Hello Everyone,
Remember, we do not have school on Monday. We are out for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
We will be having our class pictures for the yearbook on the morning of Tuesday, the 24th. Please try to make sure your child will be here that day or they will not be in our class picture.
The school spelling bee is going to be February 28th. I will be sending home the 1st – 4th grade spelling list for your child if they want to participate. The two top spellers in lower el will be going to the state spelling bee. Here is the link to the parent letter for more information 2017 Letter to Parents.
We have a lot of opening coming up for snack. Please sign up if you haven’t and are able to. If we do not have someone sign up for that week, we cannot guarantee snack. Here is the link https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/rizyn.
This month our home project will be a book report that the child does at home with you. It can be a book they read on their own or one that they read with you. I am not going to give out a template for how to do this book report; however, some things that need included are the title of the book, the author/illustrator, summery, characters, and whatever else you and your child find necessary.
Here are some ideas of ways your child can present their report:
Design a new book cover
Create a wanted poster for a character in the book
Dress up as a character and tell the class about the book
Create a mobile with at least 5 events
Create a timeline
Write a letter to the author
Create a diorama
Create a commercial about the book
Put on a short puppet show
These are just a few suggestions and your options are not limited to these. If you Google fun book reports, you will find other great ideas. These will need to be turned in to be presented by the week of January 30 but if they are finished before that, they can be brought in anytime. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Jalee