Dear Parents, 

The children enjoyed creating projects last week to go along with a book report.  They shared their reports and projects with the class.  Our classroom was messy...but fun, and they were very proud of their finished products!

A special thank you to everyone for participating in the holiday gift drive.  It brought tears to my eyes to see the generosity of our school community!

This week is a short week so we will not have a regular spelling test or new vocabulary words.  We hope you can join us for our class holiday party this Thursday at 10:15.  We have a lower division sing along at 11:00 and then a noon dismissal.  

Please have your child memorize multiplication facts through 12.  It is also very important that they continue to read daily during the winter break.  But most of all, please have FUN during the break!  Your children work very hard in class, and I truly hope you all have a relaxing and safe holiday break!

Warmly,

Ms. Mitchell

December 10, 2012

Dear Parents, We are getting close to our Winter Break! I can tell because the kids start to get quite restless this time of year! We have a lot to do, though, so they will stay quite busy. We will have a spelling test this Friday. We will also have a math test either this Thursday or Friday depending on how quickly we get through our lessons. The test will be mainly on multiplication and division. Of course, we will have a practice math test first. The children have a reading sheet that is due on Friday. Please take some time to review this sheet and the activity with your child. Last week's glacier projects were so fun to read and share! Thank you for the work you did with your child on this project. This week we are learning how to write a book report and your child will get to select a project to complete in class to go along with their report. They love the choices and were very eager to get started today. We are finishing our personal narratives this week and will be ready to share them with you next Monday for our Author's Celebration! We hope you can join us! Wishing you all a wonderful week.

December 3, 2012

Happy Monday Everyone,
Some School News...
Our Holiday gift drive is going on until December 14.
December 20th is the final day before Winter Break, and it's a half day.

Class News...
We are having an Author's Celebration after Town Meeting on Monday, December 17th.  I expect it to last about a half hour.  We hope you can join us!

Our spelling test and vocabulary quiz will be this Friday.
This week we will select another personal narrative to publish.  We are also reflecting on our pieces of writing.
We are finishing our reading partnership groups as well as started reading new stories in an anthology.
Our math unit continues to focus on multiplication and division.  Please assist your child with memorizing the facts through 12.  They are bringing home fact triangles today to practice at home, but they need to return them to school tomorrow to practice with them here.
Our social studies unit will focus on the Apalachee tribe of Florida.
The children have a science project to do at home this week.  This is in lieu of our Friday reading page. We discussed this experiment in class and related it to the scientific method.  The children should record their observations on the back of the worksheet or on a separate page.  They may also choose to type their notes and/or include pictures of themselves conducting the various stages of the experiment.  Please try to use what you already have on hand at home instead of purchasing materials if possible.

If you have any questions about any of this, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you so much for all you do to support your child!

Wishing you a wonderful week!