We have the Nature center coming to give a presentation on April 26th. If possible I will ned 3 volunteers to help monitor tables that the students will be exploring. Also we will need four volunteers to help on field day to monitor bounce houses. If you are available to volunteer at either of these fun dates use the link below to sign up.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48ABAB23A0F5C43-49120320-nature

We also will be having end of year testing the week of May 5th-9th. Administration is providing some treats with cute sayings to help motivate and get the students excited about showing what they know. Please use the link to give permission for the treats. If your child cannot have any of the treats you are welcome to provide something as a substitute.

Treat permission form

The State has an amazing program called Kids Read Now! This program allows our students, Kindergarten through 3^rd Grade, to select FOUR FREE BOOKS to read during the summer (they’ll be shipped to your house). The intent is to encourage reading during the summer months and to help students maintain their reading skills. Orders will only be fulfilled once we have indicated  that every child has made their selections. Please click here for an instructional video on selecting and receiving these books. This link will also be available on your student’s class blog. Please select your books by Friday, May 3rd . Thanks for all you do. Happy summer and happy READING!

Quest Administration

Please read the letter below to get 4 free books for your child over the summer.

Dear Parents,

The Valentines’s Party will Be held February 14th at 9:30-10:30. We will be making our Valentine bags in class, so please do not send an additional box. Students are welcome to bring 26 valentines to share with their friends and these can include candy. Please fill out the google form for permission to accept Valentine’s and to eat our Friendship Trail mix. Thanks! Ms. Strain

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqH2aajOuFj45L-AaeKvkwpBNwxpeGA8enP5_b_IQMpDx9qQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

We will be having Parent teacher conference January 31st and February 1st. Please use the link below to sign-up for a time to meet. This conference will be student led, so try to select a time that works for you and your child to attend. Thanks! Ms. Strain

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48ABAB23A0F5C43-47174461-parent

We have had our math testing switched to Friday January 12th in the afternoon just for your information.

Dear Parents, The kiddos have earned another reward for following class expectations. They voted today on the reward and bring a small toy to show the class is the winner. They are welcome to bring a small toy tomorrow on January 5th to show the class. We set the expectation as a class that the toy could fit in their hands. Thanks! Ms. Strain

Welcome back!

We have busy January coming up. We will be reviewing for mid-year testing in reading and Math. Please help your child practice nonsense words for NWF testing with skills in CLS (correct Letter sounds)and WWR (whole words read). Students will need to be able to look at a CVC word and sound out in their head and state the word for the test. Examples are tup, zut, yip, neg, fiz, cit. A fun game to play is with letter cards and building words and reading them together. Also reading passages that have been sent home in recent weeks our grade goal for fluency is 23 words in 1 minutes with 78% accurate. Math we will be working on addition and subtraction within 20 and also identifying numbers to 120. Counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s will also be assessed as well as students identifying which number has more between 2 numbers given. All these math skills can be practiced in car rides waiting in lines for things ,anywhere you have some extra time. I just wanted to thank you and the kiddos for the special gifts and cards for Christmas they were so sweet! I hope you had a great holiday break and are ready to get back on schedule. Ms. Strain

Parents, We will be having a Winter party on December 15th 9:40-10:40 and the kiddos will be doing a stem activity with marshmallows on Tuesday December 12th. Please use the link and fill out permission. Thanks! Ms. Strain

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYMwOyO0RbPhHUmaTojLAxXxJl9vMQiwfAHy8Th4jz3Su7ZA/viewform?usp=sf_link