BRRRR!!

I hope you are all staying warm this week!

BLESSING BAGS
This event was huge last year and we got great feedback.  SO we are doing it again!  We are starting to collect items for the bags.  I have a flyer coming home this week with more information!  We will put the bags together on Valentine's Day during specials.

SHOE DRIVE
The shoe drive started last week and will go through March 13.  We are collecting new or gently used shoes.  They must be a pair with no holes or worn soles.  They can be any kind of shoe-just no wheels.  They can be in any size as well.  Please send in your donations to school!

Early Release Don't forget tomorrow is Wednesday!  That means Early Release day!  Dismissal will start at 1:40!  We don't know what will happen Wednesday and Thursday with the cold weather.  Be sure to stay tuned to news stations and Facebook for delay or closing information.  If we are closed, it will be an e-learning day, so make sure your child gets on to their google classroom account to complete their assignments.  Also, if we have a delay on a Wednesday, the early release will be cancelled, and students will get out at the normal time. Math Here is what we are working on in math this week: multiplication facts fractions doubling facts helper facts finding missing factors If we do not have school tomorrow due to the weather, the math test will be on FRIDAY! Superkids Here is what we are working on in Superkids this week: words with the schwa sound (a u sound that is spelled with an a) memory words: against, away, apart, above, across, around, among, below, before, behind, beside, between pronouns and contractions comprehension Suffixes: -able, -ible punctuation Super Magazine--Color Crazy If we do not have school tomorrow, the spelling test will be moved to FRIDAY! High Ability Here is what we are working on in our high ability unit this week: making connections reading analyzers vocabulary webs Venn diagrams We started our next chapter book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. reading predictions and reflections Writing Here is what we are working on in writer's workshop this week: writing cursive letters: i, t, u, e, h, l. breaking down the setting of the story into place and time including characters in our writing Upcoming Dates Here are some dates to add to your calendar: 1/30--Bingo for books @5:30-7 (if there is no school tomorrow, this event will be rescheduled) 2/1--yearbook orders due 2/9--PTO shoe drive drop off at Creekside from 9-11am 2/18--President's Day-No school 2/19--Jump Rope for Heart money due 2/22--PTO movie night 2/27--Jump Rope for Heart during specials time (more info TBA) 3/6--K-2 Donuts with Dad 3/8--end of 3rd 9 weeks 3/13--PTO shoe drive ends 3/15--report cards home for 3rd 9 weeks 3/22-3/31--NO SCHOOL-SPRING BREAK Have a great afternoon!