Dear Parents,

Our 100 Collections need to be at school by January 25^th – the “official” 100^th day of school.  I apologize for not including this information in my earlier letter!!  Additional 100 Collection ideas include rice, beans, puzzle pieces, crayons, stickers, and toothpicks.  Good luck and have fun. 

Mrs. Edwards, our student teacher from Lee has been working with and teaching our class for the past couple of weeks.  She is doing an outstanding job and the children really love her!  She will begin her two weeks of full-time teaching on January 30^th.

Remember to dress you children warmly.  We will go outside if the weather is above 40 degrees and not raining or the playground is not extremely muddy. 

If you need to change your child’s method of transportation home, PLEASE send a notice in to us in writing!  I can’t rely on young children to communicate this important information!!  If your child is normally a bus or car rider they will be sent to this area for dismissal unless I hear from you!  This is also important for ASU students and La Petit students.  I want to ensure that your child is dismissed safely!

Next week our “letter of the week” will be initial blends.  In other words, we will begin working with sounds such as /pl/,/fl/,/cl/, /sl/ and /st/.  On Friday, your child may bring an item from home that begins with one of these sounds for Show and Tell. 

The week of January 30^th will be Gg week.  The weeks of February 6^th  and February 13^th , we will review letter Ee and initial blends.

If your child is not bringing home his or her poetry folder, math journal, word journal, or red folder it may be due to the fact that we haven’t seen it.  We have several children who are missing these important resources. Please check your home for these items and send them in as soon as possible. 

Please make sure your child’s lunch account is up-to-date.  The cafeteria does not allow charges of any type.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Parker, Ms. TaJuan and Mrs. Edwards