Newsletter

January 29, 2016

Dear Parents,

            This week we have finished up our unit on geography.  We finished up by discussing maps of the world that included the continents and major oceans.  We made a globe that the kids took home and in groups we painted a map that I have put up in the classroom. We also wrote directions on how to get from one spot to the next on a map.  Then we discussed different landforms and physical land features.  We finished the week talking about groundhogs and Groundhog’s Day.  In math, we have been learning how to tell the time to the hour, measuring objects, and ordering objects.  This week we worked on decomposing the numbers 8 and 9.

 

Next Week

Theme: Dental Health                                                 Story: Goldilocks & the Three Bears

Word Family: -ub, -ath, -ith                                       Nursery Rhyme: Three Men in a Tub

 

 Reminders

·         I know that Valentine’s is just around the corner.  We will be having our Valentine’s celebration on Thursday February 11^th.  You have received the letter about our celebration that day and what you need to send in.  Below is the schedule for that day.  We do need parents to volunteer for this day.  We specifically need parents between   to help with our Valentine crafts.  You are welcome to come first thing that morning and stay until lunch if you would like.  Please let me know if you can volunteer and what time you plan to come.

     8:30-8:50     Prepare friendship snack

8:50-9:15     Story/Class Game

9:20-9:40     Eat Snack

9:40-11:10   Valentine Activities (Crafts and games)

11:10-11:30  Pass Out Valentines to friends        

11:40-12:10  Lunch (McDonald’s) – Please remember if your child would like McDonald’s it will be $4.  If your child will not be getting a Kid’s Meal from McDonald’s please send me a quick email or note letting me know, so I will not expect money from them.

 

• Please remember that when we work on math pages out of our math book the students may not do all of the pages.  We may not have time or there may just be certain pages we are working on that week.  It would be a good idea to go over any of those pages we didn’t do.  Let your child work on them for extra practice.  I do not need them returned, but I send them so they can do extra practice at home.
• If you have not paid for our in-school Science Fun fieldtrip, we must have the money by Monday.
• Please remember to send in water bottles each day.
• Congratulations to Bella for winning our Core Value award this month for Creativity.
• Report cards went home today.  Please keep all papers in the report card.  Just sign the cover and return it on Monday.
• Be sure you see the at home project that is in your child’s folder.  It is not due for a month, so they should have plenty of time to work on this Famous American project.

 

 

Dates

Monday February 1^st: Return all books

Tuesday February 2^nd: Be sure to watch and see if the groundhog sees his shadow

Friday February 5^th: Awards – 10:30 – All students will be receiving awards

                                    Please remember that Kindergarten will receive awards first.  Then they will

                                    call out first and second grade awards.  Then the awards from the specials’

                                    teachers (ex. PE, library, etc.) will be called out for all grades.  Once awards

                                    are over it will be lunch time and then our regular special classes for that day.

                                    Since many students may leave after awards, we will not have math that

                                    afternoon.  After awards we will return to the classroom, so if you plan to

                                    take your child after awards, please come to the room to pick them up and

                                    sign them out.

                                                                                               

Mrs. Hodges & Mrs. McLamb