Welcome back to school. We are beginning the second half of the school year and it is going to be great. Remember that school resumes on Tuesday, January 10th.
Our Language Arts theme for January will be variations of “Winter.” Snowmen, snowballs, Eskimos, polar bears will pop up throughout the month. Hopefully, these sightings will only be in the classroom and with the imagination. Well, one snow day would be acceptable.
The featured letter of the week is “F.” Pictures for the alphabet dictionaries are due by Thursday. I do appreciate the effort that it takes to remember to do this homework every week. The notebooks are getting really fat.
In math we will continue to dwell on money, specifically coins and their associated values. We will also start exploring number combinations (addition and subtraction) as well as word problems.
One of our Social Studies objectives during the 3rd quarter is personal information. Children will be required to memorize their street addresses and telephone numbers. We will persistently assess throughout the quarter. It is homework to learn their personal information. I will deal with county, country, and continent in the classroom.
In addition to the Pizza Hut reading logs, we will also be participating in the 6 Flags Read to Succeed program. When you fill out the Pizza Hut reading log, also fill out the 6 Flags reading log. It’s two for one. Children who meet the 6 hours of reading requirement will receive a ticket to 6 Flags. These reading logs will come home this week as well as the January Pizza Hut reading logs. It pays to read.
The 100th day of school is January 27th, barring any weather events. Please read the 100th day project information on the blog. This information will also come home via backpack. These projects can be fun to do. Make it a family affair.
Report cards will be distributed on Friday, January 13th. Please review the report card, sign the signature card and return it in the envelope provided. You keep the report card. If you have questions, concerns, comments, I am happy to schedule a meeting with you.
We are in desperate need of Clorox wipes. We use these everyday on our tables to try to reduce the spread of germs. With the cold season upon us, we really need your help to keep everyone healthy. It would be really nice if each child could bring in one large can of wipes. That would probably be enough to last the rest of the school year. Thanks so much.
Thanks for checking the blog. The bonus B.U.G.S. ticket word is "snowflake."
