Community Resource Fair

2010 COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR (Free Admission)
When: Monday, November 8, 2010 6:0o p.m.—8:30 p.m.
Where: Landstown High School 2001 Concert Drive Virginia Beach, Virginia
Why:Receive information from 80+ vendors on: Children/Adult Disability Services, Recreational Programs, Vocational Information, Respite Services, Support/Advocacy Groups, Transition Services, Housing Information, Legal Services, Durable Medical Equipment Providers, Assistive Technology, Therapy Providers, and much more……….

******Lots of give-away and door prizes******

Sponsored by the Office of Programs for Exceptional Children and the Virginia Beach Special Education Advisory Committee.

Reflection Winners!

We are so excited that two of our students won in our PTA reflections contest in the photography category! Congratulations!

Spirit Night!

Word Study Homework

Parent Workshop

SMART DISCIPLINE
PROGRAM for PARENTS
Do you want to learn effective ways to help your children behave at home and at school? You are invited to attend this nationally acclaimed workshop which will provide you with ways to get your kids to listen the first time, cooperate with others, and build self-esteem in all of them. The program is presented by Burt Segal and it is known as America’s most well-attended seminar!!

WHO: Parents interested in gaining insight to maintain a happy, healthy, respectful family
WHAT: The most popular parenting program in America~~
SMART DISCIPLINE PROGRAM for PARENTS
WHEN: Thursday, November 18, 2010 6:30pm-8pm
WHERE: John B. Dey Elementary School Cafeteria

We will provide child care with games and activities for school-aged children during the presentation. Please mark your calendar, and plan to attend this fabulous workshop brought to you by our JBD guidance department. An RSVP opportunity will be coming soon!! We hope to see you there!

November Newsletter

Our November and December Reading Log

This letter will be sent home on Monday explaining our new reading log.

Teacher Note: If you are a teacher and want to post this letter on your website, I would suggest to save the pdf file off of the scholastic website and then have zamzar (www.zamzar.com) convert the file into a jpeg. Once the file is converted (zamzar will email it to you) then you can upload the new format up on the website like you would upload a picture.

Celery Science

This seems to be science week in our classroom. Today with Mrs. Law we explored how plants absorb water by using the classic celery experiment with food coloring. The students loved it and loved examining the celery pieces with a magnifying glass.

Music Class

Today in music we explored the tubano drum with Mrs. Gordon.

Our First Science Lab- Exploring our Five Senses