Resources

The school-wide resource calendar has been finalized.  You will see a new classroom calendar in your child's folder on Monday or Tuesday.  You will be informed of which days we have our resources on.  Resource classes go from 10:20-11:05.  Please pay special attention to days we have PE and dress your child in the appropriate shoes.

We will have library check-out EVERY Thursday.  Students can check out one book as long as they returned the previous one they were borrowing.  Please have all books returned by the following Wednesday.  If your child misses a Thursday check-out I will send them with another class the following day.

The calendar will also list which child is in charge of "Friday Treat".  Please glance over the calendar each  month to see if you are responsible for sending in the treat on a particular Friday.

Good looking group!

We are working on our rituals and routines this week. One of them is what we should look and sound like around school. Students should be at a voice level 0 (no talking), facing forward in line, on the right side of the sidewalk.

New garden

A huge thank you to Anthony Eddins for making our classroom garden look so beautiful. Not only did he weed and mulch, but he planted some pretty new plants too.

WELCOME

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We're growing plants!

A few photos

The first picture is our sign we made for our FSA buddies in 4th grade.

In math we are working with various patterns including skip counting.

Book-it Reading Goal

It occurred to me that I never posted the reading goal for February.  I'm looking for the kids to read at least 20 books this month in order to meet their goal and receive a sticker on the chart and pizza coupon.  There are 4 days left!

Picture Day

Spring pictures are approaching.  Our class will go on Tuesday, March 3 around 12:00.  We will go for individual pictures as well as a class picture.  All pictures need to be pre-paid if you would like to purchase.  Order forms for individual pictures went home last week and class picture forms will be coming home shortly.

Symphony

We were treated to a wonderful performance by the Jacksonville Symphony this morning. Ask your child what instrument they like best.

Book-it Reading Goal

The number of students that continue to make their monthly reading goal has dwindled!  I would love to see more students make their goal of 25 books this month.  Please help ensure your child is making their goal by setting aside nightly reading time.  We are slowly increasing our independent reading time to the 30 minute mark so they are ready for second grade.  The majority of students can read by themselves for approximately 15-20 minutes.  You may also want to encourage your child to write their own books in the reading log.  All I need is a complete title and the author's last name.
Thank you for your continued support.