Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Friday, April 26, 2019

Learning objectives this week...
Unit of Inquiry Theme: HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES (An inquiry into the ways we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity)
  • We will be reviewing in all content areas except Social Studies. We will begin our next unit in Science, which is on the solar system.
  • We will be starting our last IB Unit this week as well.
  • No assessments this week unless your child is doing a retake in either math or social Studies, which will be on Tuesday.

Progress reports go home Tuesday.

Milestones begin Monday. We will have ELA testing Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Please be sure that your child gets enough rest and eats a good breakfast.

A note from Ms. Mansfield...



Dear Teasley Families:
We are quickly approaching the end of this school year and it has been FANTASTIC!! Thank
you so much for all of the support you have given this year! We have made great progress
towards our candidacy for the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program and had our
first official visit by the IB Organization. We received great feedback on our progress and we
have outlined our action plan moving forward. We hope you have heard quite a bit about what
your children have learned over the course of the year and have seen them engaged in the
learning process. Our teachers have worked hard this year on what it is like to teach through
inquiry and hopefully you are seeing your children become more and more curious and
researching things that are interesting to them.
We are in full planning mode for 2019-20. One of the most important processes in preparing for
a successful year is student placement. Providing each child with excellent instruction in an
engaging, inviting, and safe atmosphere is critical. Careful attention is given to each individual
child during the placement process. Our goal is to create well-balanced heterogeneous
classrooms, giving much thoughtfulness to student strengths and needs in regards to academic
proficiency, social competency, emotional maturity, behavioral dynamics, and learning
styles. While our highly qualified teachers subscribe to consistent standards, their delivery
methods are unique. We work to match each student with the teacher who will best meet their
needs.
Because our teachers know their students well, and know where they will be successful as they
progress through school, they will have extensive input on class placement. If there is
information of which we are unaware that you would like for us to consider, you may submit a
letter or e-mail to me by Friday, May 10th. Letters should be submitted in a sealed envelope, or
e-mailed to me at leslie.mansfield@cobbk12.org. Requests for specific teachers should not be
made and will not be considered. Those letters and emails will be returned to be revised. A
description of your child’s learning style and needs, an unusual family situation, or a special
learning environment is all that will be needed. Every child will be thoughtfully placed
regardless of whether or not a letter is received. Individual conferences with administration are
not necessary.
Your child’s success is our goal, and we are grateful to be partnering with you!!
Sincerely,
Leslie C. Mansfield

Friday, April 19, 2019

Learning objectives this week...
Unit of Inquiry Theme: HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES (An inquiry into the ways we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity)
  • We will continue our learning about the structure of constructed responses to text and review previous reading skills learned. 
  • We will continue our literary book study on the book Wonder. We will continue our learning of how to use the RACE strategy. Please remember that students should be reading a minimum of 20 minutes daily. 
  • We will review our skills used for informational, narrative and opinion writing and the components of each.
  • In math our focus will continue to focus on geometry (task on measuring angles on Thursday) and we will be learning about classifying polygons.
  • We will continue our learning of abolitionists. (assessment Thursday)
  • In grammar we will be reviewing our understanding of prefixes and suffixes (task Thursday). 

Our field trip to the Fernbank Museum is Friday April 19th. If you would like your child to pack a lunch, please make sure it is in a disposable container.


A note from Ms. Mansfield...


Dear Teasley Families:
We are quickly approaching the end of this school year and it has been FANTASTIC!! Thank
you so much for all of the support you have given this year! We have made great progress
towards our candidacy for the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program and had our
first official visit by the IB Organization. We received great feedback on our progress and we
have outlined our action plan moving forward. We hope you have heard quite a bit about what
your children have learned over the course of the year and have seen them engaged in the
learning process. Our teachers have worked hard this year on what it is like to teach through
inquiry and hopefully you are seeing your children become more and more curious and
researching things that are interesting to them.
We are in full planning mode for 2019-20. One of the most important processes in preparing for
a successful year is student placement. Providing each child with excellent instruction in an
engaging, inviting, and safe atmosphere is critical. Careful attention is given to each individual
child during the placement process. Our goal is to create well-balanced heterogeneous
classrooms, giving much thoughtfulness to student strengths and needs in regards to academic
proficiency, social competency, emotional maturity, behavioral dynamics, and learning
styles. While our highly qualified teachers subscribe to consistent standards, their delivery
methods are unique. We work to match each student with the teacher who will best meet their
needs.
Because our teachers know their students well, and know where they will be successful as they
progress through school, they will have extensive input on class placement. If there is
information of which we are unaware that you would like for us to consider, you may submit a
letter or e-mail to me by Friday, May 10th. Letters should be submitted in a sealed envelope, or
e-mailed to me at leslie.mansfield@cobbk12.org. Requests for specific teachers should not be
made and will not be considered. Those letters and emails will be returned to be revised. A
description of your child’s learning style and needs, an unusual family situation, or a special
learning environment is all that will be needed. Every child will be thoughtfully placed
regardless of whether or not a letter is received. Individual conferences with administration are
not necessary.
Your child’s success is our goal, and we are grateful to be partnering with you!!
Sincerely,
Leslie C. Mansfield

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Learning objectives this week...
Unit of Inquiry Theme: HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES (An inquiry into the ways we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity)
  • We will continue our learning about the structure of constructed responses to text and review previous reading skills learned. 
  • We will continue our literary book study on the book Wonder. We will continue our learning of how to use the RACE strategy. Please remember that students should be reading a minimum of 20 minutes daily. 
  • We will review our skills used for informational, narrative and opinion writing and the components of each.
  • In math our focus will be on geometry.
  • We will continue our learning of the Civil War.
  • In grammar we will be reviewing our understanding of prefixes and suffixes (task Thursday). 

Our field trip to the Fernbank Museum is Friday April 19th. If you would like your child to pack a lunch, please make sure it is in a disposable container.


A note from Ms. Mansfield...

Dear Teasley Families:
We are quickly approaching the end of this school year and it has been FANTASTIC!! Thank
you so much for all of the support you have given this year! We have made great progress
towards our candidacy for the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program and had our
first official visit by the IB Organization. We received great feedback on our progress and we
have outlined our action plan moving forward. We hope you have heard quite a bit about what
your children have learned over the course of the year and have seen them engaged in the
learning process. Our teachers have worked hard this year on what it is like to teach through
inquiry and hopefully you are seeing your children become more and more curious and
researching things that are interesting to them.
We are in full planning mode for 2019-20. One of the most important processes in preparing for
a successful year is student placement. Providing each child with excellent instruction in an
engaging, inviting, and safe atmosphere is critical. Careful attention is given to each individual
child during the placement process. Our goal is to create well-balanced heterogeneous
classrooms, giving much thoughtfulness to student strengths and needs in regards to academic
proficiency, social competency, emotional maturity, behavioral dynamics, and learning
styles. While our highly qualified teachers subscribe to consistent standards, their delivery
methods are unique. We work to match each student with the teacher who will best meet their
needs.
Because our teachers know their students well, and know where they will be successful as they
progress through school, they will have extensive input on class placement. If there is
information of which we are unaware that you would like for us to consider, you may submit a
letter or e-mail to me by Friday, May 10th. Letters should be submitted in a sealed envelope, or
e-mailed to me at leslie.mansfield@cobbk12.org. Requests for specific teachers should not be
made and will not be considered. Those letters and emails will be returned to be revised. A
description of your child’s learning style and needs, an unusual family situation, or a special
learning environment is all that will be needed. Every child will be thoughtfully placed
regardless of whether or not a letter is received. Individual conferences with administration are
not necessary.
Your child’s success is our goal, and we are grateful to be partnering with you!!
Sincerely,
Leslie C. Mansfield

Monday, April 8, 2019

Learning objectives this week...
Unit of Inquiry Theme: HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES (An inquiry into the ways we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity)
  • We will continue our learning about the structure of constructed responses to text and review previous reading skills learned. (Assessment Friday)
  • We will continue our literary book study on the book Wonder. We will continue our learning of how to use the RACE strategy. Please remember that students should be reading a minimum of 20 minutes daily. 
  • We will focus on narrative writing and the components of a narrative text.
  • In math we will learn how to write decimals as fractions and fractions as decimals (tenths and hundredths) (Assessment Friday)
  • We will continue our learning of the Civil War.
  • In grammar we will be reviewing using homophones (task Thursday). 

Our field trip to the Fernbank Museum id April 19th. Permission slips have gone home. The cost is $16. Permission slip and fee are due no later than Friday April 12. If there is a financial need, please let me know. We are in need of 1 chaperone. The adult fee is $20 and you will need to meet us at the museum. Please let me know if you are interested.

Our Field Day is on Friday May 10th.  If you would like to volunteer, please see the link below. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4B...