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Team Day 2015

Team building activities.

Today was Team Day. We spent the morning working on solving teamwork challenges. In the first challenge, students had to move their feet together, without letting their feet separate from the person next to them. Other challenges included lowering a hulu hoop at the same time as the rest of the group, untying knots in a rope around a tree, and trying to fit their entire team on an ever-decreasing-in-size sheet. It was difficult at times, but students solved a lot of challenges by working together and persevering. Thank you to all the family members that helped today! Here are some pics and vids:

Team Day 2015

We also took some time to remember the events of September 11, 2001:

Notes:

• School Supply list: one important item on the list is a dry erase marker.
• Students will need a pair of earbuds this year. Something inexpensive will be fine.
• Need to update your contact information or send in your email address or phone number? Do that here.
• Parents and family members, find out more information about our class here.
• Students, visit StudentCentral here.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue and StudentVue.
• More class information…
  • About MrHowd.com
  • Class Info
  • Contact Mr. Howd
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Subjects

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.

Today was filled with more start-up activities and procedures. Here are some highlights:

• We watched a video called, “Crash and Learn,” and talked about how crashing and making mistakes are normal, and successful people know how to learn from their crashes.
• Students started using their MobyMax accounts. We’ll use MobyMax this year for math review and new learning, science, and reading practice.
• We also looked at some mission statements of famous companies and wrote our own: “All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.”

Notes:

• Team Day is Friday, September 11 from 10-11:30 am. The class will be completing team-building activities in student groups. Can you help? Instructions will be provided!
• School Supply list: one important item on the list is a dry erase marker.
• Students will need a pair of earbuds this year. Something inexpensive will be fine.
• Need to update your contact information or send in your email address or phone number? Do that here.
• Parents and family members, find out more information about our class here.
• Students, visit StudentCentral here.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue and StudentVue.
• More class information…
  • About MrHowd.com
  • Class Info
  • Contact Mr. Howd
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Subjects

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.

Today was filled with more get-to-know-you activities and procedures. Here are some highlights:

• Students received their chromebooks and class email accounts.
• Students received new seats, class jobs, and elected team captains. We brainstormed what a good team captain would be like before we voted.
• We completed an activity about using teamwork to build a pyramid of cups. Students had to work together to use string and rubberbands to stack the cups, instead of using their hands. There were several mistakes, but students learned to persevere.

Teamwork Pyramids 2015

Notes:

• Team Day is Friday, September 11 from 10-11:30 am. The class will be completing team-building activities in student groups. Can you help? Instructions will be provided!
• School Supply list
• Students will need a pair of earbuds this year. Something inexpensive will be fine.
• Need to update your contact information or send in your email address or phone number? Do that here.
• Parents and family members, find out more information about our class here.
• Students, visit StudentCentral here.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue and StudentVue.
• More class information…
  • About MrHowd.com
  • Class Info
  • Contact Mr. Howd
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Subjects

Welcome back to another year! I’m looking forward to working with you and your student to make this a great year!

At the beginning of the year, most parents have questions about curriculum, procedures, policies, and ways to stay informed. Problem solved: check out this website!

Here you can find everything you need to know about the class, including ways to contact me, check grades, find out about procedures, see class photos, and check out student work.

You will also be contacted periodically by an automated phone message system. I’ll use this for class reminders in case you aren’t able to check the class website, or your student’s backpack ate the class notes!

School Supplies

There is a full list of school supplies at MrHowd.com/supplies. Your student will really only need pencils, pens, dry erase markers, and three poly envelopes. I have the markers and envelopes in class for purchase, or you can get these at any office store.

Who’s in class?

Our class is made up of people with unique talents and experiences. We should have pride in that! So we can be proud and get to know each other, I’m giving students the opportunity to bring in three things that show who they are, to put up on our Friends and Family Pride Board. This board will end up looking like a scrapbook. Students can bring in anything that can be stapled to or hung on a board with pushpins, and that is reasonable in size. Photos, postcards, medals, etc. would be perfect.

Students will also be asked to decorate a writing portfolio with drawings and photos.

So start digging up those photos now!

Team Day

Friday, September 11, from 10:00-11:30 am, our class will participate in some team-building activities to start the new year. Parents are needed to help run the activities. Instructions will be provided. If you can help, send in the note below or email me. Thanks!

Class activities

Today was filled with get-to-know-you activities and procedures. Here are some highlights:

• We played a game to share some news from the summer.
• Students took the Mr. Howd test; most failed! I told students that failure will often result from not preparing, but hard work is usually rewarded!
• We took a tour of our new planners. Parents, look in the planners for a bunch of paperwork for you to fill out. That’s your homework!
• We attended gym and music, and an assembly about the new year.
• We got new lockers.

Notes:

• Team Day is Friday, September 11 from 10-11:30 am. The class will be completing team-building activities in student groups. Can you help? Instructions will be provided!
• School Supply list
• Students will need a pair of earbuds this year. Something inexpensive will be fine.
• Need to update your contact information or send in your email address or phone number? Do that here.
• Parents and family members, find out more information about our class here.
• Students, visit StudentCentral here.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue and StudentVue.
• More class information…
  • About MrHowd.com
  • Class Info
  • Contact Mr. Howd
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Subjects