Important Announcements:
*Valentine’s Day is on Tuesday. The children are allowed to bring valentines in to exchange with their classmates. I sent home a class list earlier this week. Happy Valentine’s Day!
*On Thursday, February 16th, someone from McCloud Nature Center will be here to talk with the students about hibernation. The presentation will be from 9:00 – 9:40 a.m.
*Please check with your child to see if he/she needs any of their supplies replenished. Many students are without pencils, erasers, dry erase markers, folders, etc. This will really help us out! Thanks!
*Come Play with Me will be on Tuesday, February 28th from 2:10 - 2:50 p.m. This is a time where you can come in and participate in gym with your child. I know the children really enjoy having their parents come in! Hope to see you there!
*New Book-It calendars were sent home on Wednesday, February 1st. Use the calendar to track the number of minutes your child reads. If he/she reads for twenty 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 twenty minutes, four times a week. The calendar is due back on February 29th. The program will continue through March.
*Spring Fling will be held on Friday, March 2nd from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Our classroom is collecting items to create a school themed basket. If you would like to donate any school items such as pencils, erasers, notepads, binders, etc. for our basket, we would greatly appreciate it! Donations are due by Friday, February 24th.
*Speaking of the Spring Fling, the event is in need of volunteers! There are two shifts you can choose to volunteer for during the Spring Fling. The first one is from 5:50 – 7:30 p.m. and the second one is from 7:20 – 9:00 p.m. If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering, please contact Melissa Myers at 317-374-8148 or myers243@yahoo.com.
*Student Council will be selling Hearts for Riley each day in the main lobby before school starts Monday, February 6th– February 13th for $1.00. All proceeds will benefit Riley Children’s Hospital.
*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).
*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 9:00 a.m. and returning in time for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Permission slips will be sent home closer to time.
*Field trip announced! We will be going to McCloud Nature Center on Friday, April 27th. More information and a permission slip will be coming home soon.
A Look at Next Week:
Science/ Health
Weather
Spelling
Adding –ing and -ly
Reading
Story: The Emperor’s Egg
Skills: KWL chart, suffixes, reading comprehension practice
Daily Five: Review procedures; fluency practice
Math
Fractions of Regions, More or Less than ½, Fraction word problems, review, Unit 8 test on Friday
Social Studies
Famous Black Americans
English
Words that compare
Writing
Personal narratives, Star of the Week writing, prompts
