Mrs. Mason's Classroom - mrsmasonsclassroom

Welcome to our new student, Cole! 

This is our first full week since Christmas break.  All Reading and Spelling should be on our regular schedule now.  Remember that the Reading story is due by Friday. 

Our class is out of snacks.  If you can provide a healthy snack for 13 students they would love it!!

 

 

Welcome to our new student, Jack!

Just a reminder that there is no school this Friday, Jan. 13 (Institute Day) or Monday, Jan. 16 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day). 

For this reason, we will have our final Spelling test on Thursday and the Reading story needs to be read and have signed slip returned on Thursday.

Also, our snacks need replinished.  If you are able, please send in a healthy snack for 12 students.

Welcome back from Christmas Break! 

Mrs. Mason, her husband Frank, and big sister Morgan welcome Molly Nicole Mason to their family.  Molly was born on 12/27 and weighed 8lbs 3 oz.  Please look on the "Pictures" page to see precious Molly and proud big sister, Morgan.

While Mrs. Mason is out our sub will be Vicki Jones.  There will be a letter coming home with her information on it.  Please feel free to contact her if you have any questions or concerns.

 

We hope everyone has a nice Christmas break!!  We will see the students back on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.

We would like to welcome our new student, Joseph, into our class!

 

Also, the classroom needs more snacks.  If you can please send enough for 11 students.  Thanks!

There will be no Reading story or Spelling this week due to the 2 day school week. 

Please enjoy your time together and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Congratulations to our Alexis for completing the 5K for "Girls on the Run"!  We are very proud of you! 

Our classroom snacks are running low.  Please send heathy snacks for 11 students.

 

Just a reminder that this is a 4 day school week.  There is no school on Friday, November 11 in honor of Veteran's Day.  We will be having an all school Veteran's Day assembly on Thursday.  Papers should have went home with your child's homeroom class.

Makenzie's Dad came to visit our school and spoke during the assembly.  Our Character Ed motto this year is "Defending Good Character".  He, along with other local Fire Fighters, spoke about fire safety and took questions from students.  Thanks Mr. Hamilton!

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Thanks for the snacks Alexis!  You are awesome!

Reminder that there is no school Thursday and Friday (10/27 & 10/28) for Parent/Teacher conferences. 

Thanks Dean for bringing in snacks for the class!!  You are awesome!

TOMORROW IS PICTURE RETAKE DAY!

Thanks Jared for the snacks!!

Thanks to Alexis and Makenzie for bringing in pretzels for the class.  You Rock!

Renfro school is saddened by the loss of one of our 4th grade teachers, Ellen Hann.  If you would like to read Ellen's full obituary you can find it at:  http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/belleville/obituary.aspx?n=ellen-s-hann&pid=154086022&fhid=8524 

The "Heart Team" was in the school Friday to talk with her class and any students and faculty that needed them.

This week is Homecoming week at Collinsville High School.  There is a Homecoming Parade on Thursday (see "Homecoming Parade" attachment just below this post!).  The Renfro staff will be in the parade if your child would like to keep an eye out for us.  Also, the Homecoming football game is on Friday at CHS.

 

4th Grade has a field trip on Tuesday with their homeroom teacher.

 

Our snacks are running low.  If you can send a healthy snack (no peanuts or chocolate) for 11 students it would be appreciated!

 

 

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Our class has earned a pizza party from the class store!!  We will have the party on Monday, October 3rd during 3rd & 4th grade lunch and recess time.  Please do not send a lunch with your child on Monday. 

Great job 3rd & 4th graders for the entire class getting homework and school work done to earn this party!!

Thanks, John, for the classroom snacks!

This week our school is celebrating Grandparents! (Grandparent's Day was 9/11.)  Your child's Grandparent activities are scheduled with their homeroom teacher.  Fourth Grade is celebrating Monday and Third Grade is celebrating Thursday.

 

Our class has a classroom store.  Students have a chance to earn pretend money for getting their work done in class, getting homework done, and good reports from adults.  They may, on the other hand, owe money if they do not get homework done, or not writing their name on their work.  Not only do they earn money individually, but if the entire class gets their work done or homework done they earn money in the classroom fund and decide on their reward together once they reach $1.00.  On Fridays at first recess students have the opportunity to "buy" items with the money they have saved.  (Coloring pages, Fee Homework Slips, Snacks, Prizes, Helping with Kindergarten during recess time)  The students really seem to enjoy this and it helps give them incentive to complete classroom work and homework. 

 

Thanks to Alexis for bringing in a classroom snack!

 

The Everyday Math Games apps will be free to download September 24-26 via the iTunes App Store. If you have an Apple iPhone, iPad, or iTouch you can download these apps for free to use with your children.

 

Thank you, Makenzie, for bringing in snacks for the class! 

Welcome to our new student, Caden!

Our Reading story starts this week.  Your child should have papers in their binder with all the information you will need. You can also check the "Reading" tab above.   Each week your child will have a story to read for homework in the Reading book. On Monday your child will have the pages for the story written in his or her binder. These stories may be a bit difficult for your child to read by him/herself because they are in a grade level book. I recommend having someone read the stories with them to help with difficult words. These stories are very long and your child does not have to have the story completed until Friday. To help keep track of the assignment each Monday your child will bring home a slip to sign letting us know that the story was read. If your child does not complete this homework assignment, he or she will be required to pull a card just like any other imcomplete assignment.

Welcome to our new student, Keshawn!!  We are excited you are in our class.

There will be no Reading story at home this week because of the shortened week.  We should be ready next week to begin our stories at home.

 

You will find this week's Spelling words under the "Spelling" tab above, or in your child's binder. The Weekly Spelling Assignments listed on the site will be done in class.  They will only be homework if your child does not complete them in class.  If they have homework in our classroom it should be circled, or wrote in, on their Weekly Assignment Log in their binder. 

Thanks to Jared and Mackenzie for bringing snacks!  You both rock! 

Thanks Alexis for the class snacks!  You Rock!!   Thanks also to those that came to the Open House!

Typically we hand out Spelling words on Friday so that students have the weekend to study. This time we will come up with our list on Monday and they will have it in their binder Monday. 

 

Thanks to John for bringing in snacks for the class!  You Rock!

Also, we have been reviewing in class.  We should be starting Spelling next week with a list the students will create in class.  Our Reading story at home will start at a later date as we are reading in class right now. 

We had an awesome first week of school!  We have been getting to know each other and learn how our classroom works.

Our class eats a snack every day.  Please send in healthy snacks for 10 students. Some great ideas are pretzels, crackers (graham, saltines, snack crackers), granola bars, and raisins. They must be store bought, no peanut products (allergy), no sugary snacks, and nothing that needs cut up. 

Thanks for your help!  We are off to a great year!

You will find classroom news and notes in this section. 

If you would like to order any pictures on www.mrsmasonsclassroom.shutterfly.com ,you may order them through Shutterfly until the end of the school year.  At the end of the year they will be deleted.

• Please return hard back Reading books (4th grade is blue, 3rd grade is purple).  We will be reading chapter books together in class for the remainder of school.

• The Lost and Found will be cleaned out and donated to charity on Thur. 4/21.  Let your child know to check it before then if you have any specific missing items.
• Tomorrow, Wed. 20th is the Internet Safety parent night in the CHS auditorium.  Here is a link to the pdf flyer.
   
  http://websites.kahoks.org/renfro/Internet_safety_2011/Megan Meier flyer.pdf

• April 22-25 - No School - Easter Break
• Return hardback Reading Books.  We are finished with them for the school year and will be reading chapter books together in class.
• Thanks to Jared for bringing in snacks.  We are still in need of more for our daily snack time if you could send in enough for 14 students.

 

Tomorrow (Tuesday, 4/12) is a 1/2 day for students.  Please make sure your child knows how they are leaving school and who they will be with during the afternoon.  School will be dismissed at 11:25.

 

Please return Reading books.  We are reading a chapter book together in class. 

Reminder: 

• The Collinsville boil order is in effect today and tomorrow.  For more information you may read an article at http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/illinois/news/article_4f354f3e-70a9-5273-9271-3d647f32acbe.html

 

Thanks for the snacks Kylie!  You Rock!

This week is Book Fair. 

Reminder:  Next Tuesday, 4/12, is a half day (11:25 a.m. dismissal).

Reminder :  Tomorrow, 3/22, is 1/2 day student attendance.  Please make sure your child knows how they are getting home.

ISATs are finished and we are back to our normal routine.  The Spelling and Reading for the week are listed under those tabs. 

Our class is in need of snacks (see previous entry for suggestions).  Also, if you have any extra sanitizer wipes please send them in.  We like to try and keep our students healthy and wipe our desks down on a regular basis.

 

This week is ISAT kick off week.

   Tues - Wear red because we are "red"y for ISAT.

   Wed - Wear numbers because we love Math.

   Thur - Hat Day.  Get your thinking cap on.

   Friday - Wear PJ's.  Get plenty of sleep!

The ISAT tests begin next week (2/28 - 3/11).  Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest, eats a good breakfast, and is at school by 8:00 a.m.  This helps your child in doing their best.

There will be no Reading story to read at home until after the ISAT tests.

Our snacks are running low. Please send in healthy snacks for 12 students.  Some great ideas are pretzels, crackers (graham, saltines, snack crackers), granola bars, and raisins.  They must be store bought, no peanut products (allergy), no sugary snacks, and nothing that needs cut up.  Thanks for your help.

Welcome to our new classmates!!  We are glad to have you in class with us.

 

There will be no Reading story to read at home this week.

 

Reminder:  There is no school Monday, February 21 for President's day.

Due to the snow days this week, we will continue our Spelling and Reading into next week. 

Thanks for the snacks Jared!  You rock!

Reminder:  There is No School this Friday, 1/14/11 (Teacher's Institute) or Monday, 1/17/11 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day).

Thank you, Caleb, for the snacks!!!  YOU ROCK!!!

Happy New Year and Welcome back!  What a nice long break with the extra snow days added in there!  We will have Spelling words this week (posted under Spelling), but there will not be a story to read at home.  The 3rd grade needs to return their Reading books and will received volume 2 for their next story.

Renfro

Ice Cream Social

and

Craft Fair

Tonight

6:30 - 8:00

 

 

First of all, I would like to apologize for not updating earlier in the week.  I was out sick. 

We will not have a story this week or next week to be read at home.  We are reading a book together as a whole class instead. 

A couple of reminders: 

1.  If your child comes home without items they came to school with (scarf, gloves, coat), please remind them or write a note for them to check the Lost and Found.  The items in Lost and Found are kept for a period of time and then donated to a charity.

2.  Our Christmas break is from 12/20 - 12/31.  School will start back up on Monday, January 3, 2011.

Santa's Breakfast

 Saturday, December 4th

8-11 a.m. 

 Come have some breakfast

Get your picture taken with Santa!  

Happy Thanksgiving!!  Enjoy your holiday!

Next week is a shortened week due to Thanksgiving holiday.  Students will be in school Monday and Tuesday (11/22 & 11/23). There will be no Spelling words and no Reading story.  Enjoy your 5 day Thanksgiving holiday.

 

Thanks, John, for all the snacks!!!!

Our snacks are running low. Please send in healthy snacks for 9 students.  Some great ideas are pretzels, crackers (graham, saltines, snack crackers), granola bars, and raisins.  They must be store bought, no peanut products (allergy), no sugary snacks, and nothing that needs cut up.  Thanks for your help.

No School - Veterans Day   is coming up on Thursday, November 11, 2010.

Devon - Thanks for bringing snacks for the class.  You Rock!!

 

Reminder - There is no school on Thursday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day.

There is no school Thursday or Friday,

October 28 & 29. 

We look forward to seeing you at your scheduled

Parent/Teacher conference. 

Tuesday, October 26

6:30 - 8:00 

 Renfro Halloween Festival

Since this is a 3 day school week there will be no Spelling words or Reading story.  Parent/Teacher meetings are scheduled for Thursday and Friday.  We look forward to seeing you then.

 

Thanks for bringing in snacks for the class Jared!!

Our snacks are running low. Please send in healthy snacks for 9 students.  Some great ideas are pretzels, crackers (graham, saltines, snack crackers), granola bars, and raisins.  They must be store bought, no peanut products (allergy), no sugary snacks, and nothing that needs cut up.  Thanks for your help.

We hope you all had a nice 4 day weekend. 

This week is Red Ribbon Week (Drug and Alcohol Awareness) at Renfro School. 

Tuesday - Wear Green - "We're TOADILY against drugs!"  Get your Red Ribbon.

Wednesday - Wear Slippers - "Follow your dreams and give drugs the slip!"

Thursday - Wear Tye-dye - Say "Peace Out to drugs".  Get a "Hugs not Drugs" lillipop in your Renfro Family.

Friday - Wear Blue Jeans - "Drugs give you the blues, be a jeanius and don't do drugs!"

 

Also, our class is running low on snacks if you can send in a healthy snack for 9 students.

Reminder -

No School - Friday 10/8 -  Teacher's Institute

No School - Monday 10/11 - Holiday

We have another short week with no school on Friday, October 8th. 

For Spelling we will keep with the daily assignments and do one final test on Thursday.  Remember your child should circle the assignment if it is homework. 

In Reading the signed 1/2 sheet will be due on Thursday.  Please only sign this sheet if your child has read or had the story read to them.

This week is Homecoming week at Collinsville High School, there will be a parade open to the public on Thursday, October 7th in downtown Collinsville (Main Street and Clay Street).  The Renfro Staff will be participating in the parade.  Come on out and see us and bring a bag  to catch some candy.

Just a reminder that the Spelling words and the Story for the week are on the "Spelling" and "Reading" pages on this site.

 

 

Just a reminder that there is a 1/2 day of school on Friday, 9/17.  Dismissal time will be 11:25 a.m.

Don't forget, there is a 1/2 day of school on Friday!! 

We have been working on riddles during Journal time.  First, we gave the student 3 line riddles to see if they could guess what they were.  Next, they had to come up with a 3 line riddle to see if Mrs. Mason or I could guess it.  Now they are writing a riddle about themselves to put in our hallway. 

Our students have been earning classroom money for getting work done in class and doing homework.  They have the opportunity on Fridays to use the money in our classroom store.  They really are enjoying getting their money and some are saving it for larger items they can purchase.

Just a reminder that entire class has a snack every morning.  Thanks to those that have sent in a snack to share.    If you would like to send in a healthy snack for all 11 students, you may send them with your child.  They must be store bought, no peanut products (allergy), no sugary snacks, and nothing that needs cut up. 

Have a great week!!

 

In today's binder your child will have a new Spelling list for next week (9/7 - 9/10).  We send words home on Friday so they can start studying them over the weekend.  Also in the binder is an explanation of Spelling from here on out.  Please look over it and sign the 1/2 sheet saying that you have done so. 

Have a great holiday weekend! 

Mrs. Miller

Our class is off to a great start!  Everyone has been working hard on our routine, journal, and reading this week. 

Our Spelling lesson for next week will be a student generated Spelling list.  Our Spelling assignments are on the assignment sheet and if they have it as homework they should circle it.  Otherwise, if it is not circled, it should mean they completed it in class.

We will also start our classroom store next week.  The students get classroom money for completing homework, completing work in class, and good reports from adults in the building.  They have to pay us if they do not do their homework (and pull a card, and complete it at recess) , forget their name on work, and other occurrences as we see necessary to add. Once a week we will have our store open and they may purchase items with the money they have earned.   We also have whole class earned money for the entire class completing their homework with great prizes for the entire class once a certain amount is reached.Please help your child succeed at this fun program and make sure homework is completed. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

 

This section will be for posts for all to see.  We will put our classroom news, any requests for the classroom, and good news for our students.  You may "comment" on the class news and we will get the message. 

Thank you for sharing your child with us this year.  We have had a wonderful school year with lots of learning and lots of fun!  We look forward to seeing our incoming 4th graders again next year and wish our outgoing 4th graders the best of luck at D.I.S.  Have a great summer!!

Mrs. Mason

Mrs. Miller

There will be no more stories to read at home this school year.  Please send the Reading book back to school.  We will be reading a chapter book, "Twister on Tuesday", together in class.  This weeks Spelling Words are all taken from the book. 

Remember that Tuesday, May 4th, is 1/2 day for students. 

 

 

A BIG Thank You to McKayla for donating books to our classroom from the book fair last week!!  They are a welcome addition to our library.  You Rock!

Our class did an awesome job acting out the character traits for this month at the assembly today!  Way to go class, YOU ROCK!!!  Pictures are on the "Picture" page.

Just a reminder that Spring Break is Friday, April 2 through Monday, April 5.  Back to school on Tuesday, April 6.

Sorry for getting the Spelling Words and Story on the computer a little late this week.  We are all getting back in the swing of things after all the ISAT testing. 

 

Welcome to our new classmate! 

Check out the new pictures on the "Photo" page.

Ask your child about our new classroom store.  This should help them with counting money and encourage them to get their school/homework completed!

ISAT Bootcamp has begun for the 3rd and 4th grade.  We take a short amount of time each day to help prepare the students for the ISAT tests with general skills they need for test taking.  We will continue Bootcamp through 2/26. 

ISAT testing will begin 3/2.  Please help your child do their best by making sure they get plenty of sleep, have a good breakfast, and are at school (on time) during test taking.

Our class is running low on snacks.  If you can, please send in a healthy snack to share.  There are 13 in our classroom. 

Thanks!!

We are not sending home a Spelling List over the weekend.  We will be reviewing for the ISATS tests and will generate a list on Monday of words that the students come up with that have to do with the ISAT tests.

Have a great weekend!!

Welcome to the new students in our class!!! 

Congratulations to our whole class!!  The entire class earned a pizza party on Friday 1/29 for the entire class getting 5 marbles for completed homework.  Way to go!!!  Keep up the good work getting homework completed.

 

Due to the Snow Days on Thursday and Friday,  students have extra time to study their Spelling words and read their story.  They will be due this Thursday, 1/14. 

Don't forget that the students do not have school on Friday 1/15 (Institute Day) or Monday 1/18 (Holiday). 

Welcome back from our Christmas break.  I hope you all enjoyed your time off.  I hope you are all excited about starting a new year.  It's going to be a great 2010!!

We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas break and enjoys their time with family and friends!  Remember that when we return to school it will be 2010!! 

Upon returning from break our classroom is in need of a few supplies. 

If you could please send:

1) Clorox/Cleaning wipes (We want everyone to stay well and this helps us keep our room clean and free of germs, especially during the flu season.)

2) Germ X (Same reason)

3) Healthy Snacks for the entire class (10).

 

Thank you for helping us with these supplies. 

 

See you in 2010!

We hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving and enjoys their time off from school (11/25-29).  We are thankful to have each student in our class!

Way to go McKayla and Kenneth!!!  They have earned another 5 extra minutes of recess for always having their homework done.  Way to be responsible!!

Welcome Dylan and Kaezia to our classroom.  We are excited to have you!!

Congrats Sky for earning 5 extra minutes of recess!  You rock!

Congratulations to Ryan, Steven & Will for earning an extra 5 minutes of recess!!  They have been doing an awesome job getting their work done in class and completing homework!!  You Rock Ryan, Steven & Will!!!

Also, we are in need of healthy snacks for our classroom. 

 

Congratulations to Kenneth for receiving a "Paw" at the Character Ed Assembly!!!  Congratulations to Zach for earning an extra 5 minutes of recess!! You Rock Kenneth and Zach!!

Congratulations to Kenneth and McKayla for finishing their homework and earning an extra 5 minutes of recess!! 

We have come up with a new incentive for getting classwork and homework completed.  The students can earn marbles for  2 days worth of completing all their work in class or for getting all their homework done and returned to class.  After earning 5 marbles they get an extra 5 minutes of recess!!  If the entire class gets their homework done the classroom earns a marble and when the whole class gets 5 marbles in the classroom jar we will have a pizza party!

Way to go Kenneth & McKayla for earning your marbles!!!!

Parent/Teacher Conferences are 10/29 and 10/30. Hope to see you there!

 

Also, check out the "Pictures" page and see if you can guess our riddles.

 

Have a great weekend!

Our classroom is in need of:

1.   Healthy Snacks

2.   Clorox wipes

Thank you for your help!!

Friday, September 18th is a 1/2 day of student attendance.

This section will have any classroom news we may want to share.