Halloween: The school-wide parade will be held in the gymnasium from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. on Friday. All parents are welcome! We ask that that parents do not follow their child to the classroom because we still have learning time in the classroom. The students may wear there costumes all day. Please follow District 12 policy on what kind of costumes/dress is allowed. Please see your child’s Monday folder for further information or email me if you have any questions.

 

Our Halloween party will be from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 31st. We are looking for some old, big, baggy clothes and shoes for a game. If you have some, please put your name on them and we will return them to you next week. In addition, if you would like to donate plates and napkins for the party, please let me know.



 

What we did last week in theme:

Continued Ch. 2 of the Colorado history book – archaeology and ancient Coloradans Learned about the Folsom people, the Plainview...

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Vaughan’s Voice – October 20, 2008 Halloween: Our Halloween party will be from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 31st. There will be a school-wide parade followed by games and food in our room. The students may wear there costumes all day. Please follow District 12 policy on what kind of costumes/dress is allowed. Email me if you have any questions.

 

Our field trip to the Broomfield Water Treatment Plant was a very educational experience. It reinforced what we had been studying about the water cycle and how water gets from reservoirs to our faucets in our homes.

 

What we did last week in theme:

Water simulation – ask your child how we simulated a water treatment plant and cleaned dirty water. Read chapter 2 of our Colorado history book and talked about how an archaeologist uses observations and inferences to understand items they have found Painted our 3-d maps of Colorado Upcoming:

Continue Ch. 2 of the Colorado history book – archaeology...

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I will not be at school on Monday or Tuesday. I will be attending the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented Conference.



We will be going to the Broomfield Water Treatment Plant on Thursday. Please have your child bring a sack lunch. This will only be a two hour field trip so the rest of the day will be spent doing an experiment on water filtration and other water experiments.

 

TEST:  A study guide for the first chapter on Colorado history was sent home last Monday. If you have misplaced it, you can get it on my blog on the Stargate website under my documents. THE TEST WILL BE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH.

 

What we did last week in theme:

We read about the water cycle and how water gets to the water treatment plant and how it is cleaned. The students wanted to do a project on this so they had the choice to work with a group or alone to show me what they learned about his process. They came up with some amazing final projects – posters, cartoons, stories....

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Thank you so much for attending conferences!

 

If you did not turn in the permission slip for the water treatment plant, it is due back by October 10th.

 

Last day to vote for the Stargate Governance Board is Monday, Oct. 6th by 6 p.m.

 

TEST: I will be sending home a study guide for the first chapter on Colorado history. The students will have to locate Colorado and the states that touch Colorado, the Four Corners, the four main corridor cities (Ft. Collins, Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo), and five major rivers (Colorado, Yampa, Rio Grande, South Platte River, and Arkansas).THE TEST WILL BE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH.

 

If you need a copy it will be under my documents on my blog.

 

What we did last week in theme:

Finished up the three states of matter Watched a movie on the water cycle  

Upcoming:

·        Mrs. Amos will be talking to us about respect and the STARR values

·        Finish up the water cycle and take notes on precipitation, condensation, evaporation, transpiration, accumulation

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Please check your child’s Monday folder for the time of your conference. We did our very best to give everyone their first choice for preferred date and time.

 

There will be a permission slip for the water treatment plant in the Monday folder. It is due back by October 10th.

 

Please take some time to look at the Stargate website for information on the election for the Stargate Governance Board. It is very important that we get all parents to vote! Information on how and when to vote will be in the sent home Monday.

 

What we did last week in theme:

Steps to the Scientific process Experiment on how matter takes up space Made ice cream to talk about the states of matter and how molecules are much closer together in solids vs. liquids and gases Major rivers and rivers basins of Colorado Made 3-d models of landforms of Colorado (we will paint and label these the week after next) Cursive  

Upcoming:

Water cycle...

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There are two very important forms in today’s Monday folder. The first is a conference form. This must be returned by Wednesday, September 24th in order for us to give you your preferable time and day. Conferences are on Oct. 1st -3rd. The second form is a homework assignment for theme. In order for us to make our 3-d maps, your child must bring in a baggie with a salt dough mixture by Thursday. The homework assignment and recipe is in your child’s Monday folder. Also, if your child did not bring in a 7” X 7” piece of heavy duty cardboard last week, please have them bring it in as soon as possible.

 

We had a good time at Dinosaur Ridge. The students were on their best behavior. Ask them about the dinosaur fossils and footprints that we saw. Thank you very much to the volunteers that attended the field trip.

 

What we did last week in theme:

Looked at Colorado’s landscape and how it has changed over millions of years to prepare for the field trip to Dinosaur Ridge Water – molecules and atoms and the structure of water...

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Thank you so much for attending Curriculum night. I love to see parents so involved with their child’s education. If I wasn’t able to answer your questions or you have any concerns, please email or call me. Conferences are coming up on Oct. 1-3.

 

This Thursday, September 18th is the field trip to Dinosaur Ridge. Please remember to pack a sack lunch for your child.

 

Next week we will be making a 3-D model of Colorado’s landforms. Please have your child bring in a 7” X 7” piece of heavy duty cardboard by Monday, September 22nd.

 

What we did last week in theme:

Colorado History – learned the landforms (plains, mountains, plateaus, and mountain parks) Cursive  Upcoming:

·        Look at Colorado’s landscape and how it has changed over millions of years to prepare for the field trip to Dinosaur Ridge

·        Water – molecules and atoms and the structure of water

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

September 18th – Dinosaur...

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It was another fantastic week! We are getting along well and having lots of fun.

 

Curriculum night is this Wednesday, September 10th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. It is very important for you to attend. This will give you a chance to meet your child’s homeroom, math, and literacy teachers. They will explain their rules and procedures, and the curriculum that will be taught this year.

 

The transition to switching for literacy and math classes went well. Please remember that your child may be moved to another class if we decide he/she would be a better fit in that class. We are doing our best to make sure your child will be challenged, but not overwhelmed.

 

Our first field trip is on Thursday, September 18th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will be going to Dinosaur Ridge. Permission slips were sent out last Monday. If you didn’t get one, please let me know and I will send home another one. It needs to be turned in as soon as possible.

 

What we did last...

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We are finally finished with our ERB and placement testing! The students were wonderful throughout all of this. It is really tough to take so many tests during the first two weeks of school.

 

We will begin our literacy and math classes on Tuesday. We ask that you PLEASE give us a couple of weeks to get a feel for your child and his/her literacy and math skills. Keep in mind that your child may be switched to another class if we find that he/she is a better fit in that class.

 

Our first field trip is on Thursday, September 18th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will be going to Dinosaur Ridge. The permission will be in the Monday folder and should be returned by September 5th.

 

Any parent who would like to volunteer in any capacity at Stargate will be asked to sign a FERPA form regarding confidentiality. This form is in the Monday folder and should be returned as soon as possible.

 

What we did last week:

ERB and placement tests Colorado History...

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It’s been so fun getting to know all of your children! I can already tell we are going to have a fantastic year.

 

Coming up next week:

·          Colorado history – learning the state symbols and the four life zones

·          Water  and the states of matter

·          More placement tests and ERB tests

·          More getting to know you activities

 

What did this past week:

·          Much time was spent setting up our classroom: learning the procedures, handing out jobs, setting up rules, learning the consequences if the rules are broken

·          ERB tests and placement tests

·          Cursive letters: i, t, e and good cursive posture

·          Finished up our “WANTED” posters

·          Colorado history scavenger hunt

·          Truth or lie game – ask your child about this

·          Read aloud chapters from the Sideways Stories From Wayside School

 

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

Curriculum...

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