I am still deeply saddened about the recent events at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut. As a first grade teacher, it hit me especially hard. Those wonderful teachers and beautiful students are my colleagues and babies too. As we approach this week of learning and excitement, my mind will reflect on the brave teachers and administrators and my heart mourns with the families that lost their child. I know that I will be giving "my kids" (your kids) extra hugs this week. Those who lost their lives this past weekend will be on my mind as we go forth in our First Grade classroom.
Thank you to those that have sent $1.00 for our "secret gift". I will send those home with your child this Wednesday. They are fragile so I will warn your child of that potential breaking hazard. They are so excited to share their gifts with you! Thanks also to those that have sent items for our Gingerbread houses. If you still haven't sent your item, please send it with your child by Wednesday, December 19th. Remember that we will be making our Gingerbread houses this Thursday, December 20th at 1:00. Thanks to Kaden's dad, EZ's dad, Cason's mom, Dalton's dad, and Kody's uncle for volunteering to help out that day. I could still use volunteers so if you would like to come and help let me know. I could use volunteers that day from 1:00 - 2;30. After the Gingerbread houses, the whole school will congregate in the gym for our annual Christmas Sing. On Friday, December 21, East Elementary is privileged to have a "special visitor" visit our classroom. We are lucky here at East Elementary. I think this is the only elementary school where he makes a stop :) He will stop by sometime after the "Christmas movie". This year the children will be watching "Horton Hears a Who".
I sent home new spelling words this week. We will have the spelling test right at 9:00 on Friday so please have your child here on time! I only assigned math homework for Monday and Tuesday. We are finishing up Topic 5 on Tuesday and I will test on Wednesday. Please continue to read with your child--I know it's tough to squeeze in this time of year, I have a 4th grader myself, but it is so beneficial! Remember that I will only require these three weeks in December for full credit on the December Reading Record. Of course you can read over the break though :) Today we logged in and started the computer program "Ticket to Read". The kids were excited about it. This will be one more method to help my students become better readers! We will go to the computer lab twice a week now to use this program.
We have one more Gingerbread book to read and then we will write about our favorite one. We will also have a Gingerbread cookie tasting day and Gingerbread math on Thursday. My students have loved these books. They are understanding things that are the same in each book and things that are different. They also know what the characters are in a story, the setting, and the plot. I am impressed that they use transition words like: first, then, last etc. to explain their thinking concerning the plot.
My hope for you all is that you will have a wonderful, Merry Christmas. Enjoy your break and your child! School resumes on Monday, January 7th.
Happy Reading!
Monday, December 17, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Newsletter December 10-14
Thanks for those that looked over their child's grade print out. A few if you contacted me with changes that needed to be made, and those have been taken care of. Remember that the quarter ends on the Friday that we return home from Christmas break. Our class DIBELS test will be Tuesday, January 14. I will contact parents after that date, if your child needs some more reading intervention according to that test.
Some of you have asked about the math Quick-checks and also our math tests. They come home with a score, but all of the answers are correct. Let me clarify what happens. The quick-checks, I call them "mini-tests", are graded and then some of my SUU practicum students help the students correct their errors. It is one-on-one, immediate feedback. I have the students take those home, but keep the original grade. The same for Math Topic tests. I grade them, but have corrections made, and keep the original score. Next semester, I may not have as many SUU students helping out, so this may not be occurring as often. Thanks for helping your child with their math homework each night. I will finish up topic 5 in math early next week, and test next Wednesday before Christmas break.
Today I sent home a note about our Gingerbread house party on Thursday, December 20. Please read that and let me know if you can help out that day. It is impossible for me to carry that off without help. Thanks also to those of you that have sent $1.00 for our "secret" Christmas gift. We will work on those this week.
We have read and mapped out The Gingerbread Man and The Gingerbread Cowboy. In the next couple of weeks we will also read The Gingerbread Girl and Gingerbread Boy Goes to School. The students will then write an opinion paper about their favorite Gingerbread story. Today we finished our Christmas Tree poems that go along with our Christmas tree art that is displayed outside of our classroom.
Today we will also finish our moon phase unit by creating the moon phases out of Oreo cookies. I will take some pictures of the event and post them next week.
One more thing, now that it is getting colder, we have many coats or jackets that are left at school. The lost and found is overflowing. If your child is missing a coat, please have them check in the lost and found. Sometimes a grown-up is needed to help find the missing coat. Our lost and found is in the lunchroom and right now it is spread out on the stage steps. You are welcome to come and help your child find their coat before of after school.
I love being surrounded by your wonderful children at this exciting time of year!
Happy Reading!
Some of you have asked about the math Quick-checks and also our math tests. They come home with a score, but all of the answers are correct. Let me clarify what happens. The quick-checks, I call them "mini-tests", are graded and then some of my SUU practicum students help the students correct their errors. It is one-on-one, immediate feedback. I have the students take those home, but keep the original grade. The same for Math Topic tests. I grade them, but have corrections made, and keep the original score. Next semester, I may not have as many SUU students helping out, so this may not be occurring as often. Thanks for helping your child with their math homework each night. I will finish up topic 5 in math early next week, and test next Wednesday before Christmas break.
Today I sent home a note about our Gingerbread house party on Thursday, December 20. Please read that and let me know if you can help out that day. It is impossible for me to carry that off without help. Thanks also to those of you that have sent $1.00 for our "secret" Christmas gift. We will work on those this week.
We have read and mapped out The Gingerbread Man and The Gingerbread Cowboy. In the next couple of weeks we will also read The Gingerbread Girl and Gingerbread Boy Goes to School. The students will then write an opinion paper about their favorite Gingerbread story. Today we finished our Christmas Tree poems that go along with our Christmas tree art that is displayed outside of our classroom.
Today we will also finish our moon phase unit by creating the moon phases out of Oreo cookies. I will take some pictures of the event and post them next week.
One more thing, now that it is getting colder, we have many coats or jackets that are left at school. The lost and found is overflowing. If your child is missing a coat, please have them check in the lost and found. Sometimes a grown-up is needed to help find the missing coat. Our lost and found is in the lunchroom and right now it is spread out on the stage steps. You are welcome to come and help your child find their coat before of after school.
I love being surrounded by your wonderful children at this exciting time of year!
Happy Reading!
Monday, December 3, 2012
December 3-7
It is December already! I have 29 excited little students. It is fun to be surrounded by first graders this time of year. We will have spelling words for the next three weeks. I was pleased with the students that were able to get 100% on their spelling tests last week with two dictation sentences. I will continue with two sentences for the remainder of the year.
The November reading record is now due! I sent home the December reading record home with your child today. Please read with your child for the remaining three weeks of school, and do your best to squeeze some in over the break. I am sending home the Scholastic December book orders today. The best way to do it is by using the online code. If you order online you will receive a $5.00 coupon that you can use for the next order. Those book orders will be due this Friday, December 7. The orders should be back before Christmas, so if you would like me to save any books as gifts let me know.
In first grade, our Christmas party will be a Gingerbread house making extravaganza! We make them out of graham crackers. I will need your help to accomplish this. I will send home a note with your child this Wednesday explaining what we will need to make these houses. Some of you I will specifically ask to bring graham crackers or white icing, but others I will just ask to bring something to help decorate the houses with. Some great things that have been brought in the past are: small candy canes, foil wrapped Santas, red and green gumdrops or M & M's, Necco wafers, pretzel sticks, coconut etc. Please watch for the note, and thanks in advance for the donations. We will build our houses on Thursday, December 20th at 1:00. I could use some parent helpers that day also. If you would like to come and help please let me know! I would love it and NEED it!!
I am in need of one more little donation. We will be making a "secret" Christmas gift this year and if you could help by sending $1.00 with your child to help cover the cost of that "secret" gift, I would appreciate it. You can start sending the donation tomorrow, and I will take it until we leave for our Christmas break.
When we get back from our Christmas break we will almost be done with our second quarter of school. I will get grades printed out this week on Wednesday and will send a copy home with your child on Thursday. Watch for these grades, and check them over to see if your child has missing work. We will also have our second DIBELS test after the break, so that is one of the reasons that squeezing in a bit of reading over the break would be helpful :)
This week we will finish our Santa letters and start our Gingerbread Boy stories unit. We will read and discuss several Gingerbread Boy story variations and then the students will write an opinion piece about their favorite story. We will also be creating a Christmas Art project and writing a poem about Christmas trees. Your child should be working on Sight Word List #5 this month. If they have not passed off through List #4 they are behind. In math, I am reviewing for Test #4 today, and will test tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 4. We will start on Topic 5 this Wednesday.
Happy Reading!
The November reading record is now due! I sent home the December reading record home with your child today. Please read with your child for the remaining three weeks of school, and do your best to squeeze some in over the break. I am sending home the Scholastic December book orders today. The best way to do it is by using the online code. If you order online you will receive a $5.00 coupon that you can use for the next order. Those book orders will be due this Friday, December 7. The orders should be back before Christmas, so if you would like me to save any books as gifts let me know.
In first grade, our Christmas party will be a Gingerbread house making extravaganza! We make them out of graham crackers. I will need your help to accomplish this. I will send home a note with your child this Wednesday explaining what we will need to make these houses. Some of you I will specifically ask to bring graham crackers or white icing, but others I will just ask to bring something to help decorate the houses with. Some great things that have been brought in the past are: small candy canes, foil wrapped Santas, red and green gumdrops or M & M's, Necco wafers, pretzel sticks, coconut etc. Please watch for the note, and thanks in advance for the donations. We will build our houses on Thursday, December 20th at 1:00. I could use some parent helpers that day also. If you would like to come and help please let me know! I would love it and NEED it!!
I am in need of one more little donation. We will be making a "secret" Christmas gift this year and if you could help by sending $1.00 with your child to help cover the cost of that "secret" gift, I would appreciate it. You can start sending the donation tomorrow, and I will take it until we leave for our Christmas break.
When we get back from our Christmas break we will almost be done with our second quarter of school. I will get grades printed out this week on Wednesday and will send a copy home with your child on Thursday. Watch for these grades, and check them over to see if your child has missing work. We will also have our second DIBELS test after the break, so that is one of the reasons that squeezing in a bit of reading over the break would be helpful :)
This week we will finish our Santa letters and start our Gingerbread Boy stories unit. We will read and discuss several Gingerbread Boy story variations and then the students will write an opinion piece about their favorite story. We will also be creating a Christmas Art project and writing a poem about Christmas trees. Your child should be working on Sight Word List #5 this month. If they have not passed off through List #4 they are behind. In math, I am reviewing for Test #4 today, and will test tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 4. We will start on Topic 5 this Wednesday.
Happy Reading!
Monday, November 26, 2012
Newsletter November 26-30
Welcome back from a glorious Thanksgiving break. I missed my cute first graders!
We are getting right back to work. I sent home spelling words today and will now include two dictation sentences for our test on Friday. We will have math homework everyday this week, as I want to finish up Topic 4 this week, then review next Monday, and test next Tuesday. If you ever have questions about the math homework, please don't hesitate to e-mail me. I know some of it is not self-explanatory. I check my e-mail frequently and will usually get right back to you. I will test all students that have not passed off Sight Word List #4 this Friday, November 30. If you need another List #4 let me know and I will send one home with your child. This is the last week for November home reading. The November Home Reading Record will be due Monday, December 3.
Please send your child everyday with their homework folder. That way I know their homework or notes are being placed in a "safe" place. I know some of them are totally falling apart. I will get some new ones for those folders that are completely torn. We are still waiting for the sturdy East Elementary folders. Hopefully they will arrive soon!
This week we will finish our Pilgrim writing that we didn't get to last week. We will write about what Pilgrims are, what Pilgrims have, and what Pilgrims can do. We will also learn about the elements of a friendly letter so that we can start our letters to Santa. I have to deliver our Santa letters to my secret elves at Cedar High School by December 4 :)
In science we are still continuing our moon phase unit until all of my students take the moon bag home. Thanks to those that have completed that assignment and returned the moon bag the very next day. After all of my students have had an opportunity to take the moon bag home, we will create the moon phases using Oreo cookies.
I am including some photos from our Thanksgiving Turkey Cookie party. Thanks to Mrs. Terry, Mrs. Akans and Mrs. Adams for helping out! Enjoy the chocolate smiles and Happy Reading!
We are getting right back to work. I sent home spelling words today and will now include two dictation sentences for our test on Friday. We will have math homework everyday this week, as I want to finish up Topic 4 this week, then review next Monday, and test next Tuesday. If you ever have questions about the math homework, please don't hesitate to e-mail me. I know some of it is not self-explanatory. I check my e-mail frequently and will usually get right back to you. I will test all students that have not passed off Sight Word List #4 this Friday, November 30. If you need another List #4 let me know and I will send one home with your child. This is the last week for November home reading. The November Home Reading Record will be due Monday, December 3.
Please send your child everyday with their homework folder. That way I know their homework or notes are being placed in a "safe" place. I know some of them are totally falling apart. I will get some new ones for those folders that are completely torn. We are still waiting for the sturdy East Elementary folders. Hopefully they will arrive soon!
This week we will finish our Pilgrim writing that we didn't get to last week. We will write about what Pilgrims are, what Pilgrims have, and what Pilgrims can do. We will also learn about the elements of a friendly letter so that we can start our letters to Santa. I have to deliver our Santa letters to my secret elves at Cedar High School by December 4 :)
In science we are still continuing our moon phase unit until all of my students take the moon bag home. Thanks to those that have completed that assignment and returned the moon bag the very next day. After all of my students have had an opportunity to take the moon bag home, we will create the moon phases using Oreo cookies.
I am including some photos from our Thanksgiving Turkey Cookie party. Thanks to Mrs. Terry, Mrs. Akans and Mrs. Adams for helping out! Enjoy the chocolate smiles and Happy Reading!
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| Cayla has tasty fingers! |
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| Alvin's finished product! |
Monday, November 19, 2012
November 19 -20
Happy Thanksgiving week! I can't believe that it is nearly Thanksgiving already! I want you all to know how much I love your children and how thankful I am to be their teacher!
Since we have a short week, we will not have spelling words this week. Please continue to practice the sight words with your child. Your child should have passed off lists 1-3. On November 30th, I will test all students on List #4 if they haven't passed it off yet. Some students need extra practice with the sight words. Include sight word practice in your nightly reading, especially if your child is still trying to sound out sight words such as "you", or "said" for example. I will not send home math homework tomorrow, but if you can read with your child over the break that would be great!
Tomorrow is our little Thanksgiving party. Thanks to those that have sent items in to help with our "turkey cookies". We will have the party after lunch. We will also hopefully complete our Pilgrim art and writing activity. We will write about what Pilgrims are, what Pilgrims can do, and what Pilgrims have.
Have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving!
Happy Reading!
Since we have a short week, we will not have spelling words this week. Please continue to practice the sight words with your child. Your child should have passed off lists 1-3. On November 30th, I will test all students on List #4 if they haven't passed it off yet. Some students need extra practice with the sight words. Include sight word practice in your nightly reading, especially if your child is still trying to sound out sight words such as "you", or "said" for example. I will not send home math homework tomorrow, but if you can read with your child over the break that would be great!
Tomorrow is our little Thanksgiving party. Thanks to those that have sent items in to help with our "turkey cookies". We will have the party after lunch. We will also hopefully complete our Pilgrim art and writing activity. We will write about what Pilgrims are, what Pilgrims can do, and what Pilgrims have.
Have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving!
Happy Reading!
Monday, November 12, 2012
Newsletter November 12 - 16
Welcome to winter! Thanks for sending your child to school with coats, gloves, scarves, etc. It is cold outside, and remember the students go outside unless rain or snow if falling from the sky.
New spelling words are in your child's homework folder. I am thrilled with the spelling test scores. Remember we will have spelling words this week, but will not have spelling words next week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. I will also start adding a second dictation sentence to our list when we get back from the break.
I gave the Math Topic #3 test on Friday. We did much better as a class. The "Quick checks" and homework practice I think is helping. I have some smart mathematicians in my class!
For our Thanksgiving party, we will be making "turkey cookies". I will send a note home with your child if you signed up to help. It will ask you to bring something to help with the cookies. Watch for that either through e-mail or note in your child''s backpack.
Last week we wrote, "If I could go to the moon..." narratives. Wow! I have creative writers in this class, as well as smart mathematicians. They learned to use transition words such as first, next and last with these narratives. Some of the responses were: "First, I would have a picnic," or next, "I would battle space aliens", or last, "I would find the flag that is stuck in the moon." We didn't get to our Thankful lists last week, so tomorrow we will compose those, and on Wednesday we will write about "How to Catch a Turkey".
I am definitely thankful for your sweet children. Please continue to read with your child every night and practice the sight words!
Happy Reading!
New spelling words are in your child's homework folder. I am thrilled with the spelling test scores. Remember we will have spelling words this week, but will not have spelling words next week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. I will also start adding a second dictation sentence to our list when we get back from the break.
I gave the Math Topic #3 test on Friday. We did much better as a class. The "Quick checks" and homework practice I think is helping. I have some smart mathematicians in my class!
For our Thanksgiving party, we will be making "turkey cookies". I will send a note home with your child if you signed up to help. It will ask you to bring something to help with the cookies. Watch for that either through e-mail or note in your child''s backpack.
Last week we wrote, "If I could go to the moon..." narratives. Wow! I have creative writers in this class, as well as smart mathematicians. They learned to use transition words such as first, next and last with these narratives. Some of the responses were: "First, I would have a picnic," or next, "I would battle space aliens", or last, "I would find the flag that is stuck in the moon." We didn't get to our Thankful lists last week, so tomorrow we will compose those, and on Wednesday we will write about "How to Catch a Turkey".
I am definitely thankful for your sweet children. Please continue to read with your child every night and practice the sight words!
Happy Reading!
Monday, November 5, 2012
Newsletter November 5 - 9
The October reading record was due November 1. Please have your child turn that in now! I sent home November reading records last Thursday. November's reading record will be due Dec. 3rd.
Your child should have passed off Sight Word List #3 by now. I will test all of the students that haven't passed of list #3 this Wednesday, November 7th. I will enter scores in then. If your child is behind please practice the sight words an extra amount each night. If your child is caught up, that is they have passed off through at least List #3, please continue to practice these words nightly. It helps their reading fluency tremendously if the sight words come automatically as they read. Remember most sight words cannot be sounded out, so your child needs to be exposed to them numerous times.
I am pleased at the progress on your spelling tests, especially the sentence portion. After the Thanksgiving break, I will start including a second dictation sentence. We will have spelling words this week and next week, but will not have spelling words during the two days prior to our Thanksgiving break.
I gave the Math Topic #2 test last week. As a first grade team, we have been asked to document our math test scores to show a comparison between our classrooms and the dual-immersion classrooms. To make the test fair and valid, we decided to just read the questions so the students. This was a tough test, and many of my students struggled. The hard part for me was not to "feed them" the answers, because I know that most of them knew the answer, but the wording was tricking them. I am having my SUU practicum students help them realize why they missed the problems that they did and give them immediate feedback. I think most will say, "oh, I know how to do that." I will send those tests home after the corrections have been made. I really want my students to be successful on these tests, so I am adding a "quick check" after each math lesson. I call it a "mini-test". These "Quick checks" will be worth 5 points and will now be added to their math grade. If they are absent the day of the math lesson, I will send that home as added homework. Thanks for helping your child with their homework at home, I hope that both of these things will help when it comes to test time. I will test on topic #3 this Friday.
I sent home November Scholastic book orders today. The book orders will be due this Friday, November 9th. If any of you would like me to hold any books for Christmas gifts let me know. I noticed a pretty neat Lego book from the Holiday Book form that my Lego loving boys might like. Remember also that every time you order online you will receive a $5.00 coupon for a future order. I will send home the December book orders early in the month too, so that you can get orders in time for Christmas. Watch for those the first week of December.
This week we are going to be doing a "If I could go to the moon" narrative writing. We will also compose "Thankful lists" and start and complete a handprint/footprint turkey art project. Tomorrow we will have a mock presidential election in our classroom, and discuss why we vote and who can vote. We will also continue to focus on the common core standard of identifying main idea and sequence in a variety of texts.
Happy Reading!!
Your child should have passed off Sight Word List #3 by now. I will test all of the students that haven't passed of list #3 this Wednesday, November 7th. I will enter scores in then. If your child is behind please practice the sight words an extra amount each night. If your child is caught up, that is they have passed off through at least List #3, please continue to practice these words nightly. It helps their reading fluency tremendously if the sight words come automatically as they read. Remember most sight words cannot be sounded out, so your child needs to be exposed to them numerous times.
I am pleased at the progress on your spelling tests, especially the sentence portion. After the Thanksgiving break, I will start including a second dictation sentence. We will have spelling words this week and next week, but will not have spelling words during the two days prior to our Thanksgiving break.
I gave the Math Topic #2 test last week. As a first grade team, we have been asked to document our math test scores to show a comparison between our classrooms and the dual-immersion classrooms. To make the test fair and valid, we decided to just read the questions so the students. This was a tough test, and many of my students struggled. The hard part for me was not to "feed them" the answers, because I know that most of them knew the answer, but the wording was tricking them. I am having my SUU practicum students help them realize why they missed the problems that they did and give them immediate feedback. I think most will say, "oh, I know how to do that." I will send those tests home after the corrections have been made. I really want my students to be successful on these tests, so I am adding a "quick check" after each math lesson. I call it a "mini-test". These "Quick checks" will be worth 5 points and will now be added to their math grade. If they are absent the day of the math lesson, I will send that home as added homework. Thanks for helping your child with their homework at home, I hope that both of these things will help when it comes to test time. I will test on topic #3 this Friday.
I sent home November Scholastic book orders today. The book orders will be due this Friday, November 9th. If any of you would like me to hold any books for Christmas gifts let me know. I noticed a pretty neat Lego book from the Holiday Book form that my Lego loving boys might like. Remember also that every time you order online you will receive a $5.00 coupon for a future order. I will send home the December book orders early in the month too, so that you can get orders in time for Christmas. Watch for those the first week of December.
This week we are going to be doing a "If I could go to the moon" narrative writing. We will also compose "Thankful lists" and start and complete a handprint/footprint turkey art project. Tomorrow we will have a mock presidential election in our classroom, and discuss why we vote and who can vote. We will also continue to focus on the common core standard of identifying main idea and sequence in a variety of texts.
Happy Reading!!
Monday, October 29, 2012
Newsletter October 29 - Nov. 2
Thank you to all of the dads and uncles that came to help carve pumpkins last Friday. I had a room full of happy first graders, dads, and pumpkin seeds! That is one of my favorite days of the year! Thanks for helping to make it a success! I will post pictures from this event at the end of this newsletter!
I sent home your child's 1st quarter grades today. Please look those over and see where improvements can be made. Please look at the attendance label that I attached to your child's grades. Please have your child here at school, unless they are sick of course, and remember that school starts promptly at 8:55. We start our literacy block right at 9:00 and if you child is tardy they miss valuable small group instruction, and they also disrupt the class when they come in late.
I already sent home math homework 2-11 last Thursday. The power went out as you may remember and I wasn't able to teach math that day. If you child already completed that homework, they will not have any tonight, but if they didn't please help your child complete math homework 2-11. I will test on Math Topic 2 tomorrow, October 30.
Our library day is usually Friday afternoon, but this week, due to the maturation clinic, our library day will be on Thursday afternoon. Please have your child bring back their library books by Thursday, so that they can check out two more.
The October Reading record is due this Thursday, November 1. I still have one partially colored October reading record here at school that nobody has claimed, if your child is missing their October reading record let me know so that I can get this one into the right hands. I will send home a November Reading record that day also.
Congratulations to Malachi and McKenlee! He is our classroom "Catch the Vision" winner for October. He is a wonderful first grader! McKenlee won the Red Ribbon week coloring contest.
As the weather continues to cool down, please make sure that your child has a jacket or coat if necessary. We go out to break always, unless it is raining or snowing. If your child is missing a jacket the lost and found is located in the lunchroom.
Don't forget to check out the pictures from our Dads and Pumpkins day. Happy Reading!
I sent home your child's 1st quarter grades today. Please look those over and see where improvements can be made. Please look at the attendance label that I attached to your child's grades. Please have your child here at school, unless they are sick of course, and remember that school starts promptly at 8:55. We start our literacy block right at 9:00 and if you child is tardy they miss valuable small group instruction, and they also disrupt the class when they come in late.
I already sent home math homework 2-11 last Thursday. The power went out as you may remember and I wasn't able to teach math that day. If you child already completed that homework, they will not have any tonight, but if they didn't please help your child complete math homework 2-11. I will test on Math Topic 2 tomorrow, October 30.
Our library day is usually Friday afternoon, but this week, due to the maturation clinic, our library day will be on Thursday afternoon. Please have your child bring back their library books by Thursday, so that they can check out two more.
The October Reading record is due this Thursday, November 1. I still have one partially colored October reading record here at school that nobody has claimed, if your child is missing their October reading record let me know so that I can get this one into the right hands. I will send home a November Reading record that day also.
Congratulations to Malachi and McKenlee! He is our classroom "Catch the Vision" winner for October. He is a wonderful first grader! McKenlee won the Red Ribbon week coloring contest.
As the weather continues to cool down, please make sure that your child has a jacket or coat if necessary. We go out to break always, unless it is raining or snowing. If your child is missing a jacket the lost and found is located in the lunchroom.
Don't forget to check out the pictures from our Dads and Pumpkins day. Happy Reading!
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| Malachi our Catch the Vision Winner! |
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| We voted on how to carve our classroom pumpkin. |
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| Results from our voting--our classroom pumpkin. |
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| Thanks Tyson's Dad! |
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| Great job Jocelynn's uncle! |
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| McKenlee's dad is working hard. |
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| Thank you Cason's dad! |
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| So many seeds! Thanks Amilia's dad. |
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| Pumpkins looking good! Thanks Dalton's dad. |
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| Raelee and her dad. |
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| Alec and his "crazy hair". Thanks Alec's dad. |
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| Alvin's uncle--THANK YOU! |
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| Taylor's dad and two cuties!! |
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| Phoenix was so happy to have his dad here! |
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| Mr. Stucki thank you for overlooking the mess :) |
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| It was nice to have Kody's uncle with us! |
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| Weston is a happy boy with his dad! |
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