Newsletter Week 17 (LAST one of 2019)!

There will be NO homework packet during holiday break.  During the 2 weeks, I hope you all enjoy the time with loved ones.  During down time, please make sure to go over any items your child needs extra help with at home: letter/sound ID, sight words, retelling stories, spelling words and also don’t forget to visit the learning sites that Haigh has purchased (Reading Eggs, Math Seeds and RAZ Kids).

If you feel your child has mastered all of the above, you may visit the links below to better prepare your child for the NWEA test they will have to take in January.  Please note, the Kindergarten year end expectation for NWEA RIT score is 160 in both math and reading.   Please focus on the math and reading boxes (in each link) that have a RIT range from 130-160.  Happy preparing:)

Math NWEA Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByZ94vCge-60dHlHZllhQkwtbUFkanlhZ0F1QW4yOVczbkw0/view?ts=5c18f9ac

Reading NWEA Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByZ94vCge-60dTZ0WEE5ejVSOFZuVWR3YWVDb1ViX0lBSXk4/view?ts=5c18f996

 I hope everyone has a restful 2 weeks off:) We will hit the floor running when we come back in January with NWEA testing, DRA and middle of year assessments for our Kindergarten students!  Happy New Years to my students and wonderful families! See you back in 2020!

Mrs. Bolger and myself would like to personally thank all of our families for the wonderful gifts and cards we received this week.   We truly appreciate each and every one of you and we hope you all have a wonderful break<3  We will miss the kiddos! 

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: This week we had review week.  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:)  When we return from break, we will have our 1st spelling test List #1: the, I, a, cat, bat, rat, mat, sat, fat  Bonus words to study at home: hat, Pat.   Make sure to practice all the words and the bonus words (10th word) at home for homework.  Our 1st spelling test will be on Friday, January 10th.

Writing:   This week we finished up our snowman writing and gingerbread writing! When we return from break, we will focus on writing our spelling words in sentences and Informative Writing.  Please practice this at home as well. Thank you!

Math:  This week I assessed students in first part of module 3. Next week we will focus on Module 3: Lessons  16-20. Please make sure you are following along in the Eureka math homework book and completing the lessons at home with your child:)  

Science:  For January, we will focus on polar climate.

Social Studies:   For January, we will focus on history/timelines. 

GREAT NEWS!  We have a book club online at scholastic.com!  I will add a new January date when we come back from break:)

Other: 

•  Homework packets will come home on Monday!  Please read over the direction page and complete a half sheet each day.  The packet is due back to school every Friday! If there is no school on Friday, the homework will be due on Thursday.  Remember, reading with your child 15 minutes a night is also a part of our homework! Make sure to fill out the monthly reading log each night!  
• Make sure to go on the learning websites that Haigh has purchased for all of our students! These websites are great extension activities in Math and Reading that are full of fun and learning! Make sure to visit: Raz-Kids, Reading Eggs, Math Seeds and Zearn during the week and weekends!
•  Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Activation code: RKYTJ. The December date to order books will be by the 13th.   You will have the chance to buy something from our book order each month:)

Housekeeping items:

• Please provide a healthy snack for your child each day!  No chips, candy, cookies/cupcakes or juice are allowed for snack. Thank you for your cooperation in promoting a healthy lifestyle for your child:). 
• Make sure you provide your child with a NUT FREE snack.   We are a NUT FREE classroom. Thank you for your cooperation! 
• Please make sure to go through your child’s folder each night, look at  your child’s work (see how they did), look at behavior, read any notes and sign in each day.  
• Every Monday is library check out!  Please make sure your child is returning his/her book so they can check out a new book for the week.  If you misplace this book or lose it, there will be a cost for the missing book!  
• Every Friday will be Kindergarten/Haigh t-shirt day! We love being in the same shirts and showing our Kinder pride at Haigh!  If your child forgets to wear their shirt, it’s ok, they can wear a Haigh shirt instead (if they have one). The Haigh Owl Pride committee is going around to each classroom each Friday to tally up how many kids are in spirit wear!  The class with the most participants for the month wins a trophy to keep in their room!! Let’s show Haigh that Room 42 has the most spirit! 🙂  
• Spare change challenge- The PTA has come up with a fun way to collect loose change at school! The intent for the challenge is to raise money to go back to each grade level.  In order to include the specials teachers, we will take a small amount from each grade level and divide that between the specials teachers. The money raised may be used for whatever the teachers feel they need for their classrooms.
  The contest will continue until the bottles are filled, but the first grade level to fill all of their bottles wins an Ice Cream Social.

Upcoming Events:

December 23-January 5th- NO School!

January 6th- School Resumes.  Welcome Back:) 

January 6th- December reading logs due!  January logs will be sent home!

January 6th- Spelling words start! List 1: the, I, a, cat, bat, rat, mat, sat, fat.  COLD words to study as well: hat, Pat

January 10th– First spelling test! 

January 21st- NEW Succeed Homework book sent home! Modules 4-6. 

January 22nd– Start Module 4 in Eureka Math!  

January 23rd– Timeline project due!

Reading buddies: This week we exchanged small treats with each other and talked about our plans for holiday break:) It was a great send off for 2019! We will be back in action with our buddies in 2020…we can’t wait!