Welcome back!
I hope that everyone had a restful and fun filled break! I know I did. J I wanted to thank all of the parents that donated our winter party goodies and materials. The kids had a GREAT time! Also, thank you to all of the parents, friends, and grandparents that came to celebrate with us. We loved having each and every one of you with us!
Thank you to ALL of you for your precious and thoughtful gifts! You all are so generous and kind. I have truly enjoyed every one of them! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Class Pet Update
Thank you to the Kirkpatrick family for donating our adorable class pet Pinkie! The kids voted on the name, I promise I didn’t persuade them or influence them in any way on the name. J The kids LOVE Pinkie and they have done an excellent job of taking care of her. I will be sending home a permission form to ask for family volunteers who would like to babysit Pinkie over holiday weekends and breaks in the future. Also, if you would like to donate any hamster bedding or food products, they would be GREATLY appreciated! J
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher conferences will be held this month during the week of January 25th. School will dismiss two hours early each day that week. This is our only official conference of the year. Each conference will last 30 minutes. Please arrive at your scheduled time. I am looking forward to seeing and talking with you all!
***Your child brought home their scheduled conference form yesterday. Please confirm your time ASAP so that we can accommodate everyone’s schedules. ***
Upcoming Events
***Martin Luther King Jr. Day ~ NO SCHOOL ~ Monday, January 18th, 2010.
***Conference Week ~ Monday, January 25th, 2010 ~
Friday, January 30th, 2010. (school dismisses at 12:30 p.m. each day)
We are …
~*~ continuing to work on informational writing and response to literature
~*~ learning about the contributions of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King, Jr.
~*~ practicing our number sense skills for numbers up to 9,999.
~*~ reviewing addition and subtraction skills using regrouping strategies up to three-digit numbers.
~*~ beginning to study fractions.
~*~ practicing reading fluently.
