Sunday, September 24, 2017

Weekly Update for 09/25/17


APEX Fun Run
I am so excited to tell you about the Apex Fun Run event that will be at our school for the next two weeks!  The Apex program teaches leadership and fitness to our students who will be seeking pledges for the Fun Run this. Friday, September 28.

Please visit www.apexfunrun.com and log on with your students access code to hear about this interactive program that helps schools all over the country raise money, while promoting leadership and fitness in the classes.  This year’s character theme is Apex United where students will follow Sam, Rob, Wendy, Robin and Luke who together make up the United Squad. We catch up with our characters while the deceiving Mr. E is constantly testing them. With special powers provided by Omega these five friends will truly learn what it means to be united along with a surprise none of them saw coming.

Students are raising pledges for the laps they run (between 26 and 36, 36-lap max).  Each lap is 1/16th of a mile.  For instance, $1 per lap means $30 dollars total pledged if the student runs 30 laps.  Our class has a goal of reaching $3 per lap for each student, or $90 simple donations.

Here's the important part!  The majority of the funds raised this year will go to our school to pay for technology, equipment and other items to further deeper learning and activities.  However, the school has promised that an additional 10% of whatever we raise in each class goes directly to that teacher to use in their own classroom. My goal is to raise $100/lap, enough money to buy flexible seating options such as yoga mats, Hoki stools, and Scoops Rockers.

Please help us reach our goal by talking to family and friends about pledging for your student. A great way to do this is to use the “Share Wizard” found on your students pledge page. The Share Wizard is an awesome tool that allows you to send texts, emails and share posts on Facebook and Twitter to help your child get sponsors for the upcoming fun run.

If you need your child’s access code to login on www.apexfunrun.com you can contact info@apexfunrun.com.  I hope to see you at the Fun Run next week!


What are we learning this week?  
Reading: SOL 1.9
Students will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts.  We will focus on identifying characters, setting, and important events.
   
Writing: SOL 1.13 The student will write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes.


Math: SOL 1.11 Geometry
The student will:
a) identify, trace, describe, and sort plane figures triangles, squares, rectangles, and circles according to number of sides, vertices, and angles; and
b) identify and describe representations of circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles in different environments, regardless of orientation, and explain reasoning.


           Weekly Schedule
*Monday, September 25       Orange Resource Day

*Tuesday, September 26      Green Resource Day

*Wednesday, September 27   Blue Resource Day

*Thursday, September 28     Purple Resource Day

*Friday, September 29         Orange Resource Day
APEX Fun Run for 1st Grade @ 10:15
         
                Looking Ahead

October 4th         Picture Day
October 6th         Smithfield High School Homecoming                                      Parade @ 4:15
October 10th       Back to School Night @ 6:30
October 12th       WatchDogs Pizza Kickoff @ 6:00


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