Happy New Year!

Hi parents!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and I hope 2017 is going smoothly for you so far! My break consisted of sleeping in, not changing out of my pajamas, and wedding planning!

Thank you all again for being so generous with your gifts, they were all very appreciated.

As we begin the second half of the year, I will be implementing some small changes that will only help your child grow. On Monday, the students will receive a reading log where they will record their 2 hours of reading each week. They had previously recorded their hours in their agenda, however I found that it was too difficult to keep up with in their agenda and I feel a reading log will be more sufficient. There is a more detailed letter attached to the reading log that will help explain this a little better. The reading log is mandatory for all students.

Also, once a week the students (ONLY those that are with me for reading) will be required to write a summary about the book they are reading. The summary should be 5-7 sentences and the students should know the strategy we use for summarizing (Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then). This must be completed at home and they may turn these in whenever they want throughout the week, but I will be checking for completion AND A PARENT SIGNATURE every Friday.

Reminders:

-         Report cards will be sent home this Friday.

-         On Wednesday January 25^th we will be going to the Fire Safety Village. Please make sure you turn in both the permission form AND the informed consent paper. I must have both in order for your child to attend.

I am looking forward to starting this next half of our school year. I have seen huge growth in each student and they are truly the reason I love coming to work each day. May is going to be here before we know it!

I hope you have a great rest of your week!