Dear
Parents,
This
week we have a Thursday folder since there is no school tomorrow or
Monday due to teacher in-services. Today your child took his/her
first spelling test. On Tuesday your child will bring home his/her
test. There will be no new spelling words until the week of
February 1st.
Our
Valentine’s party will be on Thursday, February 11th from
11:45 – 2:45. We will celebrate with a PJ day. Students are
welcome to wear weather appropriate pajamas and slippers for their
entire day. Jill Bronson, Phyllis Cederholm, Amy Evans, Sheila
Falk, Deanna Osga, Jason Pate and Jennifer Platz are our helpers.
Phyllis Cederholm, Amy Evans, Sheila Falk and Lynette Maxey will
provide the snacks. Deanna Osga and Jennifer Platz will provide the
drink. Gretchen Burtch will provide plates. Samantha Alkire will
provide the cups. During our party we are going to create holiday
crafts. We need supplies for our four centers. These ideas came
from Family Fun website. If you would like to see the crafts, then
please visit
http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/specialfeature/valentines_gifts_ms/:
Plant
One on Me
(17) Packets of Flower Seeds
Feet-Heart
Plastic jewels (heart-shaped preferred
or circle)
Beading Hearts
Beads
Bighearted Hello
Red Cardstock |
Attached
is a class list to help students address their valentines. Leslie
is in Florida for the winter; she’ll return in the spring. Please
have your child address a valentine to her. I’ll put them in the
mail to her.
Enclosed is
your child’s reading theme test. Since it was the second test my
expectations were higher. The class average was 80%.
Next week we
will study solid earth. We’ll watch several video clips in the
distance learning room by Discovery Channel. It’ll discuss solid
earth’s properties of materials and how those properties make
materials useful.
Attached
are book orders for January & February. Book orders are due on or
before Monday, February 1st. Please make your check out
to Scholastic. No cash!
The
following are dates that you may want to add to your calendar:
-
Report Cards Coming Home
– January 29
-
School Store – February 5
-
Good Behavior Ski Day –
February 9 (1st, 2nd & 3rd)
-
PJ Day – February 11
-
Valentine’s Day party –
February 11 at 11:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
-
Winter Break (No School)
– February 12 & 15
-
Pizza Hut/ Manistee
Public Library – March 11
-
Substitute (Mrs. Wurstner)
– March 25 & 26
-
Spring Break (No School)
– March 29 – April 5
Warmly,
Shantel |