A Few Reminders

Hi all! Just a few quick reminders I wanted to throw out,

1). There is no school this Friday. It is a district wide teacher planning day. We will have our class meeting on Thursday.

2). If you have not yet filled out a criminal background check, please do. They are available at the front desk. We need one filled out for anyone who volunteers in the classroom or chaperons on a field trip. If you have filled one out in the past, there is no need to do it again.

3). If possible, please have your child bring a pair of slippers to class. Many already have them and its been great. Not only does it keep the room a lot more clean, but kids have been very excited about their comfy, cozy feet.

4). I will be out all of next week. Unfortunately my father was recently diagnosed with cancer and I will be home next week with him as he undergoes surgery. Yvonne (Luna's mother) will be our sub. She is an absolutely wonderful teacher but it probably wouldn't hurt to remind the kids that being on their best behaviour will help everything run smoothly. I will still be checking my email all week long and will be available by phone as well.

And 5). You all have amazing children. I am so excited by how strong our class is this year. They are so eager to learn, play, lead and create. This is going to be a great, great year. Thanks!

menu groups description

Menu Groups:
Math time - activities, games. Your teacher (some kids will work with Brian, some with Beth, some with Whitney) for menu time will have a big list of different activities on a menu - maybe 8 activities to choose from. We will have appetizers - to warm us up for thinking about math. We will have entree - your main course - your big activities. Then when there is about 10 minutes left, there might be a time to wind down, wrap things up with something light and fun and that would be our desert. Menu groups are going to be different from last year when menu groups meant going to garden, music, art. We are still going to have those classes, but this year the term 'menu groups' will mean playing math games.

Tuesday

Good Morning!!

Today is Tuesday October 6, 2009.

We will have menu groups.
We will have snack and recess.
We will have reading workshop.
We will have lunch and recess.
We will have MUSIC with Heidi.
We will have read aloud.
We will have writing workshop.
We will be curious.
We will have fun!! Love, Whitney

Morning Mystery Word:
TASAURLAI
AUSTRAILIA


Do you have an extra boom box/ cd player at home? The one in our classroom is broken.

No School on Friday! No sharing this week. We will have our weekly class meeting on Thursday. This is a time when we hear proposals for the class and we also talk about levels.

Yvonne (Luna's mom) is going to be our substitute teacher for all of next week. Whitney will be going home (to Coos Bay) to be with his father who will be in the hospital.