Good afternoon!

We had another full school rehearsal today to start off the morning.  The concert is getting better and better with each day!  Once we returned to class the children worked on language where they practiced rhyming words, suffixes, finished sentences and worked on cursive.  We also read another chapter of Charlotte's Web together as a class.  In our IB unit of inquiry we read a book called 'Energy Makes Things Happen' and saw all the different types of energy, ways we use energy and ways that energy is transferred between objects.  The students then wrote a summary of what they learned in their journals.  Ask your child to tell you what they wrote about tonight!  In math the students worked on correcting patterns (grade one) and word problems (grade two).  The students also went to french class.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, Letters and Sounds page 78 - 79, cursive page 66 - 67, and math page 99.

Important information:  Unfortunately 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 am going to be beginning this system tomorrow morning.

We are going to be having dress rehearsals all day tomorrow and Thursday in preparation for Thursday night's concert.  Please make sure that all costumes are being sent into school to be available for these rehearsals.  I am going to send the costumes home with the students on Thursday (if they are not in choir) so that they can come to school dressed as angels on Thursday 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.

Tomorrow is casual day for all children that have paid to participate.

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