I wasn't feeling very well on Friday night and I was starting to get a sore throat, so first thing on Saturday went to the doctor and found out I have strep throat (again), so I won't be in school on Monday. Jill Solheim will be subbing for me and I will be back Tuesday. I want to make sure I am completely out of the contagious period before I come back as I don't want to have this spread around amongst the kiddos.
I spent the entire day yesterday in bed, but at least I got to enjoy a really good book (Sarah's Key) and some Christmas movies.
If you need me for anything, please email. Thanks!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
AM Art Literacy
Yesterday the morning class completed the Art Literacy project. Artwork from both sessions will be displayed in the hallway now that I have finally taken the turkeys down! I will be sending the turkeys back either Thursday or Friday :0)
Spirit Day
Friday is Pajama Day! I am not sure how else that is being communicated to parents, so I wanted to make sure you know about it. I will also send a little note home tomorrow.
Don't forget to turn in a permission slip for Literacy Bags if you haven't already so that your child can take one home on Friday! I still have not received the second shipment of bags, but I am making do with what I have and I am still planning to have them ready to go on Friday. I may use some temporary bags until I get the shipment because I don't want to prolong the start of the fun any longer!
Don't forget to turn in a permission slip for Literacy Bags if you haven't already so that your child can take one home on Friday! I still have not received the second shipment of bags, but I am making do with what I have and I am still planning to have them ready to go on Friday. I may use some temporary bags until I get the shipment because I don't want to prolong the start of the fun any longer!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Nifty News
I apologize for not getting the Nifty News out to parents from the AM class who get a paper copy. You can also access all of the information on our Durham website, but here are some of the highlights:
Monday starts our Annual Food Drive. There will be containers in the front entrance where cans and non-perishable items will be collected. The food drive will run until Friday December 17th.
If you ordered any See's candy the pickup will be Friday December. If the order is small, I will send it home, but if there will be a lot of candy, then it will need to be picked up on the 10th between 2 and 6 pm.
I will make sure to send the paper copies home on Monday.
In class this week, we did our first I Spy writing. The students each got a picture and were asked to write down 10 things they saw in it. We talked about breaking down and sounding out words in order to write them down. When you see this work come home, it may look like craziness to you, but it is amazing how accurate kids can be when they write the sounds they hear. The words won't necessarily be spelled correctly, but the kiddos did a great job writing words according to sounds they hear. As they practice writing and begin to read more, they will become more adept at spelling words correctly and hearing more of the sounds in words.
Both classes have needed a lot of reminders this week about listening and not talking while I am teaching and giving directions. I appreciate your support at home to reinforce expectations and school rules so that we can maximize our productive time in the classroom. Have a great weekend!
Monday starts our Annual Food Drive. There will be containers in the front entrance where cans and non-perishable items will be collected. The food drive will run until Friday December 17th.
If you ordered any See's candy the pickup will be Friday December. If the order is small, I will send it home, but if there will be a lot of candy, then it will need to be picked up on the 10th between 2 and 6 pm.
I will make sure to send the paper copies home on Monday.
In class this week, we did our first I Spy writing. The students each got a picture and were asked to write down 10 things they saw in it. We talked about breaking down and sounding out words in order to write them down. When you see this work come home, it may look like craziness to you, but it is amazing how accurate kids can be when they write the sounds they hear. The words won't necessarily be spelled correctly, but the kiddos did a great job writing words according to sounds they hear. As they practice writing and begin to read more, they will become more adept at spelling words correctly and hearing more of the sounds in words.
Both classes have needed a lot of reminders this week about listening and not talking while I am teaching and giving directions. I appreciate your support at home to reinforce expectations and school rules so that we can maximize our productive time in the classroom. Have a great weekend!
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