February 29-March 4

I know I've said it many times this school year, but WOW, this year is cruising by! I can't believe March is this week! 3 weeks till Spring Break, then after that, only 8 weeks left in the 2015-2016 school year!! :)

Letter of the Week: Uu

# of week: 22

Stories: Finish stories

Apple Tree

Animal Tongues

Dia de los Muertos

Upcoming dates:

3/3/16: Public Library visit

3/7/16: No school (Casimir Pulaski Day)

3/16/16: 11:35 dismissal

3/18/16: Community Trip, more info to come

3/25/16-4/3/16: Spring break (classes resume 4/4/16)

Reminders:

• Hats, gloves, and warm coats need to come every day
• Review Edmark Words/Personal info several times a week
• Read with your child 10-15 minutes
• Send a snack each day
• Tuesday is Library day
• Books, Notebooks, Folder, and Completed Homework need to come back EVERY day

Mother’s Day Gift:

For Mother’s Day, we have a local artist come in and do a project with the kids and that project is their gift for Mother’s Day.  The cost of the project is $2.  Please send $2 for this project as soon as possible.  I won’t spill the beans, but they are pretty cool gifts! :)

February 22-26

Letter of the Week: Tt

# of week: 21

Stories:

Apple Tree

Animal Tongues

Dia de los Muertos

Upcoming dates:

2/26/16: Rainbow Day

3/3/16: Public Library visit

3/7/16: No school (Casimir Pulaski Day)

3/16/16: 11:35 dismissal

3/25/16-4/3/16: Spring break (classes resume 4/4/16)

Reminders:

• Hats, gloves, and warm coats need to come every day
• Review Edmark Words/Personal info several times a week
• Read with your child 10-15 minutes
• Send a snack each day
• Tuesday is Library day
• Books, Notebooks, Folder, and Completed Homework need to come back EVERY day

Mother’s Day Gift:

For Mother’s Day, we have a local artist come in and do a project with the kids and that project is their gift for Mother’s Day.  The cost of the project is $2.  Please send $2 for this project as soon as possible.  I won’t spill the beans, but they are pretty cool gifts! :)

Bowling, Culver's, and Berkots

Today (2/12/16) was such a fun day!  TRAILS and STEPS started our community trip with two games at Echo Lanes in Morris.  The kids had a great time bowling with their friends and teachers!  The first game was all business, but the second game was all about the fun! :)

I was able to bowl between 7 kids!  

By the end of bowling everyone was starving, so off to Culver's we went.  I think the ice cream was everyone's favorite part....it was mine! :)

Finally, we headed back CC to do a little grocery shopping at Berkots.

We braved the snow, then sunshine, and cold, and ended up having a great day! :)

February 15-19

Have a nice long weekend! Stay warm! :)

Letter of the Week: Ss

# of week: 20

Stories:

Coral Reefs

The Animals of Canada

Animal Horns

Upcoming dates:

2/15/16: No school (President’s Day)

2/18/16: Daddy Daughter Snowflake Ball @ CCIS 6:00-7:30, $10 per couple

2/19/16: 80’s Day

2/26/16: Rainbow Day

3/7/16: No school (Casimir Pulaski Day)

3/16/16: 11:35 dismissal

3/25/16-4/3/16: Spring break (classes resume 4/4/16)

Reminders:

• Students need hats, gloves, warm coats
• Review Edmark Words/Personal info several times a week
• Read with your child 10-15 minutes
• Send a snack each day
• Tuesday is Library day
• Books, Notebooks, Folder, and Completed Homework need to come back EVERY day

February 8-12

Letter of the Week: Rr

# of week: 19

Stories:

Coral Reefs

The Animals of Canada

Animal Horns

Upcoming dates:

2/10/16: Book Fair, students can bring money to buy at the bookfair

2/12/16: Community Trip with STEPS, Dodgeball Day (wear dodgeball shirts)

2/15/16: No school (President’s Day)

2/18/16: Daddy Daughter Dance@ CCIS 6:00-7:30, $10 per couple

2/19/16: 80’s Day

2/26/16: Rainbow Day

3/7/16: No school (Casimir Pulaski Day)

3/16/16: 11:35 dismissal

3/25/16-4/3/16: Spring break (classes resume 4/4/16)

Reminders:

• Students need hats, gloves, warm coats
• Review Edmark Words/Personal info several times a week
• Read with your child 10-15 minutes
• Send a snack each day
• Tuesday is Library day
• Books, Notebooks, Folder, and Completed Homework need to come back EVERY day

Community Reminder:

Students will need $5 for bowling (2 games and shoes).  Students will need about $8 for lunch at Culver’s.  Students can bring a small list/money to buy a few items at Berkots….MUST have a list in order to buy.  

February Public Library visit

Today (2/4/16) was our monthly trip to see Ms. Rene at the public library.  As always, we had a great time learning and having fun!  Since February is the month we think about love and hearts, Ms. Rene read a book about the human heart, showed us a human heart model, and let us try a stethoscope to hear our hearts.  After learning about the human heart, we read a book about zoo animals.  Our art project today was to make animals using different hearts.  I think the heart animals turned out so cute!

Groundhog's Day

Today (2/2/16) we celebrated Groundhog's Day!  We did all kinds of fun Groundhog activities: graphing, reading, writing, and snacking!  We were very excited to hear that Punxsutawney Phil did NOT see his shadow this year....early spring!  Let's hope Phil is right!! :)

Here is the news coverage of Phil:
Punxsutawney Phil

Two books we read today were:

Two activities we did today:

And our snack for today:
Groundhog's Day snack