Just a quick reminder that nominations are now open for the Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Student Choice Awards.   Four awards will be given out on April 23 – one each for preschool to second grade, third through fifth grade, middle school, and high school.  These awards recognize classroom teachers.  (Impact Awards, which recognize any of our other great staff members, will start taking nominations later in the spring.)

We would love to see an abundance of Teacher of the Year nominations for all of our wonderful Whitmore teachers, so please help us gather your student’s nomination! 

Nominations are due by March 9.

Students can go directly to the online nomination form at:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DWpEQWTFrJg_Uoq2Fou-FjSbhN89Wu4V4Dsy3pk8zWc/viewform?edit_requested=true
They can read more about the award athttps://firstbell.dearbornschools.org/2020/02/10/nominations-now-open-for-alberta-muirhead-teacher-of-the-year-awards/

It’s that time of year! Please join our fundraising page today!!

February 28 – March 1 

To Kick-Off our Pennies for Patients campaign, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is challenging each classroom at Whitmore-Bolles Elementary School to raise $250 online in just over 48 hours! 

All classrooms that raise $250 or more online during the Flash48 will receive a POPCORN PARTY! 

(If Ms. McCuaig’s class wins, we also get extra classroom incentives!!)

Our Classroom’s Online Giving URL is: https://events.lls.org/pages/mi/Whitmore-Bolles-Elementary-School-2020/mmccuiag

STUDENTS & PARENTS: How to Register with your Classroom Team 

STEP 1: Please go to your school’s online giving page at the above link or visit www.penniesforpatients.org/findyourschool to search for your school page 

STEP 2: Once on your school page, click on “Join Classroom Team” under the Get Involved panel on right-hand side 

STEP 3: Follow the prompts to find your classroom/teacher and register 

STEP 4: Once registered with your classroom team, donations made to your personal fundraising page will count toward your classroom’s total 

STEP 5: Share your link on social media with family & friends! 

I apologize for the delay, but the report cards will go home Monday.

Thank you!!

New Book orders are coming home today! If you are ordering online please e-mail so that I can submit the order. Thanks!!

Class Code is NFKTJ

Science Friday homework is available on Google Classroom for anyone who has a little extra time to get started this weekend.

https://www.spellingcity.com/users/mccuaim

The words for 1-13-20 are currently available on Spelling City.

Have a great weekend!

Friday 12-20-19 is Crazy Christmas Sweater Day!!! Show off your Crazy Holiday Threads!!!

As a holiday break send off, on Friday 12-20-19 we will be having a Holiday Hot Cocoa and Cookie Buffet to celebrate.

We need donations to make it a success!!

Please fill out the google doc below to choose your donation.

If anyone would like to join us and run a cookie decorating station, or assist with the cocoa bar please email me. Most items on the list are available at the dollar store, or are inexpensive. Thank you for your help! Happy Holidays!!

Holiday Hot Cocoa and Cookie Buffet Sign Up

(If you have trouble with the link, just email me and I’ll share the doc with you.)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13-TAF8IqhFsL5xuYLHV223IhCoUQ5FlAoE0B6-cGETw/edit?usp=sharing

Hello!

To promote accountability and foster literacy at home, the students will be reporting daily to a partner on their 20 minutes spent reading. This can be done using any text, magazine, comic, or article. This will also allow other students to hear about different texts in which they might have an interest.

Have a good evening!!

Hello Parents!!

In an effort to expose the children to as much print as possible, I will be checking out classroom library books to the students. They will have a bag and two books per week from my personal library. Please take good care of the books and the bags. They will be used from year to year. Hopefully the bags will arrive by tomorrow and we can checkout ASAP!!

Thank you!!

Happy Reading!!