Miss DeWyse’s Classroom

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It is almost Valentine’s day! On Friday, February 14^th from 2-3:15pm all three ASD classes are going to celebrate by decorating cookies, making valentines, and playing some games.

Here is the sign-up genius for supplies. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AAAAB2EA3F85-wecouldnt

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We have been busy working on our subtraction, addition and writing goals, as well as having a little fun! We celebrated birthdays and the holidays!

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Tomorrow is Election Day! NO SCHOOL!

Wednesday is our Field trip! Please dress your child warmly, we will be outside most of the day. Also don’t forget to pack a lunch for your child to eat at the apple orchard!

Thanks,

Miss DeWyse

We have a busy next couple of weeks! This Wednesday is late start!

I am also sending home a permission slip for an apple orchard field trip that will be on November 6th. Money and slips are due Friday the 1st.

October 31st is our Halloween party! If you would like to send anything in, or volunteer, contact me if you haven’t already.

We have been working hard on our individual IEP goals and common core math & ELA concepts like sentence building, reading comprehension, punctuation, place value, and money. We have also had time to squeeze in a lot of fun activities that go along with our News To You curriculum, (a new kids newspaper each week).

We know that students love to celebrate birthdays at school, as it is a memorable time to share with teachers and friends. In an effort to abide by our existing birthday treat policy and to maximize student instructional time, we are asking all families to follow these simple guidelines when planning for your child’s birthday celebration at school. The Whitmore staff feels strongly that by following these guidelines, we will be promoting a healthier lifestyle and maximizing student learning!

• Bring in non-food items for classmates such as pencils, erasers, bookmarks, etc.
• Volunteer in your child’s class and capture the moment with a class “birthday” photo.
• Make a donation to your child’s class in honor of your child’s birthday.
• Provide non-food item goodie bags for classmates which can be distributed and taken home at the end of the day.
• Donate an educational game or book for your child’s classroom.
• Or contact your child’s teacher with other non-food/drink ideas

Students are not allowed to bring in food/drink items for birthday celebrations at school. The purpose of this policy is to assure a school environment that promotes and protects students’ health, well-being, and ability to learn by supporting healthy eating and physical activity.

Other rationale for restricting treats at school includes:

• Expense
• Equity
• Allergies

Please know that we are not trying to take the fun out of birthdays. Classroom teachers will continue to recognize children on their special day in special ways. Thank you in advance for your support of this policy and for helping promote healthy practices at Whitmore-Bolles!

We have had a great first week of school! The kids are starting to get the schedule and routine down. We do a lot of hands-on work, dry-erase boards, and velcro file folders in our classroom so there won’t be a ton of work sent home. I will take pictures and send them on ClassDojo as often as possible. I will also gladly show you the work your child is working on at Meet the Teacher night.