Important Announcements:
*Book orders will be sent home on Friday. They are due back on Friday, January 20th. If you would like to order online, the code is: GVCWL.
*There is no school on Monday, January 16th in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
*Our Unit 6 math test will take place on Wednesday, January 18th.
*Spring Fling will be held on Friday, March 2nd. Our classroom will be collecting items to create a school themed basket. If you would like to donate any school items, that would be great! More information will be coming soon.
*The cold weather is definitely upon us! Many students have been coming to school with only a sweatshirt. Please make sure your child is properly dressed with a warm winter coat, hats, and gloves. Thanks!
*Inclement weather is definitely a possibility as we get into colder weather. If there is a two hour delay on a Wednesday, students will NOT be dismissed early. They will be sent home at the normal time (3:35 for car riders and 3:45 for bus riders).
*New Book-It calendars were sent home on Tuesday, January 3rd. Use the calendar to track the number of minutes your child reads. If he/she reads for fifteen minutes, he/she can color in the date on the calendar. In order to earn the free personal pan pizza coupon from Pizza Hut, your child will need to read for fifteen minutes, four times a week. The calendar is due back on January 31st. The program will continue through March.
*Mark your calendars! We will be doing the Micronauts training at the Challenger Learning Center on Friday, March 9, 2012. For this training, we will need at least ten parent volunteers. We will be leaving school around 9:15 a.m. and returning in time for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Permission slips will be sent home closer to time.
A Look at Next Week:
Science/ Health
Sun, Moon, and Stars
Spelling
Words with ou and ow
Reading
Story: The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash
Skills: Cause and Effect
Daily Five: Listen to Reading; fluency practice
Math
Review for unit 6 test, Unit 6 test (Wed.) Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s, finding missing addends
Social Studies
Martin Luther King, Jr. activities
English
Pronouns
Writing
Personal narratives and Star of the Week writing
