Family READING Night!

All Title I families are invited to our reading success night at Halverson. Come and find out helpful tips to make reading fun and successful and highlight some school and community resources that are available to you. Hope you all can make it!

WHEN: October 27th, 2011 at 5:30
WHERE: Halverson Elementary School

What is Title:

The goal of Title I is to provide a high-quality education for every child. The Title I program provides extra help to students who need additional help in the areas of reading and math. Title I instruction is in addition to the regular classroom instruction.

You as parents influence your child’s education. You can boost your child’s achievement in school by taking an active role in Title I. Let your child see that education is important to you not just to them.

Being parents, you know your child better than anyone else does. Feel free to share information about your child’s likes and dislikes with me or your child’s classroom teacher.

Always share a love of learning with your child.

Set a good example for your child. Let them see you reading, writing letters, and making lists.

Make learning at home just as fun as it is at school. Work on building language, reading, and math skills. You can do this by playing games and reading signs when you are driving or shopping.

Limit your child’s television time and have your child read to you or you read to them. As you are reading together, stop and discuss what is happening in the story. Make predications about what might happen next.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to the 2011-2012 school year.  I am very excited to be working at Sibley Elementary School again this year.  I look forward to seeing all your smiling faces on Tuesday, September 6th.  I hope many of you will be at the Fall Picnic, on Thursday, September 1st from 5-7 pm.

                                               

June 2

We have enjoyed working with our students this school year. We were able to visit with the students during their picnics and get some great photos! We hope you enjoy your summer and spend some time with good books! Good luck to all of our students next year! We will miss you!

Some end of the year things

Book Bags
Your child has brought home a bag with books. These books came home in a clear plastic bag. We are looking to have all of the book bags back to school by May 27th. Please check at home for these book bags and have your child bring it back to Title One.

Friday, May 20th
Hats Off To Relay! Day. Students are invited to wear a hat for a donation to the Relay for Life (suggested donation is $.25 - $1.00). Millions of cancer patients around the world lose their hair during chemotherapy and other cancer treatments. Wearing caps and hats are their badge of courage as they battle this disease. Please join us as we honor their courage.

End of the year
The last day of Title One is May 27th. We have been working with our students these last couple of weeks to finish any additional standards they need to work on.
June 2nd
The last day of school, June 2nd, is now an early dismissal day and school will be dismissing at 12:05. This is in addition to the already scheduled early dismissal day next Tuesday, May 24th at 12:05.

Progress Reports and Questionnaire

Progress Reports:

On Thursday April 14th, your child's Title One progress report was sent home. We recently gave several assessments to determine their progress toward the end of the year goals. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. You may keep the progress report. Please send back the blue form with your signature. We can be reached at 379-5130 during school hours.

Questionnaire:
The purpose of our program is to provide a safe and positive envirnoment for students who need additional support in reading and math. In a small group setting, your child is working on reading and/or math skills that are appropriate for their grade level.

To help us better serve the needs of your child, we have sent home a questionnaire. Please fill it out and have your child return it to us. Thank you!

MCA testing

MCA Reading and Math Tests

During the next weeks students will be taking the

Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments known as the MCAs.

Reading Tests: Thursday, April 14^th & Friday, April 15th

Math Tests: Mrs. Berg and Mrs. Bracker : Wednesday, April 27th and Thursday, April 28th

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT EVERY STUDENT IS HERE ON THE DAY OF THE TEST!

Looking for some ways to help your child be prepared?

Here are some ways you can help:

• Encourage your child to work hard everyday
• Start the day off right the morning of each test:
1. Get a good night’s sleep
2. Eat a nutritious breakfast
3. Keep a positive attitude
• Help your child to arrive on time at school
• Ask your child how the test went each testing date