Mr. Madden's Class - Harmony Team

This week your children: Published at least one chapter book! Have them read it to you this weekend as it will come home in the Friday Folder. Please send it back in on Monday so we can add it to our classroom library. Attended a fun assembly on Wednesday with NED - ask them about it...  The theme was a review of the work we have been doing all year long on the ideas of Growth Mindset .  Yo-yo sale for the next 5 days pays for the assembly... Took an imaginary trip to Antarctica and measured penguins and ourselves in inches. Kids are not expected to measure accurately with inches or feet but it is their first exposure in school so talk it up at home if the chance arises! Earned another reward for following expected behaviors - being safe, responsible and respectful.  We will go outside for an extra recess on a warm day. There will be a food drive at SCS over the next few weeks to help stock the Shelburne Food Shelf. Here is the flyer .

Nearby Nature the study of Owls  - was AWESOME!!  Wrapping up Unit 4 in Math - Check out the resources for Unit 5 when you get a chance. If you would like to start having your child use RAZ kids at home please let me know and I can add them back into the program.  It allows them to access just right* books to read anywhere there is internet access - for free! Check out the Resources and Links page of this blog for more information...

If you would like to request a parent/teacher conference with me, would like to stop in to say hello, or would just like to stop by and jam on some instruments, please let me know! Face-to-face, phone, Google Hangout are all options.  I am available at the following times to meet:  Friday, March 23rd :  11am - 3:30pm Wednesday, March 28th :  3:00-4:00pm   Wednesday, April 4th :  3:00 - 4:15pm Please email me at  jsanders@cvsdvt.org  if you would like to set an appointment.  Happy Spring (if it ever stops snowing!) and I look forward to seeing you at the K-3 Informances in the coming weeks. Best wishes, Jodi Sanders, music  

We are having a great week in our classroom! Kids are working so hard to follow expected behaviors and spirit week has been fun. Don't forget to sign up for a conference!! Sign-up sheet We are working to follow expected behaviors and the group plan - when someone is not following those I'm using the language of "unexpected" with kids.  They are working to find the "hidden rules" in social situations by starting to look around and figuring out what is expected by paying attention to others. Keep them reading each night to continue the awesome progress they are all making as readers!! Don't forget to take a peek at the class photo and video collection: Madden Class Photos & Videos

Please sign up for a conference - same as last time, sign up for a time or let me know an alternate time that works better for you...     Here is the document   Bringing students to the conference is encouraged but not necessary - it is up to you and your family as to what works best. Another "Stuffy and Engineering" day will happen this Friday to include kids that were absent the Friday before break. They will have time to create something that helps them in some way and then share it with the class. They can bring a stuffed animal to school to help encourage them when thinking as engineers do...fail, fail and fail again while improving and learning from those failures! Please help make sure kids are reading each and every day - this is the single most important work they should do outside of school.  If you want to use online resources that include just right books, I can help make that happen...just let me know.