Contact Information

Phone: 414.604.4100 ext 1308
Email: Teamsoar3@gmail.com

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

November update

Good Morning Families,
We have had a busy month so far. We have launched a new inquiry unit on geography and studying different aspects of the world we live in. In writing, we have finished our personal narratives and are now learning how to write like a scientist for our informational unit. Math has shifted from numbers and base ten to operations and algebraic thinking. 

Just a few reminders! If you choose to call Team Soar we request you please call with ext. 1308. Although we have three rooms, room 324 is the teacher's main room; we have more teacher time in this room and are able to check messages faster. Please keep in mind that during the hours of 8:25 until 3:40 is instructional time; it may take us up to 72 hours to respond to phone calls and emails. We cannot take instructional time away from students valuable learning at the sake of responding immediately to phone calls and emails.

Recently we have had several students bring in glass containers and bottles. Pease keep them at home! This is a safety concern as we have had glass break already in the hallway; the process to completely clean the glass up is tediuous and takes away from instructional time. 

Lastly remember to keep report cards at home! They are yours to keep! We just ask that the envelope comes back signed, to school, so we can reuse them throughout the year.

Monday, November 3, 2014

Kids at Work


Ms. Sterkel lead the kiddos in a very creative activity this morning. Ask your student about it, and take a peak below! The last day of MAPS testing is tomorrow!

End of October


Good Morning Team Soar Families,
We would like to remind everyone that students do not have school next week Thursday and Friday, October 30 and 31. We know this can be an exciting time of year and we wish everyone a safe weekend!

Yesterday Team Soar had the opportunity to read to K5 and K4 classes for Read For the Record Day. Students modeled what good readers do and how they read!

Report cards will be sent home next week, please be on the lookout! Also please be sure to sign and return the envelope as soon as possible. 

We a wrapping up our inquiry on communities and will be starting a science inquiry within the next few weeks. With the quarter ending we are also concluding our first math unit, numbers and base ten. Please continue to work with your child on this topic at home! 

Ms. Wall had the opportunity to sit down and recieve personal training on Achieve 3000; which means we were able to sit down and also recieve updated information on this very helpful program. Students who are on Achieve 3000 are reading independently at a level "K" and have demonstrated that skill through their small group instruction as well as their beginning work on Achieve 3000. Even though there are students who are independently reading at that level they may not be on this program because they require additional support and is not an appropriate independent tool for them to use. Students who do use this program should be completing 2 articles within a week; students are given ample time in class to complete these activities, however we encourage carry over at home. These articles are meant to take several days as they are lengthy and require students to think critically when they respond. The goal and expectation is for students to score a 75% or better the first time on the quiz they take at the very end of every article. Please encourage your student to take their time and use this resource to further their own knowledge.

Last but certainly not least, Bear Wear order forms are due this FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24!!!!!!! There are no exceptions and late orders will not be placed. 

Below are several pictures of Team Soar members reading to younger Jefferson Bears yesterday!


Sunday, November 2, 2014

November

Good Morning Team Soar Families,
Who read for at least 1 hour and 20 minutes over the past 4 days?! If not, there is still time today and tomorrow morning!!! Remember that, that is you and your child's homework EVERYDAY-20 minutes of reading! It's really not much, but it will significantly benefit your child's reading and vocabulary.

We hope you all had a relaxing and restful extended weekend!!! As you can tell we are shifting from brisk autumn weather to chilly winter weather very quickly. With that being said, students must wait before and after school outside, as well as go outside for recess everyday; students MUST be dressed appropriately for the weather-hats, gloves/mittens, winter coat, scarves, boots, and snow pants. We recommend keeping an extra set of cold weather clothing in your child's backpack as well as a clean extra set of clothing as when snow arrives many students get wet during the noon hour and then have to sit in uncomfortable, wet clothing for the remainder of the day.

Report cards will be going home this week. At Jefferson, we have had a VERY LENGTHY discussion on how we will be grading our reading and how it differs from years previous. In previous years, we have reported students INSTRUCTIONAL (what level students read at when they read in small group with a teacher) level, however, this year we are reporting students INDEPENDENT (what students can read all by themselves with fluency, accuracy, and comprehension) level. This level was determined by formally leveling all students in September; we acknowledge that these levels have changed since the beginning of the school year and that if there were concerns for your students reading level we expressed those concern during conferences. Please rest assured that although the summery achievement grade is one of the few letter grades, students work on a variety of different elements is what ultimately makes up their overall grade.

It has come to our attention that there has been difficulty logging onto some of our educational websites. We have listed below usernames and passwords, as well as specific school login information.

Dreambox:
School login: tfjn9/jeffersone
Username: students choose their class  and click their name, first name and first letter of their last name
Password: each student has a simple 4 letter password unique to them, which they should know

Lexia:
School login: type in any one of the following email addresses to get started phillipsonj@wawm.k12.wi.us; zastrows@wawm.k12.wi.us; wakemanm@wawm.k12.wi.us
Username & password: students lunch number with warm added onto the end of the 5 digit number

Achieve 3000:
Username: 5 digit lunch code
Password: 5 digit lunch code

Mobymax:
School login: type in and find Jefferson Elementary West Allis
Username: 5 digit lunch code and wawm at the end
Password: 5 digit lunch code and wawm at the end

Friday, October 17, 2014

October 17

Happy Friday!!!! Thank you to everyone who attended their conferences the last two days. We had a great turn out, and really appreciated the conversations we had.  Please remember to have your child read EVERY DAY as well as get on Achieve3000, Dreambox, or Lexia for at least 20 minutes a day. We also wanted to share pictures of some of our more recent events that took place at our school.

Team Soar friends who donated a dollar to Heavenly Hats

Team Soar friends "crawling under the fire"

Team Soar with Sparky


Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Parent Teacher Conferences

Good Morning Families,
We have had to make some changes to our conference schedule. Please note these are the correct times. If you are unable to come to your scheduled conference, please let us know IMMEDIATELY. We will be sending home a hard copy today as well.

DateTimeStudentDateTimeStudentDateTimeStudent
Wednesday, October 153:45Kenzie SWednesday, October 15Wednesday October 15
4:00Carly3:45Ayla3:45Katherine
4:15Sandra4:00Dajuana4:00Anthoni O
4:30Kaylan4:15Kamahdi4:15Isaiah
4:45Jocelyn S.4:30Gavriilia4:30Samuel
5:00Fisher4:45Zoe4:45Estrella
5:15Des'nee5:00Angie5:00Murren
5:30Nathaniel5:15Aliyana5:15Aiden
5:45Cathleen5:30Jessica5:30Elizabeth G
6:00Iyana5:45Natalie5:45Paige
6:15Ariana6:00Anthony B6:00Dominic
6:30Lillyona6:15Lexi
6:30Mya B
MRS. ZASTROW
MRS. WAKEMANMS. PHILLIPSON
Thursday, October 16TimeStudent
Thursday, October 163:45Maya H3:45Elijah3:45Joseline P
4:00Sophia4:00Vicky/Joie4:00Nathan
4:15Willie4:20Nico4:15Jayvon
4:30Lillie4:35-5:15OPEN4:30Kaida
4:45-5:15OPEN5:15Alex4:45Cal
5:15Desmond5:30Elizabeth S5-5:45OPEN
5:45Alyssa
6:00Angelus

Monday, October 6, 2014

October News

Good Morning Team Soar Families,

We would like to thank those families who continually read with their students every night; we can not stress the value and importance of what this does for students literacy, math, and writing. Studies have shown how simply reading books on a child's level, at home, every day, will shine through with their work at school. If you are not reading with your child every day, (weekends count too!!!) we request that this start to become of your nightly or even morning routines.

If you are trying to call Team Soar, please make sure you are calling the number on the blog with extension 1308. This is our main phone! Although we have three rooms with three phones, we start our day in this room, teachers have lunch in this room, and we end in this room. We will more readily be able to check for messages and respond to them.

Again, thank you to so many of you that ensure your child comes to school everyday, and on time. We conduct team building meetings every morning that truly set the tone for the entire day. When students miss out on these valuable life skills, they frequently become sad when they come mid-activity.

Lastly, our parent teacher conferences will be different from last year. If you were a member of the Team Soar Family last year you know that all three teachers were present for all 54 conferences. As you can imagine, that process took over a week in order to get through all of them. This year, we have divided students up to a singular teacher. This was done by what teacher works with them the most; please note that just because a student is on a teachers class roster does not mean you will be meeting with that teacher. Please let us know IMMEDIATELY if you are unable to meet at your scheduled time.


DateTimeStudentDateTimeStudentDateTimeStudent
Wednesday, October 153:45Kenzie SWednesday, October 15Wednesday October 15
4:00Carly3:45Ayla3:45Katherine
4:15Sandra4:00Dajuana4:00Anthoni O
4:30Kaylan4:15Kamahdi4:15Isaiah
4:45Jocelyn S.4:30Gavriilia4:30Samuel
5:00Fisher4:45Zoe4:45Estrella
5:15Des'nee5:00Angie5:00Murren
5:30Nathaniel5:15Aliyana5:15Aiden
5:45Cathleen5:30Jessica5:30Elizabeth G
6:00Iyana5:45Natalie5:45Paige
6:15Ariana6:00Anthony B6:00Dominic
6:30Lillyona6:15Lexi
6:30Mya B
MRS. ZASTROW
MRS. WAKEMANMS. PHILLIPSON
Thursday, October 16TimeStudent
Thursday, October 163:45Maya H3:45Elijah3:45Joseline P
4:00Sophia4:00Vicky/Joie4:00Nathan
4:15Willie4:20Nico4:15Jayvon
4:30Lillie4:35-5:15OPEN4:30Kaida
4:45-5:15OPEN5:15Alex4:45Cal
5:15Desmond5:30Elizabeth S5-5:45OPEN
5:45Alyssa
6:00Angelus