Dear Parents:
WOW!!
Can you believe we made it through an entire week without any delays or
cancelations? It was such a treat
to watch the snow falling from our windows both Tuesday and Wednesday. The snow
made Tuckahoe Park look magical. We were able to turn it into a learning lesson
about the water cycle and how water can fall from clouds in different
temperatures.
Our
focus in class has been to finish up the Wax Museum note cards, celebrating
Black History month by researching related important events, finishing our
writing pieces on Ancient Rome, and a review of reading clocks and
measurement. In Science we
continue to work on Matter and the water cycle. When we return from Parent Teacher Conferences we will begin our
unit study on the ancient civilization of Mali.
As
you know our annual Wax Museum will be held in the classroom from 11-12 on
Wednesday, March 5th.
The children have worked hard this past month reading their books and
writing their note cards. I am
excited to watch them as they present their work to you all. I hope your schedules will allow you to
come and be part of this exciting morning. As Wednesday is an early release day, should you wish to
take your child home after the Wax Museum, please just let me know.
Thank
you to everyone for signing up for a conference next week. I look forward to meeting with you all
next week at our Parent Teacher conferences. See you then.
There
are a couple of housekeeping items I would like to bring to your attention.
1.
Schoolyard
Stewards will be needed again for the spring. If you are able to help on Tuesday’s from 12:00-1:00 for
this program, please go to the following link and sign-up. http://tinyurl.com/DiscoverySchoolyardVolunteers
2.
Please remember to send in notes each time when there
is any change in your child’s dismissal.
This is a safety issue to make sure your child is properly dismissed
each day. With Spring Enrichment
Activities starting up again, this is a reminder. Your help with these notes is greatly appreciated.
3.
Early Release Wednesday schedule for the remainder
of the year. In order to “bank”
instructional time in the event of additional snow days this year, the
following Wednesday’s will now be full days of school- Feb. 12,
Feb. 19, Mar. 19, Apr 2, April 9, April 30, May 7,
May 14, and May 21. In addition to these make-up days,
Monday March 31st will also now be a full day of school. Please mark
these changes on your calendars.
Important Dates
Saturday March 1- Tuckahoe Auction
Wednesday, March 5- Wax Museum- 11am to 12 noon
Thursday/Friday March 6-7- Parent Teacher
Conferences
Mon-Fri. March 24-28- Book Fair- Volunteers
needed
Mon-Fri- March 24-28- Swimming (more information
to follow)
Sincerely
Mrs.
DiNardo
