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News From Room 131

January 4, 2023 Days and will be available to answer


I’m so excited to be back at school with my questions about any problems or concerns
kindergarten friends! The break was that come up.
WONDERFUL, but I’m looking forward to this
half of the school year. This is the time that As I’ve said before, I am hoping that we
students really take off with their reading and won’t have any NTI Days. They can never
math skills. We are going to work hard each compare to a “real” day at school. However
day to help each student reach their fullest they are a great alternative when school is
potential! cancelled.

I’ll be making mention of NTI in the next few Reminders about Chromebooks:
newsletters so that we are all on the same 1. Chromebooks need to be sent to
page in case one or more of these days are school each day. The charger needs
announced. to stay at home.
2. Charge it up a couple of times each
BENEFITS OF NTI: If school is cancelled week.
because of bad weather or widespread 3. Remind your child to use the
illness, the superintendent might call for an Chromebook with clean hands, and no
NTI Day. This would allow students to do food or drinks while they are working
some of their school work at home and the on it.
day will not have to be made up. If it is a 4. Keep the Chromebook AND charger
“traditional snow day”, then it will have to be out of reach of younger siblings and
made up at the end of the year. pets.

If we have an NTI day, I will send out


information on Dojo. I will give you
information so that you can help your child
get started on his/her work. Most of it will
be on a program called Seesaw. We’ll be Wednesday – PE
practicing with Seesaw in class so that the Thursday – Art
students are familiar with it. Friday – Library

Also, we will do one online meeting on each


NTI Day through Zoom. I am going to
practice this with the students as well so that
they are familiar with it.
Jan. 16 – No School
The work on NTI Days will NOT take all day Feb. 16 – Valentine Party
to complete. As a matter of fact, the Feb. 17 – No School
students will be able to finish most of their
work in the morning and have the rest of the Have a great week!
day free. I will be working all day on NTI Mrs. Becky
Brooks Elementary School – Title I School
Excellence Begins Here

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