Here are a few things happening this week:   *In Literacy we will be working on the letter R r.  Some words that begin with this letter are Ryan, Robbie, rabbit, run, radio, race, raccoon, robot, rice, and rainbow.  Show and Tell will be on Friday so have fun hunting for something with the /r/ sound.   *In Math we are working with numbers 1-5 and will soon be moving on to Geometry and Measurement.   *Scholastic Book Orders are due on Friday, January 16th.       *We are still looking for plastic grocery bags.  Please send them in if you have any to spare.

Here are a few things happening this week:   *In Literacy, we are working on the letter E e…isn’t that excellent?!  E e is another hard working vowel because it has two sounds.  Some words that begin with the short ‘e’ are Emmett, Emma, egg, excellent, elbow, elephant, elk, elm, emerald, empty, evergreen, and engine.  Some words that begin with the long ‘e’ are Ethan, eagle, easel, eat, eel, email, emu, equal, and evening.  Show and Tell will be on Friday so have fun finding something that starts with ‘e’.  *On Wednesday, December 10th, we are having the 5th Annual Cocoa House.  This is a fun filled evening that begins first in the cafeteria with a dessert auction.  Bids open at 5:30.  At 6:00 pm, the entertainment begins in the gym where families will sing Christmas songs, tell jokes, play instruments, etc.  Come out and enjoy, and maybe perform, some Christmas joy!   *On Thursday, December 11th, the school choir will be singing at Saint Michael’s Basilica at 6:30.  Again, if you want to be entertained with some Christmas carols, come along.   *Some important dates to remember: Christmas Concert – Dec. 16th at 9:00 am for K-2 and 12:30 for 3-5 (storm date is Dec. 17th) Skating – Dec. 17th Dec. 19th – Last day before the holidays (Full Day)

Here are a few things happening this week: *In Literacy, we will be working on the letter C c.  The letter C c has two sounds.  Some words that begin with the hard /c/ sound are cat, crown, cuddle, corn, candy, cute, cupcake, and Christmas.  Some words that begin with the soft /s/ sound are cinnamon, cell phone, celery, cent, centipede, circle, city, cylinder, and cyclone.  Show and Tell will be on Friday so have fun finding something that begins with C.   *In Math, we are working on Unit 2: Numbers to 5.  We have been making combinations of 2, 3, and 4.   *On Friday, November 28th, all students can wear their favorite jersey for Jersey Day.   *On Wednesday, November 26th, students in Mrs. Allison’s class can wear their pajamas to school in celebration of reaching 10 minutes in Read to Self.  Congratulations boys and girls!    *Some important dates to remember are:  December 16th – Christmas Concert beginning at 9:00 am for K-2.  The storm date for the Christmas Concert is Dec. 17th at the same time. The last day of school before Christmas Break is December 19th.  This is a full day of school.  

Here are few things happening this week: *  In Literacy, we are working on the letter P p.  Isn't that perfect?  There are so many things that begin with this perfect letter, such as, penguin, pepper, pirate, pizza, pepperoni, PK Subban, parrot, plate, pencil, pen, picture, plane, and pie.  Show and Tell will be on Friday so have fun hunting around your house for something that begins with the /p/ sound. *  In Math, we are still working on Unit 2.  The activities on the homework calendar coorespond with what we are doing in class. *  There is NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, November 11th because it's Remembrance Day.    *  Please remember to review sight words every night.  This will help with fluency when your child begins to read.   *  We have Library every Thursday.  Please have your child's Library book in their library bag and returned every Thursday.  

Please find attached the skating schedule for the 2014-2015 school year.

Here are a few things happening this week: *  In Literacy, we will be working on the letter A a.  This is a hard working vowel because it has two sounds.  We can find the short A a sound in words such as alligator, Allie, apple, actor, add, alphabet, and ambulance.  The long A a says its own name and we can find the long A a sound in words such as acorn, apron, ace, ape, Avery, April, and angel.  Show and Tell will be on Friday so happy hunting for something with the /a/ sound. *  In Math, we started Unit 2: Numbers to 5.   *  Please remember that if your child is absent from school, you must send in a written excuse stating why he/she has been absent.  Thank you for your cooperation. *  Please review sight words every night.  I will begin testing at the end of October on the sight words learned to date.  

Here are a few things happening this week:   *In Literacy, we will be working with the letter S s.  So many things begin with this sensational letter, such as, Sammy, snake, sneaker, shoe, school, sunshine, shoulder, sweater, shirt, and shovel.  Show and Tell will be on Wednesday this week so have fun searching for something that begins with the /s/ sound.   *In Math, we are still working on patterns.     *It is Fire Prevention Week this week.  Some local firefighters will be in to visit the school on Tuesday and teach us some fire safety tips.        *The October Scholastic Book Orders will also be sent home this week.  Orders will be due on October 16th.       *There is NO SCHOOL on Thursday, October 9th and Friday, October 10th due to Professional Learning Days for teachers.  There is also NO SCHOOL on Monday, October 13th because of Thanksgiving.     *School Photos are due back on October 14th.  If you wish your child to get retakes, please send in his/her envelope and mark ‘retakes’ on it.  Photo retakes will be on Friday, October 17th.