Happy Sort of Friday!

Happy almost Friday!  We have had a lot of fun today in class.  Last week, we were nominated as the class of the week.  Part of that nomination includes an extra recess.  The weather was so nice outside today that we took our extra recess and enjoyed extra play time!  We watched the movie Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs in class today for our leadership reward.  We also had some time to write about each person's favorite part of the video.  For some of the children this is a scary step in our classroom.  I keep reassuring them that they can do this by themselves.  I know this can be a scary step for some.  If you see that your child struggles with this confidence step and is always asking you "how do you spell ....?" My stock answer I give in the classroom is "you try it first, and then we can look at it and talk about it when you are done."  Another great confidence booster is to continue to practice the sight word recognition skills in the leadership binder each night.  You will find as your child masters more words, they become more confident writers and readers!

I have had some questions regarding the 100 book club.  We are trying to achieve 100% class participation this school year.  Right now, we are at 65% participation.  This is a great activity that can help encourage reading at home.  If you read a book or if your child reads a book, that will count!  Please consider filling out your child's book club packet if you haven't already.  If you have misplaced yours and would like another, no problem!  Just send me an email and I will get you another copy.  :)

With the snowy weather creeping in upon us, I wanted to remind you that we do go outside everyday as long as the windchill is above 20 degrees.  Please send your child to school with appropriate outside clothing each day of school.  If there is snow on the ground, we ask that you send in a change of boots for your child in order for them to go play on the snow covered section of our playground. Thanks for your help with this!

Have a happy and restful Thanksgiving Break!