I hope that all of you had a relaxing and wonderful holiday season! The kids came back to school with many adventures to talk about.
As we kick off the New Year, I would ask that you check with your child to see if they are in need of any school supplies. Many children are without pencils, markers, crayons, and even scissors. They seem to get misplaced and never found again.
We are going to be having a busy month of testing. Next week we will take the Unit 3 reading assessment .
Later in January we will be taking the Iowa Core math assessment. This will be the second time that we have taken the math test. The goal is to see some growth from earlier in the year to now. Please make sure that your child arrives to school on time so they don't fall behind on testing. Having your child get a good night sleep and breakfast are also ways to help them have the energy for the tests.
With the colder weather it is important that your child have winter gear here at school. When the temperature is above 10 degrees the children DO go outside for recess.
The rollar skating unit will begin next week in PE. Please have your child bring in their helmet. They will need this to particiapte. Please make sure that their helmet is labeled with their name on it.
Conferences are coming up soon again. I will be sending home conference schedules in two weeks. Please be sure to mark the date and time on your calendar.
Illness has lingered in our room since early December. I have been haing the children Lysol their desks nightly and we are doing a lot of hand washing. We are down to our last few bottles of Lysol wipes. If you have extras sitting at home we would gladly use them in class.
