Reminders

Please keep saving box tops. When you have 5 or more box
tops send them in.
Make sure your child has more than a t-shirt during these
winter months. The room sometimes can be chilly.

January
Newletter from Room 205
Classroom: Mr. Baltz Room 205

Work in the Class

Reading: In guided reading we are working on understanding text
by using inferencing. The core focus is to use evidence from the
text to make an inference about characters or events in the story to
answer questions. Ask your student to make an inference.
Writing: We are working on personal narratives using a
strong introduction, middle, ending, and a reflection. The
students have learned to write summaries in all content areas.
We have some great writers in our room,
Skill Block: We do daily language skills which includes editing
sentences, use of capital letters and punctuation. We also work on
cursive. We are on Capital letters.
Math: We are on unit 5 which deals with long division and double
digit multiplication. Ask your student to do a problem for you and
see if they need any help.
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Social Studies: We are studying the mid- west region and
learning about the areas economics, geography, and the
people who lives in these states. Next week the students will be
assigned a state and make up a power point to present to the
class.

Specials Rotation January 19th!

Library Thursday at 10:00 remember to bring your

books. Week of Jan. 19th Mon. No school Tuesday Gym
Wed.- Music Thurs. Art Fri. P.E.

Make sure the reading log is filled in on the homework. I

keep track of minutes read at home. In May you are invited
to the Pagemaster Awards Ceremony were the children are
presented awards for their reading. We also will have pizza!
Ask your student if they are on track to make their AR goal.
Many of the students have already made their goal. Keep on
Reading!
If you have any questions please e-mail me at
Floyd_Baltz@dpsk12.org

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Hello!
My name
is Mariah
and I Holiday.
am the new intern in Mr.
No
School
on Monday
Jan.Walker
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Baltzs
class.
I
am
in
my
third
internship
and
will graduate from
I hope some of you can join the parade.
UCD
in
May.
I
moved
to
Denver
four
years
ago
from
North
I have a new intern for this semester. Ms. Smith
graduated
Carolina.
I have
manyshe
years
of experience
in
December.
Imhad
hoping
gets
a teaching working
job soon.with
children, including several years as a preschool teacher. I am also a
mother of three children; ages 9, 7 and 5 years old. My kids are in
DPS as well and I volunteer often. I look forward, excitedly, to get
to know you and your kids. I will be in room 205 through May for 35 days per week and will eventually be sharing some teaching
responsibilities with Mr. Baltz. Please feel free to communicate
anything and everything that you would like to help me better meet
the needs of your children.
Mariah.walker@ucdenver.edu
Thank you.

January 2015
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spelling test is every Thursday at 9:00. You
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then give it one last time. Most parents
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