Hello McMillin Beagles! I apologize for the delay in updating our Blog. I usually write this on Sunday and I guess I was a little distracted with the Chargers winning 2 in a row!
As you know we’ll continue to have parent teacher conferences this week. I hope these meetings will be productive and will give you insight to how your children are performing and on ways you can support them at home. Remember you are your childs biggest advocate and it’s your responsibility to know what and how your child is doing. If I can be of any support to you before, during or after your conference please let me know.
This is our final week of school before our Fall break. We will be on break for two weeks (Sep 24-Oct 8), students will return Oct 9. I encourage all familes to take some time and focus on relaxing. Often parents want packets of homework for students to work on during break and although there is some value in reinforcing foundational concepts, it usually is very minimal. The best kind of “practice” is to read a book they enjoy, practice sight words and review basic math facts via flash cards. However, the MOST valuable thing you can do during break is to spend time with your child and talk. Take them to the park, beach, museum, movies, library, etc. After your day trip have a conversation about what they enjoyed or learned. By exposing your children to new experiences and having a conversation with them you are developing their background experiences. This is critical when they come back to the classroom because when lessons are taught they have experiences they can draw from to improve their comprehension. Talking and writing about something you have personal experience with is much easier than trying to do this “blindly”. Aside from all that you can enjoy your time building memories with your family in a no-stress environment, which ultimately is the most rewarding thing we can all do.
Reminders:
Sept 20 Attendance Awards
- 8:30-9:00 AM: AM TK & Kinder Classes
- 9:15-10:05 AM: Fifth and Sixth Grade Classes
- 10:40-11:30 AM: Third, and Fourth Grade Classes
- 12:00-12:50 PM: PM TK, First, and Second Grade Classes
Sep 21 Achievement Awards
- 8:30-9:00 AM: TK & Kinder Classes
- 9:15-10:05 AM: Fifth and Sixth Grade Classes
- 10:40-11:30 AM: Second, Third, and Fourth Grade Classes
- 12:00-12:50 PM: First Grade Classes
Last day of school Sep 21 dismissal at 1:15 pm
Have a great Fall break!
Mr. Mora