Dear Snow Families,

We are very excited to bring to Snow Elementary School our 4th Annual Family Science Night! It will take place on Thursday, January 26th 6:00-7:30 p.m. The evening will begin in the gym with a “Wacky Science” presentation by Scheer Magic Productions. This will begin at 6:00 p.m. sharp, so please plan accordingly. After the assembly, you and your family will have time to walk around the school to see the wonderful science projects that the students have accomplished. You may also visit with the STEM Middle School Robotics Team. We invite you to celebrate our success and support your student’s science skill development.

** ALL SNOW STUDENTS: Please wear your “Snow Leaders Shirts.” If you do not have one, please wear any Snow t-shirt or the color blue. **

Sincerely,
The Science Committee & Snow PTA

We are all Snow Science Leaders! Let’s celebrate our success by wearing our “Snow Leaders” shirts to school tomorrow to school and in the evening for Family Science Night. If you do not have a Snow Leaders shirt, there are some available for purchase in the office for $5. Students may also choose to wear any Snow Apparel that they own or the color blue.

Thank you!

PEEK AT THE WEEK

• We read a story about animals that live in the cold
• The students finished a snowman art project
• We practiced sorting by colors
• We talked about objects you would find in animal homes and objects you would find in people homes
• We read a story about penguins and filled out an Are, Can, Have graphic organizer
• The children made a penguin craft
• We talked about fun things to do in the winter and then the children wrote about their favorite winter activity
• We practiced following directions with a cookie sheet magnet game
• The students used oatmeal on their letter “o” page for their alphabet book
• We practiced vocabulary words “go” and “stop”
• The students practiced number recognition with a feed the penguin game
• MohammedAli’s birthday is on Saturday so we celebrated by singing to him and playing a cupcake game on the whiteboard

Upcoming Events

• Miss Ashley will be out the morning of Tuesday, January 24^th and all day on Wednesday, January 25^th for district training
• Science Night Thursday, January 26^th @ 6:00
• ½ day Friday, January 27^th students attend in the morning only

PICTURES OF THE WEEK

Don’t forget tomorrow, Wednesday, January 18th is a late start day.

See you at 9:35.

PEEK AT THE WEEK

• Wiam had a birthday over break so we celebrated by singing Happy Birthday and playing a birthday cake candle counting game on the white board. Happy 5^th birthday Wiam!
• The children drew in their journals.
• We read an interactive book about winter activities.
• The children helped read a book about animals and their homes with a communication device.
• We practiced counting with touch math and “10 Little Penguins.”
• The students worked on their fine motor skills with pegs and our button jar.
• We painted snowmen with q-tips.
• The children stamped numbers all over their letter “n” book page.
• We sorted animals by where they live. Some animals live in warm places and some live in the cold.
• We read “Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?” and finger painted around polar bear shapes.
• After reading a story about homes animals live in we answered comprehension questions.

Upcoming Events

• No School Monday, January 16^th – See you Tuesday!
• Late Start Wednesday, January 18^th
• ½ day Friday, January 27^th

PICTURES OF THE WEEK

PEEK AT THE WEEK

• We had group therapy with Mr. Joe and Mrs. Gallery on Monday. We made fruit loop candy canes and decorated sugar cookies.
• The students finished their holiday shape books.
• We sang jingle bells and everyone had bells to shake along to the music.
• We practiced counting with a gingerbread poem.
• The students made shape trees and counted how many ornaments they used.
• We practiced color recognition with a reindeer nose game.
• The children chose if they would rather be Santa’s reindeer or elf and we graphed the results. It was a close call but more people wanted to be an elf.
• We went to the school holiday sing along.
• Our kindergarten peer pals joined us to color gingerbread pictures to give to senior citizens in a nursing home.
• We had a pancake breakfast on Friday.
• It was so much fun seeing everyone participate in dressing up for spirit week!

I hope everyone has a great winter break!

See you next year!

Upcoming Events

Winter Break: December 24^th – January 8^th.  School resumes on January 9^th.

PICTURES OF THE WEEK

Don’t forget tomorrow, Wednesday, December 21st is a late start day.

See you at 9:35. 

PEEK AT THE WEEK

• We read a new story this week called “Present under the Tree.” This story helps us practice number recognition, counting to five, and color recognition.  We read the story several times this week with and without props.  Our props are colored boxes to match the presents in the story.  Inside each present is a gift that matches the gift in the book.  The kids had a lot of fun opening the presents to see what’s inside!
• The children worked with the letter ‘M’ completing a handwriting page and their letter page to add to their alphabet book we having been working on since the second week of school.
• We worked on our fine motor skills with puzzles and fine motor jars.
• The children continued to work on their holiday shape books.
• We decorated a felt tree.
• The students drew in their journals.
• We read an interactive book about clothes we wear in the winter.
• Some students went shopping in the holiday gift shop and wrapped the presents they bought for their family members.
• We practiced counting with a gingerbread poem and a counting reindeer song.

Upcoming Events

• Wednesday, December 21^st is a late start day.
• Winter Break: December 24^th – January 8^th. School resumes on January 9^th.

PICTURES OF THE WEEK

Snow Spirit Week

Show your school spirit during the week of December 19th!

Monday Dec. 19:  Snow School Spirit Wear Day

Wear your Snow Apparel or blue and white.

Tuesday Dec. 20:  Hat Day

Wear your favorite hat.

Wednesday Dec. 21:  Mix and Match Day

Wear items that do not match for a fun and wacky combination.

Thursday Dec. 22:  Dress to Impress Day

Wear your fancy clothes.

Friday Dec. 23:  Ugly Christmas Sweater Day or wear the colors red and green.

Each month several members of the special education team at Snow work with the general education students to educate them about our students with special needs.

This month, our special education staff discussed with our students the importance of Person First Language. When we are communicating with and about people with disabilities, we should always use Person First Language. This form of language places emphasize on the person, NOT the disability.  All people have individualized goals, interests, and abilities, whether they have a disability or not. Person First Language allows us to look at these individual characteristics rather than the disability. An example of Person First Language is “child with autism” rather than “autistic child.” Raising awareness for this type of language will ensure that ALL students feel comfortable and valued at our school.