Pay-it-Forward

Reminders to PAY-IT-FORWARD! Chase's mom told me the other day that pay-it-forward is not a one day event....it's a way of life! I LOVED that!!! Check this out: http://chasekraynickpayitforward.wordpress.com/about/ This blog can teach you all about how special Chase was (and still is in our hearts)! Please let me know what you do as a family outside of your home. Chase's mom is very interested in all the good things we are doing so I want to be able to share the kindness with her.

Enough dilly-dalling...

So, thanks to Mrs. Katzell for reminding me to "get to work on this blog"...lol...ok, so it was not exactly like that but it reminded me I need to do an update! :) We are still re-viweing/learning letters and sounds in ELA. We also have been learning quite a few of our sight words. THANK you for reading their READING RAINBOWS every night as this helps in the learing of those important words. In math we have re-viewed numbers 1-10 and have now moved on to 10-20. We are not only learning how to print these numbers/words but also what "makes" all of these nunbers which will move us nicely into adding and subtracting. Here are some Updates for October… **we need some food flyers for a lesson this Wednesday. Please send any food flyers you have ‘kickin around’. **Picture retakes are THURSDAY OCTOBER 25th. Please have your child all ‘dolled up’ as we will be taking our class photo that day! If you would like your child to have retakes of their individual shots please leave a note in his/her agenda. **The cool/cold weather is here  Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather as they WILL be outside for all recesses. They will only be brought in once it hits -30 so bundle them up!! PLEASE label ALL of your child’s outdoor clothing and boots. With 4 classes on one boot rack the chances of someone having the same boots is very likely. We also need the students to be able to zip up their own jackets and tie their shoes. Please practice these very important developmental skills. We will be sending home shoes on the weekend for anyone not knowing how to tie so you can practice over the weekend. ** Ms. Walker and I have been busy teaching the whole school about how to “pay-it-forward”. Our pay it forward was giving each teacher on staff an extra prep and doing something special for the rest of the staff. We want to hear more about your pay it forwards. When you use the card your child passed on to you please let me know as Chase’s mom is interested in hearing about all the great things happening! Again, just write a note in your child’s agenda. Go to: http://chasekraynickpayitforward.wordpress.com/about/ to read about all the wonderful things happening around the world! Of course Halloween is right around the corner…here are a few things you will need to know. -The students will come to school in the morning WITHOUT their costume on. They will be given time to change into their costume at lunch time. Please arrange for yourself or someone to come and help them if they need help. We do not allow weapons to be brought to school. If this is a part of their costume please leave it at home for the afternoon. -The costume parade will start at around 1:10pm. You are more than welcome to come and watch and take pictures. After the parade each class will be doing “their own thing”…you can head back to work  -If you would like to send a treat for that day feel free. We will have a chance to eat…the children will be getting a lot of candy later that day so maybe fruit/vegetables, crackers, or cheese would be an option. Please remember, NO pineapple or grapes as we have some allergies in the room. I think that’s all… Miss Walker and Ms. Heshka

Cultural Awareness Afternoon

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something to think about...

Something cool.... I found this article on line and copied part of it for you to read. Its about the 50 things your child should do before he/she is 11 years old. Have a look...how many have you done yourself? How many spark memories of your childhood? Wouldn't it be great to have your child share in some of the same good memories? To read the full article click the link! The list 1. Climb a tree 2. Roll down a really big hill 3. Camp out in the wild 4. Build a den 5. Skim a stone 6. Run around in the rain 7. Fly a kite 8. Catch a fish with a net 9. Eat an apple straight from a tree 10. Play conkers 11. Throw some snow 12. Hunt for treasure on the beach 13. Make a mud pie 14. Dam a stream 15. Go sledging 16. Bury someone in the sand 17. Set up a snail race 18. Balance on a fallen tree 19. Swing on a rope swing 20. Make a mud slide 21. Eat blackberries growing in the wild 22. Take a look inside a tree 23. Visit an island 24. Feel like you’re flying in the wind 25. Make a grass trumpet 26. Hunt for fossils and bones 27. Watch the sun wake up 28. Climb a huge hill 29. Get behind a waterfall 30. Feed a bird from your hand 31. Hunt for bugs 32. Find some frogspawn 33. Catch a butterfly in a net 34. Track wild animals 35. Discover what’s in a pond 36. Call an owl 37. Check out the crazy creatures in a rock pool 38. Bring up a butterfly 39. Catch a crab 40. Go on a nature walk at night 41. Plant it, grow it, eat it 42. Go wild swimming 43. Go rafting 44. Light a fire without matches 45. Find your way with a map and a compass 46. Try bouldering 47. Cook on a campfire 48. Try abseiling 49. Find a geocache 50. Canoe down a river

A Couple more days and then it's the weekend!

Wow, it feels like forever since I have been on here. There has been a lot happening! We bought a house and have been busy with renovations and last week I was LUCKY enough to travel with Mrs. Effa to the International Reading Conference in CHICAGO!! Besides eating, eating, and more eating...we did take part in some very good seminars, workshops, and presenters. What an amazing experience to learn from amazing teachers that are from all around the world! Tomorrow is Early Dismissal! Friday is the Mother's Day Tea from 1-2pm. We have been working hard to make our time with you perfect and I just know you will be impressed with all they have done! Friday is also the last day we will accept money for sub lunches! Have an awesome weekend and to all you moms out there...have a WONDERFUL MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

A whole bunch of stuff!

I just found a bunch of pictures on my camera....slideshow time!!! Enjoy!

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I'm Elmo and I Know It ORIGINAL ( LMFAO Parody )

Welcome back! I hope your break was fantastic!! Today we got right to work but had a bit of fun time as well! We watched this video...it was a BIG hit today!