News and Updates:

Weekly Learning Outline and Announcements for May 3rd

Happy May! I am so proud of the hard work displayed by all of my students during the last few weeks as we have started the 4th quarter. Thank you for all of your support as well! A few announcements:

1. If you have not submitted your response to whether your child will be participating in the IAR, please do so as soon as possible so that I may plan accordingly. 
2. Virtual Game Club: Wednesdays at 3:45-4:45 (From the classic brain game of Scattergories to a Chicago themed game of bingo, Game Club will be a variety of fun and brain tingling activities. The class will be led by Marya Smith (Coonley SECA). This class will begin on May 5th and end June 9th. Google Meet links will be emailed to enrolled students).
3. Pod C (Remote Learners)--there is an Amplify Science workbook that is ready for pick up. We will be using them starting on Tuesday, May 4th.  
4. Parents of in-person learners, please remember to fill out the Health Screener each morning, before your child comes to school.

Weekly Learning Outline and Announcemnets for April 19th

We have officially started the 4th quarter! It's amazing to see how much your child has grown, both academically and socially since the beginning of the school year. They have truly impressed me! Here are a few announcements:
1. Students will have art for the next 5 weeks. They will then have music for the last 5 weeks of the school year. 
2. Wednesday is parent/teacher conferences, so this is a nonattendance day for students. If you have not signed up for a conference with me, please do so, as soon as possible. 

Weekly Learning Outline and Announcements for April 12th

*I will be presenting the Student Protection and Title IX Student Training video on Wednesday, April 14th during remote instruction. Please read the full text of the parent letter that I sent to you on Thursday. 
*No school Friday, April 16th as it is a School Improvement Day.  
*Rulers are needed for the math starting on Tuesday.

Weekly Learning Outline and Announcements for March 22nd

*Please review the COVID-19 Travel Guidance for Families as you prepare for spring break.

Weekly Learning Outline and Announcements for March 15th

*Parents of in-person learners, please remember to fill out the Health Screener each morning, before your child comes to school. 
*Parents of remote learners, there is a small supply bag for pick up before our science lesson on Monday at 2:00 PM. 
*Please remember that room 207 is a peanut free classroom as we do have students with nut allergies. Thank you! 
*I am hoping all in-person learners (students in pods A and B) can return their Pippi Longstocking books on a day they are in school. If they already have, thank you very much! For remote learners, their novels can be returned if they are returning to in-person learning for the 4th quarter. For students who will remain remote during the 4th quarter, those novels and the Jr. Great Book can be returned to school at the end of the year. 
*On Wednesday, we will start our remote day promptly at 8:30AM.

Weekly Learning Outline and Announcements for March 8th

  • I am so pleased with the success we experienced with hybrid learning last week. Thank you for your patience and support! Also thank you so much for the wonderful birthday wishes and the generous class gift! I cannot thank you enough!
  • I will continue to try my best to adhere to each subject's start time, but please understand that students learning from home may not start exactly at 8:45AM as we continue to navigate through entry protocols.  I appreciate your patience and understanding. Please have your child ready at their computer at 8:45AM, but recognize that the link might appear a little afterward.
  • This week, students start Spanish with Ms. Martinez.
  • On Wednesday, we will start our remote day promptly at 8:30AM.
  • Reading groups will resume this week. Mrs. Gaylord will be conducting them. She will be teaching lessons that reinforce the reading skills and strategies that are being taught in reading for the week. This week is cause and effect. 

Weekly Learning Outline and Announcements for March 1st

It's here! Hybrid learning, here we come! Here are a few announcements:
  • I am going to try my best to adhere to each subject's start time, but please understand that students learning from home may not start exactly at 8:45AM this week as we navigate through entry protocols.  I appreciate your patience and understanding. Please have your child ready at their computer at 8:45AM, but recognize that the link might appear a little afterward. 
  • This is the first week of actual hybrid learning. Students will have their modified Wednesday schedule this week. 
    • On Wednesday, we will start our remote day promptly at 8:30AM.​

Weekly Learning Outline and Announcements for February 22nd

I will be at Coonley this week, setting up the classroom and planning to ensure a smooth transition. Therefore, during asynchronous learning time, I won't be as available to students as I will be working on things within the classroom. Also, during social studies this week (2:00-3:00PM), students will be participating in a project-based Midwest state report. They will mostly be working independently on this project which I will explain on Monday, but I will be available during the synchronous learning time to answer questions. 

We will be following our M, T, TH, F hybrid schedule for the whole week. We will not have a modified W half day. Students will log on as usual at 8:30 AM. 

Mrs. Dubose will be teaching a lesson on Tuesday from 2:00-2:30PM. We will start social studies afterward at 2:30PM on that day. 

Weekly Learning Outline and Announcements for February 15th

No School Monday as we observe Presidents Day. We will be following our M, T, TH, F hybrid schedule this week. Students will log on as usual at 8:30AM.

Weekly Learning Outline and Announcements for February 8th

I wish you all a happy, healthy week! Stay warm! ☃️If we are remote on Wednesday, like last week, we will follow the M, T, Th, F hybrid schedule on Wednesday, too. I will inform the class of this and any other changes that may occur.

Weekly Learning Outline and Announcements for February 1st

I hope you are enjoying the snow as much as we are!

Weekly Learning Outline and Announcements for January 25th

I wanted to take a minute to thank you for always being a support to me as I navigate through this, sometimes wild ride, of remote learning. I anticipate hybrid learning will have a few bumps in the road, too, but I am ready to embark on that journey with your child. I am also so thankful to have such an understanding, patient, and kind hearted class. I could not have asked for a better group of students to travel this uncharted territory with. 

Weekly Learning Outline and Announcements for January 18th

  • Be on the lookout during the next week or so for more information about hybrid learning and our 3rd grade plan. 
  • On Friday (1/22), I will be holding a practice mask-wearing day. If your child will be returning to in-person learning in February, please have them practice wearing their mask all day during virtual learning. I will also be participating in this so students can see me with a mask on, as well. 😷
  • Mr. Z and Mr Laslo are hosting another presentation of Coonley's Hybrid Plan on Tuesday (1/19). This presentation will be followed by a Q&A session in case you'd like to attend and ask to get some of your questions answered. This information was in the Administrative Blast, but I wanted to share it with you as well. Contact me if you need the login information. 

Weekly Learning Outline for January 11th

Announcement: On Tuesday from 3:00-3:30, Mrs. DuBose will be joining our class for another Identify lesson. All students are enouraged to stay on and participate. 

Weekly Learning Outline for January 4th

Happy New Year! I am hopeful that everyone enjoyed their winter vacation! Let's get 2021 started!

Weekly Learning Outline for December 14th

 I want to wish you all a wonderful holiday season! I hope that your family time together is joyful and that much quality time is spent together. Thank you for your continued support! I really do appreciate it! ☃

I sent all parents, who chose the hybrid learning option, a Return to In-Person Learning survey. Thanks to those of you who have filled out the survey already. For those who have not yet, it is due at the end of next week. I will use the survey to begin organizing my learning pods.  

On Friday, December 18th @ 2:00PM, we will be having our holiday party. Students are invited to bring a warm mug of hot chocolate. Students are also encouraged to wear festive, holiday clothes. We will be doing an art project, so students will need a black and white sheet of construction paper. They may also bring other colors if they’d like, but they are not necessary.

Weekly Learning Outline for December 7th

Have a wonderful week!

Weekly Learning Outline for November 30th

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Please know that I am thankful for you and the partnership we have built to help your child grow both academically and socially during our remote learning time together. I am looking forward to another exciting week! Please note that Mrs. DuBose will be joining us on Tuesday from 3:00-3:30PM to do another equity lesson with the class. All students are expected to stay on the call during that time. 

Weekly Learning Outline for November 23rd

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! I am certainly thankful for you!

Weekly Learning Outline for November 16th

I hope you all had a spledid weekend! Please remember that parent/teacher conferences are this Wednesday. I have sent emails, with Meet links, to parent emails. I will try my best to adhere to the 10 minute timeline, but please remember that I will need a few seconds to exit a Meet and log into another. 

Weekly Learning Outline for November 9th

Happy 2nd quarter of learning! Just a reminder that this quarter students have library and drama. For the first 5 weeks, students will have library on Monday, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays and drama on Thursdays and Fridays. Thank you to those of you who have chosen a conference time for Wednesday, November 18th. If you have not done that yet, please do. Also, please see the scholastic Book Fair flyer that is attached.
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=johnccoonleycpsfall2020

Weekly Learning Outline for November 2nd

I hope you all enjoyed your weekend! A few notes about the week:
1. There is no school on Tuesday for Election Day and to observe Veterans Day.
2. There is also no school for students on Friday as it is a School Improvement Day. 
3. Next week, you will be receiving a Signup Genius email so that you may select a conference time with me on November 18th which is report card pick up day. As usual, these will be 10 minute time slots.  
4. Enrichments: Next quarter, for the first 5 weeks, students will have library on Monday, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays and drama on Thursdays and Fridays. Then they will have library on Monday and Tuesdays, and drama on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays the last 5 weeks.
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Weekly Learning Outline for October 26th

We have an exciting, Halloween filled week planned. A few notes about the week:
1. Students will have spelling words this week. The packet of activities are located in the Spelling Folder in Google Classroom.
2. Mrs. DuBose will be leading another lesson this week on Tuesday from 3:00-3:30. Students are expected to stay on during her lesson. 
3. For Halloween, students are invited to wear their costumes during the last LIVE session of the day, from 2-3PM. 

Weekly Learning Outline for October 19th

We had another great week last week. Students have done a wonderful job sharing their ideas with one another while listening to one anothers personal narratives. They also did such a good job asking insightful questions while learning why people immigrate to new countries. I am very impressed with them! 

Weekly Learning Outline for October 12th

Have a wonderful week! 

Weekly Learning Outline for October 5th

Happy October! I can't believe we have alread been in school, learning remotely, for 4 weeks. I can't express how impressed I am with the hard word that students are displaying everyday. I know it's not easy, but they have been quite inspirational. In my email is information about Scholastic Book orders. It's so cool that book orders can be directly delivered to your home during the pandemic. Also, I am in need of a family photo from each family. Thanks so much!

Room Reps

Thank you to Linda Hattar and Dana Sutan for being our room representative this year. 

Weekly Learning Outline for September 28th

Again, I can't express how proud I am of each and every student in room 207 for the hard work they are displaying every day! Way to go!

As stated in my email, on Wednesdays, students will only be seeing one enrichment teacher from now on. For the next 3 weeks, they will have gym on M, T, and W, and Spanish on TH and F. Then on the week of October 18th it will switch so students will have gym M and T, and Spanish on W, TH, and F. I will also share this information with the class throughout the week so that they know of the change and know where to go on Wednesday. 

Curriculum Night Presentation

For those of you who missed our curriculum presentation, I have attached it for your reference. 

Weekly Learning Outline for September 21st

Wow! I am so proud of the hard work that my students are continuing to display as we navigate this uncharted territory of remote learning. I am also happy to announce that we have had perfect attendance for the first two weeks of school! How awesome!

​Please remember that the 3rd grade curriculum night will be on Tuesday at 7:30PM. The Google Meet link will be emailed to you on Sunday. 

Weekly Learning Outline for September 14th

We made it through the first week! I am so proud of each of my students for their hard work and I wanted to take a minute to express how thankful I am for your patience and flexibiltiy as we entered into this new world of teaching and learning. For your information, I sent an EPIC Books invitation to your emails this weekend, so students have access to this digital library. Also, students will be venturing to Khan Academy on Monday to take a pre assessment. Below is the weekly learning outline for next week. It has been upgraded, thanks to Ms. Behan, so that you and your child have have a better understanding of what is being done during our synchronous live sessions and what is being done during independent, asynchronous sessions. As always, please let me know if you have any questions. 

Curriculum Night

The 3rd grade curriculum night will be on Tuesday, September 22nd @ 7:30. Similar to our Meet and Greet, we will begin as a whole grade level then separate into individual classes to answer questions. I hope to see you there!

Usernames & Passwords

Usernames and passwords to educational websites, like RAZ Kids, EPIC Books, Envision Math, Kahn Academy, etc., will be shared with students in the near future. 

Weekly Learning Outline for September 7th

I am so excited for the first day of school which I can't believe is right around the corner! I have attached the learning outline for next week. A few minor changes have been made to it from the one that was in your child's supply bag. Also, attached to it and located on the bottom of this page is our enrichment schedule for the first quarter. I will help students navigate between our homeroom, gym, and Spanish to ensure they get to where they need to be successfully. Enjoy your weekend! 

Virtual Meet and Greet 

We enjoyed sharing with you, during our virtual Meet and Greet, our excitement for the school year and the learning expectations we have for our 3rd grade students. Below is the presentation we shared. 

3rd Grade Material Pick Up 

Please remember to come to Connley on Thursday, September 3rd (from 9am-3am), to pick up your child's materials.  

Enrichment Schedule 2020-2021

Remind App

Black Coonley Folders

When we return to school for hybrid learning, Coonley folders will be sent home twice a month. Be on the look out for them when they are sent home and please remember to send them back so that you may stay informed of school news and events. 

CPS Volunteer Process (for in class volunteering and chaperoning field trips)

CPS has expanded the official online volunteer process to include all school volunteers. In previous years the official process has been reserved for those parents that are volunteering more than a 6 hours a week and for those that were volunteering for overnight trips. We ask that all parents that want to volunteer at any level get officially cleared through CPS. Please complete the online form through the link below. Please sign up as a Level I (overnight trip) or a Level II (day field trip, classroom help, school event etc.)
CPS Volunteer Link
Update
If you have already submitted please see Ms. Quiros in the main office to show your driver's license/ID so we can speed your approval.

Scholastic Book Code

 My class code is ​NKW8H.