Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!

Good afternoon,

How can the year be halfway over?! We had such a fun holiday party on Wednesday and I appreciate all the donations and volunteer help that was given to help pull off this awesome party!

Reminders:

• Students return to school on Monday, January 7^th.
• We will go to the Fire Safety Village on January 10^th. Please dress your child in appropriate clothing based on the weather. We will have to go outside, rain or shine. Students should wear their class t-shirts (under layers if needed) as well as tennis shoes.
• Please sign the purple paper that was stapled in your child’s agenda updating you on your child’s progress with their 25 Book Challenge.

We are running low on tissues in my classroom, if you are out and about over the break and wouldn’t mind picking up a box or two, we would greatly appreciate it! The sniffle season has already begun and will continue to be in full swing when we return from break! Thanks in advance.

I am so appreciative of all the gifts that were given to me this week! You all are so sweet to think of me during this very busy holiday season. I wish you and your family safe travels over the break, and I hope you are able to enjoy this holiday season with your families. Cherish each and every moment and don’t sweat the small stuff, because one day you will miss this craziness!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!

Week of December 10th Update

Good afternoon parents,

Sorry this is getting sent later, my brain was clearly on weekend mode come Friday afternoon!

Next week in…

• Reading: We will finish up our discussions on Main Idea.
• Writing: Students will finish their opinion writing pieces.

Reminders:

• A Chick-Fil-A order form was sent home in the Thursday folder for our Fire Safety Village visit. If you are willing to purchase this meal for your child on the day of our field trip, please put $8 CASH in the white envelope AND BRING THE BOTTOM PART OF THE ORDER FORM TO ME! DO NOT PLACE THE ORDER FORM IN THE MONEY ENVELOPE!
• Our Holiday Party is on Wednesday starting at 12:00.
• All books must be brought in and wrapped by Monday if your child wants to participate in our book exchange. Those that ordered books through Scholastic, the shipment will be here on Tuesday.
• Please be sure to come by and check our Lost & Found before the Holiday Break.  All unclaimed items will be donated to MUST Ministries over the Holidays.

I hope you had a wonderful weekend, and I look forward to finishing out this last week before the holidays with some holiday cheer! 

Week of December 3rd Update

Good afternoon parents,

Next week in…

• Reading: We will be discussing how to identify the main idea and supporting details of an informational text.
• Writing: We will be working on opinion writing and the RACE strategy.
• Word Work: There will be a quiz on Lesson 9 on Friday. We will also discuss homophones.

Reminders:

• At our holiday party I always do a book exchange with my students. Each student brings in a new or VERY gently used book that a 4^th grade boy or girl would enjoy. Girls will exchange with girls, and boys will exchange with boys. So, please buy your books accordingly. If you would like, you can order books from our classroom Scholastic book website. Here is the link https://orders.scholastic.com/Q79JX. Orders should be submitted by Sunday at midnight. I will be placing this order on Monday, December 10^th to ensure these books get here on time for our class Holiday party. If you would prefer to go out and purchase the book on your own, please make sure the books are sent in and wrapped by Monday, December 17^th.
• PLEASE make sure your child completes their Homework Response #7. This particular assignment requires that students watch a video, and the county prevents students from watching a video in school. Therefore, students must complete this assignment at home.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

I hope you all have a great weekend!