December 9, 2014

I totally forgot to post yesterday. SORRY!!!! :)

Christmas Lunch: If your child is planning on eating lunch from the lunch room on Tuesday, December 16th, you MUST turn in your form this FRIDAY!!! Forms brought in on Monday will not be accepted!!!!

Tests this week:

• Wednesday: Test on rivers notes (fill in the blank and multiple choice)
• Thursday: Spelling
• Friday: Reading, Language, 4's timed test

We will have a chapter Math test next week!!!

Polar Express Day is tomorrow!!! Students are allowed to wear pajamas. They may bring slippers to change into after P.E. Please do not send stuffed animals

Pizza Party: We will be having a pizza party this Friday!! Our class sold the most spirit cards for the PTO fundraiser. The PTO will be providing pizza, drinks, chips, and cookies for our class. Please be sure to send a snack.

Christmas Party
Our Christmas party will be December 19th at 9:00 am. I am going to let the students decide what they want to bring and I will let everyone know.

We will eat and then open gifts. Your children are welcome to leave after the party if you would like.

Gifts
Each child will need to bring a gift by December 17th. The girls will bring a gift for a girl and the boys will bring a gift for a boy. As the gifts are brought in, I will number them. On the day of our party the students will draw a number to see which present they will get. The boys and girls numbers will be separate. Please make sure to include a tag on your gift with who it is from (please do not put who the gift is to). The limit on the price of the gift is $10-$12. 

Tinsel and Twinkle

They decided to build forts in the paper towels and tissues!!!!! I can't wait to see if they come back tomorrow  :)

A few more updates!!

If you did not send back the BLUE lunch form for Friday or the GREEN form for the play shirt, PLEASE send them back TOMORROW!!!!!!!

Dec. 10th - Polar Express Day!!! I sent a note home about this today.

PTO Christmas Store will be held Dec. 11 from 7:15-2:00 and Dec. 12 7:15-1:00. If you would like to volunteer to help please contact Traci Leverett.

There will also be a PTO meeting on Dec. 16th at 6:00. Please make plans to attend the meeting if you can.

Dec. 18th - Christmas play and dismiss at noon!

Dec. 18th - Reception Tea for Mrs. Tommy Lynn from 4:30 - 6:00 in the school library.

Dec. 19th - Class Christmas Party at 9:00 and dismiss at noon for the holidays.

Jan. 5th - return to school!!!

Jan. 9th - Honor's Program for elementary students at 8:30. This will be a regular school day so please make plans for your child to stay at school.

December 1, 2014

Tests for this week:

• Tuesday: Rivers and Regions of Alabama Test (not the notes, just the maps)
• Wednesday: Spelling
• Thursday: Reading, 2's Timed Test (for a grade)
• Friday: Field Trip

Friday Lunch: Please check your child's folder for a BLUE note about lunch on Friday. I need this form and the money back no later than Wednesday. I am placing our lunch order on Wednesday afternoon!

T-shirts: Please fill out the GREEN paper in your child's folder for their t-shirt for the Christmas play. The shirts are being donated to us, so all I need is the shirt size. I need this by Thursday.

Social Studies: We are having the maps test tomorrow. We will have a fill in the blank and multiple choice test on the notes we took next Wednesday.

Dates to remember:

• Dec. 5th - Shakesphere field trip
• Dec. 4-5th - Patriot Marketplace
• Dec. 10th - Polar Express Day
• Dec. 11-12th - PTO Santa Store
• Dec. 18th - Christmas Play 10:00am/ Dismiss at noon
• Dec. 19th - Dismiss at noon for Christmas Break

Christmas Party: I will post information about our party later in the week.

Special Visitors: We had some special visitors show up in our room this morning! They brought everyone a small candy cane from the North Pole. Check back to see what all they get into!!!!