December 6, 2010

I hope you all enjoyed your weekend.  It is amazing how busy they are this time of year, and how fast they go by.  This morning we had our meeting and the students shared your Weekly News responses.  We also played a game called A Cold Wind Blows (rather appropriate).  The students also had gym and stations.  During stations, the kids worked on their literature circle jobs, finished their snowman poem activity, continued their decorations for the Holly-Day competition, and met with me for reading.  This afternoon we had math and library.

*Today your child will bring home a paper with his or her Secret Pal on it.  Please keep this in a safe spot.  If you checked that you needed supplies for cards, I will send them home on Wednesday.  Remind your child that this is a "game" and he/she should keep the identity of their pal a secret.

*Remember that Wednesday is an Early Release day.

*There is math and reading homework this week.  Some of the kids will have homework that focuses on even and odd numbers.  Please note the added directions to the sheet.  This is one way to make the game more challenging.

*We have three new members of the 100 Book Club.  Below is a picture of all of the members so far.

I hope you have a great week.
Peace,
Tom