Windy Wednesday

We had a very windy time on the playground today, but we enjoyed every minute of it!  It was wonderful to enjoy some warm and sunny weather and we hope to enjoy some more days like this before the end of the month. 

Planning ahead ~ we have a field trip next week to Belvedere Plantation and are still looking for some chaperones.  Please know that if you attend this trip you will still be able to go on our spring trip.  The more chaperones we have the easier the day is for everyone.  Please plan to send money and permission slips as soon as possible.

Homework ~ please make sure your child is completing homework each night.  Recording books on the reading log will be very important at the end of the month when Book-It Coupons are passed out.

Wednesday...

We had a busy day for a half day of school.  Our day began with specials at 9, lunch at 9:50, some math, and some reading.  Wow.  We got a lot accomplished for being at school for such a short time. 

School pictures will be taken on Monday (after lunch).  These are the pictures that are used in the yearbook even if you don't purchase any to keep for yourself.  You can send payments for pictures on Monday or you can pay online with a credit card. 

Please don't forget if you wish to send snacks for birthdays you must complete the form for Mr. Monroe's approval before sending anything.

Our school has a number of memberships for extra practice.  If you child can't remember them, please send me a not.

Tasty Thursday

Today was a day filled with a lot of hands of activities, wonderful parent helpers, and a lot of learning.  Who can go wrong with hands on learning that involves Oreo Cookies.  I will be posting our results tomorrow for everyone to see.  I will also post some information about how to try some of these activities at home.

Take Home Wednesday

Today was such a busy day our volunteer ran out of time to finish Take Home Tuesday papers.  They are almost finished and will go home tomorrow.

Today was filled with fast math facts, computers and lots of reading.  Know that your children were hard workers today.  Tomorrow will be filled with a number of apple products and activities.  Feel free to stop by in the morning for some taste testing (around 9:30)  or if you prefer Oreo cookies join us on Thursday.

Hope to  have more tomorrow!

Mighty Monday

Today we were very busy at school.  Learning new words, getting new books in our book bins, and practicing new routines.  We even learned a thing or two about plants.  Hopefully we are also learning that we can be a mighty strong class when we work together. 

This week we are going to be celebrating a number of special events.  The birthdays of students, Johnny Appleseed, and Oreo cookies.  We will be tasting a variety of apple products to celebrate Johnny Appleseed.  Oreo stacking, rolling, measuring, and graphing. 

Thanks go out to our fabulous parent volunteers who are helping both at school and at home.  It's not too late to volunteer.  Just send me a note if you want to help.

Running Club forms should come home tomorrow in Take Home Tuesday folders.  Please return those ASAP.

Wacky Wednesday

What a busy day in our garden today.  We began bright and early with a fire drill and 80 minutes of PE.  Following PE we spent time taking our PALS spelling test.  This is the only part of the PALS test that is completed as a whole group.  After we had lunch, we spent the rest of the afternoon doing centers and working on the individual parts of the  PALS test.  I hope to finish up our PALS testing before the weekend.  (I have to enter the spelling scores tonight).  

Students also enjoyed some time of the playground and got to get some extra energy out by running around and having fun.

School picture day is coming up in October.  These are the pictures that are used in our yearbook.  Please try to plan ahead.  Your child should have brought home the paperwork TODAY.  If they did not bring one home, please let me know so we can get another copy home to you.

Again I want to thank the wonderful volunteers who have been in to help us and those who are offering to help at home.  I really appreciate the help (and my family does too).  THANK YOU! 

Don't forget with cold and flu season arriving to please send a note when your child returns from being out sick.

The hand drawing at the bottom of this page should go to the Adopt-A-Classroom web page.  Please feel free to share our link with family and friends.  Every little bit helps.

Up for Adoption

Yes, you did read it correctly. I have our class up for adoption on the Adopt a Classroom web page. I am hoping to get some funding for the Premium version of Spelling City. I wish that I had the ability to fund this, but right now I can't swing it. If you are interested in checking out our adoption page or helping with funding please click HERE! 

Today we also welcomed a new student to our class. We are all looking forward to getting to know her a little better. We know that our new friend will enjoy being one of Mrs. Richard's Roses. 

Computer Lab was extended today and we were able to learn about a new program called Fast Math. This program will help us to make all of our math facts FAST. I am hoping to make this part of our daily math time in the next few weeks. We also spent some time on RAZ Kids and working one-on-one with Mrs. Richard on the PALS test. I hope to conclude the PALS testing in the next few days. Look for the results to come home with your child's interims in October. If you really need to know sooner, please send me a note in your child's SEED Binder. 

Thank you to our parent volunteers who have been very helpful at school and to those offering to help with some "at home" projects. If you are interesting in helping our classroom in some way, please let me know. We can always find you something to do in our garden.