Please send in the candy your child will be passing out to their friends for Halloween by tomorrow- Wednesday so I can get things set up for Thursday! 🙂

Also if you signed up to donate for our class party send in those items too!

Reminder tomorrow is picture day! All students get pictures taken!

Hello! We have finished up marking period one today! For those of you who are new we pass out report cards and Iready scores at Conferences in November. This will give us a chance to go over scores and discuss areas to work.

This week we had a meeting to learn about our buddy classroom and how they learn at Howe. We sent a note last week to introduce ourselves to their class. On Thursday, Mrs. Adams came and introduced all of her students and let us know how they use ipads, a core board with words, and other buttons to communicate their needs and wants. Our class had great ideas of how we can work and play together to develop a friendship. We are so excited to see this grow throughout the year.

Next week we will begin Eureka math module 2!

Have a great weekend!

Reminder tomorrow is a half day! 11:30 am dismissal time!

If you have a brown emergency card in todays folder you need to fill out the back and do the highlighted part and return to me ASAP!

Thanks!

Sorry for forgetting to pass out the Unit 2 Week 2 flier on Friday! (Thanks for the parent who emailed me and asked for the words!) You should be able to scroll or download the digital link below of the flier.

Hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather this weekend!

Hello Parents!

We have had a fun week celebrating what makes Howe a special place and celebrating Care to the Core day activities! We are excited to begin working with our buddy classroom- Mrs. Adams preschool/kindergarten and first grade special education students. Throughout the year we will do activities with them. We wrote them a letter introducing ourselves today and next week they will be visiting us during our snack. We look forward to seeing these students interact and create friendships.

Next week is our last week of the marking period. We will pause on reading groups as I will be finishing up last minute assessments for report cards. Science and benchmark unit 2 will carry over into marking period two but we will finish eureka square module 1 and social studies what is a community unit. We will move on from these units and start new ones!

Quick reminders: students need coats every morning! Yesterday and today it was 45 degrees when we outside and they needed them! I encouraged the students to wear coats but bring sweaters in case they might be needed for lunch recess but they might not be. That way no matter what they will be prepared.

Have a great weekend! 🙂

Dear Parent & Guardians,

Now that cold weather is here, it’s important for students to dress appropriately for the conditions. Students need to wear a winter jacket to school and also bring a hat and gloves when the temperature hits a certain number.  When snow is on the ground, students need to bring boots and snow pants. If the temperature is 20 degrees or warmer, students will still be going outside for recess. A copy of our Winter Guidelines for student dress is outlined below.

Winter Guidelines for Outdoor Recess

Students go outside for recess two times a day, even during the winter months. We use the following guidelines to determine when it is safe for students to be outside. To make this determination, we use the “feels like” temperature (wind chill) as reported by the National Weather Service. Please make sure your child is prepared with the necessary outerwear.

TEMPERATURE GUIDELINES:

• Below 20 degrees, we do not go outside
• 20 degrees or higher, we go outside

Clothing

During the months of November through March, students should bring boots every day as there are many areas on the playground that can get quite snowy and/or muddy. Labeling items with your child’s first and last name can help us to return any lost items. We expect that students will wear the following winter gear when heading outside for recess.

CLOTHING RECOMMENDATIONS:

• 50-60 degrees: Long sleeves
• 40-50 degrees: Jacket,sweatshirt, or coat
• 30-40 degrees: Winter jacket, hat and mittens/gloves and covered legs (i.e tights, jeans, pants).
• Below 30 and if snowy: Full set of snow gear to play in the snow (winter jacket, snow pants, hat, mittens, and boots)
• November – March: Bring boots and shoes daily 

Students who do not wear snow pants and boots will not be able to play in the snow or on the playground. 

Students who do not bring boots will still go outdoors, but are expected to stay on the sidewalk.

Thank you for helping to make sure your student is prepared for the Michigan Fall & Winter!

Mrs. Alcodray & Mrs. Fournier 

Please choose a time slot and sign up! 🙂

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