Week 19. Jan 15-19

Week 19 January 15th-19th 

I hope all of you are feeling good about our first week back at school.

I hope you all got your Robo-call from SJPS on Thursday night

telling you about the snow day Friday.

If you did not get a call/email, please call the office,

so we can get you on the list for future closures.

This last week we reviewed all of our school procedures and expectations.

The children had a great first week. They met our 5th grade buddies that will be going ice skating with us.  We hope to meet with them again before Thursday.

Dates to Remember

This Week

P2: Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence

                                                    1/15 No School / MLK Day, 

                                                    1/16  Leader - Wynter

                                                    1/17 No Late Start 

                                                             Leader - Nikki

                                                             Lockdown Drill. at 2:15

                                                    1/18 Leader - Leland

                                                            Ice Skating Day (2:20-3:30)

                                                    1/19 Leader - Eston

1/30 Hearing & Vision Screenings

1/31 Science and Culture Night    

Some of our students came down sick with flu like symptoms.

If your child is not well, please keep them home. 

That is how we lower the risk of it spreading.

Problem Solving in the classroom

In our classroom, we are using Green and Red choice boards to help us 

discuss what we want our classroom to :

1. Look Like.

2. Sound Like

3. Feel Like

We created rules and responsibilities for our class.  

We created a list of solutions to everyday problems.

We pledged to do our best to make sure school is a safe and 

comfortable place for all.

I just want to stress that no child is perfect and at school 

we have a wide variety of children with 

an equally wide variety of challenges.  

If you or your child has concerns about something in the class, 

please contact me directly so we can meet and address the concerns.

It is very important not to discuss children other than your own with other parents.

If you hear other parents with concerns about the classroom, 

please encourage others to reach out to me, with those concerns.

Ice skating 

Your child will need a helmet (Bike or Skate) and extra long socks.

                                                           Thursday January 18th

                                                           2:20.   Leave school to walk to rink

                                                           2:35 Arrive at Rink

                                                           2:45-3:15    Skate

                                                           3:30 Leave Rink to walk to School

                                                           3:40 Dismissal

Week 18 Jan 8-12, 2024

Happy 2024!

After a very busy break traveling to London and Paris with my family,  I am excited to 

come back and start the new year with all of my wonderful students.  

January is always a wonderful time to see all the growth in the kids from the previous fall.

It is also a great time to review expectations and routines. 

Much of what we will be doing this week is remembering what it looks like and feels 

like to be at school all day.  Expect your child to come home tired and most likely hungry.  

Most have become used to eating throughout the day over break and 

the routine of 2 snacks and 1 lunch can be a little tough for some. 

We are expecting snowy weather so I ask that children come with labeled snow gear:

Snow pants, boots, gloves and hats should all have your child's name. 

 I find duct tape and sharpie can work well if there is no label to mark. 

We will be beginning our unit 3 in Grapeseed and 

introducing proper hand writing formation.

I will send home a note about this unit and a handout with the language 

that we will use plus the steps to writing each letter.

Handwriting is developmental and we are looking for process not perfection.  

At home you can practice air writing with their whole arm or finger.

We do not want the children to feel frustrated but we are trying to teach 

good habits and build up muscle memory and hand strength. 

January Calendar

 

Week 17. Dec 18-22, 2023

 

Holiday Dress Up Week

We are the ending this year with a fun week of dressing up.

Of course this is optional and we understand that some children 

are more comfortable wearing their every day clothing to school.

That is perfectly fine.

Monday, Dec. 18th - Christmas PJ Day

Tuesday, Dec.19th - Santa and Mrs. Claus Day

Wednesday, Dec. 20th - Elf/Nutcracker Day

Thursday, Dec. 21st - Grinch Day

Friday, Dec. 22nd - Ugly Sweater Day

We will continue reading different versions of the Gingerbread Boy

 and comparing characters and ending.

Here are some versions we have read so far

The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aytesworth

The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone

The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Ernst

The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett

The Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett

The children did a wonderful job making predictions about what might happen next.

They are really learning how to take a story and expand their understanding.

Feel free to look up these stories online or at your library and discuss them with your child.

We also learned about Friends of 10.  

These are the pairings of numbers that add together to make 10.

There are some great songs on youtube that will help your child become 

familiar with this import math concept.

Friends of 10 song

Jack Hartman - Friends of 10

Grinch Party Thursday Dec 21

11-12

We still need one more table volunteer and a couple more snack donations.

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This is the last blog of this calendar year.

I wish you all a safe and relaxing holiday season.

I look forward to see all of you in the new year.

I will not be reachable over break but will be responding to all email on January 7th.  

If you have anything that you would like to share with me that has happened over 

break feel free to email me and I will contact you if needed on that Sunday.

Sometimes the transition back to school after a long break can be a little rocky.

We understand that and will be giving all the needed extra hugs.

Week 16 Dec 11-15

Week 16 Dec 11- 15th. Gingerbread Man Week

SORRY FOR THE DELAY!

We have had a fun 2 weeks reading funny books about clothing.

Caps for Sale was one of our favorites!

This week we will be reading many versions of the Gingerbread Man.

We will be comparing them and even creating our own version.

The Holiday Season is upon us.  Please let me know if your child will be 

leaving early for winter break.  We have some things to make and

 I do not want anyone to miss out.

Grinch Party - Thursday Dec 21.  11-12

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Holiday Week Dress Up Days

Monday, Dec. 18th - Christmas PJ Day

Tuesday, Dec.19th - Santa and Mrs. Claus Day

Wednesday, Dec. 20th - Elf/Nutcracker Day

Thursday, Dec. 21st - Grinch Day

Friday, Dec. 22nd - Ugly Sweater Day

December Calendar

Week 14. Nov 27- Dec 1.

Week 14 - What will you wear?

As a little change of pace, we are switching up our theme to clothing.  

This goes along with our Unit 2 Grapeseed vocabulary, songs and stories.  

We will be discussing how we dress changes according to the seasons 

and the order in which we put on winter clothes.  

Make sure that your child has snow pants, boots, hat and mittens as we enter the winter season. 

 All items should be marked with child's name/ Initials (duct tape with sharpie markers works well)  Please send waterproof mittens, knit gloves get wet and stay wet for the whole day. 

 Also check your backpack for wet clothes daily.  

Many of the changes of clothes are from warm weather.  

Now is a good time to change out for long sleeves and long pants.

Report Cards

Your child's report card will come home Monday or Tuesday.  

Please keep the paper copy, sign and return the envelope please.  

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

Next Week:

11/27  Leader - Theia

11/28  Leader - Myla

11/29  Late Start  Leader - Logan

11/30 Leader - Sawyer

12/01 Leader - Giuliana

Upcoming:

12/2 Lincoln Holiday Breakfast & Book Fair Kickoff

12/12 PTO Meeting 1:30

12/20 Nutcracker Performance by 3rd Grade

12/22 Winter Party 11-12