Sledding Party

What better way to deal with our new fallen snow than with a party?!  The snow arrived just in time for our 2nd Annual Reading Buddy party.  Our party will be held on Monday afternoon with our 4th grade buddies.  They'll be sledding on the hill and enjoying a nice cup of hot chocolate afterwards!  Please make sure that your child comes to school with all of their winter gear!

Thank you to all of the families that came in for conferences this week.  Especially those that rearranged their schedules and were able to make it on Thursday evening.  It was great to talk with all of you!

Schedule for 2/23 - 2/27

M - Art
T - Gym (evening conferences)
W - Music, Computer, and Media
Th - No school (Teacher workshop during the day, evening conferences)
F - No school (conferences)

Because of the short week, we won't be starting a new letter of the week or word family. Our new sight word is at. We'll be doing guided reading groups on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

Mrs. Williams is able to squeeze our class in on Wednesday afternoon to check out new library books. We weren't able to check out last week due to the book fair, so your child may have already returned their book.

Conferences will be held this week. Each conference is 20 minutes long, please make sure that you are here on time and I'll do my best to stay on schedule!

See you soon!

Book fair & comfy clothes

The book fair is still going on tonight until 8:00pm. Please stop by and check out some of the great new books. Library Mouse, by Daniel Kirk, has quickly become one of our classroom favorites!

Tomorrow is comfortable clothes/pajama day. Students should bring in $1 to donate to our Pennies for Patients bucket.

Have a great night and remember to look for your child's report card in tomorrow's Friday folder!

Schedule for 2/16 - 2/20

M - No school
T - Music
W - Art & Computer
Th - Gym (No Media because of the book fair)
F - Music & Adventures in Art

This week we will be learning about the letter Z, our sight word is they, and our word family is -am.

This morning our class had a chance to preview the Book Fair that is going on in the Media Center. It will be open until 5:00pm each day this week and will be open until 8:00pm on Thursday. If you'd like to have your child get a book, but won't be able to make it after school, you can send money in with your child and we will find a time during our day where they can purchase a book.

Thank you to all the parents (and grandparents!) that were able to join us for our Valentine party last Friday! It's always nice to have extra hands to help out. A special thank you to Julie Worms for organizing the games and activities!!!

Have a great week!

Schedule for 2/9 - 2/13

M - Art
T - Gym
W - Music & Computer
Th - Art & Media
F - Gym

This week we will be working on the letter O, our new sight word is like, and our word family is -ap. We will be finishing up our social studies unit about neighborhoods and continue our work on numbers 10-30 in math.

We will be busy this week with Valentine's Day coming up. Thanks to everyone who sent in paper bags for us to decorate! Our V-day party will be on Friday from 2:00-3:00. Parents are welcome to join us!

Do you yo?

Yesterday Shirley Hills students were treated to a performance by Dazzling Dave the yo-yo master. Today K-1 students were able to spend some more time with him and learn the correct way to yo-yo.

Pennies for Patients

Below is the note that was in last weeks Friday folder regarding Pennies for Patients -

Dear Parents:

It’s time to empty that coin jar, clean out those couch cushions and check your pockets for Pennies for Patients! Estimates indicate that $10.5 billion in loose change is sitting idle in American households! Let’s put some of that chunk of change to a good cause! Beginning on February 2, our school will be collecting spare change and other donations to support Pennies for Patients, a cancer education program and fundraiser benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This organization makes good use of the money to fund research for a cure. All contributions are welcome throughout the month, in addition to the weekly themes. Many families inquire about checks, which are very much welcomed! Please make checks payable to: The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.


PENNIES FOR PATIENTS WEEKLY THEMES:

WEEK 1: (February 2-6): Coin Week –Bring at least a coin every day!
Monday: Bring a penny
Tuesday: Bring a nickel
Wednesday: Bring a dime
Thursday: Bring a quarter
Friday: Bring a dollar for a colorful certificate to hang on our Wall of Hope. You will get one certificate for every dollar you bring and your name will be displayed on our Wall of Hope. You can also buy certificates in honor of or in memory of loved ones. Buy as many certificates as possible!

Parents: These certificates are available for purchase all month! Please feel free to come in and buy in honor of loved ones!

WEEK 2: (February 9-13) Have a Heart for Leukemia:
Jubilee Foods has generously donated 400 heart cookies for our fundraiser. On Friday, February 13, bring money to purchase heart cookies for Pennies for Patients.(Priced at 2/$1, purchase as many as you wish). Thanks to Jubileee for your generosity!

WEEK 3: ( February 17-20) Cozy Up for a Good Cause!
Bring in a dollar to wear comfy pjs or clothes to support for Pennies for Patients.

WEEK 4: (February 23-27): Hats On for Leukemia!
On Wednesday, February 24, bring in a dollar to wear a favorite hat for Pennies for Patients. (*This is conference week, please come in and buy a certificate for our Wall of Hope. This is a great time to honor grandparents in a meaningful way!)

***On Thursday, February 5, we will be selling Caribou Coffee and certificates for our Wall of Hope. The Navarre Caribou generously donated the coffee to our fundraiser. Thanks to our Navarre Caribou!

Sincerely Yours,
The Shirley Hills Pennies for Patients Committee

Schedule for 2/2 - 2/6

M - Gym & Climb Theater assembly
T - Music
W - Art & Computer & Yo-Yo assembly
Th - Gym & Media
F - Music & Adventures in Art

This morning the students at Shirley Hills were treated to a play given by the Climb Theater. Climb Theater is a non-profit company that performs original plays on topics that correlate with our character traits. Our play was titled The Yellow Troll's Treasure and the topic was self control. Ask your child about times when they might have to use self-control!

Wednesday afternoon I will have a sub coming into teach the class. While the sub is teaching, I will be pulling kids one at a time to do some assessing for report cards. So, far the letters that we have taught are: a, b, c, d, e, f, h, j, m, p, s, t, and y. Students should recongize the letter (upper and lowercase) and be able to say the sound that it makes. The sight words that we have practiced are: I, a, the, see, to, he, with, have, was, you, of, for, are, my, his, as, can, and in. I will also be doing a fluency assessment. I look forward to sharing this information with you at our conference. You should have received a note in the last Friday folder with the date and time of the conference. Let me know if this time does not work for you.

Our letter this week is Y, sight word is in, and word family is -at.

Have a good week!