{"id":1393,"date":"2018-11-30T14:56:56","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T19:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/?p=1393"},"modified":"2018-11-30T14:57:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T19:57:16","slug":"newsletter-week-14-recap-and-new-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/2018\/11\/30\/newsletter-week-14-recap-and-new-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Week 14 (Recap and NEW Info)!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Spelling tests start the week of December 3rd! \u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homework will reflect the 10 spelling words we are focusing on each week. \u00a0Our spelling tests will generally take place every Friday. Each test, for the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">whole<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> year, is taken in 1 booklet. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Our FIRST spelling test is this Friday, December 7th.\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0I 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. <\/span><b>Please make sure that the booklet comes back every Tuesday so I can collect them to distribute again on Friday for the following test. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0If for some reason your child loses the booklet, you will be responsible for making them another spelling booklet. <\/span><b>Remember:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> your child will have to spell and write each word in the booklet. When you practice the words, please make sure your child is forming each letter correctly. \u00a0Your cooperation is appreciated!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1401 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2006-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2006-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2006-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2006-173x230.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Also, Module 3 starts in math as well.\u00a0 Please make sure you are following the lessons in Module\u00a03 at home:).<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Urgent: If your child wears a pair of SNOW boots to school, please pack your child a 2nd pair of shoes to wear in the classroom. \u00a0We want to prevent the snow from tracking onto our rugs and our floors, so please teach your child how to change out of their boots and into their school shoes.\u00a0 I myself, can\u2019t change students out of their boots and into their shoes at arrival due to the morning obligations I need to address. Each child should be practicing this at home and doing it independently at school. \u00a0Thank you for your cooperation:)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jojomamanbebe.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/1\/image\/1000x\/cc44d3b39965d3efd15a8158cb2fdfb4\/b\/8\/b8451purc4.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for snow boots\" width=\"284\" height=\"284\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1553\/5997\/products\/Fila_court_deluxe_strawberry_milk_Velcro_Shoes_F1XKZ0161_4.png?v=1538907781\" alt=\"Image result for velcro shoes\" width=\"286\" height=\"272\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>What we did during our week:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Language Arts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: We had a fun week learning about letters K &amp; P. \u00a0We learned the letter name, words that start with each letter and the sound each letter makes. \u00a0Next week we will focus on letters L &amp; O. Spelling tests start next week too! List 1:the, I, a, cat, bat, rat, mat, sat, fat. \u00a0Bonus words to study at home: hat, pat. Make sure to practice the bonus word (10th word) at home for homework.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Word Family -at | Phonics Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DkUunCjP3Hs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Writing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0We will begin to learn about sentence structure in the classroom. \u00a0The students will learn that every sentence starts with an uppercase letter,meatball spaces and a punctuation at the end of each sentence. \u00a0Please practice this strategy at home as well with your child. Thank you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Math<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u00a0This week we completed all of Model 2 and the students were assessed on 2D\/3D shapes. \u00a0Next week we will start Module 3 Lessons 1-7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Measurement Song\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ypVQDZL18SQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Science<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: We wrapped up our weather unit. \u00a0Next month we will talk about seasons and winter weather:)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Winter Dance &amp; Brain Breaks Songs for Kids \u266b  Snowflakes Song  \u266b  Kids Songs by The Learning Station\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uY3w_v6Ua9U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Social Studies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0We wrapped up our unit on Needs and Wants. \u00a0Next month we will talk about goods &amp; services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Scholastic Reading Club<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Class Code &#8211; RKYTJ\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><b>Order Due Date &#8211; \u00a012\/17\/18<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>LAST book order for 2018:)<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Families,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 12\/17\/18. You can place your orders online at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/scholastic.com\/readingclub\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scholastic.com\/bookclubs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using my class activation code: RKYTJ<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy Reading,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs. Fillmore<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Other:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reading bags have launched in Kindergarten!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><b>Just to reiterate, these bags come home and come back to school every, single day. \u00a0Please keep the books inside the book bag. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use these bags during Daily 5 \u00a0instruction. Please read these books at home with your child, and have them work on reading the books independently. We are working on one-to-one finger pointing. This mean that they should be pointing to each word as they read it. We are also working on reading words from left to right, using picture clues to help with \u201cunknown\u201d words, spotting sight words easily in text, stretching sounds out when coming to an unknown word and also retelling the story using the retell rope method! \u00a0Make sure to jot down your child\u2019s reading in the reading log each night! Thank you:)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please consider buying something from our Scholastic Book Club at: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/clubs.scholastic.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/clubs.scholastic.com\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0Activation code: RKYTJ. \u00a0The December orders are due by December 17th. \u00a0There are a lot of great books for your child at a very reasonable price and FREE shipping. \u00a0Books make for a great gift or even for a family story night:) Thank you to Ethan for purchasing something from our book club!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please make sure you are reviewing your child\u2019s classwork each night. \u00a0Monitoring your child\u2019s classwork is a great indicator of how your child is doing in the class. If for some reason your child doesn\u2019t finish his\/her classwork in class, I will send it home for homework to be completed at home and returned the next day. \u00a0Thank you for your support!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Please make sure you provide your child with a NUT FREE snack. \u00a0\u00a0We are a NUT FREE classroom. Thank you for your cooperation! <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Housekeeping items:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Monday is our library check out date. \u00a0I have a handful of students who do not bring in their books, which in turn leaves a very sad child without a new book for the week. \u00a0If the book is not returned, there will be a cost the parent will have to pay. Please keep the library book in a safe place at home, or you can leave it in your child\u2019s backpack until the next check out. \u00a0Remember: Every monday is our library check out. Thank you!<\/b><\/li>\n<li>The cold\/winter season is upon us, which means cooler temperatures! \u00a0With cooler temperatures comes coats, boots, hats, scarves, gloves, etc. \u00a0It 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. \u00a0We 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! \u00a0Also, 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. \u00a0We 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:)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your child is bringing a home lunch, it is OK to pack a juice for the lunchroom! \u00a0Remember to pack a water bottle each day for the classroom:)<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please pack your child&#8217;s snack SEPARATELY from your child&#8217;s home lunch. \u00a0This will help your child become less confused about what is for lunch and what is for snack. \u00a0Thank you:)<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great news! \u00a0The PTA has a blog for all sorts of fun information going on in the school. \u00a0I 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. \u00a0Please take a look at their blog and sign up for the fun events they may need help with:) <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/parents.dearbornschools.org\/haigh\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0https:\/\/parents.dearbornschools.org\/haigh\/ <\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Upcoming Events:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>December 3rd- Book check out. \u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start of Module 3: weight, capacity and measurement. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>December 7th-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Spelling test: List #1, Homework due<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>December 11th-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Return spelling booklet<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>December 12th-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Late start. \u00a0Students arrive an hour later at 9:40am<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>December 13th- <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spelling test: List #2, Homework due<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>December 14th-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NO SCHOOL for Kindergarten and Young 5\u2019s only!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>December 20th-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> PBIS Celebration- Movie Theater\/Polar Express\/PJ Day (more information to follow)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>December 21st- <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spelling test: List #3\/ LAST day of school!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>December 24-January 4th-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NO SCHOOL&#8230;Holiday Break! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>January 7th- <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School Resumes\/ Happy New Year-Welcome back!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reading Buddies<\/strong>: Today our 4th grade buddies prepared weather slides, on the Chromebooks, for their buddy!\u00a0 It was a great way to wrap up our weather unit in Science.\u00a0 Thank you Ms. Cronin&#8217;s class for creating these presentations for our students.\u00a0 Enjoy the pictures:)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1405\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2014-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2014-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2014-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2014-173x230.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1406\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2016-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2016-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2016-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2016-173x230.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1407\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2017-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2017-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2017-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2017-173x230.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1408\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2018-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2018-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2018-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2018-173x230.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1409\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2021-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2021-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2021-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/11\/IMG-2021-173x230.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spelling tests start the week of December 3rd! \u00a0Homework will reflect the 10 spelling words we are focusing on each week. \u00a0Our 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, December 7th.\u00a0 \u00a0I will grade the tests [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2041,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2041"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}