Happy New Year!

Oh my goodness!!! I blinked and suddenly a few months have gone by without any blog posts! Time flies when you're having fun. :-) I apologize, and will try not to let that happen again. I hope that everyone had a great Christmas Break, and that they kids are all ready to start back to school. This short week may be a little rough, so please make sure kids get early bed times.

Thank you to all of the wonderful parents who joined us for our Christmas party. Here are a few pictures I thought I'd share.


















Since it's a short week, our weekly newsletter won't come home until next Monday. Have a great rest of the week!

And thanks again for the thoughtful Christmas presents. I felt very loved!

Yum, Yum Applesauce!

Today we wrapped up our focus on apples by making applesauce. We did a great sequencing activity, learned some new words, did a writing activity, a little bit of graphing and voila! We cooked it all day long, and it was Yum-my! Thanks for sending in the apples!

Don't forget our fundraiser starts today! The kids all brought home their packets to look at. Please only allow them to sell to people they know. With budgets as tight as they are, this really helps raise money for our classrooms, field trips, assemblies and supplies. The fundraiser goes until October 10th, so sell, sell, sell! Thanks for supporting our school!
Have a good weekend.

IXL

Today we FINALLY got to get on the computers! I introduced the kids to the website IXL, which our school has purchased accounts for. Each student has a username and password, and can access the site from any computer. This is an AMAZING tool for practicing and reinforcing math concepts that we are learning at school. A note with more information will come home today, including your child's log-in information. Please keep this in a safe spot. Practice at home is so much fun for the kids, and really helps them advance in their math skills.


Don't forget, tomorrow is late start. We are making applesauce tomorrow so please make sure you've sent in your apple. Have a beautiful afternoon!

Spring Pictures

Spring pictures came home today. If you like them and want to keep them (or a portion of them) please send your money in asap. If you don't want to purchase them, just return the pictures to school. Thanks for the help!