Judson Elementary School

Teacher: Mrs. Gubbiotti

SUBJECT : Assignments, upcoming classroom events, educational links, email link, and more.

Dear Parents,

I want to welcome you and your child to my website at Judson School. I reside with my husband here in Watertown and am proud of my two children, Father Jeff and Jenny, who have been educated in the Watertown School System and have grown to serve their communities well. I have two beautiful grandchildren, Ethan and Emily who I enjoyed playing with this past summer.

This is my sixteenth year teaching in Watertown, and I am excited to share our experiences together in third grade. I believe that good and lasting habits must be started in these most important formative years. Please help me with this goal, by reminding our children to record homework assignments daily in class. The assignment pads are purchased by our PTA. To further help, homework is always written in the same place everyday on the board. Now, responsibility can be nurtured and this site could be used as a reference and support system for homework, long-term assignments, and upcoming classroom/school events.

*Please sign and return all graded papers so that you can see what we are studying in class. You can monitor and support your child's individual needs at home as well. Signed papers returned by students, will be filed and sent back home at the beginning of each marking period. Thank you for your cooperation in this effort to communicate student progress on a regular basis. Parents can always reach me during regular school hours with any concerns and I will be happy to return your call as soon as possible. You may also me at gubbiotticy@watertownps.org . A note can also be sent in with your child.

I look forward to working with you and your child as we strive for a successful, happy, and fun learning experience. Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Cindy Gubbiotti

HOMEWORK

* HOMEWORK (May change, so please check assignment pads daily) REMINDER:PLEASE SIGN ALL GRADED PAPERS ONLY. THANK YOU!

Monday Date : 2/6/12

Spelling -write mispelled words 3x each, study for test Fri.

Spelling -week #16 : coarse, warm, soar, wore, swarm, form, story, warn, bore, sport, glory, force, course, before, fourth, explorer, forest, scoreboard, fourteen, seashore

(http://www.spellingcity.com/gubbiotticy)

Language Arts- none

Reading- CMT cloze practice

Math- worksheet. Test on Fractions Thursday

Social Studies- none

Science- none

Cursive - practice sheet

Wear SNEAKERS FOR GYM TODAY !

Tuesday Date: 2/7/12

Spelling- worksheet and study for test Fri.

Reading- CMT Comprehension

Language Arts- none

Math- worksheet. Fractions test Thursday

Social Studies- none

Science- none

Cursive -practice sheet

Wednesday Date: 2/8/12

Spelling- worksheet and study for test Friday

Language Arts- none

Reading- CMT Editing and Revising

Math- Fraction worksheet to practice for test tomorrow

Social Studies- study Lesson 1 vocab.

Science- none

Cursive- none

Thursday Date: 2/9/12

Spelling- study for test tomorrow

Language - review DOL sentences

Reading- Read for 20 min.

Math- none

Social Studies- study lesson 2 vocab

Science - none

Cursive- none

Friday Date: 2/10/13

Spelling- none

Language Arts -none

Reading- read for enjoyment

Math- none

Social Studies- none

Science- none

Cursive- none

WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

In LANGUAGE ARTS, we will be working on sentence structure, editing, and punctuation skills. Many varied opportunities will be given to the children as they learn valuable reading skills from Nancy Boyles, Fountas and Pinnell, and Lucy Calkins, through the use of guided reading techniques and the Storytown Program. Using the 6 strategies:picturing, guessing, connecting, noticing, figuring, and wondering to promote the pure joy of reading, is fostered in class as well. You will hear vocabulary such as CLOZE, robust vocabulary, and editing and revising. We work on how to answer open-ended sentences using information from the story to justify our answers. Mrs. Stepka helps us sharpen our reading skills. We are lucky to have literacy volunteers come to help as well.

In SOCIAL STUDIES, We will be starting our Natural Resources unit.

In MATH, we are working on our fractions unit. The students must master times tables 2,3,4, 5 and 10. PLEASE REVIEW DAILY. Remember ...reviewing basic addition and subtraction facts daily is important all the time , and we want to be ready to play "Bus Stop" at any time! Don't forget to go on my website and click on links to practice CMT objectives throughout the year!

In SCIENCE, we have completed our habitats unit and a class project.

*Character Counts Pledge*

I am Ready

I promise that each and every day

I’ll show my good character at work and at play.

I am Respectful

I promise to do what is right and fair

Even when nobody else is there.

I am Responsible

I’ll improve my character, and soon you will see

I’ve grown up to be the best person I can be!

COMING EVENTS

February 1st - Box top contest begin

February 7th - Jump Rope for Heart (Gym Class

February 14th - Valentine Exchange in our class

PTO 7pm (CMT presentation)

February 15th - Box top contest ends

February 20th - President's Day - no school

Reminder:

BIRTHDAYS

Due to increasing allergies, the treats you bring in must be approved by the school nurse before they enter the classroom. Please check with the nurse within 24hrs. of bringing snack in and the day of. We have 26 students in our class. Your child could also bring in a book to read to the class as a birthday treat. If you wish, you can even donate the book to the library in his/her honor.Contact PTO for details about this program. Thank you in advance for your support.