Holiday party

Just a reminder that our party is tomorrow at 2:30-3:30.  Please feel free to join us!  Also remember to send a wrapped book to exchange.  Thank you ahead of time for all of your help!

Amazing Holiday Concert

Wow, I am blown away by the incredible performance by our wonderful third graders.  What a great night!  I tried to snap a shot of everyone but a few got away:)  I'll be taking more soon!

Music Program Tonight!

Our Valley View music program is Wednesday, December 10^th at the Rockford High School Auditorium.  We are all so excited to show you what we have been learning!

Program times: 2^nd Grade 6:00

                  3^rd Grade 6:45 -We meet in the choir room 

4^th/5^th Grade 7:30

• Please remember when you are arriving for the later show that the first program is still in progress and will need to empty from the auditorium before you will be able to enter. 
• Arrive at the auditorium about 15 minutes before show time.
• Children should not be left unattended in the band and choir room at any time.
• Make sure your child uses the restroom before going to the line up rooms.
• Dress up clothes for the performance, please.
• Keep your child’s coat with you during the show.
• Cameras are welcome, but food and drink are not allowed in the auditorium.
• Please turn off pagers and cell phones for the performance.
• Make sure the teacher knows you have your child before leaving.

 

 

                                          

Hard to Believe it's December Already!

I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving last week!  We had a small celebration on Tuesday for our fabulous student teacher Mrs. Burger.  She did an amazing job with the children and we will miss her tremendously!

Language Arts:  We are finishing our narrative writing this week and moving on to persuasive writing next.  I always love hearing how they try to change someone’s thoughts and ideas.  For our read aloud we are currently reading “Trader’s In Time”.  It is a story about two brothers in Grand Haven that get lost in the woods and realize it is over 300 years ago!  They experience many adventures together and try to figure out how to survive but also how to try to make it back to their family.

Math:  We are finished with unit 4 and moving into unit 5 next which includes practice with place value, creating pictographs, practice with perimeters, and decimals.  We also start every math lesson with practicing our multiplication math facts.  The children are working very hard and I see them all improving every day!  Over the break I sent home a small packet of math practice.  This is optional work and is not required but I know many of you asked for extra practice pages at home.

Social Studies:  We are continuing to learn about the geography of Michigan.  Soon we will be making salt dough maps! J

We are back to our normal routine but have many fun and exciting things coming in the month of December. 

Upcoming Dates:

December

 

Dec. 9  Secret Santa Shopping.   

Family Heritage interview due. (coming home today)

 

Dec. 10 Christmas Music program for GRADES 2-5 at RHS.

 

Dec. 18 Christmas parties at 2:30

 

Dec. 19 Pajama day, and last day before Christmas break.

 

January 5, 2015 School resumes