Week of December 19th

This is the last week before our winter break. Many kids are very excited about the upcoming holiday. Any encouragement and reminders for good behavior at school that you can give your child before they leave in the morning would be great. Thank you for your help :)

Reminder that we have no school starting Friday, December 23rd through Monday, January 2nd for our winter break. School starts again on Tuesday, January 3rd.

Due to the short week and wanting to be able to do some fun holiday activities, we will not be doing our regular reading curriculum, therefore there will be no spelling test this week.

Our Winter Celebration Party is on Thursday at 2:45. Parents are welcome to come if you would like. If you do decide to come, please let me know.

Important Dates for this Week:
Homework:5.5 on Monday and 5.6 on Tuesday
Library and Check-Out: Tuesday
Spanish: Tuesday

Week of December 12th

Reminder about sending money to school with students. If a child brings money to school it should be used for the school store, popcorn, book orders, or lunch accounts. Students should not bring money to school for any other reason.

We have been having problems with students buying things for friends or giving their money to other students. We have a rule that any money brought to school needs to stay in student backpacks and lockers and that it is not to be given away for any reason. If you send money to school with your child please make sure that they know exactly what it is to be used for. Also, please remind them that any change or unused money needs to stay in their backpack so it can go home and is not to be given away.

Thank you for your help with reminding students of this rule.

Important Dates for this Week:
Homework:5.1 on Tuesday, 5.2 on Wednesday, and 5.3 on Thursday
Library and Check-Out: Tuesday
Spanish: Monday and Thursday

Week of December 5th

A note about items bought at the school store. We have many fun items sold at the school store. Novelty pencils, erasers and grippers are the most popular items purchased by first graders. Many of these items are toys that also function as an eraser or pencil sharpener. We have a lot of students in our class who play with these things instead of using them for the intended purposes and I often have to take them away. These items are also being lost or misplaced and students think that they have been stolen. In order to keep the June Box from filling up quickly, and to keep students from getting upset when items are lost, I am going to stop letting students bring items from the school store into the classroom. Anything that is purchased at the school store will need to be put into backpacks and taken home to be used there. The only exception will be when a student truly needs to replace something from their school supplies. I have talked to our class about this new rule. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your support as we implement this new rule in our classroom.

Important Dates for this Week:
Early Dismissal on Wednesday
Homework:4.10 on Monday and 4.11 on Wednesday
Library and Check-Out: Tuesday
Spanish: No Spanish this week due to the early dismissal

Week of November 28th

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving and that your child didn't get too antsy during their week off from school.

Our class has returned 100 take-home books, so we will be having a small celebration for this. It will most likely be an extra recess, read-and-feed or something small. I will send a note home if the celebration requires any items to be brought from home.

Important Dates for this Week:
Homework:4.4 on Monday and 4.8 on Thursday
Library and Check-Out: No Library this week due to Spanish, we will send kids to check-out each morning
Spanish: Tuesday and Friday

Week of November 14th

I am sorry I didn't send out our newsletter last week, with the field trip on Monday I got out of my routine and never got around to it.

This week we have conferences for most students on Tuesday night, and the rest on Thursday or Friday. Please bring your child with you to the conference as they will be sharing their data binders and other information as part of the conference. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.

Important Dates for this Week:
Homework:4.1 cont. on Tuesday, 4.1 on Thurs (this is a 2 page assignment that I am breaking up, that is why they have the same number)
Library and Check-Out: Tuesday
Spanish: Monday and Thursday

Reminder that we have no school next week: November 21st-25th

Week of October 31st

We have a busy week this week.

I will be sending home conference times on Tuesday. Please check to see if this time will work and return the sheet to school as soon as possible.

We have homework every night this week. I realize that this is a lot more than usual, but this particular unit has a lot of homework that provides really good practice for the skills we are learning. Please return homework as soon as you can. I understand that with it being Halloween, homework may not get done tonight. Please do your best and get it done and back to school as soon as you do get it done. A couple of homework assignments this week are more than one page, so please check for that when you sit down to complete it.

I will be sending home brown paper sacks on Friday for those students who have said that they will be bringing a lunch from home for our field trip. You will need to send this to school with your child's lunch in it on Monday. Reminder that students need to bring a drink and to send only things that can be thrown away.

Important Dates for this Week:
Homework:3.7 on Monday, 3.8 on Tuesday, 3.9 on Wednesday and 3.10 on Thursday
Library and Check-Out: No Library this week due to Spanish, we will send kids to check-out each morning
Spanish: Tuesday and Friday

Week of October 24th

This week we have our Reading Night on Tuesday at 6:00. Our guest author will be here to present to us. In preparation for his visit tomorrow we have decorated our door. If you come tomorrow, please stop by to admire our outdoor scene.

We also ask that you dress in camping, fishing, or hunting attire for his visit during the school day. Of course, we do not want kids to bring any of their equipment, but simply dress in clothes that they would wear if doing outdoor activities.

Important Dates for this Week:
Early Dismissal Wednesday, October 26th at 1:30
Homework:3.5 on Tuesday, and 3.6 on Wednesday
Library and Check-Out: Tuesday
Spanish: Monday and Thursday