December 11 -- December 15

Dates to Note: 

Friday: Word Study Test

Monday, December 18th: Polar Express Day! Details below.

Tuesday, December 19th: Field Trip to Wonder

Tuesday, December 19th: Schoolwide Sing-a-Long (please join us and sit with your child while we celebrate the season together!)

We are in desperate need of recess equipment. Our bin is empty!! If you are able, it would be greatly appreciated!! Great gift idea for your child's teacher!

Monday, December 18th we will be enjoying the movie, The Polar Express. After the movie will be rotating through some fun STEM activities that accompany the movie. We are in need of some donations for that day:
1. Skinny Pop
2. Candy Canes
3. Hot Cocoa 
4. Cranberry Ginger Ale
5. Cranberry Sprite

Word Study Update

Our Representivites are:
Shifflett: Ryan Davison, Lia deGoa alternate 
Canalichio: Larry Foster, Lauren Peregoy alternate
Elsie: Creighton Doherty, Isabella Harrison alternate.

Reading Update

  The students are really enjoying the Making Meaning lessons. We are working on unit 4, focusing on narrative texts. The picture book highlighted this week is Chicken Sunday.

Writing Update

The students are really enjoying the procedural writing unit. Ask your child what they have decided to write about!

Math Update

The Fluency homework note went home last week. Make sure your child is really practicing those facts. Another way you can help at home is to have your child practice finding perimeters around the house. 

Content Update

It is hard to believe, but this will be the last week in this rotation. 

Mrs. Canalichio: Virginia Geography to Ms. Shifflett's Class. Test Thursday!!!
Mrs. Elsie: Technology Tibit Project to Mrs. Canalichio's Class. 
Ms. Shifflett: Force, Energy, & Motion to Mrs. Elsie's Class. Projects due Thursday!!!