Dear Parents:
I want to thank you for your concern for my little Chase. I am happy to report that he is doing SO MUCH BETTER! He was released from the hospital after 3 days and, according to my daughter, gets better and better each day. Unfortunately, he has to go back to daycare this week, so I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying that he can fight off the germs and stay well. A couple of you asked me to share a picture so here I go!
I hope you all had a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend! While they were shoveling snow in the northeast and trying to stay warm without power, my husband and I enjoyed spending time outside in the beautiful sunny weather. I'm sure some of you were boating, at the beach, or doing something to enjoy the outdoors. Don't you just love living in Florida?
I want to thank you for your concern for my little Chase. I am happy to report that he is doing SO MUCH BETTER! He was released from the hospital after 3 days and, according to my daughter, gets better and better each day. Unfortunately, he has to go back to daycare this week, so I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying that he can fight off the germs and stay well. A couple of you asked me to share a picture so here I go!
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| My sweet little Chase smiling again! |
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| Owen sharing a book with his little brother. |
Don't forget that at the end of this blog, there are always important reminders of special date and events coming up as well as reminders for the week's scheduled volunteers!
On Thursday, we will be celebrating Valentine's Day at 1:30 in our class. The children may wear valentine attire on Thursday... red, pink... just please remember that it is not "anything goes" for the dress code that day. The highlight for the children is always opening their valentine cards! Parents are welcome to join us.
Also, don't forget that Friday is a Professional Development Day for teachers. There will be no school for students.
Until then, we will be quite busy in our classroom. This week in word study, we are focusing on words with the short sound /ou/ spelled either ou as in cloud or ow as in cow. The children wore bandaids in class today to help them remember the spelling rule! So, if you see your child with a bandaid on, ask them why!
In reading workshop, we are finishing up our nonfiction unit and will be starting a unit on characters. When I think back on beloved books from when I was young, it's usually the characters in the stories that first come to mind. The characters often stay with us even when we finish a book. So, over the next several weeks, we will look closely at the characters in the books we read.
In writing workshop, our focus over the next several weeks will be on making our writing easy for others to read. We'll also learn some revision techniques as well.
In math, we'll be introduced to the centimeter in metric measure. We'll practice measuring lines and objects to the nearest centimeter. We'll also work more with frames and arrows, fact families, and the what's my rule routine.
In science, we worked on finishing up our projects today and began getting ready for our presentations. The children worked with their partners to divide up the teaching. They will begin teaching the class about their planets this week as they present their projects! I also added lots of pictures to our class shutterfly site that I took last week and today of the children working on their projects. They were added to the Solar System Project album. Check them out! Here are just a few.
This week also begins our social studies unit on America! Over the next several weeks, we'll learn about important people in the history of our country, historic landmarks, and symbols of America.
On Thursday, we will be celebrating Valentine's Day at 1:30 in our class. The children may wear valentine attire on Thursday... red, pink... just please remember that it is not "anything goes" for the dress code that day. The highlight for the children is always opening their valentine cards! Parents are welcome to join us.
Also, don't forget that Friday is a Professional Development Day for teachers. There will be no school for students.
Until then, we will be quite busy in our classroom. This week in word study, we are focusing on words with the short sound /ou/ spelled either ou as in cloud or ow as in cow. The children wore bandaids in class today to help them remember the spelling rule! So, if you see your child with a bandaid on, ask them why!
In reading workshop, we are finishing up our nonfiction unit and will be starting a unit on characters. When I think back on beloved books from when I was young, it's usually the characters in the stories that first come to mind. The characters often stay with us even when we finish a book. So, over the next several weeks, we will look closely at the characters in the books we read.
In writing workshop, our focus over the next several weeks will be on making our writing easy for others to read. We'll also learn some revision techniques as well.
In math, we'll be introduced to the centimeter in metric measure. We'll practice measuring lines and objects to the nearest centimeter. We'll also work more with frames and arrows, fact families, and the what's my rule routine.
In science, we worked on finishing up our projects today and began getting ready for our presentations. The children worked with their partners to divide up the teaching. They will begin teaching the class about their planets this week as they present their projects! I also added lots of pictures to our class shutterfly site that I took last week and today of the children working on their projects. They were added to the Solar System Project album. Check them out! Here are just a few.
This week also begins our social studies unit on America! Over the next several weeks, we'll learn about important people in the history of our country, historic landmarks, and symbols of America.
Other
important reminders:
Please remember that re-enrollment period ends Friday,
February 15!
Friday, February 15, will also be a Professional Development Day for teachers. There will be no
school for students that day.
School is closed on Monday, February 18, for Presidents' Day.
Our class will be leading Town Meeting on February 25.
Our class will be leading Town Meeting on February 25.
Class Picture Day will be on Tuesday, February 26. Picture order forms are available online on our website under Community-Parents Page and in E-bytes.
The Relay for Life Cookout will be on Thursday, February 28. Hotdogs and tofu dogs will be served. A letter will come home soon with more information. Please plan to have lunch with your child on this day if you can. All proceeds will be donated to Relay for Life.
March 7 is Field Day.
March 8 will be a Professional Development Day for teachers. Spring Break for students begins Friday, March 8.
Reading Week will be the week of March 18 - 22. The Oldie Goldie Book Sale is on Friday, March 22. The entire week will be dedicated to Mrs. Weinman.
Just
a heads-up: March
18, the day the students return from Spring Break, will be Character Day during Reading Week in the Lower School! Your
child will be asked to choose a character from a favorite book and come to
school dressed as that character
On March 25, we will also dedicate the new playground to Mrs. Weinman. The memorial will be at 8:05a.m. Parents are welcome to join us.
Volunteers this week:
- Wednesday - Library Checkout - 2:10 – Amber Ferrol and Joswig/Richardson
- Thursday - Math Game - 10:30 - Kim Gross
Happy Valentine's Day!
Susan
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