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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Newsletter 7
Newsletter 7 12/7/2011
Dear Families,
THANK YOU for coming to conferences. I truly appreciated the chance to meet with you. I hope you found it worthwhile. As we move into December, our days will be busy.
Math
I’m trying to send home completed math sheets as I’m finished with them, or copies if I need to save the originals. The only ones I can’t send until the end of the year are the Power Standards tests I showed you at conference. If students bring home work to finish, they should know what to do and why. If they need help, feel free. If they are confused, they should do their best and then ask me the next day.
If you have any questions about the math that comes home, please ask your child. I hope they know what we’re doing and why. If not, I’m happy to explain.
Book Orders
Now that the Book Fair is done, I’ll start sending book orders again. If you’re ordering something for a present and want me to keep it a secret, just let me know.
Reading
Books make great Christmas presents. So do magazine subscriptions. I urge you to continue reading aloud to your children. This tends to diminish in families as the kids reach third grade and beyond, but the benefits remain huge, more than I can explain here.
Celebration
We’ll have our year-end celebration on Wednesday, December 21st. I’ll give you more details soon. Thank you to those who have offered to help.
Concert
Our concert for 3, 4, and 5 will be on Thursday, December 15 at 6:30pm. Kids should arrive at my classroom about 6:20 and the whole class will walk down together. Many people often get here earlier than that for seats and parking (and just walk the students up to the classroom at 6:20), since the place will be packed. After the show, teachers take students back to the classroom, and families pick them up there.
Calendar
Monday, December 12—Jenna’s birthday
Tuesday, December 13—Gavin’s birthday
Wednesday, December 14—Daniel’s birthday
Thursday, December 15—Concert, 6:30pm
Thursday, December 22—No school, begin Winter Break; back on 1-3-12
Chapter Book
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Sincerely,
Jeff