This Week...

Tuesday:  Holiday activities and Mrs. Whitmore reading to our class.

 

Wednesday:  Finish Holiday activities.

 

Thursday:  Caroling in the gym.

Christmas parties starting at 2:20.

 

Friday:  P.J. day and watch The Polar Express.

Caroling at the end of the day and Mrs. Osobrn’s class quilt will be raffled off.

 

Thank you to everyone for your generous donations to the Giving Tree.  I am amazed at how much all of you gave.  Thanks a million!!!

This Week...

Due to the busy weeks ahead, I would like to send you a short list of what we have going on.  Some are things at home and some are to just let you know what may be going on here at schoolJ

 

Today:  Finish Holiday Heritage Projects.

We are on Channel 13 at 6 pm and 11 pm

 

Tuesday:  Turn in Holiday Heritage Projects.

*If you need more time please let me know.

1-1:30  Christmas caroling in the gym.

2:30-3  Mr. Siegel reading to our class.

 

Wednesday:  11-12 Secret Santa shopping.

 

Thursday:  9:50-10:20  Christmas caroling in the gym.

 

Friday:  Spelling test

All donations to the Giving Tree need to be in.  I will be delivering all of the gifts at this point.  Thank you again for your extreme generosity!!!

 

 

Holiday Program

I am always so impressed with our fabulous music teacher Mrs. Good.  She is an amazing leader and the children were absolutely fabulous tonight!

The Giving Project

The Giving Project

Our class has the wonderful opportunity to sponsor two families this year for Christmas. In addition to the needs of the children in these families, we are also putting together items needed to create their family holiday meal. Below you will find the needs of the children as well as food items requested. Thank you so much for your consideration to share the Christmas joy!

 

11 year old boy                                 Meal Needs

Remote control helicopter              2 Canned Veggies (corn, peas, etc)

Lego set                                           2 Instant Mashed Potatoes

Ripley’s Believe it or not book         2 Stuffing Mix

Sweatshirt size L boys                     2 Gravy in a jar

Socks                                                2 Quick Bread or Corn Muffin Mix

 

                                                          2 Jars Applesauce or canned fruit

9 ear old girl                                     2 Canned pumpkin and pie crust

Size 10/12 top                                    2 Cake Mix

Craft books

Polly Pockets (*turkeys are already being provided

Christmas Socks for each meal)

Size 8 pants

 

17 year old girl                            13 year old girl

Body spray                                   Texting  gloves

Lotion Flavored                            lip gloss set

Christmas socks                            Women’s M top

Nail polish/nail care kit                 Christmas socks

Make-up set                                   Bracelet loom kit

 

15 year old girl

Body spray

lotion

Christmas socks

Nail polish/nail care kit

Make-up set

 

This Week

Just want to let you know of a few things for the week.  First of all, we had an exciting assembly today about rainforest animals.  I think the kids really loved watching me hide my face when the snake came out:) 

Due to the assembly we will be going to library tomorrow morning.  We also will be filmed to be on Channel 13's salute to schools.  I will let you know when that will air.  Have a wonderful week!

Halloween This Thursday

Our schedule for the Thursday's festivities!

1:40 Recess / 2:00 Costumes / 2:15ish Parade led by Ms. King / Party to follow

Everyone that would like to attend is welcome.  We look forward to a fun afternoon.

Reminder

Just a reminder that this Friday we have a half day with noon dismissal.

Spelling words

*No homework due to MEAP this week.  Just study your words for your test Friday:)
For the week of 10/14

Group #1

ar                           

harm
dark
start

are

bare
hare
square

air

fair
hair
chair

oddballs

bear
wear
where

Group #2

short u

gruff
much
stung
brush
lunch

long u

mule
use
cute
fuse
tube

oddballs

surf
turn

One week to go!

We’ve enjoyed another wonderful week here at Valley View.  We look forward to finishing our MEAP testing on Tuesday.  I am so proud of how hard the children are working and I can tell they are doing their best!  They still have NO HOMEWORK until Monday, October 21^st !!! I appreciate all of the snack donations.  Thanks in advance for your generosity!  Remember to get plenty of sleep and eat a good breakfast.  I also am very proud of the many students that are doing the electronic detox.  Way to go!

Language Arts:  We continue working hard to improve our writing.  We are learning how to start with good leads to hook the reader.  We also are working on how to write true stories.  I look forward to celebrating some of our writing soon!  We have also been reading the book “Because of Winn Dixie”.  A great story about a girl who finds a dog that helps her make new friends in a new town.

Math:  We have finished unit one and moved into unit two.  Concepts that we have been learning about are frames and arrows, practicing addition and subtraction, following rules for in and out tables, and more math games.

Science:  The kids have enjoyed learning about living things.  We have looked at plants, flowers, crayfish, and other animals.  We were fortunate enough to have Mr. Walda visit us last week.  He is a retired science teacher who loves coming in to share his expertise.  He did an awesome lab of living things in the sea.  What an awesome extension of what we are learning!

 Dates to Remember:

October   15 Last MEAP test for 3rd grade 23 Picture retakes 25 ½ day-noon dismissal 31 Halloween party, thank you again Mary Catalano for organizing and thank you so everyone who is donating items and volunteering!   November   7 PTO meeting @ 7 p.m. 11 Report cards go home 13-14 Parent teacher conferences 27, 28, 29 No school, Thanksgiving   December   2  Valley View Holiday Music Concert @ RHS auditorium 11  Secret Santa shopping @ 11-11:30 19  Holiday parties 20  Last day before break! 23rd-January 5th No school   January   6 School resumes

 Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, comments, or concerns. 

Spelling words this week

Group #1

er (sounds like her)

perch
clerk
germ

ear(sounds like ear)

fear
spear
clear
beard

eer (sounds like deer)

steer
cheer

oddballs

heard
earth
learn

Group #2

ant

slant
plant
grant
chant

ash

smash
flash
dash
rash

end

bend
spend
trend
blend

Homework

Due to the MEAP, we will have no homework from October 7th- October 18th.  Enjoy!

Late Start

Just a reminder that we start school at 10:40 a.m. tomorrow.  Have a lovely evening!

Candy Sale Tomorrow!!!

Air Heads For Sale!



Mrs. Matlosz’s class is selling Air Heads this Friday, September 20th!

They are only $.25 each!!!

Picture Day!

Just a reminder that we have picture day tomorrow.  If you want to order pictures you have to make sure I have the picture envelope or order online.  Have a great night!

Our First Full Week!

What a wonderful first week and two days of school!  I have had a great time getting to know your children and many of you.  It was nice seeing so many of you at our curriculum night.  I look forward to a fantastic year!

Today your child will bring home a weekly report.  Please look it over, sign and return.  This is meant to help inform you of your child’s weekly behavior and academic progress.  I hope that you find this helpful.

Math:

We have already started unit 1 in math.  We are reviewing subtraction, number grids, finding numbers around us, telling time and place value.  Next week we will be working on graphing, and name collection boxes. Our online math should be set up by next week.  I will send home passwords with the kids when it’s ready to go.J

Language Arts:

We discussed several read alouds that involve the theme of friends, and really looking at important qualities that we believe good friends possess.  We started notebooks, which we do every morning when we arrive.  The children have many fun and interesting things to write about, I love reading their stories!

Computer Lab:

We started computer lab and have done some testing.  I know the kids look forward to starting our keyboarding skills soon!

Spelling:

Next week the kids will take a pre-test, and spelling tests will begin the following week.

 

I am in need of one more room parent.  If you are interested, please let me know as soon as possible.  Thank you ahead of time for your consideration!

 

Dates to remember:

 

September 2013

18        Fall School Pictures

24       LATE START - at 10:40 am                

for all K-5 students

(Professional Development for staff)

         

October 2013

4         Grandparents Day for   Grades 1 and 2 only

10        PTO meeting in MC at 7 pm

11         Valley View Voyage

23       Picture Retakes 

25       NOON DISMISSAL

31        Halloween Parties

 

 

 

I look forward to another great week with your child.  please feel free to contact me at any time with any questions, comments, or concerns.

 

Important Information!

Dear Parents:

We have been informed by the City of Rockford that a no water contact order has been issued due to levels of E-coli found in the City water.  The contamination was caused by an equipment malfunction at the City’s water treatment plant.

Based on the recommendation of the Kent County Health Department, and because the health and safety of your children is our priority, the following schools/programs will be closed on Thursday, September 5:

CLOSED

Meadow Ridge Elementary

Parkside Elementary

Valley View Elementary

North Rockford Middle School

River Valley Academy

Child Care (Administration Building)

ALL OTHER SCHOOLS ARE IN SESSION

AND TRANSPORTATION ROUTES WILL RUN AS NORMAL

 

If the City of Rockford is able to resolve this issue, we will plan on all schools being in session on Friday, but I will keep you informed if this changes.

 

Sincerely,

 

Dr. Michael Shibler, Superintendent

Rockford Public Schools

 

We did it!

We had a fabulous first day back!  I loved getting to know all of the children and look forward to a fabulous year together. 

Welcome back!

Welcome to Third Grade!  My name is Mrs. Matlosz and I am going to be your teacher this year. I hope that you have had a fun and exciting summer.  I had an amazing summer with my kids.  I have Ava who is 5 1/2 and Jack is 8.  We’ve had an awesome time hanging out at our cottage, going to Michigan’s Adventure, and we loved camping in the Upper Peninsula.  Even though I’ve had a great summer, I can’t wait to get the year started and meet all of you.  I hope to see you Wednesday, August 28, 2013 for our curriculum night. 

 

6:30 P.M. – New VV Family Meeting in Media Center

7:00 – 8 – ALL SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE!  *feel free to drop off supplies at any time.

 

Now for your first assignment:  to introduce yourself to me and your classmates, please bring a postcard or photo to school showing one of your summer adventures around the state of Michigan. Your postcard could be about almost anything you have done this summer…a trip to visit friends or relatives, playing with friends, a vacation, camping, relaxing at the beach or at home, etc. We will be sharing your postcard with the class and making a bulletin board with them. Thank you in advance for remembering to bring this on Tuesday.

 

Each third grader will have a desk this school year. The desks allow you to be responsible for your own “space”, but are quite small.  Please bring school supplies such as pencils, crayons, glue stick, folders, and scissors; please leave trapper keepers, rolling back packs, toys, and games at home.  Thank you very much for your cooperation in this area.  Also, in third grade, you will probably be hungry before our lunchtime.  I know that I usually am!  You are encouraged to bring a healthy snack (no candy please) with you to eat in the morning.

          I am looking forward to meeting you.  Third grade is going to be AWESOME!

 

 

Enjoy Your Summer!

It's hard to believe our year has come to an end.  I hope you all have a wonderful summer.  Remember to stop and say hello in the fall!

Mr. Walda Visits

We learned so much this morning and also had the opportunity to explore many hands-on science experiments.  Thanks a million to Mr. Walda for his vast knowledge and expertise!

Field Trip to the Van Andel Museum

Monday we had a fabulous day at the Van Andel Museum!  We started with a habitat tour and enjoyed our museum scavenger hunt and the carousel afterwards.  A huge thank you to all of my wonderful parent volunteers!!!

Camp Science

Wow, what a fun-filled day of science!  Our 5th graders were amazing today.  Make sure you ask your child about all the fun things they did for Camp Science.

24 Minute Relay

Even with poor weather we still had a great time!

Mr. Bitely Visits Valley View

What a fun and exciting afternoon listening to former teacher and now author Scott Bitely.  He shared with the children the process of writing.  The children had a great time, we learned so much!

Our Author Visit

What an amazing experience getting to hear the wonderfully talented 

ROBBYN SMITH-VAN FRANKENHUYZEN

For the Week of May 6th.

Well I hope everyone is enjoying this gorgeous weather! I want to send a huge thank you to all of my wonderful parents that volunteered their time last week to go to Lansing with us. What an awesome day!!! I can’t believe that we are already only a month away from the end of school! Time flies when you’re having fun. Due to the fact that we have so many things going on, I will try to just send a weekly message about things to come for the week so that it doesn’t seem too overwhelming. May is a very busy month!




This week…

Tuesday, May 7th: We have an Author visit. The children get to meet the author and illustrator of all of the Legends books about Michigan that we have been sharing this year.

Thursday, May 9th: Green Team bake sale at lunch. Each item is $0.50.

Friday, May 10th: Former teacher and author Scott Bitely will be coming to talk to our class about the writing process.

24 minute relay. We will be walking at 2 p.m. to show our support for Relay for Life. Parents are welcome to walk with us. We will be in the front of the school.

A Beautiful Day at the Capital!

I can't thank everyone enough for helping make another successful fun year in Lansing.  What an incredible day!  I tried to get pictures of everyone,but a few friends were doing their best to avoid the camera.  I'll have to snap a few shots at school when they don't know I'm there:)