Christmas Program Information--from Mrs. Ramey

K and 1st Grade Christmas Programs will be held on Thursday, December 14th.

Due to the varsity game scheduled that evening, please plan to park in the east parking lots. We will need ONE parent to drop off your son/daughter at the outside southeast entrance of the FEMA/Band room. The remaining family members should use the front entrance to enter the Performing Arts Center. Following the performance, one parent should pick up their child in the FEMA/Band room.  Thank you for your help.

Kindergarten Drop off Time: 5:40pm

Performance Time: 6pm

First Grade Drop off Time: 6:40pm

Performance Time: 7pm

*Please arrive no sooner than 6:40 to allow for traffic to clear from prior performance

Newsletter 12/8

Our Weekly Learning   12-8-17
News and Information Thursday, December 14th at 7:00 p.m. will be our Christmas Program. Please have your child at the High School at 6:40. The program will be about 20 minutes. PTA is having a Christmas Store for the students. Please look for a letter coming home today, it will have all the details. We will dismiss December 19th at 1:15. Our Christmas Party will be from 12:00-1:00. 1st grade is collecting soup cans (with a pop-top for easy opening) for Care-to-Learn backpacks this Christmas.  You can send donations to school with your child any day next week. Keep reading for the reading challenge! It ends Friday, December 15th. Enjoy your weekend!
Language Workshop This week we read Sounds.  We focused on text features. We used the table of contents to find different topics and we also found definitions in the glossary. Students should also be able to identify the title and headings in a non-fiction book.	Math Workshop This week we continued working in Module 2. We focused on making a ten when adding with the numbers 9 and 8. We have learned how to draw a picture and make a number bond to help us make a ten.
Writing Workshop We continued our informational writing. We are still focusing on prewriting, drafting, editing, and publishing.	Word Study We worked on silent e, blends, and digraphs.
Next Week Next week we will assess over blends and digraphs. We will finish up Topic A in math and take an assessment. We are also working to find each student’s independent reading level.	Important Dates 12/14-Winter Program 7pm @ HS Auditorium 12/19-Christmas Party 12-1         Dismiss at 1:15

The Giving Christmas Tree-Care to Learn

First grade is collecting cans of soup and pop tarts for Care to Learn.  Our Giving Tree is located in the entry way by the office.  Thanks for supporting our local families.

Newsletter 12/1

Our Weekly Learning                        12-1-17
News and Information There was a school calendar change this week. We will dismiss December 19th at 1:15. Our Christmas Party will be from 12:00-1:00. Please send in items by Tuesday next week to help us make our instruments in class. Keep reading for the reading challenge! The end of the quarter will be here before you know it. The weather has been a little bit all over the place. Make sure your child has a coat for outside recess when the weather is chilly.  We go outside whenever it is possible. Our snack supply is running low. We enjoy animal crackers, popcorn, cheez-its, cereal, pretzels, ritz crackers, etc.. Have a great weekend!
Language Workshop This week we read Sounds All Around.  We collected some new facts about sound. We also used our book to look for verbs. Ask your child what is a verb? We have done lots of verb practice this week.	Math Workshop This week we started Module 2. We focused on adding three numbers by finding two numbers that equal 10. We also added two numbers with sums greater than 10.  We worked on making a ten to help us add.
Writing Workshop We began our next informational writing piece. Students chose what animal they wanted to research and write about. We started with our research. We took notes and began our prewriting.	Word Study Group A worked on -sc, -sn, and -sw word families.  Group B worked on -j, -h, and -ch word families.
Next Week Next week we will finish up our unit on sound by planning and making our own instruments. We will review verbs and take an assessment over them. In writing, we will continue to work on our individual informative writing.  Next week we will focus on blends, digraphs, and silent e words.	Important Dates 12/4-Kid Vision Screening 12/14-Winter Program 7pm @ HS Auditorium 12/19-Christmas Party, Dismiss at 1:15