Peek at ~ January 25-29

Coming home are report card, portfolio, and assessment result sheet. Please look through the portfolio, but please do not remove any papers, many will be used in your child's cumulative folder. (I am missing three children's materials from quarter one. If you have the portfolio from first quarter please return that also.) If you would like to discuss your child's progress please call or e-mail me (smeserve@sad37.org).

I am pleased with the mid-year assessments. We will continue to move into more sounds, high-frequency words, and numbers to 30. We are through the pre-decodable books that focus on high-frequency words (there are 34 words). Please read and reread these with your emergent reader. Our next set of books will actually look easier, but are decodable books where the children need to sound-out the words.

Just another reminder ~ we will have Gym on both Wednesday and Friday, so remember sneakers. Boots and socks are not acceptable footwear for Physical Education.

Tuesday will be an Early Release day. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 after an 11:00 lunchtime.

MONDAY
We will have computer lab this afternoon.
In Reading we are reviewing the sound of Mm.
In Math we are looking at calendars.

TUESDAY
In Reading we will discuss how we learn something by “Sticking to It”.
EARLY RELEASE DAY ~ Students will be dismissed at 11:30.

WEDNESDAY
We will make short /a/ words. Our new story is Tillie and the Wall.
We will have Gym with Mr. Elliot.
Show N' Tell this afternoon.

THURSDAY
Can you find Tt things around your house? – We will look in the room today.
In Math we will be telling time to the hour.
Mrs. Paquette will be here for Art this afternoon.

FRIDAY
Mr. Elliot will be here for Gym today.
We are up to 40 cans. Can we make 100 by mid-February?

Peek at the Week of January 18 -22

Can you believe we are beginning the second half of the year??? Wow, time has past by quickly. You will be amazed at all your child has accomplished. Rank cards and portfolios will come home on Friday, January 22^nd. Please take time to browse through and let your child share the portfolio with you, especially his/her journal. (Please make sure journals come back on Monday so we will have them.) After sharing the portfolio (please do not remove any work) return it on Monday . Some of the work will be placed in your child's cumulative portfolio and the rest will sent home to you. As always if you have any questions or concerns about your child's progress to date, please call me (or e-mail me) and we will set up an appointment.

The BIG news for the third quarter is we will have Gym with Mr. Elliot on Fridays also. So we will have two Physical Education classes a week. The children are very excited.

With day 83 gone, we are quickly approaching day 100! We do a lot of coordinated activities with the other grades to mark this benchmark. This year we are trying to raise 100 cans of food in each class for the local food pantry. Children can begin to bring cans in anytime. This is purely voluntary.

MONDAY
No School – MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR BIRTHDAY
TUESDAY
In reading we will begin a new unit on “Sticking To It”.
We will hopefully have Library today. Another mom, Ms. Marin, has volunteered to do it.
Can your child tell you the days of the week?
WEDNESDAY
Our story in reading is a fun one – The Great Big Enormous Turnip.
We will have Gym this morning – pack sneakers.
Show N' tell this afternoon.
Can your child sing the names of the months for you?
THURSDAY
We will make an Mm booklet to review.
Mrs. Paquette will be here for Art.
FRIDAY
It's Gym day again- don't forget your sneakers. :)
Rank cards and portfolios come home today.
We have been distinguishing between living and non-living things.

January 11-15

Everyone seems to have had a wonderful Christmas break. Hopefully, amid the snowflakes, everyone can get back into the routine.

We are going to begin to rapidly move through the sounds of the alphabet in Reading. If possible, review letters, sounds, and high-frequency words often with your emergent reader. We will be screening this week. (Can you believe the quarter ends on Friday?) We are halfway through the year. Wow!)

Mrs. Reynolds is no longer available to do the library with the children on Tuesdays. We are looking for a volunteer to do Grades K-2 on Tuesday afternoons. Let me know if you are interested.

As we approach the 100^th day of school, we are beginning a campaign of “100 cans for 100 Days”. This is purely voluntary, but we hope to collect 100 cans of food in each class for our 100^th day of school. The food will be donated to the local food pantry.

MONDAY
There will be a Bake Sale for Grades 3-5. Items will be $.50. The proceeds will go toward our field trip fund.
We will have computer lab this afternoon
Our story this week is Wind Says Good Night.

TUESDAY
Library books are due back today.
Our new sound today is short Oo.

WEDNESDAY
Mr. Elliot will be here for Gym. Don't forget sneakers.
We will have Show N' Tell this afternoon.
We will review the numbers 0-12 in Math

THURSDAY
Mrs. Roach should be here for “I Care Rules”.
Mrs. Parquette will be here for Art this afternoon.
We will have our Chapter 4 Assessment on numbers 0-12.

FRIDAY
Book orders are due today.
We will have our Unit 4 Assessment in Reading
A new pre-decodable will be coming home.

Have a great weekend. Remember - no school on Monday due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

January 4 -8

Happy New Year to all and welcome 2010! (Someone's teacher turned another year older on New Year's Day.)
     Hope you had a wonderful vacation and we are now ready to be back n school. I am sure it will be difficult to get back into the routine. It will amaze you how quickly the time will fly by.
    A BIG thank-you to Clarise Bishop and Lorraine Muise for coming in and helping the children with their Christmas craft. Also thank-you to the room mothers and everyone who arranged the Christmas party
   Just another reminder ~ Please send shoes or slippers (not huge novelty ones) for your child to wear inside. Those little feet get too hot in boots all day.

MONDAY
We will have computer lab this afternoon.
We will work with the number 11 today.
Have you reviewed sounds lately? We know the sounds of S, M, D, and P.

TUESDAY
It is library day. It has been 2 weeks ~ find that book and return it for another one.
We will listen for the short Aa sound in words today.
We are up to the number 12 in Math.

WEDNESDAY
Mr. Elliot will be here for Gym. Again sneakers are a must. The children cannot have gym in boots or slippers.
We will have Show N' Tell this afternoon. There should be lots of choices after Christmas.

THURSDAY
The children will have Mrs. Merritt. I will be in Machias for a county recertification meeting.
We will learn the sound for Hh.
Mrs. Roach should be in for “I Care Rules.”
Mrs. Paquette will be in for Art.

FRIDAY
We are up to the letter Tt. What can you find around the house that starts with Tt?
A new pre-decodable will come home tonight.
In math we will look at odd and even numbers.