Ms. Jones Classroom

All students who are receiving free or reduced price meal benefits at the end of last year must complete a new family meal application. Students who do not have a new approved meal application will have to pay full price beginning Thursday, October 4th!
If you need a new form, please let me know. […]

Journal 5 - due Wed. 10/3
(I will post the assignment shortly.)
Current event - due by Friday 10/5
Read-a-thon agreement - due Wednesday 10/3
Other events this week:
Grandparents/Special Friends day Friday, 2-3pm
Book orders due Friday
Pizza orders due Thursday by 3:00

Thursday, September 27th at 6:30 is Open House. You will have the opportunity to meet your child’s teachers, and all those who help to support your child. Conferences will be done round-robin style in the cafeteria, so there won’t be sign-ups, but you will have the opportunity to get more information about the […]

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If your child has not turned in a permission slip to attend our field trip to the Tillamook State Forest Visitor Center next Friday (Sept. 28), I would greatly appreciate it if you could do it as soon as possible. Please let me know - sjones@pps.k12.or.us, if you need another.

Please remember, picture day is tomorrow! Even if students are not purchasing packages, everyone will get their pictures taken for their ID cards. Class pictures will be part of the spring pictures, and every student will receive one for free!

Grading:
All grading will be done using the following scale:
Academic: Effort:
6 ~ A+ ~ 100% CN ~ Consistently
5 ~ A ~ 90% - 99% OF ~ Often
4 ~ B ~ 80% - 89% SM ~ Sometimes
3 ~ C ~ 70% - 79% SL ~ Seldom
2 ~ D ~ 60% - 69% NE […]

I invite you to visit or volunteer in our classroom. I also welcome you to just drop by before or after school just to see our progress and have your child explain what he or she is learning and working on. I’m excited for you to come any time, but encourage you to […]

I teach a method called Scottish Storyline which is an integrated curriculum, including writing, reading, social studies, and art. Storyline is a structured, child centered approach to learning and teaching. It is a strategy for developing the curriculum as an integrated whole. The Storyline method builds on the key principle that learning, […]

I am so excited that I can use this website to communicate and share information about our class with you! I hope you will check it regularly!