Newsletter Week 15 (Recap and NEW Info)!

There is NO school next Friday!  Spelling Test #2 will be on Thursday, December 13th.  Thank you!

December centers have started during our math workshop.  Enjoy the pictures:):

Haigh Spirit wear order forms are DUE Tuesday, December 11th.  Thank you!

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: We had a fun week learning about letters L & O.  We learned the letter name, words that start with each letter and the sound each letter makes.  Next week we will focus on the letters and sounds of  M & N. Spelling test List 2: to, am, you, can, man, pan, ran, fan  Bonus words to study at home: van, tan Make sure to practice the bonus word (10th word) at home for homework.

Writing:  We have been writing simple sentences in Kindergarten. The students will learn that every sentence starts with an uppercase letter,meatball spaces and a punctuation at the end of each sentence.  Please practice this strategy at home as well with your child. Thank you!

Math:  This week we completed Module 3 Lessons 1-7.  Next week, we will complete lessons 8-14.

Science: This month we will talk about seasons and winter weather:)

Social Studies:  This  month we will talk about goods & services.

Scholastic Reading Club:

Class Code – RKYTJ Order Due Date –  12/17/18

LAST book order for 2018:)  

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 12/17/18. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

Other:

• We kicked off our first spelling test this week!   I am excited to report that out of 22 students who took the test, 18 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!  I like to have special incentives for my students who received a 100%.  Today, if your child received a 100% on their test, they are coming home with a “Good Work” patch tag for their first ever 100%:)  These patch tags can be placed on your child’s back pack, so everyone at Haigh Elementary can notice your child’s efforts:)  Also, 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;) 
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• Polar Express Day will be on Thursday, December 20th!  Students are able to wear their school appropriate pajamas this day:)  We kindly ask for no slippers, only school shoes. The students will watch the Polar Express movie, followed by some fun, learning activities and they will receive a special gift from myself and Mrs. Bolger:)   We can’t wait for Polar Express Day:)
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• Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Activation code: RKYTJ.  The December orders are due by December 17th.  There are a lot of great books for your child at a very reasonable price and FREE shipping.  Books make for a great gift or even for a family story night:) Thank you to Ethan for purchasing something from our book club!
• 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:

December 11th- Return spelling booklet

December 11th- Spirit wear due and BINGO for books from 6-7 pm.

December 12th- Late start.  Students arrive an hour later at 9:40am

December 13th- Spelling test: List #2, Homework due

December 14th- NO SCHOOL for Kindergarten and Young 5’s only!

December 20th- PBIS Celebration- Movie Theater/Polar Express/PJ Day (more information on the blog)

December 21st- Spelling test: List #3/ LAST day of school!

December 24-January 4th- NO SCHOOL…Holiday Break!

January 7th- School Resumes/ Happy New Year-Welcome back!

Reading Buddies: Today, out reading buddies helped us put on some patch tags on our backpacks.  Please make sure you look at the new Haigh “swag” your child has on their backpacks:)  Have a great weekend!