Winter has Arrived!

Now that the cold weather is here and snow to come, please remember to send in the appropriate clothing for recess. To play in the snow outside your child will need the full snow gear i.e. snowpants, boots, hats and gloves in order to play in the snow. It is HIGHLY suggested that this clothing be brought to school in a separate bag and all items labeled with names. As you know it can not be transported in their backpacks!

Johnny the K

Johnny the K will be visiting Memorial on Thursday January 13th. Since he loves to sing and perform with a variety of silly hats, we are encouraging students to come to school with a silly hat! It is a fun afternoon and the more hats we see the more fun it is! So if you have one wear it!!

PARTY TIME.....so FUN!

"Tis the Season

Have a wonderful time with your family and friends during this holiday season!!

Happy New Year to all as well............

Carolers

 Memorial Holiday Sing

Weekly Update

It has been a very busy week considering it is right before the holiday break. We have spent a great deal of time in math talking about categories, classifying and charts. In its simplest term we have been sorting in a more sophisticated way. Building charts and reading charts has been the focus and the kids are talking their way through understanding the concept. It is the language at times that is difficult but they have done a great job!

The letters this week have been x, y and an introduction to q and z. We have also been working on hearing ending sounds which is important when it comes to writing. We have just completed our Narrative Writing Unit and the children have written many stories. We are now celebrating the ones that they want to share with our classmates.

This past month we have also been working in our guided reading groups. This has been very exciting! They are all interested in reading and I know we will see great results by the end of the year.

Raz Kids

A note went home this week regarding your access to the Raz Kids website. This site gives your child an opportunity to read books at his/her  reading level. I want everyone to know that I have set settings at your child's independent reading level. This means that your child should be able to read these books easily, fluently and without help. The idea is to increase confidence and the desire to read more. I will adjust the levels as I see fit based upon their progress in my guided reading groups which are instructional sessions. Have fun reading!

Our Feast

Our Thanksgiving feast in class was fun and exciting! We dressed up as Native Americans and sat around a long table together sharing lots of goodies! Thank you to those who helped make this happen. Everything was DELICIOUS!