Parents as Reading Partners (PARP) News!

I was so excited to receive so many PARP forms this morning!  Keep them coming! 

The classroom that reads the most will win a special prize.  We would love to be the winner!

I know that all of the students read at home, as well as in school.  Be sure to record those minutes! 

If you are not sure what form I am talking about, see the pictures below.  If you need another sheet, please contact me.

*If your child was absent today, he/she can send in the form on Monday.

Thank you!!

Wow!  Look at all of our soda bottles!  Thank you so much!  We are ready for our fun science activity.  Check back next week to see how we use them. :)

Brrr! It's Cold Outside!

It's been VERY cold outside lately.  We have been learning about Polar regions.  Here is our Arctic bulletin board.  Take a look at all of those cute penguins.  They are all different "shapes" and sizes :)

All of the students wrote about the Arctic in their journals.  They did a fabulous job with the editing and revising process.  In the computer lab they typed their final draft.  Here are a few examples!

Volunteer Needed!

Dear parents (or grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc),

I am in need of 1 volunteer for Junior Achievement.  The volunteer would be in charge of teaching 4-6 social studies lessons to the class.  The program will run for 4-6 weeks (1 lesson a week) in March or April and each lesson is about a half hour long.  All the materials and planning ideas will be provided, but you will be responsible for any extra planning.  Suzi Goldman has been a Junior Achievement volunteer in the past, so if you are considering it, but have more questions you can contact her.  Of course, you can always contact me with questions as well.  If you know you are interested, please let me know and we can find some times that work in your schedule (I am very flexible!)

Thanks!
Mrs. Miakisz

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all!  In class we will be talking about our favorite memories from 2013 as well as our resolutions and/ or goals for the New Year.  One of my favorite memories from 2013 was being welcomed to Pashley Elementary School.  I am so lucky to be able to work with such great colleagues, students, and parents everyday.  I love this community!  One of my goals was to create this new blog!  I am so excited to have already reached one of my goals :).  What are some of your favorite memories from 2013?  Do you have any resolutions or goals for 2014 that you would like to share?  I encourage students, teachers, and parents to comment below!

Speaking of 2014, here is the January calendar and newsletter.  Enjoy!

January Newsletter

Love,

Mrs. Miakisz

Welcome!

I am so excited to be able to welcome you all to Miakisz Memo.  This will be a great space for all parents, students, teachers (and anyone else interested) to stay up to date with what's happening in our classroom!  I will use this blog to post pictures, activities, assignments, newsletters, and much more first grade fun!  Please be sure to add your e-mail address at the top of the blog so that you can be notified every time there is an update.  I look forward to blogging with all of you!

Love, 

Mrs. Miakisz