Here are this week's happenings:
- Tomorrow is our DIBELS test. Please help by making sure your child gets plenty of sleep and and eats a healthy breakfast. If your child is sick please keep them home as they won't perform as well on the test if they are really sick--they will be able to make up the test when they return. I will let you know the results of this test as soon as I receive them.
- This week we will be making our "secret gift". Thanks to those that have helped your child earn $1.50 for this gift. You can send that with your child anytime until we leave for Christmas break.
- Next week, on Thursday December 20 at 1:00 (our last day before the Christmas break) we will be making Gingerbread houses. I sent home a note about this (and the secret gift) at the beginning of December. Thanks to those that have already sent in the donations for the houses. I have received plenty of sprinkles as of now so other "candy" type items might be better at this point, but we'll be happy with and use whatever is sent. These items can be sent anytime before December 20. I would prefer by December 19th (next Wednesday) just in case we are short something. I have had one parent volunteer to help that day. I really need 3 more to help. Please send me an e-mail if you could help that day.
- Today I sent home another PTA t-shirt order for East Elementary t-shirts and a note about a "free thermometer" and a donut party for the class that gets 100% first for signing up for the free thermometer and healthy app.
- As far as our learning we just started a quick unit in math on three-dimensional shapes. Today we talked about the names of the shapes (cylinder, cube, sphere, rectangular prism and cone). We sorted these shapes by attributes such as flat surfaces or curved surfaces. Tomorrow we will combine three-dimensional shapes. This unit will conclude next Tuesday. We will review on Monday, and test on Tuesday. This Wednesday, for our math intervention groups we will review and extend on our previous unit "two-dimensional" shapes--we will concentrate on equal and unequal parts, halves, fourths, and defining attributes (sides and vertices).
- After a two week break, we have spelling words this week. I sent home the list in your child's folder or backpack today. The test will be this Friday, December 14. We will practice the words in class daily, but briefly so studying a bit at home is helpful.
- Sight word soldiers is this Wednesday. We will have two more times to pass off words before the Christmas break!
Mrs. Armstrong
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