Lots to Do Before Thanksgiving Break

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope that you had a great weekend!  Only three days of school and then everyone can enjoy some family time for our November break!  I think everyone is looking forward to eating until their tummies are full and laughing with family, including myself.

I hope that each of you received the information letter about our November "Caring and Sharing" celebration this Wednesday afternoon for the students.  Students will be creating something such as an award, animal, object, or creature using a circle cut from tin (edges are safe) and exchanging those creations with friends.  This celebration focuses around the pillars of Character Counts, which the letter explained.  Please remember that if your child is using special craft materials for their "creation", they should bring those materials from home on Wednesday, November 23rd.  If you have extra craft supplies you are willing to donate to the class so others can use some of them, that would be appreciated as well.
Students are to come prepared Wednesday with their ideas as we will have limited time.  All "work" on the creations has to be planned out so they are ready to "create" Wednesday afternoon.

Parents who volunteered to supply snacks for the celebration will receive a letter today with information. If you do not receive the letter, then you are not responsible for supplying snacks.  Thanks for all the parents who volunteered to help with all our celebrations throughout the year!  Awesome parent support!

We are wrapping up our first literacy theme this week and taking the end of the theme assessments.  I am pleased with how the students are doing and have done!  I have seen lots of growth already in the students reading. These assessments are not sent home as they are used for teacher data and information. We will start out next theme after the Thanksgiving break.

To finish up our first inquiry project, students will be working in small groups to practice and present their TV talk show sharing how Cresco has changes.  I will be video taping the talk shows and posting them on the blog sometime next week.  They are very excited about this, as am I.  So look next week for their talk shows to be posted.

Last week I showed the students how to put pictures on their blog post.  I will show them this week how to use clipart and then I think they are set to start making post from home.  They had a blast last Friday using Photo Booth and posting crazy pictures on their blog pages so it was a fun way to end the week.  Check them out on the student blog pages if you haven't already.

Enjoy the break with your family and happy Thanksgiving!