Welcome Back:)  I hope everyone had a nice break and were able to relax and have some fun with family and friends!

Reminders: Next week we have a half day of school on Friday, January 17th.  Students will be dismissed at 11:40 am. Also, there will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 20th and a half day of school on Tuesday, January 21st.

PTA January calendar TYPO: On Wednesday, January 15th, we will have a normal full day of school.  It is NOT a late start day.  That is a typo. Sorry for any inconvenience. 

Seesaw– Due to each child having to take the NWEA MAP test this month, we will not be doing any Seesaw activities for the next few weeks. We will be back in action once all the testing is complete:)

Testing: During the month of January we will be doing a lot of assessments in Reading and Math. Please encourage your child to do his/her best and to take their time during testing time. Also, please make sure your child is getting the appropriate amount of sleep each night and eats a nice, hearty breakfast every morning:) Once I have all the results of your child’s scores, I will make sure to communicate your child’s academic standing in the classroom:) Thank you for your cooperation!

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: 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:)  Next week we will have our 2nd spelling test List #2: to, in, you, can, man, tan, pan, ran, fan  Bonus words to study at home: van, ban.   Make sure to practice all the words and the bonus words (10th word) at home for homework.  Our 2nd spelling test will be on Friday, January 17th.

Writing:   In writing 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 we completed Module 3 lessons 16-20. Next week we will focus on Module 3: Lessons  21-22. Also, I will assess the students for the end of module 3 for the rest of the week . We will start Module 4 on January 22nd. A new SUCCEED homework book will be sent home!  Be on the lookout:) 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!  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 – 1/27/20

Dear Families,

 This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 1/27/20. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

 Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=611465

Other: 

• Spelling test results- GREAT NEWS!!! Out of 24 students who took their FIRST spelling test today, we had 21 students get a 100%!!! WOW oh WOW is that awesome! I am so proud of how hard my students and families worked all week to ensure their child was successful on their test. Each student who received a 100% today will get a brag tag, a sticker in their spelling booklet and a smart pen to write with all day Monday. How awesome is that?! Also, we will have NO SHOE afternoon on Monday to celebrate our students who received a 100%! All spelling booklets will come home on Monday for you to review with your child. Please make sure to sign on the line and return the booklet on Tuesday:) Thank you!
•  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 January date to order books will be by the 27th.   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:
January 17th- 2nd spelling test. List #2 (please refer to the blog and the communication log for the spelling list).

January 17th- ½ DAY!  Students dismiss promptly at 11:40 am!

January 20th- NO SCHOOL

January 21st- ½ DAY!  Students dismiss promptly at 11:40 am!

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

January 22nd– Start Module 4 in Eureka Math!  

January 23rd– Timeline project due!

January 28th- Field trip to Dearborn Performing Arts Center!  Please make sure your child is on time for school.  The bus is leaving PROMPTLY at 8:45 a.m.

Reading buddies: This week we read with our buddies:)

Hello Everyone! If you plan on having your child attend the field trip to see the play “CLICK, CLACK, MOO” at the end of the month, the money ($15 exact cash) and permission slip is due tomorrow morning. We cannot accept any forms or money after tomorrow morning. Thank you for your cooperation!

Please look in your child’s folder for the following information regarding our upcoming field trip. Please return slip and money by Thursday. Thank you!

Your child’s class will be attending a field trip to:
Location: Dearborn Performing Arts CenterDate: January 28th, 2020
Time: 9:00am-12:30 pm 
Method of transportation: DPS Buses 

Chaperones: No chaperones are needed for this field trip.

Please return this permission slip by: THURSDAY 1/9/2020. We are required to prepay for the tickets, the tickets must be purchased by 1/9 for us to attend. Due to the strict payment deadline, there will be no late payments accepted.  Thank you!

Hello again! A new January reading log was placed in your child’s reading bag today:) You will notice that your child will have the same books in his/her bags for the next few weeks. January is a BIG testing month in Kindergarten and I will be assessing each child on their independent reading level, testing them on NWEA, and many more assessments based in reading. Please be patient with me as I assess all 24 students. You may utilize Reading Eggs, RAZ-Kids, the weekly library book, and your child’s own books at home during this testing month. The expected time to read with your child is 10-15 minutes each day. Please make sure you are noting each time you read with your child on his/her reading log. Also, please make sure you practice with your child how to retell a story from beginning, middle and end. I will be assessing your child’s comprehension skills as well. Thank you for your cooperation during this busy testing time:)

Welcome Back:):) Spelling words start this week!  Each week, the communication log will list the 9 spelling words to practice spelling with your child at home and 1 BONUS/COLD word you will have to practice with your child at home!  Our spelling tests will generally take place every Friday. Each test, for the whole year, is taken in 1 booklet. Our FIRST spelling test is this Friday, January 10th.   I will grade the tests over the weekend and send the booklet home with your child the following Monday for you to view. Please look through the test on Monday (to see how your child performed), sign on the parent signature line and send the booklet back in their green folder on Tuesday. Please make sure that the booklet comes back every Tuesday so I can distribute them on Friday for the following test.   If for some reason your child loses the booklet, you will be responsible for making them another spelling booklet. Remember: your child will have to spell and write each word in the booklet. When you practice the words with your child at home, please make sure your child is forming each letter correctly (or the word will be wrong).  Your cooperation is appreciated! Thank you!

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!

Please enjoy the pictures from the last 2 days in our classroom. I can’t thank my families enough for making these special moments possible in our classroom. Thank you again for everything<3 https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1oU_nX_17ky2Anq9RO-04SdOgKWbEd7Pf

Also, your child has a special gift inside their bag for you. Please make sure to open it when they get home<3

Reminder: Next Friday, December 20th will be our LAST day of school! School will resume on Monday, January 6th, 2020 (wow)!!!

What we did during our week:

Language Arts: This week we learned how to write, recognize and know the sounds of letters M & N!  Next week, will review all letters/sounds learned this year, sight words and I will also introduce the students to their spelling booklets!   Please make sure to work on identifying letters/sounds if your child needs extra practice. Thank you!  

Writing:   This week we learned how to write letters M & N inside the lines:). Please make sure your child is practicing at home how to write inside the lines; especially on their homework!   Next week we will work on building sentences with nouns, verbs and adjectives! 

Math: This week we focused on Module 3: Lessons  8-14. Next week I will assess students in the first part of module 3.  Please focus on Math Seeds at home to replace math for next week. Please make sure you are following along in the Eureka math homework book and completing the lessons at home with your child:)  

Science:  For December, we will focus on weather elements.

Social Studies:   For December, will will focus on economic goods and services.

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 – 12/13/19

Dear Families, This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 12/13/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

 Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=611465

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 16th-  Items due for our classroom party!  Thank you for your donation<3.

December 16th-18th- Candy gram sales!

December 17th- Ugly Sweater Bingo for Books! 6-7pm. $3 a person.

December 18th- Late start!  Students arrive an hour later @ 9:35a.m.

December 18th- Items due for our Polar Express party!  Thank you for your donation<3 

December 19th- PJ Day/ Polar Express Day & special gift from Mrs. Fillmore and Mrs. Bolger!  More information will be on the blog!

December 20th- Haigh School Store!

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

January 10th– First spelling test! 

January 21 st- 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 read with our reading buddies:)

Hello Families!

On December 19th, the students are able to wear school appropriate pajamas for our Polar Express day!  Please do not send your child to school in shorts or tank tops.  If your child chooses to wear a nightgown, please make sure your child is wearing some sort of pants/leggings under their nightgown.  If your child chooses to wear a one piece, footed pajama, please make sure that your child knows how to get in and out of it and also that they wear some sort of undergarment underneath the pajama like a tank top and shorts.  Please note, footed pajamas will have to be worn with shoes since we go outside twice a day.  Students may bring a pair of slippers to change into, but they must know how to put their shoes on independently. They may also bring a stuffed animal for the show:) I hope this answers any and all questions for Polar Express Day!  We can’t wait for pajama day:)

Also, we will be serving hot pancakes and hot chocolate to the students in the morning, just like they do on the polar express! Make sure they come hungry:) Thank you to my families who donated to our Polar Express party! This can’t be possible without all of you!

Hello Families! I am looking for some donations in order to make our Polar Express party super special for our kiddos before they leave us for the year. If you would like to donate, please view the link below. All items are due on December 18th. Thank you from the bottom of my heart <3 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A45A8AF2EA5F85-polar