Holiday Hustle and Bustle

Yesterday, I was in Macy's waiting in line for early Christmas shopping. You can imagine, it took some time for me to get up to the register. Once there, my order took a bit of time as well.  The ladies that were helping me were patient and so apologetic for the long wait. My sentiment to them was that it's that time of year. We all have to wait, we all have to be ready to be help one another during this season. As you are out and about this time of year, try to role model for our kids, for our society, how patience is so important. We all run late, we all have places to be, we all have things to do... Let's be ready to share cheer and leave people happier than when they were before they talked with us.

This week is a regular week before all the hustle and bustle.

Next week:
Monday, November 21: Regular School Day
Tuesday, November 22: Half Day for Kids, Parent Teacher Conferences in the evening.
Wednesday, November 23: No School for Kids, Parent Teacher Conferences in the morning.
Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25: Thanksgiving Recess

I will be sending out email reminders to those parents who have conferences and times for the conferences.

Have a great week!

Another Short Week

Good Evening! As you know, Friday we have the day off to celebrate Veterans Day.  If you know someone who is a veteran or are one yourself, thank you for your sacrifice for being without your loved ones. Not only is having veterans a source of pride in our family, but we also know hardships due to the duties they have. Happy Veterans Day to all of those that help guarantee our freedoms. 

Today we had library. If your child didn´t bring his/her book today, please have him/her bring it tomorrow to return. Thank you.

We are at the end of our math unit for geometry. The assessment is Monday, and we will then begin Unit 3. This encompasses more adding and subtracting strategies and word problems. 

This week the children were introduced to nonfiction writing. They are learning to be the teacher in their books and provide a lot of information on topics they know quite a bit about. Ask your child what his/her book is about. They have a lot of great information to share.

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday, November 22 - Half Day of School and Evening Conferences

Wednesday, November 23 - No School for Students and Morning Conferences

Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25 - Thanksgiving Recess

Afternoon Update

Hi Families!

It seems that the homework was not accurately placed in the mailboxes last night. As employer, I take full responsibility for the confusion. Tonight the homework is coming home for anyone who did not receive it yet. Please have your child complete one page per night to keep on track. I am working to remedy this confusion.

Just a reminder, check our school's website as well as this blog for days off, half days, party announcements, etc. And if you haven't yet, please sign up for Remind 101 (see a few posts back). You can receive announcements through text or email. Thank you!

The Magic Pumpkin

The magic pumpkin grew some adorable little pumpkins for us last night! Oh my goodness, we were so excited to see so many little pumpkins outside our window this morning! There are enough for us to share with our reading buddies this afternoon. The kids are going to get to paint their magic little pumpkins and bring them home on Monday. It was such an exciting morning!

Hello Families,

How is everyone? I am so sorry to have neglected my blog last week! Let's catch up.
This week has been Red Ribbon Week to reinforce staying away from drugs or harmful substances for our bodies. All the super hero costumes and shirts were adorable to see.

Today, we had our assembly to kick off One School, One Book. For those of you who are new to our building, each year our committee chooses a story that can be suited the best to our whole population. Each family in our school gets a book and as a community we read the book.

This year our book is... Sorry I cannot tell you! To get the book, we are inviting everyone to Night at the Village tonight from 6:00 to 7:30. There are all types of activities set up. Your child has a yellow dot to bring because there are two teams, and we are hoping that all of us on the YELLOW team (Team Schaffelberger) will show up tonight to get their book. This event is an amazing way to bring everyone together in doing one thing as a whole school (previous fliers have gone home). I hope to see you there!

Upcoming Events:

Monday, October 31st:
1.Halloween Party - Thank you to those families that have signed up to help out or to send in supplies! Your child can wear their costumes in. We ask that there are no weapons brought to school. Thank you.
2. Monday is also a half day. Dismissal is at 11:10.

Wednesday, November 9th: Library

Friday, November 11th: No School in Observance of Veteran's Day

Tuesday/Wednesday, November 22/23rd: Parent Teacher Conferences

Your kids are just amazing, and I cannot believe how much they have grown both academically and maturity wise already! Just love them!

Jenn

Week of October 10th

Good Morning!

Our Week Ahead:
Wednesday, October 12 - Library
Reminder: Library is every two weeks.
Thursday, October 13 - Picture Day
Reminder: The form came home last week with the date highlighted.

Conferences: If you have not signed up for a conference yet, or if we are playing phone tag, my number is 455-9609. Let's connect so we can sit down and talk about your little one.

Homework: By now many of you are in the flow of our weekly homework. This enables the children to use math skills and strategies that we are practicing in class. If there is something I can help with please don't hesitate to call or email. Homework shouldn't be a confusing part to your already busy evenings. So please, let me help.

Book Pouches: As you know, the book pouches are now on their way to your homes every evening. The book(s) that are inside are typically ones your child has read at school, and one that they can read independently. The ones used for strategies or instruction or those that are at what we call the instructional level are reserved for groups at school. Your child may need to practice a strategy on a couple words in the books sent home, but they should be reading them smoothly and independently. Again, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Math: We will be wrapping up our current unit on Number Sense this week. This unit allows the kids the start practicing adding and thinking how and what ways they use to add. Additionally, we discuss how word families work.

Have a great week!