Happy Valentine's Day!

It’s amazes me how quickly time is going by. Next Friday, we will be celebrating Valentine’s Day. The children may bring in their decorated boxes anytime this week. If you need a box, I brought some extras that the children may take home. Another option if you don’t have a box is to decorate a gift bag. Our party will be starting at 2:30 and go until the end of the day. . Please feel free to come in and join us! Thank you ahead of time if you donated items for the party or the Valentine kits that we put together for the children at the hospital. A huge thanks to our awesome room moms, Kendra Cook and Molly Duimstra for all of their hard work preparing and planning
Language Arts: We have been working on adding more details and examples in our writing. You may hear your child say that they are zooming in on details and writing a seed story. We are also using are awesome new Versatile kits thanks to the generosity of the REF and our fabulous PTO! During small group instruction and read aloud, we are reviewing and practicing the use of our comprehension strategies.
Social Studies: We continue learning many new things about Michigan. I can’t believe the amazing history that surrounds us. The children enjoyed listening to a Henry A. Lotoszinski, executive secretary of the Mackinac Bridge Authority. Math: We have been learning about division, parentheses, patterns, square products, and have learned some new and exciting math games in unit 7. The children are doing very well with this. I will say...I’ve never had a class move so quickly through the multiplication timed tests. Keep doing what your doing!
Spelling: We will have a test next Friday in the morning, but will not have a test the week of mid-winter break.


Dates to Remember

February 2009

13 Valentine parties for all classes
14 Mid Winter Break. No School
15 Mid Winter Break. No School

March 2009

14 Carnival
15 Rockford Expo
16 Parent TeacherConferences in evening. Full day of school.
31 Parent Teacher Conferences in evening. Full day of school.
April 2009

1 Noon Dismissal. Parent Teacher Conferences.
2 No School
3 No School
6 - 10 No School, Spring Break.
13 School resumes.