Mrs. Lawson's Classroom News

753-5022 Stacey.lawson@murray.kyschools.us In the Classroom: For the week of: Jan 21-25 NO SCHOOL MONDAY the 21st Phonics: Our letter for the week is “Hh” Reading: Please continue to work with your child each night in their reading folder. It has been made just for his/her level. Math: We will have lots of activities with the number 100, grouping into groups of 10, addition, and tally marks. Theme: Martin Luther King and 100th Day of School Home Connections: This week we got to experience some true winter COLD. We were sad to have to stay in for recess. It has to be above freezing to go outside. Flu season is upon us, and we are trying our best to prevent illness in our room. We are being vigilant about washing hands and covering our coughs. We are sanitizing our desks each day and are going through the sanitizing wipes. We are reminding them to wash their hands as much as possible to eliminate spreading of germs If you could send in a container to help keep our class healthy, it would be appreciated!!! Reminders **Send a winter coat each day. We will go outside if above freezing. **Thanks for the glue sticks. I have ordered more and hopefully they will be in soon. If your child is ill, please keep them home until they are fever free for 24 hours. Important Dates 21st - No school- Martin Luther King Day PE- Wednesday 23nd 23rd – 100th Day of School Report Cards went Home last week. If You have questions, please let me know. Thanks to all who sent Back their conference Sheets. MAP scores Will come home soon.

Mrs. Lawson's Class News

This week was really fast. The students continue to review the guidelines and rules. They were very hard workers this week. We had fun incorporating math and reading with our snowman and mitten themes. I hope they told you the mitten story as they showed you the animals that climbed inside. We did a lot of addition activities this week. Next week we will concentrate on polar animals (penguin and polar bear). We will be looking at nonfiction text to research about these animals. We will be working in math with tally marks and tens frames. We will also be doing addition and subtraction. I reading we will continue to sound out CVC words and rhyming. In writing we will use our 4 square to produce another writing piece. Report cards went home today. If you would like to meet, please fill out the attached sheet and I will contact you to make an appointment. We will be MAP testing on Tuesday and Friday mornings next week. Make sure your child gets rest and eats a good breakfast so he/she can do their best on the test. ***Reading Folders and Books will come home on Monday. I have changed the direction sheets. Please review your new homework requirements. I have added a Sight Word Booklet to some folders and others have a set of cards in the tile pocket to review. These new plans are very specific to your child’s reading needs. I am hoping to challenge the students as we move into the next semester. **Please remember to dress your child appropriately in the upcoming cool months. Put their initials in all coat labels. Also please send a winter change of clothes to keep at school in case of an accident. **Remember to send in snacks for January. Thank you for the glue sticks!!!! *** Make sure your child wears a WINTER coat to school each day. IMPORTANT DATES: Jan. 11th Report cards will go home Jan. 11th Student Teacher starts Jan. 15th and 17th is Kindergarten MAP testing Jan. 17 Preschool Visit Jan. 18th NO School Successmaker is up and running. You may log on and use at home.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! We have had a great start to the second half of the year. The students were really excited to share about their Christmas break. I enjoyed hearing about their favorite gifts. I hope each of your families had a great time together. This week we reviewed the rules and expectations each day. We are working on seeing who can get the most “pawsitive” tallies for making smart choices and following guidelines and rules. We each made a resolution for the 2013 year. We worked on addition, counting to 100 by 10’s, blends, and vowel sounds. We made some winter decorations for our classroom. Our theme for the following three weeks will be “Winter”. We will incorporate math and literature with winter, snowman, mittens, and Artic animals. We should have lots of fun with our learning. Friday the 11th we will meet our new student teacher. We are excited to have another set of hands and eyes to assist the students to meet their academic goals. ***Reading Folders and Books will come home on Monday. I have changed the direction sheets. Please review your new homework requirements. I have added a Sight Word Booklet to some folders and others have a set of cards in the tile pocket to review. These new plans are very specific to your child’s reading needs. I am hoping to challenge the students as we move into the next semester. **Please remember to dress your child appropriately in the upcoming cool months. Put their initials in all coat labels. Also please send a winter change of clothes to keep at school in case of an accident. **Remember to send in snacks for October after break if you have not done so. **Send in snacks for January IMPORTANT DATES: Jan. 11th Report cards will go home Jan. 11th Student Teacher starts Jan. 18th NO School