Dear Parents,                                                     February 13, 2012 Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on Tuesday with a party in the afternoon put on by our room parents! I am looking forward to it almost as much as the students as we will be able to use the mailboxes we made […]

Dear Parents,                                                     February 6, 2012 February is here! My, the time is flying by! Our reading strategy this week is questioning.  A good reader stops while reading and asks themselves questions about the story.  The comprehension skill that helps us in understanding what we read is noting details.  Paying close attention to the details given […]

Dear Parents,                                                     January 30, 2012 Thank you to all the parents for supporting our school and visiting with us on Friday. I hope you enjoyed your visit to our classroom and I know the students were very excited to show you our “word work time” and our favorite math game. We are starting theme 6 […]

Dear Parents,                                January 22, 2012 My goodness! We have an exciting week! Monday is Chinese New Year, Tuesday is the 100th day of school, and Friday is Parents Day.  I hope that you can spend Friday morning with us.  We […]

Dear Parents,                                                     January 17, 2012 Thank you to those who were able to help in Primary Centers.  The children (and me too!) enjoy seeing you in our classroom and truly appreciate the help.  I hope that everyone enjoyed the three-day weekend! We are finishing theme 5 in our reading series this week and will continue […]

Dear Parents,                                                  January 9, 2012 Our first week back was very busy and a lot of fun! Our reading strategy this week is summarizing and the comprehension skill that will help us with that strategy is making generalizations.  Paying attention to the beginning, middle, and end of the story will help us with summarizing […]

Dear Parents,                                                     January 3, 2012 Happy New Year!  I hope that you all enjoyed a peaceful, restful, and blessed Christmas. I want to thank everyone for the wonderful gifts and warm thoughts sent my way – I truly felt the blessings of the season. A new year – and what a school year we have […]

Dear Parents,                                                     December 12, 2011 I enjoyed meeting with all of you during conferences.  Thank you for making the time to meet and discuss your child’s progress. The last week of school for 2011!!  What an exciting week it will be!  We have finished theme 4 in our reading series and will be assessing this […]

Dear Parents,                                                     December 5, 2011 We have a busy week ahead of us! Our reading strategy this week is “monitor and clarify”.  Our comprehension skill that can help us with the understanding of a story is the sequencing of events. Knowing what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story and answering the […]

Dear Parents,                                                     November 28, 2011 I hope that you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends.  Hard to believe that it is the first week of Advent!  The next few weeks are very busy and filled with much excitement. Our reading strategy this week is “evaluate”.  Our comprehension skill that can help us […]