Hope everyone had a great weekend!  Below are some important things for upcoming events...

Parent/Teacher conferences will be on Wednesday, Feb. 12th from 4-8 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 13th from 1-8 p.m.  I sent a note home last week letting you know if I felt a conference was needed or not.  Please make sure the date and time work for you, if they don't please email or call me ASAP so we can reschedule for a time that works.  If I will not be meeting with you, I will still be contacting you through phone or email before grade cards come out about your child's progress this quarter.  

Thursday, Feb. 13th will be a half-day of school due to conferences.  It will also be the day that we have our classroom Valentines party.  It will start at 10:30 and the kids will be dismissed from school at 11:30.  If you plan on taking your child home that day please make sure to sign the sign-out sheet.

Next week's homework is important.  The kids will be making their own Valentine's box to use to keep their valentines in.  I will have directions and information attached to next week's homework!

I am also sending home our February newsletter this week.  On the back, I have included our class list for valentine purposes.  Please encourage your child to write them :).  Also, remember that there is a class list of names on our webpage!!!

That is all I can think of right now, if you have any questions or concerns please call or email me.  Have a great week!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!  Below are some updates for this week (not many)...

NO SCHOOL next Monday January 20th due to Martin Luther King, Jr. day :)

Our Java Joe's fundraiser ends this Friday Jan. 17th.  So please make sure you get your order forms turned in that day.

February conferences are coming up soon.  However these conferences are on a needed basis only.  I will be sending out slips soon letting you know if I think we need to meet or not about your kiddo :).
Whether I meet with you or not, I will still be contacting parents in February letting you know about your child's progress.

We will be having our Star Student lunch in the class this Friday, Jan. 17th!  I went ahead and already checked the kids' folders and put a star sticker on December if they went both November and December without getting any yellow, orange, or red days.  I will be sending home a reminder in their purple folders about it.  Make sure to check your child's folder to congratulate them on their awesome behavior in school!

Have a great week!

Miss A. Brown

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break, enjoying time with family and friends :)  Below are some important updates for this week and the month of December, since this month will be short due to Winter Break!

• Reading testing will begin next week starting Monday Dec. 9th.  I will have all of the kids tested before Winter break begins.  Their new reading level will be recorded on their grade card that will be sent home.  
• We have two full weeks and then Dec. 19th and 20th are going to be half days.  The kids will be dismissed at 11:30.
• Our classroom Winter party will be Friday Dec. 20th.  Since it is a half day of school, the party will begin around 10:00 or 10:15.  We haven't been told an approximate time yet, but that is what I am assuming.  I will let you know otherwise.  
• I will be making phone calls home and sending emails to update you on how your child is doing, and what progress they have made since we spoke at conferences.  If you have any concerns please let me know, and I will do the same.
• It is important that your child read over Winter Break.  It is a solid two weeks that we have off from school, and if they don't read a few times over that time span they could drop in levels and WE DON'T WANT THAT.  We don't want to see backward progress, especially after all of the hard work the kids have been putting in up to this point. 
• The weather is starting to get colder and colder, please make sure your child is being sent to school with the proper clothing- coat, gloves, hat, scarf, etc. because we send the kids out for recess if it is 20 degrees and above. 

That is all I have for this week...if you have any questions or concerns please call or email me :)

Miss A. Brown

Very short week this week...but there are more than a few updates below so take a peek!

The Dec. newsletter has been uploaded to the website, and will be sent home this week before Thanksgiving break so you can get a heads up on whats to come.  Please Please Please read through it.  

There will be NO HOMEWORK this week since we only have 2 days of school.  However, I will keep books in the kids kiwi bags so please make sure they are still reading over break.  Reading testing for 2nd quarter will start the 2nd week of Dec. and we want to see them go up in levels.

Another note about homework- please make sure you are finding a time during the week to sit down with your child and get it completed.  I know we all have busy lives, but if we treat homework and school like an important priority they will too.  The activities that I send home that go along with the Family Times will help with weekly spelling :).

There are going to be a lot of Dec. birthdays due to some of the kiddos half birthdays falling in that month.  If your child's birthday is on a day we don't have school, then we will have it the day before we leave or after we get back.  Depending on what day it is in our 6 day rotation schedule, we will either have snack at 2:05 or 3:00 so I will be trying to contact you about how you would like to celebrate, unless you contact me first :)

Some of the kiddos are still struggling with tying their own shoes.  Please make sure this is something you are working on at home if your child has not mastered this skill yet.  They should be able to do it independently.  

I will be trying to update and upload all the pictures from our Halloween party over Thanksgiving Break. 

If you have any questions or concerns please call or email me.  Have a great Thanksgiving break :)

Hope everyone had a great weekend!  Below are a few updates and information for this week.  Not too much going on, a pretty normal week :)

Box Tops Contest- our class got 6th place in the contest, so thank you to those who brought those in to help raise money for our school.  Our class earned a popcorn party and we will be celebrating in our classroom together.  Don't worry, it isn't something that parents need to attend.  Plus, it will be right before our lunch time.  :)

November newsletter will be sent home this week.  Please read through it so you are aware of what we will be learning this month, important dates, and things that are happening in our classroom. 

Homework this week is project-based so please read through all of the info- it is attached to the homework sheet.  We have been focusing on Community in Reading and Social Studies.  I thought this family project would be a great way for the kiddos to expand their knowledge about our own community here at Piper.  I did this project last year and the kids really enjoyed it.  This homework isn't due back until Monday.  Each student will get to share their project with the class, and will also write about it at school.  They will get points on their grade card for Research, and also for Listening and Speaking. 

On Friday, those kiddos who have not gotten any yellow, orange, or red days for the month of October will get to each lunch with me in the classroom.  This is a celebration time for the kids who have show great behavior in the classroom. :)  Be looking for a behavior certificate and sticker in your child's folder later this week. 

That is all I have for updates right now.  If you have any questions please call or email me. 

Have a great week!

Miss A. Brown