Bonjour!

We had a full day of rehearsals today.  The school came together in the morning and afternoon and rehearsed the play in full multiple times.  In between rehearsals we worked on language where the children practiced special sounds, vowel sounds, picture words, rhyming words and worked on cursive writing.  We also read another chapter of Charlotte's Web.  The students also went to french and P.E classes.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words for tomorrow's test, Letters and Sounds page 80 - 81 and cursive page 68 - 69.

Important information:  Due to the shortened day on Friday we are going to be having our weekly spelling test tomorrow morning.  Please make sure your child does any final studying of their spelling words tonight in preparation for tomorrow's test.

As I stated in my post last night,  many children are coming to school with their homework not completed, or forms and letters not delivered where they are meant to go.  In hopes of opening the lines of communication between home and school, I am going to start rewarding students with house points and stickers every time they have their agendas signed by a parent.  This way I can be certain that all homework and important information is being seen by parents, and any messages are being communicated back to me.  I started this system this morning and only a few students were awarded stickers and house points.  Please make sure to check and sign agendas nightly.

We are going to be having dress rehearsals all day again tomorrow in preparation for Thursday night's concert.  Please make sure that all costumes are being sent into school to be available for these rehearsals because tomorrow we are actually going to be dressing up in them for the rehearsal.  I am going to send the costumes home with the students tomorrow afternoon (if they are not in choir) so that they can come to school dressed as angels on tomorrow night.  Students who are in choir need to come to school dressed in their choir costumes. Their angel costumes will be waiting in the classroom to change into as soon as the choir is done performing.

Students from our class that are in the choir are Ninara, Seanna, Zuri, Emerald, Taha, Sofia, and Angela.

If you have any questions about the concert or costumes please see the drama blog.

The last day of school is a half day.  Students will be ready to be picked up at 11:30.  After-school charges will begin at noon.  This day is also a red and green spirit dress-up day.

We will be having a class party on the 16th.  If you would like to send in any treats for your child to hand out that would be great.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson