Hello! I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday and a restful break. Now that we're back to the grind, we are starting assessment time. This past Friday was the end of the midterm, and we did assessments at the end of last week. We will also be doing MAP testing and DIBELS testing in the next few weeks. MAP is a computer-based test that measures reading skills, and we will be testing one day this week and one next week. DIBELS is an assessment that is completed three times a year. It also measures reading skills. This assessment will be done next week. Please make sure your child eats breakfast and gets plenty of sleep these next few weeks!
Last week we learned about the letter F. We made a fish book, fancy fork fireworks, and a fox. This week we will be learning about the letter L. We will also be doing round 1 of the MAP test and finishing up math unit 6.
Notes and reminders:
-Our goal for the month of January is for everyone to be able to count to 100! I tested the kids last week, and I was happy to see that many of them can already to it. 11 out of 19 kids the in the AM class and 14 out of 19 kids in PM class can already count to 100! Keep practicing so that we can get every student to meet our goal!
-Just a reminder that there is no school on Monday due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (unless we have a snow day this week).
-We will be starting library again on Monday. We will check books out on Monday of each week and they will be due on Friday of the same week. Just a reminder that your child will not be allowed to check out a new book if the previous one is not turned in.
-Progress reports will be coming home on Friday. I will send it home with the two assessments stapled to it, so make sure you check your child's folder on Friday.
-Book orders were sent home this week. The orders will be due on Friday afternoon. Remember, if you order online, our class gets a free book and you can use a credit card to pay. There are also other books available online that I do not get flyers fo. Just go to scholastic.com and use the class code: GMXHN.
-We will be taking a field trip to the Ruth Lily Center in Indianapolis on March 2 and 3. On Wednesday, March 2, the AM class will go on the trip and they will be at school for the full day (7:30-2:10). The PM class will not attend school that day. On Thursday, March 3, the PM class will go on the trip and be at school the entire day, and the AM class will not attend school. Lunch will be served at school on these days. More information will come home with a permission slip in the next few weeks, but I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that the schedule will be different on those two days. We will not be taking chaperones on this trip, but when we go to the zoo later in the year, we will be taking any chaperones that wish to come, so just wait until then to volunteer!
Have a great week!
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