Classroom Happenings

As we approach the end of the school year, there are some fun things happening!!!

Scholastic Book Fair - Once again we will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair in the conference room in the library.  The hours are:
Thursday & Friday, May 14 & 15 from 11:30am-3:00pm.
Monday-Thursday, May 18-21 from 11:30am-3:00pm
Extended evening hours from 3:00-6:00pm on Thursday, May 14 & Thursday, May 21.
Friday, May 22 from 1-3pm after Fun to be Fit

Fun to be Fit - We will be hosting our 5th annual Fun to be Fit family fun run/walk on Friday, May 22 up on the track.  T-shirt order forms came home last week and are due this Friday, April 24. There will be more information as the date gets closer.

Track & Field Day - Our annual Track & Field day will be Monday, June 8 for grades 2-4 students.  There will also be more information on this event as the date gets closer.

Please remember, with the weather getting nicer and the days getting longer, to help your child finish the year strong!!  We will still have one last round of assessments coming up in May, and it benefits your child greatly to get a good nights sleep each night!!  Thank you for your continued support in your child's education, it's been a great year!!

Classroom Happenings

Reading Month

March is reading month, and it's been a blast so far!!  The students have been very faithful with their reading minute slips, and they've really enjoyed the fun Friday dress up days.  Our last dress up day is this Friday.  It is athlete rest day.  The students may wear any comfy clothes that they'd like, and this includes pajamas.  

Our class is in 3rd place for the reading minute race.  Keep those minutes coming!!  It would be fun to win the fieldtrip to the Wex for next week!

Report Cards

Our 3rd quarter is almost finished!!  I can't believe this year has gone so quickly!  The end of the marking period is this week Friday, March 27, and report cards will be sent home next week Thursday, April 2. 

A Couple Extras

We have the Safe Boundaries presentation coming up this week Thursday.  

After Spring Break we will have Chemical Bank coming in to do a presentation to the 2nd graders on being a smart money saver. 

Up and Comings

What a crazy month February has been!!  Hopefully we won't have too many more snow/too cold days so that we can get back to our normal schedule!!

FIELD TRIP RESCHEDULED
A note came home with your child last week telling the new date for our field trip.  We decided to cancel for the forcasted temperatures and then we ended up having a cold day anyways. :) Our new date is Friday, March 6.  I am planning on the same parent chaperones unless I hear differently.  If you are not able to come on this date, please let me know so I can notify other parents of the opening.  These are the parents I'm planning on right now: Katiane Myers, Kelly Gilde, Terry Grames, Bill Warfield, & Megan Johnson.

Details to remember:
All students MUST be dressed in all appropriate winter outerwear to be able to participate in this field trip.  We will be outside for the better part of the day.  We will have our lunch and a hot chocolate break inside.  Please be sure to pack a sack lunch that day with all disposable containers, also.

Book order
With school being cancelled last week Friday and today, I will still accept book orders tomorrow, Tueaday, February 24.  I will be submitting the order tomorrow afternoon.

Star Binders
Please be sure to check your child's binder each day.  Their spelling words and math home link come home in their folder.  Also, please be sure that your child is reading most nights.  Thanks for your continued support in your child's education!!

MARCH IS READING MONTH!!! 
This year's reading month theme is sports.  There are several different activities that we will be participating in over the course of the month.  Your child will be bringing home a note and special reading log for the month of March.  Our classroom's sport is basketball.

Updates from School

Parents - just a few quick reminders:

If your child has a temperature of 100 or above, please keep them home until they have been fever-free for 24 hours without medicine.  And be sure to call the office to excuse your child each day they are absent or tardy.

If you need to get a message to your child due to a change in plans/bus arrangements/etc., please call the office before 2pm so there is sufficient time to get the message delivered before the end of the day.

Next week Thursday & Friday, January 15th & 16th, are half-days, with dismissal at 11:55 both days (due to exams in MS/HS).

Monday, January 19th, is our monthly Delayed Start Monday. All students should be in their classrooms before 10am.

Tuesday, February 10th is Jump Rope for Heart for 1st- 4th graders. (Hoops for Heart for 5th graders isWednesday, the 11th.)

NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 13th due to teachers' professional development and Monday, February 16th due to President's Day.

The PTO wants to remind everyone to keep sending in their labels - Campbell's, General Mills Box Tops, Spartan UPC's, Tyson Project A+ and School Spirit from Soft 'n Good bread wrappers.  It really adds up when everyone participates, and helps the whole school, not just the elementary.

Also, if you purchase propane from Holton's, please send a copy of your receipt to the school office, as the PTO participates in a rebate program through Holton's!

Don't forget to scan your "Community Rewards" card every time you shop at Meijer, as the PTO gets a small percentage of that purchase.  If you do not have a card, please call the elementary office and we will get you signed up!