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Polar Express

Dear Families,

I would like to thank everyone who made our Polar Express party such a great success. From the beginning of our day with caroling, throughout our Polar Express party, and then later during yoga and time spent with friends, we had a GREAT day. It is so gratifying for me to be able to enjoy these relaxed days with your children and see them interact with each other with such kindness and friendship. 

I also would like to thank you for your generosity in showering me with gifts. I am so fortunate to work in such a caring and supportive community. 

I wish you all a very restful and happy holiday season. Enjoy creating memories with those precious children of yours. I will miss them and look forward to beginning the next decade with them.

I’ve put together a little slideshow for you to get a little glimpse of our time together. Enjoy!

 

Updates Room 205

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a happy and restful Thanksgiving break.

We have three short weeks before our next holiday break. In between all the excitement that happens prior to our break, we have a lot of learning going on. Below is an update on happenings in our classroom and Georgetown Elementary.

Miscellaneous:

December 4-18: Annual Fifth Grade Candy Cane Sale. Cost $1.00 per candy cane.

December 12: Holiday Program. Click here for details.

December 13: Early Release-12:15 student dismissal

December 16-20: PTC Holiday Shop, we will shop on Monday, December 16.

December 19- Polar Express Third Grade Holiday Party from 9:00-10:30. Details coming & volunteer sign up on December 10.

December 16-20: Spirit Days

  • Monday: Green and Red Day
  • Tuesday: Holiday Hat Day
  • Wednesday: Scarf or Socks Day
  • Thursday: Pajama Day!
  • Friday: Holiday Sweater Day

Word Study: We are in our 10th week of word study. Not only have we been studying spelling features we have woven in study of prefixes and suffixes, root words, & grammar.

Writing: We are wrapping up our Persuasive Writing and will be launching our Informational Writing focusing on our personal expertise.

Math: Unit #3, Measurement, Time and Graphs

Reading: Mysteries have been so much fun to investigate and read. Our next reading unit is Reading to Learn: Grasping Main Ideas and Text Structures. We will begin this unit before our holiday break and revisit it when we return before moving on to the next unit of study.

Social Studies: We are well into our unit of Geography of Michigan

 

Happy Holidays!

I hope this post finds you happy and healthy. I wanted to thank all of the parents who made our Polar Express a huge success. Below is a brief video of our party.

Also, I am deeply touched by your generosity toward me. Thank you for all the lovely gifts, they are very much appreciated.

MERRY CHRISTMAS! May you have a happy, healthy and blessed NEW YEAR! I look forward to our time together in 2019!

Thursday Fun Day!

A week of excitement coming up as the kids anticipate the holiday break.

Thursday, December 20 we will be having ur Polar Express Party 9:15 -10:30  We are planning crafts, games, and snacks related to the Polar Express theme and will be combining all of the 3rd-grade classes. The kids should wear their pajama’s and slippers on this day.

At lunchtime, we will be eating in our classroom. Brecken bought a coupon from the class store for the class to eat together and we thought this would be a great day for it. The kids may still order a hot lunch if they’d like, but a sack lunch might be fun too!

Also, the kids have been working hard to earn OUTSTANDING certificates to get a special reward afternoon. Well, they did it! So, we talked about what we wanted to do and this is what they came up with.

Forts- They may bring in a blanket to construct a fort. They may also bring in a stuffed animal if they would like. During their fort time, they will be doing quiet shared reading and they want to be cozy. If they want to pack an additional healthy snack they may also have it at this time. 🙂

Electronics- They may bring in an electronic device to play with after recess. If they choose to do this they will be responsible for taking care of it. The school will not have any responsibility for lost or broken devices, so take care of what you choose to send in.