Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Scholastic Orders

 

 Today our Holiday order forms will be coming home. The due date for these orders is next Friday, December 7th. This will allow time for the books to arrive before we leave for Christmas break. Remember, every order you place earns our class free books and supplies!

I'm sending home several reading level catalogs for a few reasons. One is that we have readers of many levels in our class, so the K-1st catalog may not be the best for everyone. Two is that our students are interested in picking out gifts for older and younger siblings, and I figured that you may be too! All of the catalog books are available online, as well as extra books in each leveled category. You can order from any part of the site and all of the items will come in together.

The K-1 catalog is the See Saw catalog on the front of the packet. The next is Firefly, at the Pre K and K level. Next is Lucky, 2nd-3rd grade level. Last is Click, which is for all grade levels but focuses on computers, videos, and technology products.

*Special Note*
If any of the books are gifts that you do not want your student to see, please let me know by email, note, or phone call! I will pull these out and set them aside for you to pick up at another time.

Sunday, November 18, 2012

All About Me Posters

Remember that your "All About Me" Background knowledge posters are due tomorrow!  We will be sharing them in class.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Vote!

VOTE!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Relief

Today in class we discussed hurricanes, as a way to bring our own experiences into our study of weather. Of course, many students wanted to know why we were off of school for, what seemed to them, to be just a rain storm. We talked about the unpredictable nature of hurricanes and the damage caused in New Jersey and New York and many coastal communities.

Our wonderful students immediately wanted to know how they could help the people who lost their homes, businesses, belongings, and loved ones. I promised that I would find out how they could help, so here is the result of that research. I hope that if you and your family are able, you will take the chance to teach our kids about the goodness of giving to those in need, especially at a time when it so easily could have been our community.

Reliable assistance in any disaster:
www.redcross.org

An article detailing specific locations and needs:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2012/11/01/as-hurricane-sandy-relief-efforts-continue-heres-how-you-can-help/