{"id":1411,"date":"2018-12-07T15:14:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T20:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2018-12-07T15:14:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T20:14:42","slug":"newsletter-week-15-recap-and-new-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/2018\/12\/07\/newsletter-week-15-recap-and-new-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Week 15 (Recap and NEW Info)!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>There is NO school next Friday! \u00a0Spelling Test #2 will be on Thursday, December 13th. \u00a0Thank you!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>December centers have started during our math workshop.\u00a0 Enjoy the pictures:):<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1979.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1415\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1979-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1979-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1979-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1979-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1979-307x230.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1980.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1416\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1980-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1980-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1980-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1980-173x230.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1981.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1417\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1981-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1981-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1981-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1981-173x230.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1982.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1418\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1982-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1982-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1982-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1982-173x230.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1983.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1419\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1983-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1983-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1983-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2429\/2018\/12\/IMG-1983-173x230.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Haigh Spirit wear order forms are DUE Tuesday, December 11th.\u00a0 Thank you!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centrevillepta.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/08\/general-banner-9-abstract-01.png?w=712&amp;h=213\" alt=\"Image result for spirit wear\" \/><\/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 L &amp; O. \u00a0We learned the letter name, words that start with each letter and the sound each letter makes. \u00a0Next week we will focus on the letters and sounds of\u00a0 M &amp; N. Spelling test List 2: to, am, you, can, man, pan, ran, fan \u00a0Bonus words to study at home: van, tan Make sure to practice the bonus word (10th word) at home for homework.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Word Family -an | Phonics Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ei3dsyr8A20?start=9&#038;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 have been writing simple sentences in Kindergarten. The 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 Module 3 Lessons 1-7. \u00a0Next week, we will complete lessons 8-14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Science<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: This month we will talk about seasons and winter weather:)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Social Studies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0This \u00a0month 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<\/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;\">We kicked off our first spelling test this week!\u00a0 \u00a0I am excited to report that out of 22 students who took the test, 18 students received a 100%\u00a0 Woo hoo!\u00a0 I am so proud of each student who worked so hard all week to ensure they were successful on their test!\u00a0 I like to have special incentives for my students who received a 100%.\u00a0 Today, if your child received a 100% on their test, they are coming home with a &#8220;Good Work&#8221; patch tag for their first ever 100%:)\u00a0 These patch tags can be placed on your child&#8217;s back pack, so everyone at Haigh Elementary can notice your child&#8217;s efforts:)\u00a0 Also, if your child received a 100%, they\u00a0 will write with a &#8220;smart&#8221; pen all day Monday and also participate in &#8220;NO shoes afternoon&#8221; on Monday as well:)\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Please make sure your child knows how to independently take off and put on their shoes.\u00a0 I appreciate your support in this matter!\u00a0 Also, make sure to wash your child&#8217;s socks as soon as they come home on Monday, they may be a little darker than normal;)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stoppitching.com\/uploads\/2\/5\/8\/6\/25861488\/100_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for 100%\" width=\"476\" height=\"357\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1586\/5305\/products\/PDX_Orig_1001-2_1024x1024.jpg?v=1495219933\" alt=\"Image result for socks\" width=\"381\" height=\"381\" \/><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polar Express Day will be on Thursday, December 20th! \u00a0Students are able to wear their school appropriate pajamas this day:) \u00a0We kindly ask for no slippers, <strong>only<\/strong> school shoes. The students will watch the Polar Express movie, followed by some fun, learning activities and they will receive a special gift from myself and Mrs. Bolger:)\u00a0 \u00a0We can&#8217;t wait for Polar Express Day:)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/2\/24\/The_Polar_Express_%282004%29_poster.jpg\/220px-The_Polar_Express_%282004%29_poster.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for polar express\" width=\"275\" height=\"405\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shopjustice.scene7.com\/is\/image\/justiceProdATG\/5162116_646?$plplarge$\" alt=\"Image result for pajamas\" \/><\/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>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:) <\/b><\/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 11th-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Return spelling booklet<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 11th-<\/strong> Spirit wear due and BINGO for books from 6-7 pm.<\/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 on the blog)<\/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><strong>Reading Buddies:\u00a0<\/strong>Today, out reading buddies helped us put on some patch tags on our backpacks.\u00a0 Please make sure you look at the new Haigh &#8220;swag&#8221; your child has on their backpacks:)\u00a0 Have a great weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is NO school next Friday! \u00a0Spelling Test #2 will be on Thursday, December 13th. \u00a0Thank you! December centers have started during our math workshop.\u00a0 Enjoy the pictures:): Haigh Spirit wear order forms are DUE Tuesday, December 11th.\u00a0 Thank you! What we did during our week: Language Arts: We had a fun week learning about [&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-1411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411","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=1411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsfillmore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}