Happy New Year!!! I have been so bad this school year at keeping up with my blog. But I will try to do better for now on. I have a lot of pictures on my phone from the Snow Day in December, gingerbread houses, gift exchange, pajama day and some from the student of the week celebrations. I will upload those this weekend and try to get them on the blog for everyone.
The kids did a great job last week with the Stanford test and now with that behind us we are focused on preparing for the TAKS in April. We will be working really hard learning a lot of new material between now and then.
Also, I am very busy training for the MS150 from Houston to Austin in April. This is going to be my first time to ride in this and actually I just begun riding this year (Jan 1st was my first ride). I will be sending out emails with more information and if anyone would like to make a tax deductible donation in my name that would be much appreciated. This is going to be very exciting for me. I will keep everyone updated on my progress.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Monday, October 12, 2009
Carnival
Lunch Under the Rooftop
Bring your child lunch and enjoy in this Briargrove tradition of eating outside under the rooftop the day before the carnival. Stay after lunch and help the Carnival chairs set up for the Carnival the next day!!
Time: During students' normal lunch times
The Briargrove Carnival is on Saturday, October 24th from 11:00-3:00. I hope to see everyone there!!
Bring your child lunch and enjoy in this Briargrove tradition of eating outside under the rooftop the day before the carnival. Stay after lunch and help the Carnival chairs set up for the Carnival the next day!!
Time: During students' normal lunch times
The Briargrove Carnival is on Saturday, October 24th from 11:00-3:00. I hope to see everyone there!!
Food Law
I wanted to make all parents aware of the Texas nutrition policy, in very simple terms all candy and carbonated beverages are not allowed on school campuses during the school day. I will not be handing out candy to the students unless it has been approved in advance. I have also spoken to the students about the estimation jar for student of the week, they are not to put candy in them. I will send it back home if candy is brought to school. Please consider this with Halloween approaching, candy or chocolate is not a nutritonal snack choice.
In 2004, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) implemented a much more restrictive policy on foods that are provided to students. The policy is aggressively enforced and schools found to have violated the policy will lose a day of meal reimbursement funds from the state and will be required to reimburse the food service account for the lost reimbursement. The policy applies to foods of minimal nutritional value (FMNV), and any type of candy and also restricts the provision of “competitive foods,” which are all foods and beverages not provided by school food services. The policy also limits the number of grams of fat and sugar Texas schoolchildren are served each week, restricts portion sizes for items such as chips, cookies, frozen desserts and beverages, and calls for phasing out deep-fat frying in schools. Nutrition policy exemptions allow for such events as birthday parties, pizza parties and classroom snacks (see the Exemptions section on facing page for details). The full Texas Public School Nutrition policy is available on the Texas Department of Agriculture Web site at www.squaremeals.org. Policy highlights include:
Soda water, Water ices, Chewing gum, Candies and chocolate bars are not allowed at any time during the school day.
Classroom birthday parties: Foods otherwise restricted by the policy are permitted at student birthday parties. It is recommended that such parties be scheduled after the end of the last lunch period so that these celebrations will not replace a nutritious lunch. Federal regulations do not permit FMNV to be served in the food service area during meal periods.
In 2004, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) implemented a much more restrictive policy on foods that are provided to students. The policy is aggressively enforced and schools found to have violated the policy will lose a day of meal reimbursement funds from the state and will be required to reimburse the food service account for the lost reimbursement. The policy applies to foods of minimal nutritional value (FMNV), and any type of candy and also restricts the provision of “competitive foods,” which are all foods and beverages not provided by school food services. The policy also limits the number of grams of fat and sugar Texas schoolchildren are served each week, restricts portion sizes for items such as chips, cookies, frozen desserts and beverages, and calls for phasing out deep-fat frying in schools. Nutrition policy exemptions allow for such events as birthday parties, pizza parties and classroom snacks (see the Exemptions section on facing page for details). The full Texas Public School Nutrition policy is available on the Texas Department of Agriculture Web site at www.squaremeals.org. Policy highlights include:
Soda water, Water ices, Chewing gum, Candies and chocolate bars are not allowed at any time during the school day.
Classroom birthday parties: Foods otherwise restricted by the policy are permitted at student birthday parties. It is recommended that such parties be scheduled after the end of the last lunch period so that these celebrations will not replace a nutritious lunch. Federal regulations do not permit FMNV to be served in the food service area during meal periods.
Updates
Math: We have just finished working on subtraction and addition. However, that does not mean that we are done with it completely. It will show up in their warm ups, on tests, daily work and homework. This week we are going to cover geometric and number patterns along with estimating sums and differences. This week will be our culminating assessment over place value, addition and subtraction. Finally next week, we will begin the much anticipated multiplication. If you are using the enVision textbook, it is topic 12.1 and 12.2 along with 2.5 and 4.4 .
Science: We have just finished working with science tools such as microscopes, balances, beakers, graduated cylinders and thermometers. We are getting ready to begin our unit on States of Matter. The students will end the unit with a project. More instructions will be coming home soon. We will be having a test coming up on all the science tools we have been working on.
Social Studies: Students are studying important inventions and how they effect and improve our lives.
Science: We have just finished working with science tools such as microscopes, balances, beakers, graduated cylinders and thermometers. We are getting ready to begin our unit on States of Matter. The students will end the unit with a project. More instructions will be coming home soon. We will be having a test coming up on all the science tools we have been working on.
Social Studies: Students are studying important inventions and how they effect and improve our lives.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Recent News
This week the students are starting to work on two really cool in class projects. First we are starting a class solar system joke book. The students will write their own planet joke and then illustrate it. Second we have just read 100 Hungry Ants. The students are being broken into groups and given a number. Then they have to divide it into smaller groups (up to 10). Then they write their own stories with rhymes, just like the book.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Updates Friday 10/3/08
The student of the week has been pushed back one week. I will be sending home a new schedule in the next Wednesday folder. With Hurricane Ike, it changed everything, so thank you for your patience.
The BG Carnival will be on Saturday, October 18th. I will be there and if I see your child they will get a dollar for our incentive chart. So make sure they look for me. Don't forget to order your t-shirts, I saw them today and they are really nice, great to wear on spirit days and field trips.
Thursday, October 9th is a still a fall holiday. So there is no school next Thursday, unless HISD decides to use it as a makeup day for the Hurricane. I will keep you updated if anything changes with that.
Wednesday, October 8th are fall pictures, students must be in uniform for these pictures. If you want to buy a package, please make sure to turn in the envelope to me by the 8th.
October 14 is the Summer Reading Party, if your child received an invitation, the party begins at 7:30.
The BG Carnival will be on Saturday, October 18th. I will be there and if I see your child they will get a dollar for our incentive chart. So make sure they look for me. Don't forget to order your t-shirts, I saw them today and they are really nice, great to wear on spirit days and field trips.
Thursday, October 9th is a still a fall holiday. So there is no school next Thursday, unless HISD decides to use it as a makeup day for the Hurricane. I will keep you updated if anything changes with that.
Wednesday, October 8th are fall pictures, students must be in uniform for these pictures. If you want to buy a package, please make sure to turn in the envelope to me by the 8th.
October 14 is the Summer Reading Party, if your child received an invitation, the party begins at 7:30.
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