Mrs. Boersma's Blog

School Funding

cboersma — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:06:41 +0000

Dear Parents,

Time is running out to let your voices be heard in Lansing. Our Superintendent, Nicholas Ceglarek, is inviting parents to email, call and/or attend an event in Lansing on November 10. To find out more, please visit the school blog.

Book Blog

cboersma — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:00:58 +0000

My name is Jacob F. and the fiction book that I chose was Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days by Jeff Kinney. I read one of the other Wimpy Kid books and I liked it so I bought this one from Target. My favorite part was when Greg was walking through the shower at the pool. There were three men there taking a shower. It was funny. This book took place in the summer at the beach and at the pool.

Report Card Technical Difficulties

cboersma — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:19:51 +0000

We were just informed by our Technology Department that the software responsible for our report card data base has crashed. The system will be down this weekend and likely into next week.

As teachers, we want the most up to date marks on the report cards, and therefore, we planned use this weekend to finalize scores and add comments for each student. Saturday morning I found out that I cannot access report cards—and will not be able to share the report card with you during conferences this coming week. As you can imagine, this has been a very stressful Saturday morning.

Once the Powerschool software is repaired, report cards will be completed and sent home. During conferences, teachers will be highlighting strengths and areas for growth and sharing work samples.

Thank you for understanding this technical difficult at a most unfortunate crunch time!

Funding Crisis

cboersma — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:26:51 +0000

Time is running out. Our Governor and legislative leaders in Lansing are proposing devastating cuts to public education. In addition to the $165 per pupil cut to all public schools, the State Budget Director has notified school leaders another $127 per pupil cut is coming in less than 30 days. The only way this will not happen is if our Governor and legislators can agree to a funding solution addressing the revenue shortfall. To find out how to help prevent this funding crisis, please listen to my message and visit the links here: FUNDING CRISIS

To find out more about the history of school funding, FIVE DAYS TO FIX SCHOOL FUNDING, GR PRESS
Nicholas Ceglarek, Superintendent

Awesome website to practice state locations!

cboersma — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:45:43 +0000

Thanks to Jared York and his mom for finding an awesome website. You can practice locating and naming the 50 states, capitals, and even physical features of the United States. I will add this link to the weblinks on the right side of this blog-Or click on this link right here. Map Puzzle

Book Blogs by Carissa & Hunter

cboersma — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:34:27 +0000

My name is Hunter G. and the book I read was Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney. It is a fiction book. I picked this book because it’s very funny and there is a whole series to it. My favorite part was definitely the part where Greg got locked out of his motel room in his underpants. I loved reading this book because of the humor and also how it showed how Greg Heffley is really a wimpy kid.

My name is Carissa V. and the book I read is The Mysterious Cheese Thief by Geronimo Stilton and it is a fiction book. I picked this book because I like this series. They are funny and they also have a lot of dialogue. In this book He is taken on adventures by his family. My favorite part was when he had a Christmas party. He thought he was missing something at his party. It was his cousin and he went to go find him. I enjoyed reading this book because I liked the cartoons. Geronimo caught the thief. He was stuck in the freezer where they kept the cheese. The thief made a hole in the wall and stole the cheese.

Book Blog

cboersma — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:30:25 +0000

My name is Mallory K. and the fiction book I read was Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney. I chose this book because I have read the others and they are funny. My favorite part was when Greg was at Sennia’s house and his pants fell down and he was wearing wonder women underoos. You should read this book because it is very funny.

US Map Making

cboersma — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:07:40 +0000

Do you have a mental image of the topography of our country? Where are the mountains? Where is it flat? Our class developed this image by studying US geography this past two weeks. The students demonstrated their understanding by using dough to create their own physical map of the United States. Next week we will paint the maps and then label some of the features. Thank you to Rich Verburg (Carissa’s dad) and Donna Call (Zach’s grandma) for helping us. Some really dove into the dough with great pleasure. Others wanted to wash their hands right away, not thinking how they would just get messy again as they made their map. As one boy got on the bus, he turned to me and said, “Wow! That was fun!” Look at the pictures to see how well they did.

Box Tops

cboersma — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:53:53 +0000

Parents: Important details about the Box Tops Labels competitions has been posted on the school blog. To find out about competition dates and how to cut labels,Parents: Important details about the Box Tops Labels competitions has been posted on the school blog. To find out about competition dates and how to cut labels, click here.

State Practice

cboersma — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:59:09 +0000

Thank you to Peyton Ward for showing me a great website for practicing state names. Click on the link below or find weblinks on the right side of this blog to reach the site. It is called maptron.com Once you are there, click on the “solutions” tab. Then choose USA select state game. You can choose the easy game or the difficult game. The easy game shows the name of the state at the top. maptron.com

We will be having another quiz on Tuesday, October 26.