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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