Happy Saturday Everyone,
We had fun at the talent show yesterday. The kids performed great, and those who didn’t were a great audience. Afterwards I had many students come and tell me they wanted to be in the talent show next year. My thoughts are that maybe we will do one in April or May when SAGE testing is done and the library will be available.
I sent level 1’s and 2’s home with an index care that has their login info for the website Imagine Learning. This site is to help with language and reading. I failed, however to give the site code. I am waiting for Mr. James to get back with me about what that is and will get it to you ASAP.
Our author study home project is due next week. This will basically be a short biography on an author of your child’s choice. Your child will need to pick an author from a book or series of books they like. They will need to learn some things about this author such as:
Birth date
Death date (if applicable)
Where they were born and/or raised or lived
Their first book published and when it was published
Number of books they have written
The type of writing they do (fiction, non fiction, fantasy, picture books)
Any other fun facts you learn about them
Your child can present this to the class in whatever way they would like (poster board, PowerPoint, dress up as the author, etc.) If their project is done sooner than next week, they can bring it in to present before that week.
Parent teacher conferences are coming up in a little less than a month. They will be held the afternoon/evenings of Wednesday, February 14th; Thursday, February 15th; and Friday, February 16th. I will have the sign ups ready in the next couple of weeks.
We will be having a Valentine party the same week as parent teacher conferences. The tentative date will be mid morning on Valentine’s day. For now just know that we will be allowing students to hand out Valentine cards and/or treats to the whole class. This is totally an option and not at all required for the children to participate in the party. The easiest way to do this is for them to put who the card is from and not who it is to. This makes things go much faster as the kids hand them out. We have 29 students and the teachers are myself, Ms. Sara, and Ms. AmyJo.
Thank you for all your support.
Jalee