Monday Memo
December 12, 2011
Dear Parents,
I hope everyone had a great weekend! Just a reminder that with snow comes the need for snowpants and boots… It really helps them not have wet clothes all day and it helps keep our carpet from getting so wet. I have just a few reminders for this week. The Christmas program is on Thursday at 4:00. I will be with the kids in the vocal music room after the program. I will have a check out sheet that I am required to have you sign to take your children home. Thanks for doing that for us. The dress rehearsal is at the high school on Wednesday at 1:00. We have been doing a great job with food for the food pantry. Please keep sending it as it is a wonderful way for the kids to feel the giving in Christmas. Thank-you for helping them to “Pay it Forward”. Today is our first day of talking about what they did to help others. It really is fun to hear all they are doing. If you care to send $2.00 for the cheer fund, that would be great, and I need to get the money to them by December 18th. Thanks for all you are doing to help our class continue to understand the power of giving. We will be going to the care center on Friday to play Christmas Jingo with our friends. It is such a joy to go there. This will also be my last Monday Memo until 2013. Thank-you for all you do in helping me help your children to be the best students they can be!
We are continuing our “Amazing Stories” theme. This week we will be reading a story entitled “Heat Wave”. It is an interesting story of weather gone wild. We will be working on comprehension and vocabulary, fantasy/realism, and comparing and contrasting the stories in this theme. Our grammar lessons are on the past, present and future tenses. Our spelling words all end in ed or ing. We will be working on our centers and small group this week as well.
In Math, we have started on Chapter 4. The students did a fantastic job with their Chapter 3 tests! I sent those home last Wednesday. Our Chapter 4 is about time, charts and graphs. I think they will do very well. We will continue having periodic timed multiplication tests, so keep working on those facts at home. Most are doing very well!! Our daily “buckets” are also one of my favorite things they do each day as it really reinforces everything we have been learning!
I am planning to give the Science test over the systems of the body, on Friday. If they just study their study guides, they should do very well. We are also finishing our first chapter over the Southeastern Region of the United States. Next week I am hoping for us to test over that before we leave.
Thank-you ahead of time to our room mothers for putting a Christmas party together with our kids. The party is planned for Wednesday, December 19th at 12:45. Our room mothers for this party are Deserae’s mother and Maria’s mother. Thanks so much for your time and talent! The kids really appreciate it and have so much fun!! Just a reminder that it is an early dismissal day for our teacher inservice.
I wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and I hope everyone has a relaxing break!!
Sincerely,
Chris Mallen
Phone: (Home): 444-3093 (School): 444-4300 ext. 336
Email: chris.mallen@belmond-klemme.k12.ia.us
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