We had a busy and fun filled week at school. Kids are enjoying playing in the snow! Please keep practicing dressing in snow gear independently at home. Zippers and mittens/gloves are the trickiest. And turning snow pants and sleeves right side out.
Here is what we learned this week:
READERS WORKSHOP
We learned that superheroes do not quit when something is tough, the use their super reading powers all together. We have pointer power, picture power, sound power, and partner power to help us learn to read the actual words in books. We know this is a big job, but we are up for the challenge!
WRITERS WORKSHOP
We are learning about the tools that writer’s use to help make their writing easy to read. We learned how to use a checklist and a vowel chart to help use get all the things we need into our stories.
MATH
We reviewed Unit 1 and took our first math test. I will share them with you at conferences.
CLASSROOM RULES
We are working hard at setting goals for ourselves on which rule we are going to work on for the day.
Get Focused
Follow Directions Quickly
Raise Your Hand to Talk
Nice Hands, Nice Mouth, Nice Heart
Make Smart Choices
RAINBOW WORDS
Continue to practice these words and return the list when your child can read these words out of order, in a snap 🙂
Our first Rainbow Word goal is to have mastered lists #1-3 by December 1st.
If you have mastered these word lists you will receive your December surprise!
Conferences are this
Monday & Wednesday!
Kindergarteners will get their report card AT CONFERENCES, it will NOT be sent home.
Parent-Teacher conferences are Nov. 18th & 20. If possible, please find a sitter. I do not personally encourage students to attend conferences and sometimes it is difficult keeping siblings entertained.
Conferences are only 15 minutes long and are back to back. Please be on time to help our conference times stay on track. Thank You!
PE CARES
Here are the details:
* Begins Monday, Nov. 11
* Ends Monday, Nov. 25
* We will collect items as teams.
* Students can take their cans/boxes in the morning to their bin in the hallway.
*Points are scored for each canned or boxed food.
* The 2 teams with the highest number of points will go bowling.
* PEANUT BUTTER jars are worth 3 points.
*All other food is worth 1 point for each item.
*Granola Bars, fruit snacks, and other items that come in boxes with multiple items in the box will be counted as 1 item per box and are not counted individually.
*Ramen Noodles can count individually.
BOOK ORDER
Will be coming home this week. It is the only one I will be doing before our Holiday Break. For our party we do a book exchange. Each student may take part in the exchange. Each girl will bring in a wrapped book to exchange with another girl in our class. Each boy will also bring in a wrapped book to exchange with another boy in our class. Teacher gets to pick who it is for, please just write
To: A Girl To: A Boy From: your child’s name
Please spend $5 or less. Wrapped books should be brought to school by December 13th. Book orders are a great place to find books for the exchange.
IMPORTANT DATES/INFO
Monday, Nov. 18 – Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, Nov. 20 – Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, Nov. 20 – WE HAVE LIBRARY! Please send library books!
Wednesday, Nov. 27 thru Friday, Nov. 29 – Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday, December 3 – Alward Holiday Program at 6:30pm
Tuesday, December 10 – Santa’s Secret Shop – info sent home soon from PTC
Friday, December 13 – Early Release Friday…dismiss at 12:15pm
Mark your calendars for the annual Alward Holiday Program! The Program will be held at Fellowship Reformed Church on Dec. 3. Kindergarten through 2nd grade will perform at 6:30pm and 3rd grade through 5th grade perform at 7:30pm. Please note that our Pre-K students do not participate in this program. More details to come!