9/30/14

Homework:

• Read tonight! (and record minutes!)
• If you feel like you need extra practice in math, quiz yourself, no official homework
• Spelling homework due Thursday

Reminders:

• Track Club on Sunday
• Run for the Schools (10/19)
• Picture Retakes (10/27)

9/29/14

Homework:
Read tonight! (and record minutes!) Bring in any late signatures!
Math: Lesson 2.10 Number Stories and Estimation
Late Grammar Homework
Spelling Homework due Thursday

Reminder:
Open House Tonight from 6 - 7 PM.

9/26/14

Homework:

• Read over the weekend and get a signature!
• Multiplication Sheet
• Grammar due Monday

Reminders:

• Track Club on Sunday from 4 - 5 PM
• Open House on Monday from 6 - 7 PM
• Picture Retakes October 27th 

9/25/14

Homework:

• Study Link 
• Solve all 5 problems and correct
• Night Sky Log (bring back tomorrow)
• Late Spelling Homework
• Read

Reminders:

• Open House next Monday
• Family Track Club is on Sundays

9/24/14

Homework:

• Read tonight!
• Study Link 2.7
• Spelling due tomorrow

Reminders:

• Family Track Club every Sunday
• Open House next Monday from 6-7 PM

Great Math Website

https://sites.google.com/a/gwaea.org/mathematical-understanding/home

This website provides many great Math iPad apps and websites that can be used at home for additional practice. Check it out!

9/23/14

Homework:

• Read tonight! Record minutes!
• Study Link 2.5 bring home journal, and reaction gauge
• Night Sky Log
• Spelling Homework due Thursday

Reminders:

• Orchestra Lesson due tomorrow!
• Family Track Club every Sunday
• Open House next Monday

9/22/14

Homework:

• Read tonight and record minutes! Get signature if you forgot to get it for today.

• Study Link 2.6 and corrected

• Spelling due Thursday

Reminders:

• Orchestra Lesson due Wednesday

• Open House next Monday

• Family Track Club every Sunday

9/19/14

Homework:

• Read over the weekend! Add up your reading minutes! Have parents sign next to total in planner.

• Math: Study Link 2.4 and show your work! Correct!

• Grammar due Monday!

Reminders:

• Family Track Club this Sunday from 4-5 PM

• Open House September 29th from 6-7 PM

9/18/14

Homework:

• Read tonight (and record minutes!)
• Study Link 2.3 
• Show your work
• Correct it
• Night Sky Log (bring it back tomorrow to discuss)

9/17/14

Homework:

• Read tonight! (and record minutes!)

• Lesson 2.2 and signed test!

• Spelling Homework due tomorrow!

• Night Sky Log

9/16/14

Homework

• Read tonight and record minutes!

• Math: Journal Page 32 + bring back signed test!

• Spelling Homework due Thursday

• Science: Night Sky Log

Family Track Club

Family Track Club

Join us for the FUEL UP TO PLAY 60 KICKOFF

When:  Sundays, Sept. 21-Oct. 12, 4:00-5:00PM

Where:  East side Playground of Van Allen, 3 running different loops to run/walk

Who:  All students must be accompanied by a supervising adult.  Kids must have an accompanying adult to go on off campus running loops. Van Allen School will NOT be open (unlocked).

Questions:  Ask/email Mrs. Hildebrand (Hildebrand.lisa@iowacityschools.org)

Eat Healthy.  Get Active.  Make a Difference.  Play 60 minutes or more every day at FuelUpToPlay60.com

9/15/14

Homework:

• Read tonight! Record minutes!
• Late Grammar!
• Spelling Homework due Thursday!
• Night Sky Log
• Get Unit 1 test signed and corrected with pen & Study Link 2.1

9/12/14

Homework:

• Read tonight! (record minutes) Parent signature is due on Monday!
• Grammar due Monday!
• Fundraiser Packets due Monday (even if you didn't sell anything, still bring it in for a chance at a drawing!)

Look at the Moon over the weekend! Were your predictions true?

Have a great weekend!

9/11/14

Homework:

• Math Review for Unit 1 Test Tomorrow
• Night Sky Log (bring back sheets tomorrow!)
• Read tonight and record minutes!
• Book-of-the-Month Weeks 1 and 2 will be turned in tomorrow!

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is Football spirit day! Wear Iowa, Iowa State or UNI apparel!
• The last Kool Kidz Ticket Day is tomorrw! Fundraiser packets due Monday!
• Student Council forms are due tomorrow! 

9/10/14

Orange Leaf Fundraiser tonight! Bring Flyer!

Homework:

• Spelling Homework due tomorrow! 
• make sure you sort the challenge words and do the challenge writing on the first page
• Night Sky Log
• Lesson 1.9 
• doesn't need to be corrected
• Read!

Reminders:

• Student Council Forms due Friday!
• Fundraiser packets due Monday, September 15th!

9/9/14

Homework:

Study Link 1.8 completed and corrected
Night Sky Log
Spelling Homework due Thursday
Read tonight!

Reminders:



School pictures are tomorrow! Be ready for them when you get to school!
Fundraiser packets due next Monday!
Student Council forms due Friday with a parent signature!

9/8/2014

Homework:

• Read tonight and record minutes
• Study Link 1.7 (corrected!)
• Night Sky Log

Reminders:

• Student Council forms due Friday (they must have a parent signature on the back)
• School Pictures are on Wednesday (our photo time is at 8:40, so come to school ready to have your photo taken!)
• Fundraiser packets due next Monday

Family Track Club

 Family Track Club is starting up at Van Allen

This Fall, Van Allen school will sponsor a free Family Track Club for students and families.  Fall Family Track Club leads up to the Iowa City Run for the Schools ICCSD foundation fundraiser.

No registration is required to participate in the Van Allen Family Track Club – just bring the whole family and lace up your running (or walking) shoes to have fun, get active and interact with other Van Allen families.  Family Track Club is set to begin Sunday  September  21st and run through October 12^th  meeting on Sundays from 4-5pm each week.  We will meet on the East (K-2) side of the school.  Fall weather can mean rain – watch your email for cancels if the forecast is questionable. As a reminder, this is not a drop-off activity—all children need be accompanied by a supervising adult.

During Family Track Club there are three different run loops that participant can choose from, one on Van Allen school grounds and two loops that goes off school grounds (kids must have an adult accompanying them).  Music is played on the wireless speaker system and students will receive punch cards to help count each mile they run and students record their distance at the end of the night.  Participants do not need to run or walk the entire hour – play ground breaks are welcomed!  Students who participate will have their names read during morning school announcements the next day.

If you have any questions get in touch with Lisa Hildebrand, Van Allen Physical Education Teacher.

-Lisa Hildebrand
Hildebrand.lisa@iowacityschools.org

9/5/14

Parents:

Check your email for the September Newsletter and a video of our students doing the "Sid Shuffle"

Homework:

• Read over the weekend! And record minutes! :)
•  Have your parents sign the total amount of minutes!
• Study Link 1.6 (make sure it is corrected with a different colored pen/marker/pencil!)
• Book-of-the-Month Week 1 due Monday!

Reminders:

• Student Council Forms are due next Friday (9/12)
• School Pictures are next Wednesday (9/10)
• Fundraiser packets are due on September 15th. 

Have a great weekend!

9/4/14

Homework:

• Read tonight! And record minutes! :)
• Study Link 1.5 (make sure it is corrected with a different colored pen/marker/pencil!)
• Night Sky Log (bring it back tomorrow completed!)

Reminders:

• Beginning Band Registration is due tomorrow! (9/5)
• Student Council Forms are due next Friday (9/12)
• School Pictures are next Wednesday (9/10)
• Fundraiser packets are due on September 15th. Kool Kids Ticket Day is tomorrow! Bring in your tickets to win a chance at a $50 gift card!

9/3/14

PTO Orange Leaf Fundraiser tonight (9/3) and next Wednesday (9/10)! Bring your flyer to support Van Allen!

Homework:

• Read tonight! And record minutes! :)
• Study Link 1.4 (make sure it is corrected!)
• Night Sky Log

Reminders:

• Beginning Band Registration is due this Friday (9/5)
• Student Council Forms are due next Friday (9/12)
• School Pictures are next Wednesday (9/10)
• Fundraiser packets are due on September 15th. You can turn them in anytime! 

9/2/14

There were many students who forgot to get their reading minutes signed, bring their math homework (SL 1.3) , or turn in their grammar. You have until tomorrow to turn those things in, otherwise you will be in for homework club on Friday.

• Read and record minutes tonight!
• Moon observation tonight. Record your observations. You will return sheet on Friday.
• Lesson 1.3: Factoring Numbers with Cube Arrays

*School Pictures are on September 10th*
*Fundraiser packets are due September 15th*