Homework: Heads up…When there is no school on Friday, the homework packet will be due on Thursday instead of Friday:) I will always write the reminder on the communication log as well. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter!

*Haigh spirit wear order form and money are due on Monday, September 30th! 

*Reminder: No  school tomorrow Friday, September 27th!  Have a great weekend!

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: This week we learned how to write, recognize and know the sounds of letters C & X!  Next week, we will focus on letters D & W. 

Writing:   This week we learned how to write letters C & X inside the lines:). Please practice writing inside the lines at home with your child; especially on the homework:) Next week we will focus on letters D & W.

Math: This week we focused on Module 1: Lessons 10-13. Next week we will complete Lessons 14-16.  Monday we will do lesson 14, Tuesday lesson 15 and so on. Please make sure you are following along in the Eureka math homework book and completing the lessons at home with your child:)  Next week, your child will have a mid-module test to see what they have learned so far! 

Science:  For September, we will focus on the 5 senses.

Social Studies:   For September, will will focus on rules and procedures.

GREAT NEWS!  We have a book club online at scholastic.com!  Each month there are awesome deals with latest and the most reasonably priced books online!  All you do is order at the link below, use the code and your books will be sent home to you within 5 days:)  It’s a great way to build your child’s library at home and books also make great gifts as well:) All the information is below!   Happy reading!
Scholastic Reading Club: 

Class Code – RKYTJ     Order Due Date – 09/27/19

Dear Families,  This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 09/27/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

 Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

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! You may use the reading websites (I sent home earlier this week), to complete the reading portion of homework as well:) In November, we will start having a monthly reading log sent home!
• 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 September date to order books will be by September 27th.  I’ll post October dates to purchase once we get to October!  Thank you to Maryella and Adrian for buying some books from our book club:)  Books are cool!

Housekeeping items:

• Please make sure to pack a healthy snack each day!  No chips, juice, cookies are to be brought into the classroom.  We are trying to promote healthy eating choices in the classroom!  Even the teachers are eating healthy snacks with the students as well:)
• Please make sure you provide your child with a NUT FREE snack.   We are a NUT FREE classroom. Thank you for your cooperation!  
• Please talk about what your child is doing for lunch each day.  We are still having some trouble with students not understanding the DIFFERENCE between snack and lunch!  I appreciate you taking the time and talking with your child:)
• 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.  Looking at your child’s work and behavior will give you an idea of how your child is doing in class.  If your child is unable to complete any work in class, it will be sent home for homework and expected to be brought back the next day completed.  Thank you for your cooperation!  
• Please be on the look out to sign up for volunteer opportunities at Haigh via signupgenius.com. I’ll post a link to the blog for different opportunities to come and help out! We will have a couple times to volunteer in October…we love our volunteers!
• Every Monday is library check out! Please make sure your child is turning in their library book each week, so they can receive a new book to read at home:)

Upcoming Events:

October 4th- Picture day!

October 11th– ½ day of school!  Students are dismissed at 11:40 a.m.

October 16th- Late start. Students arrive an hour later at 9:35 a.m.

Today we had our first PBIS yard game celebration for our students who didn’t flip their card for the month of September! We love to recognize our students who work hard everyday and make good choices! The students had a blast! Enjoy the pictures:)

Hello families,

Just a gentle reminder that tomorrow is late start. Students will arrive an hour later at 9:35 a.m.

Also, tomorrow is count day! Count day is a very big day for us in Dearborn by making sure all of our students are accounted for on this important day! Please make sure to send your child to school tomorrow. Thank you:)

Haigh’s All School Poster Contest!

Calling all Artists, Designers, and Thinkers! 

To introduce our new Haigh Habit Tree we are asking you to create a poster with Habit 1 as the theme.  Habit 1 reminds us to “have a plan” and to “begin with the end in mind.”  Habit 1 states we should set goals, be prepared and make positive choices. We are being responsible (PBIS). 

Here are the details: 

• Work on this project at home 
• Size-11 X 17 (standard single piece of construction paper).
• Materials-crayon, colored pencil, paint or a combination of these.
• Due Date-Friday, September 27, 2019. Drop off your finished poster to your classroom teacher.
• Attach the bottom portion of this flyer to the back of your poster! One winner from each grade level will be chosen. Winning posters will be on display in the school lobby.

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Name __________________________ Grade _________________ 

Teacher’s Name ________________________________________ 

Title of your Poster/Design: _______________________________

Library Check out will be every Monday! Please make sure your child is returning their book each week. If you accidentally misplace it or lose it, there will be a charge for the book. Please keep this book safe all week long. Thank you:)

Don’t forget: Wednesday, September 25th is our first LATE start day of the year.  Students arrive an hour later at 9:35 a.m.

Reminder: next Friday, September 27th, there is NO school for Kindergarten and Young 5’s only! 

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: This week we learned how to write, recognize and know the sounds of letters B & Y!  Next week, we will focus on letters C & X. 

Writing:   This week we learned how to write letters B & Y inside the lines:). Next week we will focus on letters C & X.

Math: This week we focused on Module 1: Lessons 6-9. Next week we will complete Lessons 10-13.  Monday we will do lesson 10, Tuesday lesson 11 and so on. Please make sure you are following along in the Eureka math homework book and completing the lessons at home with your child:)

Science:  For September, we will focus on the 5 senses.

Social Studies:   For September, will will focus on rules and procedures.

GREAT NEWS!  We have a book club online at scholastic.com!  Each month there are awesome deals with latest and the most reasonably priced books online!  All you do is order at the link below, use the code and your books will be sent home to you within 5 days:)  It’s a great way to build your child’s library at home and books also make great gifts as well:) All the information is bleow!   Happy reading!
Scholastic Reading Club:  Class Code – RKYTJ     Order Due Date – 09/27/19

Dear Families, This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 09/27/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

 Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

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!  Remember, reading with your child 15 minutes a night is also a part of our homework! You may use the reading websites (I sent home earlier this week), to complete the reading portion of homework as well:) In November, we will start having a monthly reading log sent home!
• Make sure to go on the learning websites that Haigh has purchased for all of our students! These websites are great extension activities for our students 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 September date to order books will be by September 27th.  I’ll post October dates to purchase once we get to October!  Thank you to Maryella and Adrian for buying some books from our book club:)  Books are cool!

Housekeeping items:

• Please make sure to pack a healthy snack each day!  No chips, juice, cookies are to be brought into the classroom.  We are trying to promote healthy eating choices in the classroom!  Even the teachers are eating healthy snacks with the students as well:)
• Please make sure you provide your child with a NUT FREE snack.   We are a NUT FREE classroom. Thank you for your cooperation!  
• Please talk about what your child is doing for lunch each day.  We are still having some trouble with students not understanding the DIFFERENCE between snack and lunch!  I appreciate you taking the time and talking with your child:)
• 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.  Looking at your child’s work and behavior will give you an idea of how your child is doing in class.  If your child is unable to complete any work in class, it will be sent home for homework and expected to be brought back the next day completed.  Thank you for your cooperation!  

Upcoming Events:

September 20th- ½ day of school!  Students are dismissed at 11:40 a.m.

September 25th- LATE start!  Students arrive an hour later at 9:35 a.m.

September 27th- NO SCHOOL for Kindergarten/Y5 only! 

October 4th- Picture Day!

October 11th– ½ day of school!  Students are dismissed at 11:40 a.m.

October 16th- Late start. Students arrive an hour later at 9:35 a.m.

This week we were busy NWEA testing, setting goals and learning a ton! Please ask your child what their learning goals are! Here are some pictures from our week:) Enjoy! https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/16-O3pNRCv7zPc5ovs6MdB7_W1qh72mdZ

Hello great people! Today, your child is coming home with their log-ins for: Math Seeds, Reading Eggs, RAZ-kids and Zearn. Haigh has purchased all of these programs for all of our students…how amazing is that? You may utilize these free programs as additional homework/practice or something for your child to do over the weekend! We will also use these programs in the classroom as well:) All of the information you will need will be located on the log ins that your child is bringing home, or you can visit our link on the blog that says “Educational Websites” in case the papers get misplaced. Yay for free learning fun at home!

Side notes: Your child’s Kindergarten t-shirt order form and money has been turned in and we will hopefully get our Kindergarten shirts in a couple weeks…we are so excited to wear them at Haigh and show our school spirit!

Also, library check out was yesterday. We had a handful of students who did not turn in their books. I am asking for help from my families to ensure that each Monday, your child is bringing in their library books to school! Thank you!

Thank you to those that came to Open House on Thursday! I loved having you all in the classroom and seeing the excitement in your child:) If you were not able to make it, I will sign you up for the last slots for Parent Teacher Conferences! I’ll send the day and times out as the date gets closer…be on the look out in November:) Here is some work we had displayed at open house. Enjoy!

Don’t forget! Monday is Library check out day! Your child must return their library book in the morning and then will have the opportunity to check another book out again! We love library check out day!

Reminder: Next Friday, the students have a half day!  Students dismiss at 11:40 a.m. promptly!  

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: This week we learned how to write, recognize and know the sounds of letters A & Z!  Next week, we will focus on letters B & Y. 

Writing:   This week we learned how to write letters A & Z inside the lines:). Next week we will focus on letters B & Y.

Math: This week we focused on Module 1: Lessons 1-4. Next week we will complete Lessons 6-9.  Monday we will do lesson 6, Tuesday lesson 7, Wednesday lesson 8 and Thursday lesson 9. Please make sure you are following along in the Eureka math homework book and completing the lessons at home with your child:)

Science:  For September, we will focus on the 5 senses.

Social Studies:   For September, will will focus on rules and procedures.

GREAT NEWS!  We have a book club online at scholastic.com!  Each month there are awesome deals with latest and the most reasonably priced books online!  All you do is order at the link below, use the code and your books will be sent home to you within 5 days:)  It’s a great way to build your child’s library at home and books also make great gifts as well:) All the information is bleow!  Happy reading!
Scholastic Reading Club: 

Class Code – RKYTJ     Order Due Date – 09/27/19 Dear Families,

 This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 09/27/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

 Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

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! Homework is part of parent participation and I also use the homework to see how your child is doing at home:)  Thank you!
• Eureka math homework books will come home on Monday as well!  Please follow the lessons that will be on the communication log and also I will post the lessons on the blog as well.  This book STAYS at home! It does not come back to school. Thank you:)
•  Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Activation code: RKYTJ. The September date to order books will be by September 27th.  I’ll post October dates to purchase once we get to October!  Thank you to Maryella and Adrian for buying some books from our book club:)  Books are cool and so are you!

Housekeeping items:

• Please make sure to pack a healthy snack each day!  No chips, juice, cookies are to be brought into the classroom.  We are trying to promote healthy eating choices in the classroom!  Even the teachers are eating healthy snacks with the students as well:)
• Please make sure you provide your child with a NUT FREE snack.   We are a NUT FREE classroom. Thank you for your cooperation!  
• Please talk about what your child is doing for lunch each day.  We are still having some trouble with students not understanding the DIFFERENCE between snack and lunch!  I appreciate you taking the time and talking with your child:)
• The special schedule is located on the blog!  Please visit the link that says “Special Schedule” so you are aware of what day your child has gym class:) Library check out will be on Mondays:)
• Warmer weather is still here, which means our classroom will become very warm as well!  Please make sure you dress your child appropriately for the hot, sunny days! Please do not send your child to school with open toed shoes!  Thank you!
• 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.  Looking at your child’s work and behavior will give you an idea of how your child is doing in class.  If your child is unable to complete any work in class, it will be sent home for homework and expected to be brought back the next day completed.  Thank you for your cooperation!  

Upcoming Events:

September 20th- ½ day of school!  Students are dismissed at 11:40 a.m.

September 25th- LATE start!  Students arrive an hour later at 9:35 a.m.

September 27th- NO SCHOOL for Kindergarten/Y5 only! 

1. Open House is tomorrow from 6-7:30. I will have a sign up sheet for November conferences! Parent teacher conferences will be the time and place to talk about your child’s progress thus far:) Your child will be excited to walk around the school with you and show you all the places!
2. Don’t Forget! Kindergarten t-shirt form and money due by this Friday! You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity to buy a shirt for your child:)
3. The homework sheet is due on Friday. Please keep your math workbook at home. All you need to do is complete the pages at home with your child:)
4. Friday is gym day! Please make sure your child wears gym shoes!
5. Please make sure you are reading your child’s book they received from the library this week:). This book is due back on Monday. If the book gets lost or you are unable to find it, there is a fine, and you will have to pay for the lost/missing book. Make sure to keep it in a safe spot:) See you all tomorrow!

NUTRISLICE: Please make sure to download the Nutrislice app on your phone!  It’s a fast and easy way to remember what’s on the lunch and breakfast menu for each day:)  

Library Check Out will be on Mondays! Children will check out one book each week as long as they have brought back their book from the previous week. Children will bring home their library book on Monday to read the entire week and will keep their book until the following Monday!   The library book does not go into your child’s reading bag. It will stay in their backpack or at home. Thank you:) 

Open House note came home on Thursday!  Please read over to understand the purpose of this awesome night! Thank you:) You are invited to Open House on September 12th, 2019 from 6-7:30pm.  The purpose of Open House is for your child to show you around the classroom and the school.  This will allow for you to see where your child goes to gym, art, music and where they eat lunch in the cafeteria.  With open house being only a couple weeks into school and for confidentiality reasons, please save all questions about your child’s progress for conferences, which will be at a later time. There will be sign up sheets, in the classroom,  for Parent Teacher Conferences in November. Conferences are the time where we can talk together about your child and how they are doing so far. Thank you so much for your cooperation. We look forward to meeting you at Open House and getting your child excited about school!

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: We are learning the rules and routines for Daily 5!  Next week we will learn how to write, recognize and know the sounds of letters A & Z!

Writing:   We are learning how to write our names and trace letters/numbers.  Next week we will learn how to write letters A & Z inside the lines:).
Math: We are learning how to count to 100 and how to recognize and write numbers to 10!  Next week we will start our first lessons in Module 1: Lessons 1-4. Please make sure you are following along in the Eureka math homework book and completing the lessons at home with your child:)

Science:  For September, we will focus on the 5 senses.

Social Studies:   For September, will will focus on rules and procedures. We will learn to use our whole body for listening by following the rules: looking eyes, hands to self, inside voices, listening ears and walking feet.

GREAT NEWS!  We have a book club online at scholastic.com!  Each month there are awesome deals with latest and the most reasonably priced books online!  All you do is order at the link below, use the code and your books will be sent home to you within 5 days:)  It’s a great way to build your child’s library at home and books also make great gifts as well:) All the information is below!  Happy reading!

Scholastic Reading Club: Class Code – RKYTJ     Order Due Date – 09/27/19

Dear Families, This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 09/27/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

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! Homework is part of parent participation and I also use the homework to see how your child is doing at home:)  Thank you!
• Please make sure you have completed a background check in order to participate in the classroom and or school field trips!  Background check forms are in the office:) Thank you!
• Eureka math homework books will come home on Monday as well!  Please follow the lessons that will be on the communication log and also I will post the lessons on the blog as well.  This book STAYS at home! It does not come back to school. Thank you:)

• Make sure to bring in the money and form for our Kindergarten shirts by Friday, September 13th!  I can’t wait to see Kindergarten spirit in the classroom! 
•  Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Activation code: RKYTJ. The September date to order books will be by September 27th.  I’ll post October dates to purchase once we get to October! 

Housekeeping items:

• Please make sure to pack a healthy snack each day!  No chips, juice, cookies are to be brought into the classroom.  We are trying to promote healthy eating choices in the classroom!  Even the teachers are eating healthy snacks with the students as well:)
• Please make sure you provide your child with a NUT FREE snack.   We are a NUT FREE classroom. Thank you for your cooperation!  
• Please talk about what your child is doing for lunch each day.  We are still having some trouble with students not understanding the DIFFERENCE between snack and lunch!  I appreciate you taking the time and talking with your child:)
• The special schedule is located on the blog!  Please visit the link that says “Special Schedule” so you are aware of what day your child has gym class:) Library check out will be on Mondays:)
• Warmer weather is still here, which means our classroom will become very warm as well!  Please make sure you dress your child appropriately for the hot, sunny days! Please do not send your child to school with open toed shoes!  Thank you!
• 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.  Looking at your child’s work and behavior will give you an idea of how your child is doing in class.  If your child is unable to complete any work in class, it will be sent home for homework and expected to be brought back the next day completed.  Thank you for your cooperation!  

Upcoming Events:

September 9th- Homework packet sent home, Eureka homework book and T-shirt note!  Make sure to go through your child’s folder every night:)

September 12th-  Open House from 6-7:30.  Please come prepared to walk around the school with your child and sign up for November Parent Teacher Conferences!

September 13th- T-shirt money/form DUE and homework!

September 20th- ½ day of school!  Students are dismissed at 11:40 a.m.

September 25th- LATE start!  Students arrive an hour later at 9:35 a.m.

September 27th- NO SCHOOL for Kindergarten/Y5 only! 

PICTURE TIME: -This week we learned the rules and procedures for Read to Self and Work on Writing. The students were able to use flashlights during Read to self as they read their stories. We learned 3 ways to read a book: read the pictures, read the words, retell the story. Please practice this at home as well when reading stories with your child:) During work on writing, the students sat in flexible seating and traced their names with expo markers and socks. They loved it! Enjoy the pictures from this week:) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-0r4AFWN21XMBjTkdt9RpgwWVOPxy2HO

Hello families! We had a great first full day of school! We did run into some minor issues. In order to make each day a success, I am asking for some help from my families:)

1. Please, please make sure your child knows what they are doing for lunch. The lunch count took over 20 minutes because the children were confused what they were eating and we had to go through everyone’s backpack. Please discuss with your child what they are eating for snack and what they are doing for lunch before they come to school:)
2. Please make sure to pack your child’s snack SEPARATELY from your child’s lunch (if they bring one), so they know what to eat for snack in the classroom. We had a few friends eat their sandwiches, instead of the snack that was packed (oops lol)!
3. TOMORROW is gym day. Please make sure your child wear tennis shoes tomorrow! Yay for physical education!
4. Here is the special schedule, please make note of this:)

• Monday- Music
• Tuesday- Technology
• Wednesday- Art and gym
• Thursday- Music
• Friday- Gym day!

5. If your child does not know how to tie their shoes yet, here is a great video I watched with my daughter when teaching her to tie her shoes. Also, if your child is not quite ready to learn, buying velcro shoes will help make their days easier in the classroom:) We are promoting independence in Kindergarten and learning to tie shoes at home is one way to do it:) Thank you for your cooperation in this matter!

See everyone tomorrow:) Have a great night!

Hello everyone. In your child’s Everyday Folder, you will see the newsletter from the week. Please make sure to read over it:) Next week starts the full days. Here are some things to remember:

1. Please make sure your child knows what he/she is doing for lunch each day.
2. Pack snack separate from your child’s lunch.
3. Please provide your child with a reusable water bottle each day. No juice boxes or any juice will be allowed in the classroom. The juice can be saved for lunch, if your child is bringing a lunch from home:)
4. Make sure your child brings his/her Everyday Folder to school each day:)
5. Next week, the Communication Log will be in your child’s folder. Simply review how your child did in class (behavior), read any notes from teacher, empty out your child’s folder and sign in the box:) The log will maintain strong communication between home and school!
6. Homework will start the week of the 9th. The Eureka math homework book will be sent home as well. More information to follow:)
7. We do not have a schedule yet for specials. Once I know our schedule, I will make sure to post it for everyone:)
8. When the temperature is hot outside, it is hot in the classroom. Unfortunately, we do not have air conditioning. Please dress your child appropriately for the weather:) Thank you!
9. Please send your child to school with CLOSED toed shoes. We play on wood chips outside, which makes for a dangerous situation if your child happens to get stuck or cut with a wood chip on their feet! Thank you for your cooperation!
10. Every day we will review our classroom rules. The students are still adjusting with the new routine and schedule, but with time, we will all find our groove:)

Today, we were able to get into ‘Word Work’ stations. The students had fun learning and playing around with letters! Here are some pictures from our day (please click on the link below):) Have a great Labor Day weekend! See everyone on Tuesday, September 3rd. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-0e_bEwxSb2AYSzTYWlipWkxy23KNIj8