Mrs. Fillmore's Class Blog

Twin Day was a success!!!  Tomorrow is Wacky Wednesday:)

Tomorrow is LATE start day!  Students arrive an hour later at 9:35am.  Thank you!

Spirit Week is NEXT WEEK:)  Please have your child dress up and show their Haigh school spirit! 

Monday- Pajama day!

Tuesday- Twin day (have your child wear their yellow Kindergarten shirt!  We will all be twins together)!

Wednesday- Wacky Wednesday

Thursday- Dress like a book character day!

Friday- Wear green for St. Patrick’s day!

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 spelling test List #12: that, did, but, had, bad, dad, mad, sad, pad  Bonus words to study at home: glad, lad. Make sure to practice the bonus word (10th word) at home for homework.  Our 12th spelling test will be on Friday, March 15th.

Writing:  The month of March, we will move into narrative writing!  Please practice with your child using the words “first, next and last” in their writing at home:)

Math:  This week we completed Module 4 Lessons 21-25.  Next week we will complete module 4 lessons 26-30.  Please make sure you are completing the homework lessons with your child each night.

Science: The month of March we will focus on polar climate.    We finally finished our Informational Blueprint writing and a fun directed drawing/painting activity on Polar Bears.  Our students are officially Penguin and Polar Bear experts!  Please make sure to ask your child the fun facts they have learned the last month or so;)  Enjoy the pictures!

Social Studies:  For the month of March we will continue our learning about maps!

March is Reading Month:  Your child came home with a “Reading is DINO-Mite!” packet.  In this packet is a special calendar with all kinds of exciting reading activities you can do at home with your child!  Also, you will see a 2019 March Reading Log to keep track of your child’s reading minutes at home. Each child who returns their reading log by Wednesday, April 10th will earn a special prize, if they have reached their recommended reading goal for the month.  The Kindergarten reading goal is 20 minutes per day...I know we can do it!  Make sure to jot the minutes down on the reading log calendar and on the homework as well:)   

Scholastic Reading Club:

Class Code – RKYTJ    Order Due Date –  3/20/19

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 3/20/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

Other:

• Please make sure you are logging your child’s reading minutes on their March reading log, so they are able to win a special prize at the end of the month:)
• Every Friday we will wear our YELLOW Kindergarten shirts!  We can’t wait to show our Kinder pride every Friday at Haigh:)

• I am excited to report that out of 23 students who took the test, 16 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!  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;)  
• Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Activation code: RKYTJ. The March date to order books will be March 20th.
• 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:

• 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:

March 1th-March 15th: SPIRIT Week!

March 11th-  Rockin’ Read-a-Thon 3:45-5:00pm (only for those who have paid and signed a permission slip)

March 12th- Books for Bingo at 6:00pm!  LAST one of the year:)

March 13th- Late start.  Students arrive an hour later at 9:35a.m.

March 18th- Book Fair Preview 2:30-3:00 p.m.

March 27th- Kindergarten Roundup for NEW incoming families for 2019/2020

March 28th-PBIS Celebration~ Board games and puzzles

April 1st-5th- SPRING BREAK

April 8th- School Resumes

April 10th- March Reading log due!

Reading Buddies: This week we just relaxed and read books with our reading buddies!  

*Thank you to the families for donating EXPO black dry erase markers to our classroom collection: Noor Sleiman, Thomas Kaniewski, Stella Haney, Gabriel and Giana Lemuz!

*Make sure to scroll down and read all the info about MARCH is READING MONTH:)

*Spelling tests:  Hello Families! I am attaching some ideas of how to help your child at home with spelling words:)  Spelling is an important component in becoming a strong reader and writer and we want to make sure we are doing everything we can to help our kiddos in Kinder land.   I hope these ideas help some of you at home when working with your child all week long on spelling word:).   If you have any other questions please let me know.  Thank you!

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 spelling test List #11: yes, by, want, this, bug, hug, mug, tug, slug  Bonus words to study at home:  shrug, dug.  Make sure to practice the bonus word (10th word) at home for homework.  Our 11th spelling test will be on Friday, March 8th.

Writing:   For March, we will move into narrative and opinion writing!

Math:  This week we completed Module 4 Lessons 16-20.  Next week we will complete module 4 lessons 21-25.  Please make sure you are completing the homework lessons with your child each night.

Science: The month of  March we will focus on polar climate.  The students will become experts on polar animals and climate:)

Social Studies:  For the month of  March we will continue our learning about maps!

**March is Reading Month:  Your child came home with a “Reading is DINO-Mite!” packet.  In this packet is a special calendar with all kinds of exciting reading activities you can do at home with your child!  Also, you will see a 2019 March Reading Log to keep track of your child’s reading minutes at home. Each child who returns their reading log by Wednesday, April 10th will earn a special prize, if they have reached their recommended reading goal for the month.  The Kindergarten reading goal is 20 minutes per day...I know we can do it!  Make sure to jot the minutes down on the reading log calendar and on the homework as well:)   Also, If you would like your child to participate in the Rockin’ Read A Thon, the permission slip and $5.00 is due Friday, March 8th!  Happy Reading!

For reading month, we went with a DINOSAUR theme for our classroom door!  Thank you to Ms. Nikki and Ms. Hanan for decorating our door and making it look fabulous!  Take a look: “Reading is DINOmite!”

Scholastic Reading Club:

Class Code – RKYTJ    Order Due Date –  3/20/19

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 3/20/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

Other:

• Please make sure you are logging your child’s reading minutes on their March reading log, so they are able to win a special prize at the end of the month:)
• I am excited to report that out of 22 students who took the test, 12 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!  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;)  

• Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Activation code: RKYTJ. The March date to order books will be March 20th.
• 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:

• 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:

March 5th- PBIS~ Bingo

March 8th– Permission slip and $5 due for Rockin’ Read A Thon.

March 13th- Late start.  Students arrive an hour later at 9:35a.m.

March 18th- Book Fair Preview 2:30-3:00 p.m.

March 27th- Kindergarten Roundup for NEW incoming families for 2019/2020

March 28th-PBIS Celebration~ Board games and puzzles

April 1st-5th- SPRING BREAK

April 8th- School Resumes

April 10th- March Reading log due!

Reading Buddies: In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, we created birthday hats with our reading buddies and then listened to a Dr. Seuss book:)  Today was so much fun kicking off reading month with our buddies:)  Thank you to Ms. Cronin’s class for donating all of the scraps to our STEM birthday hat project today:)  We are so lucky to have Ms. Cronin as our reading buddies!

Hello Families!  It seems as though we have run out of our classroom collection of dry erase markers:/.  I am looking to see if some families wouldn’t mind donating a few packs of black Expo dry erase markers to our classroom (please see picture below)?  Your generosity is always appreciated!  Our kiddos truly appreciate it:)  Thank you!

*We had some fun this week writing our spelling words, while sitting on top of our tables!!

* We have a NEW classroom job and it’s the “Morning Greeter.”  Laila kicked off our new job this week by greeting each student in the morning with a hug, wave, fist bump or a high five:)  The students loved it and so did I:)  We will have a new “Morning Greeter” next week!

* Attention: If you haven’t already noticed, we have shifted the Math lessons in order to accommodate all of the snow days and breaks we have had.  Next week, we will work on lessons 16-20 in Module 4.  Thank you for your continued support and understanding.

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 spelling test List #10: with, play, has, be, hot, not, dot, got, shot  Bonus words to study at home:  spot, lot  Make sure to practice the bonus word (10th word) at home for homework.  Our 10th spelling test will be on Friday, March 1st.

Writing:  The month of February we will focus on informative writing by using the words, “can, have, are” in our writing.  Please practice this strategy at home as well:)

Math:  This week we completed Module 4 Lessons 12-15.  Next week we will complete module 4 lessons 16-20.  Please make sure you are completing the homework lessons with your child each night.

Science: The month of February we will focus on polar climate.  The students will become experts on polar animals and climate:)  

Social Studies:  For the month of February we will learn about maps!

Scholastic Reading Club:

Class Code – RKYTJ

Order Due Date –  2/25/19

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 2/25/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

Other:

• I am excited to report that out of 22 students who took the test, 15 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!  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;)  
• Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Activation code: RKYTJ. The February date to order books will be Monday, February 25th.
• 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:

• 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:

March 1st- Be on the lookout for March is Reading Month information:)

March 4th- Spirit week (more information to follow)!

March 5th- PBIS~ Bingo

March 13th- Late start.  Students arrive an hour later at 9:35a.m.

March 27th- Kindergarten Roundup for NEW incoming families for 2019/2020

March 28th-PBIS Celebration~ Board games and puzzles

April 1st-5th- SPRING BREAK

April 8th- School Resumes

Reading Buddies: Today we met with our buddies and went over Polar facts.  The 4th grade students found out that we have been learning about the Polar climate in Science, so they decided to make power point slides on the Chromebooks for our students to extend their learning.  It was a fun gathering of learning and great conversations:)

*Great News: If you ordered a Kindergarten T-shirt, they should be ready within 2 weeks!!   We can’t wait to wear them and show our Kindergarten pride at Haigh:)  Kindergarten ROCKS!

*I want to thank all my families for the wonderful gifts this Valentine’s Day!  I wasn’t able to hand write any cards this time around, but I just want you to know that I appreciate your kindness and heartfelt gifts<3  It means a lot:)

*Reminder: There is NO SCHOOL this Friday, February 15th and Monday, February 18th.  School resumes Tuesday, February 19th.  We will also miss library check out next week too!

*Please look at the latest blog post with all of our pictures from the 100th day of school and Valentine’s Day:)

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 spelling test List #9: are, here, was, sit, hit, pit, fit, kit, bit  Bonus words to study at home:  spit, lit.  Make sure to practice the bonus word (10th word) at home for homework.  Our 9th spelling test will be on Friday, February 22nd.

Writing:  The month of February we will focus on informative writing by using the words, “can, have, are” in our writing.  Please practice this strategy at home as well:)

Math:  This week we completed Module 4 Lessons 10-14.  Next week we will complete module 4 lessons 15-18.  Please make sure you are completing the homework lessons with your child each night.

Science: The month of February we will focus on polar climate.  The students will become experts on polar animals and climate:)  

Social Studies:  For the month of February we will learn about maps!

Scholastic Reading Club:

Class Code – RKYTJ

Order Due Date –  2/25/19

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 2/25/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

Other:

• I am excited to report that out of 20 students who took the test, 13 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!  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;)  
• Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Activation code: RKYTJ. The February date to order books will be Monday, February 25th.
• 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:

February 15th- NO SCHOOL- Mid winter break

February 18th- NO SCHOOL- Mid winter break

February 19th- School resumes

February 22nd- Spelling test #9

February 26th- PBIS~ Bingo

Reading Buddies: Our reading buddies shared a special Valentine’s with the Kinder students.   It was so sweet of our 4th grade buddies to think of us this Valentine’s Day<3  Thank you reading buddies!

What a F.U.N DAY in Kindergarten!  We kicked off our morning with fun Valentine’s Day Crafts (make sure to look in your child’s folder:)), followed by our card exchange and finally ending our day with our 100th day celebration in the afternoon!  This day wouldn’t have been at all possible if I didn’t have my room moms buying all the supplies and prepping all the items before the party and also it wouldn’t have been possible without our wonderful parent volunteers helping at different stations!  The students looked adorable all dressed up as 100 years old; even Granny Fillmore came to celebrate our 100 days with us too;)  I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Ps: tomorrow is our spelling test, homework is due and it’s a half day.  All students will be dismissed at 11:40a.m.  Have a great night everyone!

February 11, 2019

Evening Haigh Community:

As many of you know, Congressman John Dingell passed away on February 7th, 2019. On Tuesday morning, February 12th, Divine Child will be having a funeral mass for Mr. Dingell that will be open to the public. The time of the service is 11:00am, but media coverage will be starting at 9:00am.  This means that we will see a large increase in traffic around our school. Haigh has been in communication with our District Office and the Dearborn Police Department in preparation for this large event. We are taking the following steps to help with the traffic and security of our building:

• Dearborn Police Officers will be stationed up and down Silvery Lane from Cherry Hill to Wilson. Silvery Lane from Wilson to Ford Road will   be closed. Cherry Hill Road will be open to traffic.

• We will have inside line up starting at 8:25am (students will line up next to their lockers or at their normal inside line up location). No parents or guests should enter the building with their student(s). Students coming for breakfast can enter the front main entrance at 8:15am.

• Haigh staff will be visible at our drop off locations, entrance doors, and throughout our hallways.

• During the school day we will have inside recess and students will not be permitted to go outside.

• All doors will be locked as usual and parents who want to visit Haigh will have to use the front buzzer system to enter our building. We are asking that our community limits visits to our building tomorrow between the hours of 9:00am and 2:00pm.  

• For afternoon dismissal, all Haigh staff will again be visible at grade level doors, throughout the building, and by our pick up locations. Any student that does not have a parent, sibling, or guardian present will be brought to our front office to call for a ride home. This event is scheduled to end by 1:00pm and traffic should be cleared by 2:00pm

Overall, we are taking these precautions to make sure that all of our students are safe and accounted for. Thank you for your help and support with the arrival and departure of our students.

Mr. Short

Dear Families,

The 100th day of school is approaching for our Kindergarten students! How awesome is that?  On Wednesday, February 13th your child may choose to dress up like an “old” person.  This could be be wearing pearls, glasses, rollers in hair, suspenders, old sweaters, gray hair, etc!  I love seeing the students interpretations of what it looks and feels like to be 100 years old:)   On Wednesday, February 13th your child will be immersed in fun 100th day activities to celebrate this wonderful accomplishment of being 100 days smarter!  We are so proud of our students and look forward to continue watching them grow academically! Happy 100 days to our students and families!

Kindergarten Team

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 spelling test List #8: no, he, of, den, men, hen, pen, then Bonus words to study at home:  Ben, when. Make sure to practice the bonus word (10th word) at home for homework.  Our 8th spelling test will be on Thursday, February 14th.

Writing:  The month of February we will focus on informative writing by using the words, “can, have, are” in our writing.  Please practice this strategy at home as well:)

Math:  This week we completed Module 4 Lessons 4-9.  Next week we will complete module 4 lessons 10-14.  Please make sure you are completing the homework lessons with your child each night.

Science: The month of February we will focus on polar climate.  The students will become experts on polar animals and climate:)  

Social Studies:  For the month of February we will learn about maps!

Scholastic Reading Club:

Class Code – RKYTJ Order Due Date –  2/25/19

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 2/25/19. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: RKYTJ

Happy Reading, Mrs. Fillmore

Other:

• I am excited to report that out of 21 students who took the test, 15 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!  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;)  
• Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Activation code: RKYTJ. The February date to order books will be Monday, February 25th.  These books make a great gift for your child’s birthday as well:)
• 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!

• Hello Families!  Our card exchange day will be on Wednesday, February 13th.  PLEASE NOTE: we now have 24 friends in the classroom!!   If you would like your child to participate, he/she may bring in 24 Valentine cards to pass out to their friends.  I ask that NO candy is brought into the class due to the several food allergies I have in the classroom: dairy, egg, all nuts, gluten, gelatin etc.  The risk of one of our students with allergies coming in contact with something they may be allergic to, is a risk we will prevent at all costs.  If your child brings in a bag of anything edible, we will kindly place the item back in your child’s backpack to enjoy at home. Thank you for your understanding on this matter. 

     Also, I ask that you do not address the Valentine cards to any specific child in the class.  You may just simply have your child write his/her name on      the card to pass out to friends. If you have any other questions you may email me, communicate on the Remind App with me, write on the                   communication log or set up a time to discuss any matters you may have.  Thank you!

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:

February 8th- NO SCHOOL for Kindergarten and Young 5’s

February 11th- 100th day note coming home today in folder.

February 13th– Valentine’s card exchange day!

February 13th- 100th DAY OF SCHOOL! Dress like you are 100 years old:)

February 14th- ½ day of school.  Students dismiss at 11:40a.m.

February 14th- Spelling test #8

February 15th- NO SCHOOL- Mid winter break

February 18th- NO SCHOOL- Mid winter break

February 19th- School resumes

February 22nd- Spelling test #9

February 26th- PBIS~ Bingo

Reading Buddies: We will not have reading buddies for the next 2 weeks due to the students not having school on Friday. 

New student:  It is true, we received a new student this week, which means we are up to 24 friends in the classroom!  We are so happy Stella is in our class…Welcome to Room 42:)  If your child is bringing in cards next week, please make sure to add one more for Stella:)  Thank you!