Ms. Shelly's News January 11

A project came home to work on over the week for the 100th day of school. I hope you have fun working on this fun shirt!  Some of the students mentioned they were worried they would forget to wear it.  We talked about how we could be "proactive" and get our clothes out the night before as a solution.

Chapped lips are always a problem in the winter.  I am fine with you sending in chapstick for your child to keep in their school box. Please label with their name and have them show me so I know they have some.  Thanks!

Please be sure to send in the slip of paper to let us know you were able to complete the Speak Up technology survey with your student(s) and as a parent. We appreciate all of your input and time with this.

Father/Daughter dance RSVP's went home today.  Be sure to get those in so we can get the most accurate count.  It is such a fun night!

Yearbook pre-order sales is ending soon!  Please make sure you purchase now if you think you would like one. There are very few extras available day of if you change your mind.

Wish List: Baby wipes for quick clean ups.

• Continue to practice sight words every night for 5-10 minutes. We can really see improvement in all of their reading!
• Continue to practice counting to 100 by 1's and 10's at home.
• Shoe Tying practice...There are some super interested kids wanting to tie their shoes all on their own.  Be sure to practice this skill at home.

They are putting in the work, why not get a little reward for their efforts!  By submitting the reading log to me, once the time requirement is complete, the students will earn a FREE ticket to Six Flags to use this summer.  Remember, there is a water park now for those who are not a fan of roller coasters. The due date for Six Flags Read To Succeed is coming up. All reading counts, reading to themselves, reading together with you, being read to by you!  Be sure to record the stories you have read and the times on the sheet that was sent home.  If you have lost your page, I have attached a copy here.

The RBES PTO is heading up this kindness initiative. Information is coming home to begin Raise Craze at our school in February.  The purpose of Raise Craze is not to pay students for being kind, but to encourage acts of kindness in general.  This is to go along with the "k" in the ROCKETS way! Stay tuned!

Week in Review:

• Writing: Began learning about (true) narrative writing (stories with a beginning, middle, and end)
• Math: Nonstandard measurement; tally mark review; collecting data (information)
• ELA: Long /a/; adjectives (describing words)
• SS: Winter

Activity Snapshot:

• We traced our body and our foot, then we used found objects to measure length.
• We measured distance in our classroom by using our footsteps.

Peek at the week:

• Continue learning about  (true) narrative writing (stories with a beginning, middle, and end)
• Continue nonstandard measurement
• Long /e/
• 100th day activities
• Martin Luther King Jr. 

Reminders and Announcements:

• January 14 - iMom breakfast
• January 16 - 100th Day of School
• January 21 - MLK Jr. Day  (no school)
• February 8 - Father/Daughter dance 5:30- 7:30
• February 11 - iMom breakfast
• February 18 - Digital Learning Day (No school!) More info to come!
• February 21 - Field trip to INK children's Museum (info. coming home soon)