Fresh February

Happy Week Everyone!

Here is our first February Blog Update. There are going to be some changes and some fun things happening this month so please mark them down to remember.

Note #1: As you may see some fun homework assignments this month to keep the children talking about measurement please remind your child to use pencil on their work, especially on our weekly Spelling and Poem activities.

Note #2: I made a mistake on our February class calendar so please make this correction for me. Camden’s birthday is on the 25^th not the 5^th. We have many birthdays this month and I have already overheard the students discussing what will be happening.

Note #3: A reminder that our Friendship Party is on the afternoon of Tuesday February 16^th 2016. I have kindly had many parents offer treats, but I have chosen 4 families and am aware of the treat they are bringing. Remember you may also send valentines cards and small treats for your child to hand out to their friends on that day. Thank you for all the offers! Any extra treats will go into Valentine’s bags and be sent home to eat.

Note #4: New Scholastic flyers have gone home today. The orders for February’s flyers are due Thursday, February 11^th, 2016. This way Mrs. Ali can put the order in over the long weekend and we will have our items delivered before the end of the month.

Note#5: I am looking to book an Art-filled trip to the Living Arts Centre for the end of February. I will be sending further details home, hopefully next week. I am hoping to get Monday, February 29^th as a date so if you want to join us on the trip I will require 5 parents. Just email Marianne Galberg, our classroom rep, and she will give me a list of parents interested and I will choose based first on if anyone who has not had a turn to help out in the classroom offers and second on first come first serve basis.

Note #6: New Snuggle Up Program

Thanks to such hard work by Room 4 students and such patience and care from parents I have observed some great improvements in the students reading abilities over the last month.  Starting Monday our Snuggle Up Program will be changing to reflect these new reading levels. In our classroom we have reading groups and students have been choosing their reading materials each day according to the group they are in and the books that fit their reading level. Recently I have made changes to the books they may select, hopefully to provide a more challenging experience. Now we will have new recording sheets to go along with these reading experiences and I am asking that parents be paying close attention to certain reading aspects and skills to help further improvement. Please set aside 5-15 minutes each evening to sit down and read with your child and give them pointers and advice on how to improve these aspects of their reading.

Have a great week!

Ms. Guenther