Week 23 Newsletter (Recap and NEW Info)!
*Great News: If you ordered a Kindergarten T-shirt, they should be ready within 2 weeks!! We can’t wait to wear them and show our Kindergarten pride at Haigh:) Kindergarten ROCKS!
*I want to thank all my families for the wonderful gifts this Valentine’s Day! I wasn’t able to hand write any cards this time around, but I just want you to know that I appreciate your kindness and heartfelt gifts<3 It means a lot:)
*Reminder: There is NO SCHOOL this Friday, February 15th and Monday, February 18th. School resumes Tuesday, February 19th. We will also miss library check out next week too!
*Please look at the latest blog post with all of our pictures from the 100th day of school and Valentine’s Day:)
What we did during our week:
Language Arts: We have officially learned ALL the letters and sounds of the alphabet! Now, we will use our sounds to help us with reading and writing new words:) Next week spelling test List #9: are, here, was, sit, hit, pit, fit, kit, bit Bonus words to study at home: spit, lit. Make sure to practice the bonus word (10th word) at home for homework. Our 9th spelling test will be on Friday, February 22nd.
Writing: The month of February we will focus on informative writing by using the words, “can, have, are” in our writing. Please practice this strategy at home as well:)
Math: This week we completed Module 4 Lessons 10-14. Next week we will complete module 4 lessons 15-18. Please make sure you are completing the homework lessons with your child each night.
Science: The month of February we will focus on polar climate. The students will become experts on polar animals and climate:)
Social Studies: For the month of February we will learn about maps!
Scholastic Reading Club:
Class Code – RKYTJ
Order Due Date – 2/25/19
Dear Families,
This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 2/25/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ
Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore
Other:
- I am excited to report that out of 20 students who took the test, 13 students received a 100% Woo hoo! I am so proud of each student who worked so hard all week to ensure they were successful on their test! If your child received a 100%, they will write with a “smart” pen all day Monday and also participate in “NO shoes afternoon” on Monday as well:) On Monday, once your child comes in from recess, they will be able to take their shoes off and relax for the last part of the day. Please make sure your child knows how to independently take off and put on their shoes. I appreciate your support in this matter! Also, make sure to wash your child’s socks as soon as they come home on Monday, they may be a little darker than normal;)
- Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/ Activation code: RKYTJ. The February date to order books will be Monday, February 25th.
- Please make sure you are reviewing your child’s classwork each night. Monitoring your child’s classwork is a great indicator of how your child is doing in the class. If for some reason your child doesn’t finish his/her classwork in class, I will send it home for homework to be completed at home and returned the next day. Thank you for your support!
- Please make sure you provide your child with a NUT FREE snack. We are a NUT FREE classroom. Thank you for your cooperation!
Housekeeping items:
- The cold/winter season is upon us, which means cooler temperatures! With cooler temperatures comes coats, boots, hats, scarves, gloves, etc. It is important to teach your child how to properly put on a coat, zip up a coat, unzip the coat and take the coat off. We have a handful of students who constantly need help putting on their coats etc, which means more time is taken away from recess because the teacher is zipping up 24 coats! Also, please continue to practice tying shoes with your child. It is very hard to tie 2 pair of shoes X 24 students a day! That equals 48 shoes a day I would be tying, which would take up a lot of time during large and small group instruction. We are encouraging students to become independent learners and with independence takes a lot of dedication and teaching your child at home. Thank you for your cooperation:)
- If your child is bringing a home lunch, it is OK to pack a juice for the lunchroom! Remember to pack a water bottle each day for the classroom:)
- Please pack your child’s snack SEPARATELY from your child’s home lunch. This will help your child become less confused about what is for lunch and what is for snack. Thank you:)
- Great news! The PTA has a blog for all sorts of fun information going on in the school. I may not have a lot of opportunities for all families to volunteer in the classroom, but the PTA is ALWAYS looking for extra hands to help in the school. Please take a look at their blog and sign up for the fun events they may need help with:) https://parents.dearbornschools.org/haigh/
Upcoming Events:
February 15th- NO SCHOOL- Mid winter break
February 18th- NO SCHOOL- Mid winter break
February 19th- School resumes
February 22nd- Spelling test #9
February 26th- PBIS~ Bingo
Reading Buddies: Our reading buddies shared a special Valentine’s with the Kinder students. It was so sweet of our 4th grade buddies to think of us this Valentine’s Day<3 Thank you reading buddies!