Mrs. Cummings' Classroom Blog

Morning Drop Off--please remember that students SHOULD NOT be dropped off at school before 7:30am. We do not have supervision until then and safety is our top priority. Field Trips--as spring approaches we get busier with field trips. Please be sure to check your child's backpacks often so you are aware of the special events.

Please look for your child's report card in the normal yellow/brown envelope. Please sign on the line for 3rd quarter and return it with your child after Spring Break.

HCSD will be closed due to Spring Break from Thursday, April 2-Monday, April 6. School will resumed like normal on Tuesday, April 7. Enjoy your long weekend with family and friends. Happy Easter.

ATTENTION! ATTENTION!  NEWS REGARDING MATH BELOW.  This note is to inform you that for the remainder of the school year your child will becoming home with a math homework/remembering worksheet almost every night and completed work will be included in the Core Value Responsibility grade. It is expected that your child complete their homework ON THEIR OWN (with the exception of having a problem read to them if need be) and return it to class the very next day. They will not be required to complete the entire worksheet, just the specific problems circled. Research has proven that time spent practicing new concepts in a different environment leads to a 28% higher comprehension of these concepts. We want to do everything we can to make sure your child is successful and confident when it comes to math. Thank you for your support! 

Please look for a note in your child's assignment notebook talking about the Easter Party coming up.

The Dairy Queen in Hayward is sponsoring the 7th Annual Blizzard Warning welcoming in Spring. You are invited to celebrate the POWER of music. What do you have to do you ask? Well, its simple! Just eat at DQ between the hours of 4:00pm-8:00pm and all the proceeds will go to the Hayward Music Boosters!

We took a small break from the spelling/vocabulary lists, but have now started it up again this week. Please look for this in your child's take home folder. There will be a test on FRIDAY!

NO SCHOOL  HAYWARD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH  This is due to the girls state basketball tournament in Green Bay. We experienced significant busing concerns last Friday when we opted to not close for girls state hockey tournament. This was unsafe for our students and Hayward Schools puts safety first.  Thank you for understanding.  EARLY RELEASE HAYWARD COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE RELEASING EARLY ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11TH  The Elementary Campus Schools will dismiss at 12:40. Please double check with your students and share their after school plans. 

Hello Families! I have gotten our testing schedule for the upcoming state testing session. We will be testing during the week of April 20th-April 29th. This is different than other teachers, so please  be advised that if you have another student in the Middle School or the Intermediate School they may not be testing during the same time we are. The schedule is set up by class. Everyone will be tested during the testing window though. We will be testing for an hour each day (1:30-2:30) on either ELA or Math. Each test has two parts a CAT (computer adaptive test) and a PT (performance task). PLEASE DO NOT TAKE YOUR STUDENTS OUT EARLY DURING THIS WEEK IF AT ALL POSSIBLE! If you could please wait to schedule doctor appointments and/or whatever else during these days and during the 1:30-2:30 hour that would be greatly appreciated. The amount of time that has been put in to making this schedule is insane and trying to make up testing with students is feat in it and of itself. Thank y...

There is a new video up on the 4th grade math  blog about the "long" way for converting between these two types of fractions. The students know that they are not to use the "sneaky peaky" way of converting...yet! We will learn that, just not right now! Thanks!

Hi Parents! Today I introduced a new classroom management tool. It is called Class Dojo. Your child brought home a letter that explained how to download the app on either Apple Store or Google Play (depending on what kind of device you have). One thing that I love about this tool is that it is user friendly and I can share all the information with parents. There are two apps...one is the student version and one is the parent version. The parent version will allow you to see your child's daily progress with positive and negative behavior (it gives a percentage). It will also allow me to send messages to you and much, much more. I find that if the students are aware that their behavior is shared with their parents daily and right away then they are more likely to act appropriately with good behavior rather than inappropriately with bad behavior. Another reason I really like this tool is that it focuses a lot more on the positive reinforcement of behavior rather than the negative ...