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