February News

PEEK AT FEBRUARY 22-26

I hope everyone had a great vacation together. We will work at getting back into the routine. Can you believe we are halfway through the third quarter? Progress reports will come home on Friday.

Friday will be an early release day due to Teachers' Workshop. The students will be dismissed at 11:30 after lunch.

MONDAY
We will begin a new unit in Reading on “Red, White, and Blue”. This will tie in with our Social Studies unit on our country.
The letter Nn is our sound today.
Computer lab this afternoon.

TUESDAY
LIBRARY DAY~ Please return books.
We are learning about Patriotism in Reading.
In Math we are doing the “teen' numbers. Ask your child questions like, “Ten and four is? Ten and eight? Ten and six? Etc...”

WEDNESDAY
Mr. Elliot will be here for Physical Education. ~ We need sneakers.
In Math we are using dimes and pennies to review numbers 10-19.

THURSDAY
Mrs. Paquette will be here for Art.
A new decodable will come home today.

FRIDAY
The children will have a substitute this morning as K-4 teachers have a full workshop day.
EARLY RELEASE DAY ~ Students will be dismissed at 11:30 after lunch.
Don't forget sneakers for Gym again with Mr. Elliot.
Progress reports will be coming home.

Peek at ~ February 8 – 12

A very BIG THANK-YOU to all for your generous donations to the food bank. We have collected 101 cans! Thursday will be our 100^th day of Kindergarten. Wow! We will be doing special activities with the other grades and counting activities in our room. Each child is encouraged to bring in a collection of JUST 100 items. This needs to fit easily into their bookbag ~ so be creative and have fun.

Friday will be our Valentine's Day party. Everyone has a Valentine's envelope up and the children should bring their cards in for their classmates. We will not begin our party until 1:30.

MONDAY
BAKE SALE~ GRADES 6-8 EACH ITEM IS $.50.
We will review the sound of Pp and learn the sound of short /i/.
Our story this week is Wanda's Roses.
We have computer lab this afternoon.
In Math we will begin Chapter 10 on numbers 10-30.

TUESDAY
We are talking about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington this week.
Library Day ~ Please return your book.
We will work with the letter Ll today.

WEDNESDAY
Mr. Elliot will be here for Gym.
Show N' Tell this afternoon.
In Math we are working with numbers 10-15.

THURSDAY
100 DAYS OF KINDERGARTEN!! Can you believe it?
We will do estimating and predicting with Grades 1-3, and have cake!
Mrs. Paquette will be here for Art.

FRIDAY
HAPPY EARLY VALENTINE'S DAY! The first grade has invited us in for a movie.
Mr. Elliot will be here for Gym ~ pack sneakers.
We will have our Unit 4 Assessment in Reading.
A Decodable will come home today.
BOOK ORDERS ARE DUE TODAY.

Peek At ~ February 1-5

It is hard to believe but we are only 9 days away from day 100! Our class has collected 65 cans to date ~ great job! (And a BIG thank-you!) On day 100 we will participate in group and class activities. Each child is asked to bring in a collection of 100. It must fit their backpack – have fun and be creative thinking of what your collection will be.

I am sure you are aware of the tragedy of Haiti. We at Harrington Elementary want to participate in this global effort to aid those in need. We are going to make a contribution from the school to the Red Cross. What some classrooms have started is a change jar to help with this donation. We are using the theme “Change for a Change In Haiti”. I know we have been collecting the cans and it seems “too much” to ask for more, but what I was hoping is that your child could add to the jar any pocket change from their snack money (or mom and dad's pocket at the end of the day.) As always this is purely voluntary ~ I just wanted to let the children know we are helping those in need on a global sense just as we are doing with the cans on a local community sense.

On the back you will find a student list for Valentines. We will not be making our valentine holders until Friday so please do not send them in before then. We will be having a valentine's party on Friday, February 12^th. Room mothers will contact you with “goodie” needs.

MONDAY
It's February!
We will finish up on Tillie and the Wall in Reading.
We will have computer lab this afternoon.
In Math we will revisit telling time to the hour.

TUESDAY
Happy Groundhog Day!
It's Library day ~ pack those books so a new one can come home.
A new booklet will be coming home tonight for Reading. These books will look easier, the difference is your child should be able to decode “sound-out” the words in these. The Pre-decodable books focused on high-frequency words (which need to be reviewed frequently).

WEDNESDAY
Pack sneakers for Gym today ~ Mr. Elliot will be here.
Show N' Tell today.
We will share a poem To Catch a Fish in Reading.
We will relate things we do during the day to times.

THURSDAY
We are reviewing the sound of Hh in Reading.
We will make a fishing picture to go with our poem.
Mrs. Paquette will be here for Art.

FRIDAY
Remember, Mr. Elliot is here again today for Gym. We need sneakers.
A new Decodable book will come home.
Unit 5 Assessment in Math.


	PEEK AT FEBRUARY 22-26 I hope everyone had a great vacation together. We will work at getting back into the routine. Can you believe we are halfway through the third quarter? Progress reports will come home on Friday. Friday will be an early release day due to Teachers' Workshop. The students will be dismissed at 11:30 after lunch. MONDAY We will begin a new unit in Reading on “Red, White, and Blue”. This will tie in with our Social Studies unit on our country. The letter Nn is our sound today. Computer lab this afternoon. TUESDAY LIBRARY DAY~ Please return books. We are learning about Patriotism in Reading. In Math we are doing the “teen' numbers. Ask your child questions like, “Ten and four is? Ten and eight? Ten and six? Etc...” WEDNESDAY Mr. Elliot will be here for Physical Education. ~ We need sneakers. In Math we are using dimes and pennies to review numbers 10-19. THURSDAY Mrs. Paquette will be here for Art. A new decodable will come home today. FRIDAY The children will have a substitute this morning as K-4 teachers have a full workshop day. EARLY RELEASE DAY ~ Students will be dismissed at 11:30 after lunch. Don't forget sneakers for Gym again with Mr. Elliot. Progress reports will be coming home. Peek at ~ February 8 – 12 A very BIG THANK-YOU to all for your generous donations to the food bank. We have collected 101 cans! Thursday will be our 100^th day of Kindergarten. Wow! We will be doing special activities with the other grades and counting activities in our room. Each child is encouraged to bring in a collection of JUST 100 items. This needs to fit easily into their bookbag ~ so be creative and have fun. Friday will be our Valentine's Day party. Everyone has a Valentine's envelope up and the children should bring their cards in for their classmates. We will not begin our party until 1:30. MONDAY BAKE SALE~ GRADES 6-8 EACH ITEM IS $.50. We will review the sound of Pp and learn the sound of short /i/. Our story this week is Wanda's Roses. We have computer lab this afternoon. In Math we will begin Chapter 10 on numbers 10-30. TUESDAY We are talking about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington this week. Library Day ~ Please return your book. We will work with the letter Ll today. WEDNESDAY Mr. Elliot will be here for Gym. Show N' Tell this afternoon. In Math we are working with numbers 10-15. THURSDAY 100 DAYS OF KINDERGARTEN!! Can you believe it? We will do estimating and predicting with Grades 1-3, and have cake! Mrs. Paquette will be here for Art. FRIDAY HAPPY EARLY VALENTINE'S DAY! The first grade has invited us in for a movie. Mr. Elliot will be here for Gym ~ pack sneakers. We will have our Unit 4 Assessment in Reading. A Decodable will come home today. BOOK ORDERS ARE DUE TODAY. Peek At ~ February 1-5 It is hard to believe but we are only 9 days away from day 100! Our class has collected 65 cans to date ~ great job! (And a BIG thank-you!) On day 100 we will participate in group and class activities. Each child is asked to bring in a collection of 100. It must fit their backpack – have fun and be creative thinking of what your collection will be. I am sure you are aware of the tragedy of Haiti. We at Harrington Elementary want to participate in this global effort to aid those in need. We are going to make a contribution from the school to the Red Cross. What some classrooms have started is a change jar to help with this donation. We are using the theme “Change for a Change In Haiti”. I know we have been collecting the cans and it seems “too much” to ask for more, but what I was hoping is that your child could add to the jar any pocket change from their snack money (or mom and dad's pocket at the end of the day.) As always this is purely voluntary ~ I just wanted to let the children know we are helping those in need on a global sense just as we are doing with the cans on a local community sense. On the back you will find a student list for Valentines. We will not be making our valentine holders until Friday so please do not send them in before then. We will be having a valentine's party on Friday, February 12^th. Room mothers will contact you with “goodie” needs. MONDAY It's February! We will finish up on Tillie and the Wall in Reading. We will have computer lab this afternoon. In Math we will revisit telling time to the hour. TUESDAY Happy Groundhog Day! It's Library day ~ pack those books so a new one can come home. A new booklet will be coming home tonight for Reading. These books will look easier, the difference is your child should be able to decode “sound-out” the words in these. The Pre-decodable books focused on high-frequency words (which need to be reviewed frequently). WEDNESDAY Pack sneakers for Gym today ~ Mr. Elliot will be here. Show N' Tell today. We will share a poem To Catch a Fish in Reading. We will relate things we do during the day to times. THURSDAY We are reviewing the sound of Hh in Reading. We will make a fishing picture to go with our poem. Mrs. Paquette will be here for Art. FRIDAY Remember, Mr. Elliot is here again today for Gym. We need sneakers. A new Decodable book will come home. Unit 5 Assessment in Math.