:  Early Release Day 12:25 dismissal

Saturday, March 7:  Art Auction Evening (Relay for Life)

Sunday, March 8:  Daylight Savings begins

Thursday, March 12:  End of third 9 weeks, 18 AR tests should be completed since January

Friday, March 13:  Spring Picture Day (individual and class picture)

Monday, March 16:  Science Night 6:00-8:00

 March 16-March 20:  Spring Book Fair

Friday, March 20:  Cougar Pride Day

Friday, March 27:  Muffins for Mom (Relay for Life)

  Congratulations to Bryan for being our character eduacation winner for the word "tolerance."

In reading, we are learning that some fiction stories can be realistic fiction.  Weare identifying features in fiction stories such as: main characters, setting, the problem, the outcome/conclusion, and a short summary of the story.  Please have your child tell you these things when they read fictional books with you at home. 

We are working on persuasive writing and we're creating a report on eating at home, or going out to a restaurant.  As I've read, some of you prepare wonderful home-cooked meals! We are learning about word choice in our writing.  We've discussed strong verbs versus weak verbs, and read many stories filled with great examples of strong verbs to express yourself better.  We've also practiced transitional words, and voice in our writing too.

February Fun

 

                                             

Dates to Remember

Feb. 9-11:  Relay for Life Lollipop Sale

Wednesday, Feb. 12:  Heritage Night from 6:30 P.M.-8:00 P.M.

Friday, Feb. 13:  Bring in Valentine's Day cards and mailbox

Monday, Feb. 16:  Student Holiday for Presidents' Day

Thursday, Feb. 19:  Kincaid Idol Night

Friday, Feb. 20:  Kincaid Cougar Pride Day

Tuesday, Feb. 24:  Six Flags Reading sheet due (Your child needs 6 hours of reading documented on the form.  If you've lost the sheet, you can write it on paper with parent's signature.)

Monday, March 2:  Book report and dioram due

 

  Congratulations to Josh S. for being our character winner for resiliance!

Remember to be working on your animal book report.  Students should be done reading the book, and should be now taking notes on their index cards.  Students can also begin planning their diorama and gather supplies.  Think about the animal's habitat and what would be found there

In Math we are continuing work with fractions. We are adding like fractions and subtracting them, as well.  We are learning how to change tenths into decimals.  Next we will work with measurement and perimeters.  You'll be seeing signs of this in the children's homework.  Keep up the work with multiplication.  It needs to be fresh in their minds.

In Science we are working on habitats of Georgia.  We will begin with the Piedmont region, first.

We are currently discussing economics in Social Studies.  It's good to have the students learn about budgeting, saving, earning , etc.  

We'll be in touch, contact us if you need to.   

Reading News

Please remember that your child should take 18 Accelerated Reader tests by the end of the nine weeks (which is March 12th.)  As your child knows, every 50 pages in a book counts as a test, so long books are always encouraged! I have many A.R. books in our classroom library, and your child should always check out at least one A.R. book at the library each week on Wednesdays.  Most students were given a  higher reading level during the conference, so please discuss this with your child.  Since there are many great books to read that are not A.R. books, your child could be reading these at home to count for their Pizza Hut Reading ( due at the end of each month) or their Six Flags Reading (due February 20th.)  If you have books at home, and you'd like to know what level they are, here's a website to check out. http://home.comcast.net/~ngiansante/index.htmlHope this helps...happy reading!

A Glance at January

                                                                         

Thursday, Jan. 15 - School Store

Monday, Jan. 19th - - No school (MLK Holiday)

Wednesday, Jan. 21st - High Touch/ High Tech field trip at school

Jan. 26th - Jan. 30th - Conference week (early dismissal)

Thursday, Jan. 29th - Family Fun Night

We are finishing informational writing by reading a biography book and reporting on our person.  The students learned how to do research, take notes, and write reports on his/her peson's life and achievements. Your child will make his/her presentations soon and will dress up as his/her person!  Our next writing focus will be persuasive writing, and reading fictional literature.

 

Upcoming Dates

                                                     

12/5 - Pizza Hut Book-It Forms due from November reading

12/6 - Holiday Store

12/8 - 12/12 -"Taste Foods from Around the Worl Week." Students bring in family recipes (schedule will be sent)

12/15 - Clothespin doll from your ancestory due

12/18 - Classroom Holiday Party from 1:00-2:00

12/19 - Kincaid Sing-A-Long at 12:45, end of second nine week period, 18 Accelerated Reader tests due, and Third Grade Math Multiplication Challenge with facts 0-10

12/22 -1/5 - Winter Break

1/6 - Return to school and beginning of third nine week period

Language Arts-We are continuing to work on "Informational Text" and identifying the features in these types of books such as table of contents, glossary, etc.  The students are writing informational reports so they learn how to to write facts to convey interesting information to the reader.  We are learning how to include our own voice in our writing and include transitional words too. We have learned about similes and metaphors in which an author can compare things to one another (as in the book Quick As a Cricket.) We also read books with idioms/figures of speech which are expressions that are not taken literally (as in the Amelia Bedelia books.)  Hopefully the students can include these types of expressions in their writing too.