Newesletter January 25 - 29

Brrr..... it is freezing outside!  Please make sure that you check the weather and send appropriate attire with your child everyday!  Lunch break is typically about 25 minutes and that is a long  time without a coat.

The following are helpful notes for this week:

• The January Scholastic book order that I sent home last week is due tomorrow, January 26.  Ordering online using our classroom code is the more efficient and easiest way to order.
• Tomorrow the 100 day homework project assignment instructions will be sent home.  Don't worry, it's not a huge assignment, but one that the kids really enjoy.
• Chapter 6 Math Homework packet is due on Wednesday, January 27.  The test will be the following day, Thursday January 28.  
• The PTA January reading calendar (yellow paper) will be due on Monday,  February 1.  This is worth 50 points in my class.  The PTA will provide prizes.
• Please send back your SEP assignment note ASAP.  Remember that our SEP conferences are next week, February 1 - 5 and that school will dismiss at 2:30 everyday that week including Wednesday.
• Our library day will be on Friday this week instead of Thursday.  We will not have library next week due to the PTA book fair.  Please make sure that your child is returning their library books every week!
• If you ordered a class picture those will be reprinted.  Remember we had one "extra" student from second grade on our print.  I will send those home as soon as they return.
• This year instead of a science fair, our school has opted for a Science Expo day.  Each class will work on science concepts and projects and present those to parents on Friday, February 19.  Our class will work on life cycles.  We will learn about the butterfly life cycle, a chicken's life cycle, and the plant life cycle.  Parents are invited to come to our classroom from 2:00-2:45 that day.  
• We are continuing our study of Ancient American Civilizations.  We have learned about the Mayan's most prodigious crop, maize, the importance of extended family to the Mayans, and about the large Mayan city Bakaal.  We study vocabulary words daily (words such as: harvest and noiselessly) and have also investigated proverbs, one being:  "the more the merrier".  We are learning together!!
• I sent home a note last week about signing up for "Remind".  Thanks to those that did that.  If you haven't, it's simple and easy and is such a great way to hear about happenings in my classroom.  Sign up now if you haven't!
• Read every night for 15 minutes!!! 

Have a great day!