Updates

Hoping everyone got a good start to the reading challenge over the weekend!  A reminder that the reading is for 25 minutes a night. Please initial on Friday morning and add up the week's minutes. Send to school Friday. I will send them back home Friday to continue logging the next week. I sent home extras on Friday because some of the children said they needed them. You may have extras at home now, just in case something gets misplaced. You may need an extra sheet for the Six Flags reading log. Those actual logs get mailed to Read to Succeed for the tickets so please be filling that out. You can turn in a blue log or white, as long as it is signed and added up by an adult. This week's prize is a responsibility pencil and the certificate to use throughout the whole challenge.  These certificates will be displayed on all the classroom doors throughout the school. We can't wait to see if we make 80% or better on Friday to earn an extra recess with Ms. Perkins! Let's go Appaloosas and Clydesdales and turn in those logs on Friday! (175 minutes)
Young Author's books are due tomorrow. Wednesday at the latest. I need them tomorrow to write up all the names of the participants because they get shipped out on Wednesday. Please send back the envelope if you have changed your mind about writing a story. We are charged for each missing envelope. So please return the envelope even if you did not complete a story. Thanks.
REMINDER: Please make sure your child has the appropriate snow gear. Some of them came in with very red and cold hands and fingers today because they did not have gloves. A hoodie is not sufficient  for keeping a child warm in this cold weather. Please send  appropriate winter wear to school (hats, gloves, winter jacket, snow pants, and boots when there is snow).
We are in full penguin mode. We are off to a great start with making observations and predictions. For the penguin observation sheet that came home, please have the child do the writing of what the family already knows. I can't wait to see and share them!
We had a lesson on proper hand washing in class. Hopefully the children came home to share what they learned! The flu and cough are going around. Let's help prevent the spread of those little germs that cause BIG problems and keep those hands clean and away from the face and mouth.
Report cards go home Friday. I am really impressed by some of the progress in reading!  Continue doing that reading at home! Keep up the great work. Let's keep working on those flashcards and Xtra Math!
Remember no school Monday, January 21 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Montes