Weekly Notable News Update
Dear Parents,
We had a terrific time decorating Christmas cookies on Friday! Thank you for your donations.
Happy 3rd week of Advent. May your hearts and homes be full of joy as we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
We are excited to perform for you Thursday night at our Christmas program.
- Hand deliver your child to me in the church (choir side) at 4:45 p.m.
Please be prompt. Have your child use the restroom prior to bringing them to me. I am not able to leave our class during the performance. Keep jackets and all personal items with you. The program only lasts about one hour. Be sure that you make eye contact with me at the end of the program when you pick up your child. Please do not leave the program early as it is distracting to the students who have worked so hard on their songs as well as the audience. Do not leave your seats to take pictures during the performance. Pictures may be taken at the Dress Rehearsal on Wednesday morning.
Please remember to support our annual Toy Drive ending December 15. All donations will benefit ill children at Sunrise Children's Hospital. Thank you to those families that have already made donations. Students donating will receive a Homework Pass for December 17th and their names will be decorating our door.
We will review all Life Skills and SLEs this week.
In Math we are finishing Ch. 6 Place Value. We will have the unit test Wednesday. Please continue to practice addition and subtraction fact families 0-12.
Also, practice reading and spelling number words 0-120. Weekly timed drills and one on one assessments will continue. Timed math fact drills are for quick recall. Please excuse the less than perfect printing on the drills. Students need to have quick recall of the sums and differences.
We will be working in Unit 7 of the Superkids. Please practice Units 6 and 7 vocabulary words on Seesaw to help your child read them fluently. These words must be read without being sounded out. Some of the Vocabulary words will also be on the Spelling lists, handwriting, and dictation lessons. The Reading Test Unit 7 and the Spelling test 7B will be Thursday.
Homework: Please help your child read both weekly stories. The first story is the "Super Short" it will need to be video recorded by 6:00 pm on Thursday night. The more frequently reading is practiced the more fluent reading becomes.
Accelerated Reading (AR) quizzes are part of weekly homework. Please remember to include a completed AR form and the quiz number for each quiz. (See link). Regardless of the number of AR points earned, ALL students are required to take 2 AR quizzes each week. All progress needs to be tracked by parents on the AR website. Beginning in January AR quizzes that are not passed will not be deleted. Thank you for making sure your child is on track and prepared to pass weekly quizzes.
Currently, all students have reached at least 5 points. Great work!!!! I am very proud! WOW !
- ALL students must have at least 7.5 points by December 18th.
CONGRATULATIONS for AR progress to the following students:
5 points or more: Anahlyn
6 points or more: Jordan, Leomar
7 points or more: Cairo
8 points or more: Zoey Olivia, Anya, Madeline
9 points or more: Julie, Gia
AWARD!!!! 10 points or more: Antonio, David
11 points or more: Francesco, Amara, Princeton
12 points or more: Layla, Aspen
13 points or more: Rylee, Kate
14 points or more: Ashley
AWARD!!!! 15 points or more: Anahi, Belen
16 points or more: Nora, Max
17 points or more:
18 points or more:
19 points or more:
20 points or more: Brennen
This amazing progress is a direct reflection on your support and dedication to your child's progress in reading development. Pleasure reading provides golden opportunities to instill a love for reading and increase a variety of skills (comprehension, vocabulary, phonics, fluency, spelling, and writing). The more students read, the better they read, spell, and write.
As primary educators, parents are asked to insist on neat work. Your child's finest effort is expected on all work including homework (coloring, printing, cutting etc.). PLEASE REVIEW YOUR CHILD'S HOMEWORK. Sign or initial the Homework planner upon completion and review of your child's homework.
REMINDERS and UPDATES:
- New workbooks were sent home to be covered in clear Contact paper by Wednesday, December 17th.
- December: Attendance is vital for academic success! Important curriculum is taught every day. We only have 13 full school days and 2 half school days in December. Please plan accordingly and schedule appointments during vacation or after school hours. Thank you for insuring that your child is on time and completes the entire school day.
- December 17th: Dress Rehearsal. Wear Christmas best dress up. Nice, polished shoes, dress pants, shirts with a collar, dresses or skirts. Sleeveless dresses are not permitted without a sweater. Jeans and tennis shoes are not allowed.
- December 18th: Christmas Program. The same dress up attire that was noted for Wednesday, December 17th, is expected for tonight. NO HOMEWORK
- December 19th: Half Day noon dismissal. Have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed New Year.
- January 5th: School resumes.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions or concerns. Your support is appreciated. Have a wonderful week. Be sure to check the Home and School Connection for holiday activities this week.
God bless you. I wish each and everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
T.E.A.M. Together Everyone Achieves More!
Blessings,
Mrs. Thomas
