Hello,
Say hello to our new class pet Humphrey.
She is a baby dwarf hamster. We named her after the hamster from the Humphrey books. We have been able to let her run around in her ball each day for a while. She is still getting used to being held and makes a whining noise that I call yelling whenever I get her out of her cage. The kids call it an alarm and come running to see her when she does that. We are going to give her some time to get used to her new surroundings and then we will start sending her home on the weekends with the kids.
Today the students started filling out their KWL sheets (know, wonder, learn) for their home projects this month. I forgot to give them to the kids before they went home. Many of the picked their subjects but some did not. Some may also want to change later on. Please make sure they fill out a KWL sheet to bring when they present.
We also started learning about artists this week to expose the kids for when they pick their artist for next months home project. We learned about Wassily Kandinsky and Jackson Pollock. We have created art pieces inspired by them as well.
This week is parent teacher conferences. If you have not signed up yet please go to https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/events and find my name under the day you would like to come and sign up. Conferences will be Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday starting at 1:40. On theses days school will get out at 1 pm. During this time, we will also have the book fair in the library. This is a great time to get new reading books for your kids and donate to our classroom if you are able. We love books!
Our Valentine party will be Wednesday the 14th from about 10:45 to 12:30ish. We will have games, food (berry parfait), and fun. Thank you to everyone who has been able to sign up. We love volunteers so please come if you are able. During this time we will be handing Valentine’s as well. If your child would like, they can bring cards and/or candy for everyone. We have 29 students and 3 teachers. Please only put who the cards are from. This makes the handing out much quicker and easier. If your child would like to decorate and bring a box, that is fine. However, this is not required. We will be decorating large paper bags for the kids to put their Valentine’s in. We will be stapling these shut since we will not be eating the candy at school. They can eat their treats at home. You can also provide none treat things for the kids like stickers, pencils, bubbles, etc.
We will not have school Monday, February 19, in celebration of Presidents Day.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Jalee