Tuesday, March 10, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

For project we made a skeleton that can move with brads. (Jackson)

Today we made a skeleton puzzle. (Ariel)

Today we had music. We played songs. (Leo)

For writing we started our how to books. It tells you steps. Mrs. Hotchkiss showed mine! We wrote a list of things we need and drew pictures. We added steps. (George)

We did word games. In word games we did a chopping game where we chop the sounds and blend them together. (Lux and Phoebe)

We graphed the weather. It was in the blue. It was 37 degrees this morning. We went outside for lunch recess. We are going to vote for last recess. (Cora)

We read a skeleton book. We had to guess the animal skeletons. (Ellen)

Today Cora was the teacher assistant. (Leo)

Today was spring pictures. (Presley)

Today is Mrs. Hotchkiss’ due date! (Sarah)

Have a wonderful night!

Monday, March 9, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had P.E. (Sophie)

We did the calendar. (Lux)

We had Monday News. (Jackson)

For project we learned about bones and our skeleton. Without popsicles sticks the body flopped over but with popsicle sticks it stood up straight. At snack we watched a video about bones. (George)

For math we played Growing Train. (Caleb) We are working on addition!

We did Daily 5. We got to pick whatever we wanted. (Evie)

At read aloud we read a book about skeletons. In the book it talked about how bones connect. It is called joints. (Sarah)

We had play time inside. (Ellen)

We did the weather. It was 49 degrees. It was in the green and rainy. (Cora)

We watched the announcements video. (Phoebe)

We did the schedule. (Avie)

Spring pictures are tomorrow! These are optional. Only kids ordering pictures will have their pictures taken. Please make sure your child’s envelope or online order confirmation is printed and in the folder tomorrow morning!

No school on Wednesday because of teacher professional development.

Have a wonderful night!


Friday, March 6, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had Sarah’s dad come over and he talked about flossing. He is a dentist. (Presley)

We made teeth project. We had to put 10 on the top and 10 on the bottom. (Leo)

We had Media. (Jackson)

We went outside. (Evie)

Sarah’s mom brought pink donuts to celebrate Mrs. Hotchkiss’ baby. (Jesse)

We had math workstations. (Caleb)

We had library checkout. (Ariel)

We made a tooth book. (Lux)

For read aloud we read Nice Try Tooth Fairy. We also had a 2nd grade guest reader. (George)

We did the weather. It was 36 degrees. (Cora)

Zellie was the teacher assistant. (Avie)

We practiced flossing. (Lux)

We did the little cards on the Smartboard in Fundations. (Leo)

Reading bags are coming home today! Please have your child read these books to you over the weekend! Return the books, bookmark, and bag on Monday. Enjoy the weekend!!

Thursday, March 5, 2020


Hi Parents!

For math today we had 2 popsicle sticks and we made an equal sign with them. We used the counters to make equal numbers on both sides. (Jesse)

We had art. In art we used clay. We made fish or dragons. (Lux)

We learned about animal teeth. (Ariel)

For read aloud we read Moose’s Loose Tooth. It was funny because the animals pulled the tooth and the elephant swallowed the tooth. (George)

Mrs. Wilson came. (Jackson) Mrs. Wilson shadowed me again today! She is so excited to work with the class! I am 5 days out from my due date. Mrs. Wilson will send home a daily email and send Class Dojo updates while I am away.

We switched math workstation partners. (Liam)

We had morning meeting. We wrote on our whiteboards. It was fun! (Evie)

We had counselor. We learned about safe and non-safe touches. We should report touches that are not safe. (Sarah) A note from the counselors is coming home today!

We did the schedule. (Caleb)

We did writing. We practiced telling our how to stories. (Ellen)

We did the weather and it was 45 degrees this morning. We went outside. (Cora)

Today was 115 days of school. (Leo)

We did Daily 5. (Presley)

We did whiteboards. We wrote the date. (Phoebe)

Have a wonderful evening!



Wednesday, March 4, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

Today was my birthday! (Sophie)

For math we counted down. We used fruit loops to count backwards. We took one and ate it as we counted down. (George)

We read Tooth Trouble. (Caleb)

We did word games. (Lux)

We had writing. We had to think about what we could teach someone how to do. We wrote about our how to book ideas. (Leo and Evie)

We had snack and Sophie passed out cookies. (Sarah)

We had math workstations. (Olivia)

We did music. We learned 2 songs and did a bit of math. (Jackson and Jesse)

We did the weather. It was 48 degrees outside. (Phoebe)

We did Daily 5. (Presley)

We did project. We sorted good things and bad things for our teeth. We glued them. One tooth was happy and one was sad because it had a cavity. (Cora)

We did the schedule. We did calendar. (Avie)


Tuesday, March 3, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We read Oh The Things You Can Do That Are Good For You. It had Cat in the Hat. To stay healthy, you should take a shower. (Caleb and Sarah)

For math we did Makerspace. We used electricity things called Snap Circuits. We used a board to snap them on! (George)

We had P.E. In P.E. we played a game where you throw balls at people’s pins. We could guard. We ran and did toy soldiers. (Evie)

Today Sophie was teacher assistant. (Ariel)

Today was the high temperature was 59 degrees. (Ellen)

We made hats about how to stay healthy. (Jackson)

For project we wrote one way to be healthy. (Avie)

We did writing. We looked at How to do books. (Phoebe)

We did word games. We did thumbs up and thumbs down for if it rhymed or didn’t rhyme. (Cora)

We have been in school 113 days. (Leo)

I wanted to say thank you so much for meeting with me at Parent Teacher Conferences last week! I had 100% attendance! It is so nice touching base with all of you! I am so proud of your kiddos and how far they have come this year!

Have a wonderful night!

Monday, March 2, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did Monday News. (Jackson)

We did library. We read a really cool book. (Avie)

For math we sorted money. We worked as a team. We mixed them up so it was more challenging. They were quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. (George, Caleb, Ellen, and Leo)

It was in the blue. (Sophie)

Mr. Hotchkiss’ dad came to read to us! He read Green Eggs and Ham. (Lux)

We did the calendar. It is March! (Caleb)

It was the 112th day of school. (Cora)

We read What Pet Should I Get? By Dr. Seuss. Today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday! (Presley)

We did Fundations. We did magnet boards. We made words. (Liam)

Olivia was the teacher assistant. (Evie)

We did the rules. (Phoebe)

For project we did a Dr. Seuss packet. (Sarah)

Please make sure your student returns their plastic bag of paper books and bookmark every Monday. I had several students forget today. Please return these as soon as possible so they can take home new books on Friday!

Thank you!!


Thursday, February 27, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did Makerspace. We did a challenge with Legos. We had to build the right pieces with the right sizes. (Leo)
We did art. (Ariel)
For project we made American flags. They were big! (George)
We did the weather. It was 29 degrees this morning. (Cora)
We did the toy party! (Jackson)
We had some extra playtime. (Presley)
We wrote about the American flag. We cut it out and made our books. (Ellen)
We did the calendar. (Caleb)
We did the Cougar of the Month at the assembly. It was Leo. (Liam)
Lux was the teacher assistant. (Phoebe)
We read a book about the American flag. (Leo)
We did a brain break. (Avie)
We did play time instead of math workstations. (Jesse)

Here is yesterday’s closing meeting notes!
We went to third grade buddies. – Jackson
We went to music. – Evie
We learned about American symbols and we learned about the bald eagle. – George
We did Daily 5. – Ariel
We did calendar. – Caleb
We did our schedule. – Avie
We did closing meeting. – Sarah
We did Fundations. – Olivia
We did math workstations. – Phoebe
We have 110 days in school. – Leo
Today we read Sweet Land of Liberty. – Ellen
We did the second page of our American symbols book. – Liam

Your student is bringing home 2-3 book box books to read at home to you this weekend! We are starting with paper books! There is also a word solving bookmark in there for reminders! Please return books and bookmark in the bag on Monday! We will try and do this every weekend! Kids will only come home with new books if the bag is returned! They are very excited to read these books to you!

Have a wonderful weekend! No school tomorrow!

Tuesday, February 25, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

Today is Avie’s birthday. (Ariel)

We learned about the Statue of Liberty. We wrote about it on the first page of our symbols book. (Jackson)

We learned about money. (Caleb)

For read aloud we watched a short video that gave us some information about the Statue of Liberty. We looked at the statue on a big piece of paper. (George)

We had P.E. We did skipping, running, and jumping on one foot. The people with the balls tried to tag us. We dribbled basketballs. (Sarah)

It was 34 degrees this morning. (Leo)

We learned about American symbols. One of the symbols is the Arch. It is over 600 feet tall! That is really tall! The Arch is the biggest symbol. (Cora and Jesse)

We had Fundations. We practiced our digraphs. (Sophie and Evie)

We did closing meeting. (Lux)

We did math workstations. (Phoebe)

Today Sarah was teacher assistant. (Ariel)

I will be leaving a bit early tomorrow so there will not be closing meeting notes sent home! Please let me know of any transportation changes before 2 pm! Thanks!


Monday, February 24, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

For read aloud we watched a video about American symbols. We learned about the Liberty Bell. It had a big crack. (George)

We did Monday News. (Jackson)

I brought rice crispy treats for my birthday snack! (Ellen)

Today was Ellen’s birthday. (Presley)

We had closing meeting. (Lux)

We had Daily 5. (Avie)

For math we played a game called Roll and Record. You had to roll 2 dice and figured out how many altogether. (Leo and Presley)

We did the temperature. It was 44 and in the green. It was only our 2nd green day in February. We played inside for recess. (Cora)

We did the digraph -ck in Fundations. It makes the same sound as c and k by itself. (Phoebe)

We did the schedule. (Avie)

Today was the 108th day of school. (Evie)

We did math workstations. (Leo)

We got a paper book that was The Pledge of Allegiance. (Sarah)

Looking forward to talking with you at conferences this week!

Bring a Toy to School Celebration!
Our class earned another set of 100 Cougar Compliments! To celebrate, the class voted to have a “Bring Your Favorite Toy to School” party! We will be doing this Thursday, February 27th! Each student can bring one small toy to school. This could be a small bag of legos or blocks, an action figure, a doll, stuffed animal, toy car, etc. No toy weapons please! Students can bring an electronic toy (such as a DS or small tablet) if the sound can be turned off or headphones can be plugged in. Please make sure it is fully charged or has new batteries. Please do not send valuable electronic toys because these toys will be unsupervised at times (recess, specials, etc.) Students will have the opportunity to play with these items at specific points in the school day. They will only be allowed to play with the toy in the classroom setting (not bus line, etc.) Please let me know if you have any questions! Thank you!

Have a great night!

Friday, February 21, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today along with closing meeting notes from yesterday with the sub!!

We had recess. (Jackson)

We had art. We made dragons. (Caleb)

We did the weather. It was in the blue today. It was 20 degrees this morning. (Cora)

I was the teacher assistant. (Leo)

We had Fundations. We learned a new diagraph. It was wh. It makes the same sound as w. (Olivia and Leo)

We did closing meeting. (Phoebe)

We read the book All Are Welcome. We wrote about how to make someone feel welcome. (Ellen and Cora)

Today was 107 days in school. (Leo)

We had Daily 5. (Sarah)

For writing we wrote in our kindness books. It was about helping our community. (Sarah)

For math we talked teen numbers and we played a fun number game. We had a partner and a spinner. We made the teen numbers. (Presley)

Closing Meeting – Thursday, February 20, 2020

  • We played beginning sound Bingo (Caleb)
  • We had indoor playtime because it was too cold to go outside. (Jackson)
  • We played “Counting Cub” learning to count in groups of ten and five. (Ellen)
  • We had music and learned about two singers. One was named Jimi Hendrix who played the guitar. (George)
  • Ariel was the teacher assistant today. (Sophie)
  • Hot lunch was a chicken sandwich, French fries and milk or juice. (Presley)
  • It was Zellie’s birthday today and she brought in chocolate covered strawberries! (Zellie)

In the folder today you will find lots of information! Please make sure to look through it this weekend! You will find an order form for Spring Pictures on March 10th (optional) and a book order! https://orders.scholastic.com/H2MBR

There are some optional homework pages in there as well!

I have attached my most up to date parent teacher conference schedule. Looking forward to meeting with you all next week! I have told the baby that she is not allowed to come until after conferences. Hopefully she listens! 😊

Enjoy the weekend!

Wednesday, February 19, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We had morning meeting. (Olivia)

We did Daily 5. (Leo)

We did a fire drill. (Ariel)

We had P.E. We hula hooped and jump roped. (Jackson and Lux)

For math we played Top It. We played with number cards. (George and Jesse)

We wrote in our kindness book. We did the first page. (Caleb and Sarah)

We did the weather. It was 28 degrees. (Phoebe)

We did a spelling inventory. (Presley) During Fundations we did a little spelling test to check “tapping” skills!

We read Try a Little Kindness and said how we can be a good friend. (Ellen)

It is 105 days in school. (Leo)

We did our date. (Presley)

We did the schedule. (Phoebe)

The class earned 100 Cougar Tickets today! We will celebrate with a Bring a Toy to School party next week! I will email out more detail soon!

Just a reminder I will not be at school tomorrow (so no closing meeting email)! I will be back Friday!


Tuesday, February 18, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did math in the morning. We sorted candy hearts. We counted them. We graphed them. We could eat them when we were finished. (Leo and George)

We had guest readers. Russell and Alice read us Robot in Love. (Evie)

We did closing meeting. (Caleb)

We are going to have a party. Some moms and dads are going to come to the party. (Jesse and Ariel)

For project we made a book called The Hearts. (Presley)

We made Valentine’s bags and passed out our valentines. (Ellen)

We did Daily 5. We had 2 choices. (Phoebe)

We had specials. It was library. (Liam)

The kids had a great time with all the Valentine’s fun! I will put more pictures on Dojo later tonight!

I will not be at school on Thursday because I will be out of town for a wedding. Please let me know of any dismissal changes before Thursday morning if possible!

Have a great night!

Wednesday, February 12, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We started our kindness books. (Caleb and Jesse)

We did project. We made a heart. We had to rip paper so we could glue it on. (George)

We had an early lunch. (Avie)

We read The Valentine Bears. In the book one of the bears set up a special surprise for the husband. He was so sleepy that Mrs. Bear couldn’t get him to wake up. She tried to pour water on him. (Leo and Cora)

We did quick eyes and on our boards we wrote the number that we saw. (Evie)

We did Daily 5. (Jackson)

We talked about the schedule. (Ellen)

We did the digraph “th”. (Leo)

We did morning meeting. (Avie)

It was 35 degrees this morning. (Leo)

If school is cancelled tomorrow then the Valentine’s party will be rescheduled to Tuesday. Hopefully we will be here tomorrow! Please make sure your student brings in their Valentine’s cards to pass out tomorrow morning!

Have a great night!

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did morning meeting. We wrote on the whiteboards. Mrs. Hotchkiss made 3 mistakes on a sentence and we had to figure them out! (Evie)

We did writing. We made coupon books. (Leo and Caleb)

We did lunch and recess. (Leo)

We did a compli-mat. We wrote nice things about our friends at each table. (Jackson)

Liam was the teacher assistant. (Ariel)

Today was the 102nd day of school. (Avie)

We did read aloud. We read the book Roses are Pink Your Feet Really Stink. (Liam and Presley)

We did the weather and it was in the blue. It was 35 degrees this morning. We went outside for lunch recess. (Cora)

We had P.E. (Phoebe)

We had play time. (Sophie)

We did sh. (Zellie)

Today for math we wrote teen numbers. With a partner we put 10 fingers and then the other person showed the other number. (Sarah)

We did math workstations. (Evie)

We did Daily 5. (Ariel)

We made a kind words chart. (Avie)

Hope to see you at the Valentine’s party on Thursday from 2:20-2:50 pm!

Have a great night!


Monday, February 10, 2020

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We made a Love Monster! (Caleb)

It is 101 days of school. We got past 100. (Leo)

We read The Love Monster. (Presley)

We did Monday News. (Jackson)

We had math workstations. (Sophie)

We went to outside recess. (Ellen)

Mrs. Wilson was here to watch us! She watched us all day. (Cora)

We ate pumpkin muffins for Mrs. Hotchkiss’ birthday! She turned 32! (Jesse)

Cora was teacher assistant. (Ariel)

We did Daily 5. (Phoebe)

We learned the ch sound. (Avie)

We had library. (Sarah)

We did the calendar. (Leo)

We played Top It for math. We used dot cards. Whoever had the highest number got the cards. (Presley)

We did the weather. It was in the blue today. (Cora)


Friday, February 7, 2020

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We ate a 100-piece snack! (Caleb)

We read the book Jake’s 100th Day of School. He forgot his 100th day collection at home. He made a collection of 100 books at school. (Avie)

We did 100 exercises like pushups and jumping jacks. (Leo)

At play time there were a lot of choices. We could make a 100 fruit loop necklaces or we could stack 100 cups or we could do regular play. (Presley)

We made 100 day glasses. (Jackson)

We had art. We got to make face. (George)

We got to dress like we are 100 years old! (Ellen)

We shared our 100th day collections. (Zellie)

Jackson was the teacher assistant. (Ariel)

We did Zero the Hero Stomp. (Liam)

It was the 100th day of school. (Leo)

Such a fun day! Check out the pictures on Class Dojo! In the folder you will find lots of optional homework activities! These do not need to be returned to school. Thanks!! Have a wonderful weekend!


Tuesday, February 4, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We went to Makerspace. We made codes for Ozobots. Whatever color you used on your paper made it go faster or slower. (Evie)

We are really close to 100. Today is 99! (Leo)  

We did Daily 5. (Presley)

We figured out the order of the animals from The Mitten for project. (Caleb)

It was in the blue today. The temperature was 37 degrees. We went outside for 1st recess but not lunch recess or afternoon. (Cora)

For writing we wrote our last page of The Snowy Day. We wrote “Last Peter put the snowball in his pocket.” After that we could write in our writer’s notebook. (George)

We did closing meeting. (Phoebe)

We did the schedule. (Avie)

We did word games. We did the u sound in the words. (Sophie)

In Fundations we learned that if there is a silent “e” at the end of the word it makes the middle vowel sound say its name. (Liam) We talked about long vs short vowel sounds today! Ex: pin vs pine
Here is a fun Starfall game to practice the concept! There are many other fun Learn to Read games here! These games are best on a desktop or laptop!

Have a great night!

Monday, February 3, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We played 10 Bears on a Bus. We were trying to figure out how to make 10. (Caleb)

It was in the green today! It got up to the yellow on the thermometer. (Cora)

We had art. We used scratch paper to draw fireworks. (Jackson)

We are close to 100 days. Today was 98 days. (Leo)

We had Daily 5. (Sophie)

We did Monday News. We wrote about our weekend. (Presley)

For read aloud we read The Mitten. Nikki had a white mitten that got so stretched out from the animals. (George) We will practice retelling this story this week!

We did project. We read The Mitten in a different way. We put it in our book boxes. (Ellen)

We did math workstations. (Leo)

It was my birthday! I brought cookies. (Phoebe)

We had closing meeting. (Avie)

We used our magnet boards. We built words. (Caleb)

In Fundations we did tapping. (Presley)

The 100th Day of School is scheduled for Wednesday, February 5th (unless we have any snow days between now and then). Please have your child bring a collection of 100 things to school on Wednesday, February 5th .  The collection needs to be small enough for your child to carry to school.  Some examples might include 100 paperclips, cotton balls, pennies, cereal pieces, ribbons, beads, toothpicks, pencils, playing cards, etc.  Let your child use his/her imagination to come up with a unique, one of a kind collection.  Have your student practice counting out these 100 things! This is great counting practice! Our class will be displaying their collections on the 100th Day of School during math.          

Thank you for all the 100th day snack donations! We are good to go!

Have a wonderful evening!!

Thursday, January 30, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We learned that capacity is how much something can hold. We used bowls and cups to try it out. (Leo and Jesse)

We had P.E. (Jackson)

We did word games. (Sophie)

Tomorrow is our assembly. Mrs. Hotchkiss picked 2 Cougars of the Month! (George)

We did a page in our snowy day book for writing. We did another for project. We wrote when the snow fell on his head and when he made snow angel. (Presley)

We did the weather. (Caleb)

We did the calendar. We are on the 96th day of school. We are close to 100! On the 100th day of school we get to bring a collection of something! (Cora)

We did Fundations. We wrote Y and Z. (Phoebe)

My sister came today! Miss Stevens came to learn about how to be a teacher! (Ellen) Miss Stevens came over from Rock Bridge to do some pre-teacher observations! The kids enjoyed their time with her!

We did Daily 5. (Leo)

We read The Snowy Day. (Caleb)

We retold the story with our own words. (Liam)

Have a great night!!


Wednesday, January 29, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did the schedule. (Leo)

We read The Snowy Day. We put the story in order. (Cora)

We played in Mrs. McAdam’s room and played with her toys. (Jackson)

We did the weather. It was in the blue. We stayed inside. (George)

We are doing closing meeting. (Zellie)

We had morning meeting. We used white boards. (Caleb)

It is the 95th day of school. (Presley)

We did Daily 5. (Phoebe)

In project we drew something Peter does in the snow and something we do in the snow. (Evie)

We did Fundations. We did 3 letters. We did V, W, and X. (Presley)

We did the line rhyme. (Leo)

I am attached the first draft of my Parent Teacher Conference schedule based off of parent requests! Please look at your day and time and make sure if works for you! Let me know if you would like to make a change!

Book orders are due on Friday! https://orders.scholastic.com/H2MBR


Have a great night!!



Tuesday, January 28, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did the schedule. (Ariel)

We did morning meeting. (Caleb)

Our 3rd buddies came! We made snowmen with them. If we finished, we could read with them. (George)

We have had 94 days of school. (Leo)

We did the weather. It was in the blue today! We went outside for lunch recess. We stay inside for the other recesses. (Cora)

We had art. We learned about the primary colors and painted animals. (Jackson)

We made our Snowy Day books. We are retelling the story. We wrote the first page today. The first page was when Peter made tracks in the snow. (Presley)

We wrote capital W, V, and X. (Phoebe)

We did the calendar. Tomorrow is a 2 hour early out today. (Sarah) Please make sure to let me know if your child is going home a different way tomorrow!

We did a little bit of math workstations. (Leo)

We did the vowel chart. (Avie)

We did project. We glued the order of The Snowy Day. (Liam and Jesse)

Have a wonderful night!!

Monday, January 27, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did math. We guessed the missing number. (Caleb)

For read aloud we read The Snowy Day. Peter put a snowball in his pocket and it melted. (George)

We did Monday News. (Jackson)

We did calendar. (Presley)

Today is 93 days in school. (Leo)

Today’s weather was in the blue. We stayed inside. (Cora)

For project we sorted pictures of things Peter does and things Peter and I both do. (Evie)

We wrote 3 capital letters. They were U, T, and S. (Avie)

100th Day of School
The 100th Day of School is quickly approaching!  Currently, the 100th Day of School is scheduled for Wednesday, February 5th (unless we have any snow days between now and then). Our class is planning a celebration for the 100th Day of School in which all learning activities will be centered around the number 100. 

As a part of our day, our class will be creating a “100th Day Museum.” Please have your child bring a collection of 100 things to school on Wednesday, February 5th .  The collection needs to be small enough for your child to carry to school.  Some examples might include 100 paperclips, cotton balls, pennies, cereal pieces, ribbons, beads, toothpicks, pencils, playing cards, etc.  Let your child use his/her imagination to come up with a unique, one of a kind collection.  Have your student practice counting out these 100 things! This is great counting practice!

Our class will be displaying their collections on the 100th Day of School during math.           

In addition, on the 100th Day of School each student will create his/her own special snack of with 100 pieces of food (like a trail mix).  For this special snack, we would like to ask for donations.  Please sign up using this link: https://goo.gl/ccZpvr
Please send in your snack donations by January 31st, so we can ensure we have enough snack for each student. Each student will get 10 pieces of 10 snack foods for their trail mix. Please make sure that your snack donation is enough for 18 students.

Thank you!!


Thursday, January 23, 2020


Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did lunch. (Ariel)

We have been in school 92 days. (Leo)

George was the teacher assistant. (Avie)

We had play time. We had new board games like chess, Yeti in my Spaghetti, and lots of games. (Presley)

We did the calendar. (Jackson)

We did math workstations. (Liam)

Today for read aloud we read The Color of Us. It had lots of different skin colors in it. (Evie)

We did some more facts about Martin Luther King Jr. (Ellen)

For Fundations we wrote Q and R in our Fundations notebooks. (George)

We did the weather. (Phoebe)

We did math. We played Top It. You have to say 1,2,3 flip. Whoever has the biggest number gets the cards. (Cora)

We did counselor. We talked about how people can make mistakes. (Liam and Zellie)

We did closing meeting. (Lux)

We did writing time. We wrote facts about Dr. King. (Leo)

Parent teacher conferences will be the week of February 24th-28th. Typically, teachers try to keep the same day of the week and time as the fall conferences to make scheduling easier. Unfortunately, I have a doctor’s appoint that Wednesday the 26th so I will have to reschedule all Wednesday conferences. I’m sorry! I will contact you if you are one of these people. If you were scheduled the week before or after conferences in the fall, I will email you about picking a day/time during conference week. If your child was not here in the fall, I will also email you personally about setting up a day and time.
If you would prefer an 11 am or 1 pm conference that week, please let me know! I would love to get some scheduled for during the day! If you prefer a before school time, I might be able to squeeze in a couple 7:45 am conferences as well. Please let me know if your original day of the week and time does not work. I have attached the fall schedule. I will begin working on the new schedule next week so please send me your preferences!
Thank you!!

Have a great night! I hope we have school tomorrow!