Dear Parents,

Three weeks have already gone by and both grades are now testing weekly in the following subjects: Arithmetic, Penmanship, Phonics and Spelling. In first grade Arithmetic we are working on counting and writing numbers and number words to 10, understanding two digit numbers and their place value, addition fact sentences, and introduction to story problems. The second graders are working on addition and subtraction facts to 8, double digit addition, place value to hundreds, money concepts, geometric shapes even /odd, temperatures, and introduction to fractions.  Penmanship lessons will focus on letter formation, evenly spaced and sized words, proper slant and letter connections. Phonics, Language, and Spelling are the stepping stones to Creative Writing and Reading. First graders are working on advanced letter combinations, rules for long and short vowels, sentence stucture, rhyming words and sight words. Second graders are also reviewing those skills and putting them into practice with other skills such as recognizing syllables, knowing when to capitalize, proper punctuation, and singular and plural words. They will also learn how to use the glossary to build vocabulary skills. When your child brings completed work pages home, please review with them, talk about what they did; or didn’t do in some cases; and if there is anything you don’t understand, please feel free to contact me. The homework slips will go home on Monday’s; rather than every day; with the homework assignments for that week. 

As always it is my honor to work with you and your child/children.

          Sincerely, Zoe’ Charon  

The holidays are behind us, report cards are out and the new semester begins. This is the time, in class, when things begin to change for everyone. School has become less enchanting for the student; for some, this may show up in behavior and or skills development. As for the teacher, it seems the days are filled with repetitious reminders of habit and procedures in and out of the classroom. Finally for you, the parents, there may be an increase of unfinished work, a corrective action notice, ie: demerit, detention etc. or an unhappy student, one day complaining of a shortened play-break. TAKE HEART! It is only a small transitional phase that we will all survive if we work together. Here are a couple of ideas that may help………………

Remind your student to be aware of how we pass cold and flu germs, etc. It is especially important for this age group to get a full night of sleep, as you well know. When the weather is sunny but cold, I would like to get the students outside for fresh air and sunshine, but not without a warm jacket, please make sure they come to school with a jacket every day. Finally I ask that you remind your student to save any sugary snacks for the afternoon, this will also help, as during the first part of the day we do a great deal of our instructional work. All of these will help us as we transition into this next semester. I thank you for your continual support and as always if you have any questions or concerns …………………………………………… you know where to find me>

Respectfully,

Your Servant in Christ,

Mrs. Charon

The harvest season is without a doubt my favorite time of year. The weather cools and breezes blow leaves all over, but most of all, I love to see the progress the students have made by this time.                               It never ceases to amaze me, the amount of information children are able to retain when they are given the tools, and in my opinion, the Abeka-books are the right tools for the job! The readers are filled with interesting stories and word challenges. And the arithmetic is equally as challenging, mixed in with an ample amount of fun activities. The students are really enjoying the speed drills in arithmetic. The scores in their weekly tests give good indication of the students strengths and weaknesses.  This gives me the information I need to help them in the areas they most need it.  The students are all scoring well in spelling tests, and if you haven’t had a chance to check out the cursive penmanship of these young ones, I encourage you to come take a look. It is quite impressive!                                                                         With that being said, we still like to get out and about for other activities, like our trip to the Oakland Zoo and the upcoming Pumpkin Patch trip.  These field trips are an important part of building wonderful memories of schooldays. They pass so quickly!  Combining those days, the ones for voting, and holidays, you may notice an increase in homework over the weekends. Please don’t feel pressed over this. As I stated before, let this be a positive work time at home for you and your child. When it turns into a source of stress it has very little value to any of us. There’s always another day, unless Jesus comes…..                         and then we’ll know all we’ll need to know!  For now let’s enjoy watching these wonderful children learn!

                                                                      Honored to Be Your Servant in Christ, 

                                                                                                         Mrs. Zoe’ Charon

The new school year has begun and I am certain no one is more excited than I. I have been longing for all of our elementary students to have the opportunity to work from the wonderful A Beka Books materials since Mrs. Abshire and I started teaching from it in the kindergarten classes. It is, in my opinion: extremely well written, challenging to the targeted age level, and fun for the students. Furthermore, the drills and tests are an accurate measure of the student’s strengths and or weaknesses. That being said, I will do my best to post as often as possible to this classroom page the following information: homework assignments, field trip info, upcoming events and any special activities we are working on in the class.  If you ever have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me. My school email is zcharon@bbcacrusaders.org and my direct # is 707-292-6264                            

I.H.S. Respectfully, Mrs.Charon

I’ve noticed that often when I say “don’t do that or you’ll….

trip, fall, spill” etc… 

It usually happens right before my eyes.

Would then, the converse be true, if I always said ….

Do this, I know you can!  

Words have Power!