Newsletter January 24-28

Remember that this Thursday, January 27 at 6:00 is our school-wide Curriculum and Multicultural Night.  Please be here right at 6:00 in our classroom so that we can perform our Water Cycle Reader's Theater.  We have been working hard on this and the kids are excited to perform it for you.  I want to do it right at 6:00 so that you can visit other classrooms and also participate in  the Multicultural exhibits in the gym and lunchroom.

Today I included a 100-day Celebration note with your child's spelling words, Dolch words, and decodeable books.  Please read this note and help your child complete the assignment by Monday, January 31.  The brown paper bag is to put your bottle in and the envelope can be used for the clues.  This is a homework project, but if you have any questions about it please let me know.  I have several fun things planned for our 100th day of school, but I think this will be the highlight so please help your child.

I will be sending home report cards and a grade printout of the second quarter on Tuesday.  You may have some confusion about the DIBELS test score report.  I will try and explain the scoring now, but if you have any questions about it please again don't hesitate to contact me.  The students were given a list of nonsense words so the first score (phoneme segmentation) is how many sounds they were able to generate correctly.  The second score (nonsense words) is how many whole nonsense words they read accurately.  The third score (oral reading) is how many words they could read in one minute.  The students were given three passages and timed for one-minute each.  An average was then taken to give them an oral reading score.  At this time, they should be reading 23 words per minute to be considered at benchmark or grade level.  The score at the bottom of the oral reading was their accuracy rate when reading those passages.

Valentine's Day is fast approaching.  We will be decorating a can to put our Valentines in.  If you have anything that could help decorate these cans please send them with your child anytime before February 12.  Things you could bring would be:  stickers, foam hearts, doilies, old Valentine cards etc.  Thanks so much!  I will contact those who signed up to help with our class party shortly.

I look forward to Curriculum Night and getting to visit with you and your child.  

Calender items:
January  24-28:  Dallas is "Star of the Week"
January 27:  Curriculum and Multicultural Night at 6:00 p.m.  Reader's Theater Performance!!
January 28:  Flag Ceremony Assembly at 2:00 and James' Birthday
January 31-February 4:  Exmer is "Star of the Week"