1- FRIDAY:  Early out 1:00pm
 *Students are welcome to show their Quest pride by wearing their school spirit shirts (with uniform pants)

2- LABEL belongings. Please label lunch boxes, sweaters, jackets, coats, gloves, water bottles, etc.

3- Scholastic Book Order.  Click here for easy online ordering, our class code is N7NLJ: Scholastic Book Club

Upcoming:
January 18– No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 2-4 Parent Teacher Conferences 
February 5- No School

Our class will be taking the mid-year iReady diagnostics in math and reading this week.

The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions to suit your child’s needs. Each item a student receives is based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier ones. The purpose of this is not to give your child a score or grade but to determine how to best support their learning.

What can I do to help?
To help prepare your child for the i-Ready Diagnostic, encourage them to:

• Get a good night’s sleep and eat a full breakfast.
• Try their best on each question and try not to rush.
• Try not to worry about questions they do not know—remind them that it is expected they will only get about half of the questions correct.
• Be respectful of other students who take longer to finish.

Thank you for your continued support and for being a partner in your child’s learning! I look forward to sharing i-Ready information with you during our upcoming conferences. If you have any questions about i-Ready, please do not hesitate to contact me. You can also learn more about i-Ready by visiting: 
iReadyCentral.com/FamilyCenter.

We are excited for your return tomorrow.  We hope you had an enjoyable break. We know that the children are excited about the gifts they received, but we are requesting that all toys and gifts remain at home.

Please note that devices that can be used to make or receive calls are to be kept in backpacks and turned off during the day; this includes cell phones, watches, etc.

Thank you for your support.

Thank you for your thoughtful and generous gifts! We hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends.
–Ms. Ronda, Teacher Monique and Miss Ally

Don’t forget to read 20+ minutes every day for your chance to win an Electric Scooter in the Christmas Break Reading Challenge! Here is the link to print the Tracking Calendar if you would like to use it:Christmas Reading Calendar.pdf