We are getting ready to celebrate the 100th day of school on Wednesday. Refer to the handout in Friday's money pouch about dressing your child up as a 100 year old man or woman. Uniforms do not have to be worn on Wednesday. We still need items for a special activity on the 1000th day of school. Refer back to last week's post to see the check list. 100 days has gone by quickly!
We start Accelerated Reader this week. I will have a volunteer at school every Tuesday morning for the next six weeks to assist the children in taking an AR test. I expect everyone to take a test this Tuesday on his/her library book. Please have a ticket taped to the library book telling us that your child is ready to test. In Monday's folder you will see a bright orange piece of paper. This gives you the directions to sign up on-line to be notified every time your child takes an AR test. You will be able to see your child's score on the test immediately upon testing. It is a very nice feature but YOU have to sign up for it. On the other days of the week, I will help your child take an AR test before school or during snack time. Remember I must have a ticket/note from a parent telling me your child is ready to test. Please let me know if you have any questions about AR.
This week we are investigating the letter "Vv" as in "violin in the van." The word wall words are: jump, did, where, there, our.
In math we are beginning to tell time. We will be focusing on identifying the minute hand and the hour hand. We will also be telling time to the hour: example, 8:00, 3:00, 7:00. Also, we are working on knowing the difference between a penny and a nickle.
I always write a note as to the reason if your child goes home on a color other than green. There have been a few cases lately of yellow green being used on the discipline chart. Please know that if I don't write a comment then yellow-green is as good as a green!
Poetry notebooks are coming home on Friday! Be sure to read this week's poem! It is a fantastic poem to conclude this fun week! Please make sure poetry notebooks are returned on Monday.
Checklist of upcoming events:
Tuesday, January 25: Blount Night at Jason's Deli
Wednesday, January 26: 100th day of school
Friday, January 28: send in one adult size shoebox
Monday, January 31: cookie dough orders are due
We are very disappointed that we may not play in snow or wear big heavy clothes. However, we do know how to use coffee filters and scissors and make a blizzard appear in our classroom. Enjoy the wishes of snowflakes!
Email me with any questions or concerns you may have!
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