January 30

Dear Families,
Today was a great day celebrating the 100 day of school!
We talked about our 100 day collections and discussed why some collections looked more than others!
Students used 100 cups with friends to build something! They had to use teamwork!
Students had 100 seconds to write as many words as they could! Xianna wrote 19! It was the most!
Students shared their nonfiction stories over topics they researched!
Students wrote numbers to 100! (This was very difficult for some of our kids. Please practice this regularly at home.)
Students drew what they could eat 100 of for fun!
See the pictures attached! 4 are of the cup building and 1 is when they had 100 seconds to write words!

Important Information:
Last week our class worked on a class book about germs. Today I am sending a form and envelope home giving you the opportunity to buy a copy. Please return forms in envelopes next week EVEN if you do not want to buy a book. Just check the box by NO if you do not want a book and return in the envelope!
Once I get these books in I will send them home!

January 29

Dear Families,
It was a late start day! (Nicole)
We practiced writing the letters Y and Z. (Khai)
Tomorrow is the 100th day of school! (Jesus) Please don't forget your 100 day collections tomorrow!
We worked on adding numbers up to 10! (Min)
Tomorrow is library day! Don't forget library books!

Reminder:
*If you would like to purchase a class picture, tomorrow is the last day. Please send $10 in the envelope I sent home or put in an envelope from home! You will not be able to purchase one after this week.

January 28

Dear Families,
We practiced writing the letters V W and X. (Ester)
Today we worked on our non-fiction book covers! (Makiah)
We tried to go to the ABL lab but everything was put away because of an assembly yesterday.
We went to recess instead. (Daniel)
We had big centers! (Lily)

****Reminders:*****

*Thursday is a late start day! School starts at 10:40am!

*Mr. Jim Johnson, East Elementary’s Site Maintenance man, is retiring after more than 25 years of service to our campus. We are honoring him with a Thunder themed celebration on Thursday, January 29^th. Our staff will be wearing Thunder (or blue/orange) attire that day in special recognition for him, and want to invite you to do the same with your students. 
*Friday is the 100th day of school! Please help your child bring a 100 day collection! 
*If you would like to purchase a class picture, time is running out. Please send $10 in the envelope I sent home or put in an envelope from home! You will not be able to purchase one after this week.

January 27

Dear Families,

We practiced the letters S T and U! (Gage)
We read a story about Groundhog's Day. (Nicole) We made predictions on whether we think he will see his shadow too!
We used pennies and our hands to make the number 10! (Min) We made sure some pennies were in one hand and some were in the other. Together we had 10 pennies in all!

****Reminders:*****

*Thursday is a late start day! School starts at 10:40am!
*Friday is the 100th day of school! Please help your child bring a 100 day collection! A lot of kiddos brought their collections today and they are awesome!!
*If you would like to purchase a class picture, time is running out. Please send $10 in the envelope I sent home or put in an envelope from home! You will not be able to purchase one after this week.

*Mr. Jim Johnson, East Elementary’s Site Maintenance man, is retiring after more than 25 years of service to our campus. We are honoring him with a Thunder themed celebration after school on Thursday, January 29^th. Our staff will be wearing Thunder (or blue/orange) attire that day in special recognition for him, and want to invite you to do the same with your students. Please join us in saluting Mr. Jim’s dedication and service to our school!

January 26

Dear families,
It was a busy day so I told the kids I would sent an email myself!
We are talking about Groundhog's Day this week!
We saw some Jenks High School students perform this morning! The kids really enjoyed the show!
We practiced writing the letters Q and R!
We reviewed how to use a number line in math!
We made a groundhog puppet before going to big centers!

****Reminders:*****
*Friday is the 100th day of school! Please help your child bring a 100 day collection! A lot of kiddos brought their collections today and they are awesome!!
*Thursday is a late start day! School starts at 10:40am!
*If you would like to purchase a class picture, time is running out. Please send $10 in the envelope I sent home or put in an envelope from home! You will not be able to purchase one after this week.

January 23

Dear Families,
Today we talked about Nelson Mandela and compared how he was like Martin Luther King!
We practiced listening for beginning sounds in words!
All week we have been working on a class book about germs. Today we finished it! This book will be published and made into a book that you will have the opportunity to buy. I will send more information about this when it is available!
We sorted pictures from the story The Snowy Day into groups by thinking how we are similar and different than the character Peter!
We ended the day going to library and getting new books!
Reminders:
Please help your child with their 100 day collection! I'd like them at school EARLY next week!
Please send empty toliet paper rolls to school. We will need them for an upcoming project! 
Thanks so much!

January 22

Dear Families,
We practiced writing the letters p and o! (Alyssa)
We made a 3D picture of our story A Snowy Day. (Joshua)
We played a game making numbers out of our star beads from yesterday! (Makiah)
We went to big centers! (Lily)
Reminders:
Please help your child with their 100 day collection! I'd like them at school EARLY next week!
Tomorrow is library day! Please remember library books! We go to library on Fridays!

January 21

Dear Families,
We practiced writing the letters l, m, and n. (Cerenity)
In writing workshop, we worked on our non-fiction stories! (Ja'Von)
We made a bead craft with our friends. (Do) We will use these tomorrow to play a math game.
We did not go to the ABLL lab today. (Xianna) Our class had a lot of problems with not listening to directions and not getting along with each other. As a consequence we did not go. 
We talked more about Martin Luther King. (Lyla) We started a movie about him that we hope to finish tomorrow!
Have a great night!

January 20

Dear Families,
We reviewed how to write the letters i,  j, and k. (Dillan)
This week we are learning about Martin Luther King Jr. (Eboni) We wrote about what MLK dreamed for and what we wished for our world!
We used popsicle sticks to make numbers in different ways. (Miguel)
We read the story The Snowy Day about a character named Peter. (Colton). Peter had a lot of adventures with snow in our story!

Reminders:
***Tomorrow is GROUP picture day! If you would like to purchase a picture, please return $10 in the envelope I sent last week. If you can't find that envelope, please send $ in a baggie or different envelope with your child's name!

January 16

Dear Families,
Today was a great day!
We completed a sentence about a mitten!
We also wrote about something we need to survive!
We put letters in ABC order. This was difficult for some of our kids.
We searched a magazine for pictures of things we need and things we want. The kids enjoyed doing this activity.
Sorting was a math skill we practiced a lot today!
Have a great 4 day weekend!

Reminders:
Please remember a lot of our kids have been sick including the FLU! If your child does not look well or acting like normal, please keep an eye on them! Coming to school sick is no fun for them and others could get sick too.
No school on Monday, MLK day!

January 15

Dear Families,
Today we read another story about a mitten.
In this story the girl lost her mitten.  (Khai)
We practiced writing the letters G and H. (Ester)
Today we wrote about something we want. (Jesus)
We are practicing making numbers in lots of ways in math. (10=5+5, 6+4, 3+7,etc) This is hard for some of our kids. Please practice this skill at home.

News:
Please check folders today! Inside you will find: a vision screening form that needs to be filled out and returned ASAP, Class picture order envelope (return if you would like to buy a class picture), a flyer about the 100 day of school (sent this in an email earlier this week), flyer about sharing pictures for yearbook, and a Jenks Community Education booklet!
Remember no school on Monday!

January 14

Dear Families,
Today we practiced writing the letters E and F. (Rowan)
In writing workshop we wrote more of our non-fiction stories. (Chanakya) It is so exciting to see how our kids writing now!
This afternoon we went to the ABLL lab. (Aairel) We are having fun doing these exercises!
In math we saw that we can make numbers in lots of ways. (Matt)
It was a good day!

January 13

Dear Families,
We practiced writing the letters C and D! (Xianna)
We started to write our non-fiction stories in writing workshop. (Gage) Last week we researched our topic so we could have more facts to write in our stories.
We played an adding and subtracting game in math. (Daniel)
Today we sorted pictures of things we want and things we need! (Nicole)

Reminders:
There are a lot of our kiddos coming to school sick. Please keep an eye on your child! If they are running fever and not acting like themselves, medicine, or a trip to the doctor may be needed.
Please remember to read DAILY for 20 minutes!
No school next Monday the 19th, Martin Luther King day!

January 12

Dear Families,
This week we are learning about wants and needs. (Lily)
We looked at our nonfiction books to learn more! (Colton)
We practiced writing the letters A and B. (Makiah)
We went to big centers. (Matt)
Today we practiced more number stories in math. (Miguel)

Notes:
There are a lot of our kiddos coming to school sick. Please keep an eye on your child! If they are running fever and not acting like themselves, medicine or a trip to the doctor may be needed.
Please remember to read DAILY for 20 minutes!
Remember no school next Monday the 19th! It is Martin Luther King day!

January 9, 2015

Dear Families,
Today was a good day! 
Today we read about snowflakes. Ask your child about something they learned about snowflakes that they didn't know before!
We wrote two sentences about winter! We are working hard on sentence structure: captials at the beginning, spaces between words, and ending marks. We also wrote about something we are going to do better in the year 2015! 
We tapped out words to help us write unknown words. 
We also went to library and got new books!
Have a great weekend!

Reminders:
Read daily for 20 minutes to help build fluency and improve comprehension!
The 100th day of school is approaching! Please start thinking about 100 items your child may bring on the 100th day of school. Some ideas are: 100 pennies, 100 cheerios, 100 beads, 100 cotton ball, etc! Be on the look out for this fun activity!

January 7

Dear Families,
Today we read about ice structures! (Dillan) 
We are using non-fiction books to research topics that we will begin writing about during writing workshop!
We did a penguin dot to dot from 1 to 25! (Aairel)
We also practiced solving number stories. For practice at home, please find Home Link 8-14 Telling Number Stories in your child's math book! If you have trouble finding it it is okay. If your child completes it please return it to school!
We went to the ABLL lab and did exercises! (Eboni)

Friendly reminders/notes:
Please make sure your child is getting enough rest at night. Some of our kids are looking sleepy and I'm keeping them pretty busy at school!
Also, don't forget to send snacks! It is a long morning without them since we go to lunch at 12!
Tomorrow report cards are going home. Please sign your name on the 2nd quarter highlighted section on the envelope. You can keep the report card but please RETURN THE ENVELOPE. I'm so proud of all of our kids! Please remember that grades can go up and down based on formal and informal assessments.

January 5

Dear Families,

Happy New Year! We had a great day today! The kids worked so hard today and we all were excited to be back!

Today we made ourselves out of paper plates! (Ester) It was a fun project!

We learned how to tap out words using our fingers! (Khai) Ask your child how we tap with our fingers!

We have a new friend in our class! (Jesus) Her name is Dillan!

Have a great night!