I'm updating this blog on a wonderful Easter afternoon. As I look at the pictures of our egg hunt, I'm so thankful to be your child's teacher and am blessed to have the support of the families. I hope you have had a wonderful spring weekend. If I had the ability, I would make time stand still so that April wouldn't end and we wouldn't have to face the event that happens at the end of May.
Last week we had a mystery in the classroom as our letter X was missing from our alphabet chart. On Friday, we made a connection between our real life and a book we were reading and discovered the letter X was in our treasure box. Excitement galore as we discovered a plate of Xx cookies! We had quite the celebration as we finished studying the twenty six letters of the alphabet.
The first week of May the children will have their final DIBELS testing. If you wanted to help your child prepare for the test, write out a page of scrambled uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. Have your child identify the NAME of the letter (not the sound). Make it into a game and see how many he/she can name in one minute. The letter q is assessed without the tail flipping up. The letter g will be a "fancy" g. If your child is having trouble identifying a "b" and a "d", try this little trick. When you see the letter b, first you will see a bat (the straight line) hitting a ball (the round part of the b). You would never see a ball hitting the bat (that would be the letter d). To identify the letter d, I tell the children to make a "c" and then close the gate with a tall, straight line.
In math, we are learning numbers up to 20, addition, subtraction and measurement.
We didn't have to time to properly learn last week's poem so look for it this Friday. It is about teeth and Room 115 is an expert on wiggly, jiggly teeth!
The scrapbook for Room 115 is on sale up until May 2. I'm placing the order the evening of May 2. Please let me know if you need additional time to make the payment.
We've been researching an animal a day to prepare for Wednesday's field trip to the zoo. Please make sure your child is wearing the yellow field trip t-shirt on Wednesday to help me with safety measures. If you are planning to join us, please throw a picnic blanket in the car if you have one for our lunch at the zoo.
Upcoming events:
Tuesday, April 26: Gold Party from 4-7 pm in the library
Tuesday, April 26: PTA meeting at 6:00 pm
Wednesday, April 27: Room 115 field trip to the zoo
Thursday, April 28: Spirit Night at Cucos
Friday, April 29: Field Day for grades K-3
Monday, May 2: Final day to place order for Room 115 scrapbook
Friday, May 13: Boosterthon Fun Run
Thursday, May 19: Kindergarten Celebration at 9:00
Field day is this Friday. We will be outside playing games for close to two hours, so you may want to apply sunblock on your child before leaving for school. There will be a water station available. However, I like to keep the children close to me so I'm asking for a volunteer to send in a cooler on wheels loaded with cold water bottles so that we can sip, stay hydrated and cool and keep playing. Please email me if you can do this. Thank you!
Please read the following from the PTA about the upcoming Boosterthon. Read carefully, because there appears to be a challenge to the parents for cheering on the All-Stars of Room 115!
Last week we had a mystery in the classroom as our letter X was missing from our alphabet chart. On Friday, we made a connection between our real life and a book we were reading and discovered the letter X was in our treasure box. Excitement galore as we discovered a plate of Xx cookies! We had quite the celebration as we finished studying the twenty six letters of the alphabet.
The first week of May the children will have their final DIBELS testing. If you wanted to help your child prepare for the test, write out a page of scrambled uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. Have your child identify the NAME of the letter (not the sound). Make it into a game and see how many he/she can name in one minute. The letter q is assessed without the tail flipping up. The letter g will be a "fancy" g. If your child is having trouble identifying a "b" and a "d", try this little trick. When you see the letter b, first you will see a bat (the straight line) hitting a ball (the round part of the b). You would never see a ball hitting the bat (that would be the letter d). To identify the letter d, I tell the children to make a "c" and then close the gate with a tall, straight line.
In math, we are learning numbers up to 20, addition, subtraction and measurement.
We didn't have to time to properly learn last week's poem so look for it this Friday. It is about teeth and Room 115 is an expert on wiggly, jiggly teeth!
The scrapbook for Room 115 is on sale up until May 2. I'm placing the order the evening of May 2. Please let me know if you need additional time to make the payment.
We've been researching an animal a day to prepare for Wednesday's field trip to the zoo. Please make sure your child is wearing the yellow field trip t-shirt on Wednesday to help me with safety measures. If you are planning to join us, please throw a picnic blanket in the car if you have one for our lunch at the zoo.
Upcoming events:
Tuesday, April 26: Gold Party from 4-7 pm in the library
Tuesday, April 26: PTA meeting at 6:00 pm
Wednesday, April 27: Room 115 field trip to the zoo
Thursday, April 28: Spirit Night at Cucos
Friday, April 29: Field Day for grades K-3
Monday, May 2: Final day to place order for Room 115 scrapbook
Friday, May 13: Boosterthon Fun Run
Thursday, May 19: Kindergarten Celebration at 9:00
Field day is this Friday. We will be outside playing games for close to two hours, so you may want to apply sunblock on your child before leaving for school. There will be a water station available. However, I like to keep the children close to me so I'm asking for a volunteer to send in a cooler on wheels loaded with cold water bottles so that we can sip, stay hydrated and cool and keep playing. Please email me if you can do this. Thank you!
Please read the following from the PTA about the upcoming Boosterthon. Read carefully, because there appears to be a challenge to the parents for cheering on the All-Stars of Room 115!
Dear Blount Parents,
Can you believe it?? The school year is almost gone.... and we're about to take it up a notch so GET EXCITED! The Boosterthon Fun Run is coming to Blount Elementary and we could not be more thrilled! This will be our biggest fundraiser of the year. The Boosterthon Fun Run promotes fitness, leadership, and character with an overall focus on using teamwork to help our school. Please take a moment and consider how difference the school and teachers have made in your child’s life and future.
We are so excited about the Boosterthon team being on our campus for two full weeks with a heart and passion to impact students! With your help, this could be the biggest fundraising effort our school has ever seen! We hope to see you at the Funrun on Friday, May 13th. We want to see who will be the most enthusiastic and creative parents out there so come dressed in red, white, and blue with signs to cheer on your all-star!
Thank you so much in advance for all your support and generosity through this fun-filled program! Please take 1 minute to hear this message from Mrs. Green and Lisa Hoffman about the fun run: http://boosterthoninfo.com/blountelementary/
Thank you so much in advance for all your support and generosity through this fun-filled program! Please take 1 minute to hear this message from Mrs. Green and Lisa Hoffman about the fun run: http://boosterthoninfo.com/blountelementary/
The goal of the Boosterthon Fun Run is to raise funds while teaching our kids about the importance of Fitness, Leadership, and Character. Our goal is to raise$35,000 for technology and teacher classroom needs, and we need your help! We are very excited to have the Boosterthon Fun Run Team on campus this semester, as they will be adding value in so many ways to our students and our school!
The Boosterthon Fun Run is a nine day program that will kick off Wed, May 4th. Please look for the Boosterthon Pledge Manual that will come home with your child on this day, and be sure to visit funrun.com to begin entering pledges.
On the last day of the program, ALL students will participate in the Boosterthon Fun Run event which will take place Friday, May 13th.
We need your help! We are asking parents to connect their student to ten (10) potential sponsors who can pledge a dollar amount per lap or give a flat donation towards their student’s Fun Run. Most students will run somewhere between 25-35 laps at the Boosterthon Fun Run (max laps = 35). For example, a $5.00 pledge per lap x 25 laps would equal a $125.00 gift to the school. All checks are made payable to Blount Elementary PTA, due one week after the Fun Run and are 100% tax deductible. Sponsors will also be able to donate on line.
We ask you to help Blount Elementary in the following three ways:
1.Connect your student to ten (10) potential sponsors who would like to support our school through a pledge per lap or a flat donation (Remember, students will average 25-35 laps).
2.Logon to funrun.com to enter pledges (more information to follow)
3.Join us at the Boosterthon Fun Run event on Friday, May 13th!
Thank you again for being such a wonderful group of parents! The investment you make in the lives of our students and our school is noticed and appreciated. Get excited! We look forward to seeing you at the Boosterthon Fun Run!
Lisa Hoffman
