… Keeping in touch with each other…
I am continually touched
by all of the overwhelming support in the classroom! Thank you to all of the parents who have
helped out in the Parent workroom, have come in the class to volunteer their
time, and are donating their time or materials for our Pumpkin Math day or Economics
Art project. You are wonderful!! J
Volunteer Schedule
How can I help out in the classroom?
(2007-2008) Please click on the month you need….
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
Other volunteer
opportunities:
(Please let me know is you are interested in any
of these!) J
Bulletin Boards in the
classroom…usually monthly
Weekly volunteers to come in and
practice skills previously taught, with small groups outside the classroom
Parent Handbook
(Coming soon!)
Scholastic Online
Ordering
You
may place your orders online using the username and password below or send the money
(checks preferable) and order forms to school.
Please have all Book Orders placed by the 20th of each month
(starting in October).
Scholastic Website: Parent ordering
Username: chickamanda
Password: princesss (Remember to use 3s)
Resources
Suggested websites for parent
research/information:
Reading research, subscription reading services (WONDERFUL)- www.readinga-z.com
National
Council for Teachers of Mathematics
National Council of
Teachers of English
International
Reading Association
National Science Teachers
Association
National Education
Association
Comprehensive list of school subjects - www.eduhound.com
Lessons at home? – www.enchantedlearning.com
Reading, Products for purchase- www.earobics.com
(See also student websites listed on the
Student page.)
Mrs.
Proch’s Wish List
School Supply:
adding machine tape (rolls)
hand soap
1 subject notebooks
Composition notebooks
large thermometer
sheet protectors
Books:
We can always use new/gently used books for our
classroom library.
Some suggestions:
|
Author/Publisher |
Title |
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Chapter Books |
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DiCamillo, Kate |
Because of Winn Dixie |
|
Free Spirit Publishig |
You're Smarter Than You Think
(a guide to M. I for kids) |
|
Gaiman, Neil |
Coraline |
|
Levine, Gail Carson |
Ella Enchanted |
|
Munoz, Pam |
Esperanza Rising |
|
Paulsen, Gary |
Harris and Me |
|
Peck, Richard |
A Year Down Yonder |
|
Sachar, Louis |
Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes |
|
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Henry and Mudge (Series) |
|
Non-Fiction Books |
|
|
UNICEF |
Children Like Me |
|
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Books with letter writing |
|
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Ada, Alma Flor |
Dear Peter Rabbit |
|
Ada, Alma Flor |
With Love, Little Red Hen |
|
Olson, Mary W. |
Nice Try, Tooth Fairy |
|
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Picture Books |
|
|
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A Kick in the Head poetry |
|
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A Plump and Perky Turkey |
|
? |
Down By the Bay |
|
? |
First Day Jitters |
|
? |
Henry and Mudge (Series) |
|
? |
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub |
|
? |
Miss Nelson is Missing |
|
? |
The Tortilla Factory |
|
? |
OxCart Man |
|
? |
Pocahontas |
|
? |
Punctuation takes a Vacation |
|
? |
R is for Rhyme (A Poetry
Alphabet) |
|
? |
Saturdays San Cocho |
|
? |
Shmoe White and the 7 Dwarfs |
|
? |
When Haley Came to Jackson |
|
|
When Comma Came to Town (Grammar
Tales Series) |
|
Ano |
|
|
Avi |
Did you know there's a war
going on? |
|
Bernard, Robin (Nat. Geog.) |
A Tree for All Seasons |
|
Bosak, Susan |
Science Is… |
|
Briggs, Raymond |
The Snowman |
|
Brown, Margaret Wise |
The Important Book |
|
Burns, Marilyn |
The Greedy Triangle |
|
Cassanova,Mary (retold by) |
A Hunter: A Chinese Folktale |
|
Casely, Judith |
Bully |
|
Cole, Joanna |
Ms. Frizzle's Adventures in
Ancient Egypt |
|
Cosby, Bill |
Money Trouble |
|
Cosby, Bill |
Super Fine Valentine |
|
Cronin, Doreen |
Diary of a Spider |
|
Curtis, Jaime Lee |
I Feel Silly |
|
Demi |
Kites: Magic Wishes that Fly
up to the Sky |
|
DePaola, Tomie |
Charlie Needs a Cloak |
|
DePaola, Tomie |
The Legend of the Blue Bonnet |
|
DePaola, Tomie |
The Legend of the Indian
Paintbrush |
|
DiCamillo, Kate |
Because of Winn Dixie |
|
Diterlizzi, Tony |
The Spider and the Fly |
|
DK (eyewitness Explorers) |
Trees |
|
DK (by Stuart Ross) |
Tales of the Dead: Ancient
China |
|
Duke, Kate |
Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One |
|
Dunn, Mark |
Ella Minnow Pea |
|
Ehlert, Lois |
Chicka, Chicka Boom Boom |
|
Farris, Christine King |
My Brother Martin: A Sister
Remembers Growing Up With Rev. Dr. Martin Luter King, Jr. |
|
Fleischman, Paul |
Westlandia |
|
Fridell and Walsh |
Life Cycle of a Silkworm |
|
Gaiman, Neil |
Coraline |
|
Gannett, Ruth |
any |
|
Giesecke,
Ernestine(Heinemann) |
Wetland Plants |
|
Giff, Patricia |
any |
|
Goble, Paul |
Storm Maker's Tipi |
|
Goble, Paul |
The Legend of the White Buffalo
Woman |
|
Goble, Paul |
The Return of the Buffaloes |
|
Heller, Ruth |
The Egyptian Cinderella |
|
Henkes, Kevin |
Julius, Baby of the World |
|
Henkes, Kevin |
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse |
|
Hesse, Karen |
Out of the Dust |
|
Hoberman, Mary Ann |
You Read to me, I'll Read to
You |
|
Howitt, Mary |
The Spider and the Fly |
|
Hutchins, Pat |
The Doorbell Rang |
|
Jacobs, Marian B. |
Why Do Leaves Change Color? |
|
Knight, Mary Burns |
Talking Walls |
|
Levine, Gail Carson |
Ella Enchanted |
|
Lithgow, John |
I'm a Manatee |
|
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth |
Hiawatha |
|
Marshall, James |
Miss Nelson Has a Field Day |
|
Marshall, James |
Miss Nelson is Missing |
|
McDermott, Gerald |
Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo
Indian Tale |
|
Midge, Tiffany (Retold by) |
Buffalo |
|
Mikaelson, Ben |
Touching Spirit Bear |
|
Moore, Clement C. |
The Night Before Christmas |
|
Munoz, Pam |
Esperanza Rising |
|
Newman, Leslie |
Run Away Dreidel |
|
Pfeffer, Wendy |
Marta's Magnets |
|
Pfister, Marcus |
The Rainbow Fish |
|
Ping, Elizabeth |
Monarch Butterfly of Aster
Way |
|
Polacco, Patricia |
Thundercake |
|
Polacco, Patricia |
Chicken Sunday |
|
Prelutsky, Jack |
If Not for the Cat |
|
Priceman, Marjorie |
How to Make an Apple Pie and
See the World |
|
Rylant, Cynthia |
Journey of Migration |
|
Sabuda, Robert |
Tutankhamen's Gift |
|
Sachar, Louis |
Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes |
|
Say, Allen |
Treee of Cranes |
|
Schwartz, David |
How much is a million? |
|
Schwartz, David |
Milions to Measure |
|
Silverstein, Shell |
Runny Babbit |
|
Smith, Karla |
Virginia Plants and Animals |
|
Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk |
Dancing Teepees |
|
Suess |
Sneetches |
|
Sweeney, Joan |
Me on the Map |
|
Teague, Mark |
How I spent my Summer
Vacation |
|
UNICEF |
Children Like Me |
|
Van Allsburg, Chris |
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi |
|
Van Allsburg, Chris |
The Mysteries of Harris
Burdick |
|
Van Allsburg, Chris |
The Sweetest Fig |
|
Van Allsburg, Chris |
The Sweetest Fig |
|
Van Allsburg, Chris |
The Window's Broom |
|
Van Allsburg, Chris |
The Wreck of the Zephyr |
|
Van Allsburg, Chris |
The Wretched Stone |
|
Van Allsburg, Chris |
The Z was Zapped |
|
Van Allsburg, Chris |
Zathura |
|
Yates, Phillip |
Ten Little Mummies |
|
Young, Ed |
Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood
Story from China |
|
Zelinsky, Paul O. |
Rapunzel |
|
|
|
|
Professional |
|
|
Canfiled, Mark and Hansen,
_____ |
Chicken Soup for the
Teacher's Soul |
|
Frasier, Debra |
I.I.M: Independent
Investigation Method |
|
King, Andrew |
Math for Fun |
|
Kriete, Roxann |
The Morning Meeting Book:
Northeast Foundation for Children |
|
Newstrom and Scannell |
The Big Book of Team Building
Games |
|
Smith and Viders |
Art Office |
|
Stenmark, Thompson, and
Cossey |
Family Math |
|
Stevens and Brown |
A Handbook of Content
Literary Strategies: 75 Practical Reading and Writing Ideas |
|
Warlock, David |
Raw Materials for the Mind |
|
Sell, Colleen |
A Cup of Comfort for Teachers |
|
|
1001 Best Websites for
Educators |
Contact Mrs. Proch….
Email or Phone- (703)
791-2099 (Marshall ES)