12-19-14 Savanna

Dear Parents,


         It has been a whirlwind of activity in our class this week.  The children have worked to wrap up several activities so we can all leave for the break without thinking too much about school.

As we look towards the coming weeks, I would like to remind everyone to practice his or her multiplication facts each night. While everyone has made progress, these facts are not yet rote for most.  Practice each day is the best way to learn these facts.

I hope you and your family are able to relax, and spend time with loved ones during the break.  I look forward to hearing about vacations when we return on Monday, January 5, 2015.  Thank you for entrusting your children to me each day.

I hope you all have a nice holiday.



                                                             Upcoming Events



                           Monday 12/22- London Brass Rubbing Centre Visit

                           Wednesday 12/24-Friday 1/2/15- Winter Break

                           Monday 1/5/15- School Reopens

Friday December 12th Savanna

Dear Parents,

         We have had a very productive week this week.  We were able to finish up our unit on plants and animals on Thursday, have practiced our multiplication facts in a variety of ways, learned about line plots, and finally have done some writing and grammar work.  All in all, a full and active week of learning.  We also were able to read the book Snowflake Bentley and learned how Wilson Bentley taught himself to photograph snowflakes and capture their unique beauty. We then enjoyed making our own unique snowflakes.  It was a nice way to celebrate the few flakes that fell on Thursday afternoon.

Last week I mentioned our annual visit from the London Brass Rubbing Centre on Monday, December 22nd.   This program will begin at 9:30 with a 30-minute explanation of the art of brass rubbing and who would have had a rubbing made for them.  From 10-12:00 pm all the children will have an opportunity to make their rubbing as well as complete several other craft projects.  I appreciate the offers I have gotten to lend a hand that morning.  We can always use more hands if you would like to help out for all or part of this special project.  Just let me know.   Please also remember to send in the $7.00 fee as soon as possible. 

        

         I would like to end this week’s note with a reminder to have your children dress appropriately for the weather.  This time of year this includes wearing coats, hat and having a pair of mittens or gloves.  The children do go out everyday and we want them to be warm as they play outside.  If you child is missing any of their outerwear, please check the lost and found.

I hope you all have a nice weekend.

                                                               Sincerely,

                                                               Mrs. DiNardo

Upcoming Events

                           Monday 12/22- London Brass Rubbing Centre Visit

                     Wednesday 12/24-Friday 1/2/15- Winter Break

                           Monday 1/5/15- School Reopens

             

December 4th Savanna

Dear Parents,

We got back into the swing of school after the Thanksgiving break this week.  Everyone shared what they had done over the break, and all the yummy dinners that were shared with family and friends.  We also spent time this week reviewing the rules and expectations of our class and school.  Once we got reacquainted with classmates it was time to get back down to our daily routines.

We began our study of multiplication this week in Math.  The children have been asked to practice their facts for 10 minutes each night. This can be done with flash cards, on an app or on the computer.  I shared the website www.multiplication.com with the children this week as well.  There are several fun games for the kids to play that will help with learning their facts.  In Language Arts we worked on determining fact and opinion, as well as learning about analogies.  The children also had fun rotating teachers for a week of review of homophones, vowel sounds, past tense verbs, titles within a text and how to use glossaries, indexes and table of contents.  In Science we are about to wrap up our unit on animal life cycles and physical and behavioral adaptations.  There will be a test on this unit on Thursday, December 11^th. 

In the Friday Folders today you will find a note about our annual visit from the London Brass Rubbing Centre on Monday, December 22nd.   The program will begin at 9:30 with a 30-minute explanation of the art of brass rubbing and who would have had a rubbing made for them.  From 10-12:00 pm all the children will have an opportunity to make their rubbing as well as complete several other craft projects.  If you can lend a hand for all or part of this special project, please let me know.   Thank you for considering volunteering during this busy time of the year.

         With the basketball season in full swing, several of the children have asked me if I can come to their games.  I would enjoy the opportunity to fit some of these in, but will need schedules to coordinate the dates.  If you would be kind enough to forward me your child’s schedule, I would appreciate it.

I hope you all have a nice weekend.

                                                               Sincerely,

                                                               Mrs. DiNardo

Upcoming Events

                           Wednesday 12/10- Early Release- 1:26 Dismissal

                           Monday 12/22- London Brass Rubbing Centre Visit

                     Wednesday 12/24-Friday 1/2/15- Winter Break

                           Monday 1/5/15- School Reopens