Dear Parents,

I hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday for Thanksgiving.  We will be very busy trying to squeeze everything in before our next break for Winter.  Please avoid missing any time from school if at all possible.

We have a field trip to the Planetarium coming up on Wednesday.  Please make sure your students have warm coats as we do walk between buildings briefly and I believe the forecast is going to get chilly.  We do not need anymore chaperones for field trips this year as we only go in from the bus to the trip and then right back to a bus to come back to school.  Thank you for all the offers, but there is no space to have any.  

In Math we are working on our multiplication fluency.  If you could work with your student at home on their multiplication facts that will help build their confidence.  You should see a form to sign for their multiplication facts coming home soon.  

In ELA we are still working on Frogs and your child should be reading informational texts when possible about frogs.  I have sent home an invite to Epic Books several weeks ago online to help with the reading but it is not required.  I also sent home a stamina chart for reading without breaks for 20 minutes.  I trust that most can do the reading for 20 minutes but the idea is reading with stamina with no breaks from the page.  They should be able to explain what this looks like on their reading log.

The students are finishing Science this week and starting Social Studies at the same time.  This is due to all the days we missed because of weather.  We were unable to complete the Science but is was time to switch with Mrs. Olynick's class for Social Studies.  They should have come home with a project for Social Studies to create a parade float about their heritage.  These are usually so fun for the class and they are quite beautiful to see.  I am asking Mrs. Wall if we can display them in the Media Center before they return home.  More on those dates to come in the near future.

Thanks and have a great week!
Anne Simmons