March is Reading Month

This month we celebrate the joy of reading.  Please take a few moments each day to have your child read to you.  This is also a great way to fill your child's yellow reading log.  If you have lost your child's reading log, please let me know so that I can provide a new one.  Every student should be reading for twenty minutes a day.  Research shows that by reading twenty minutes a day, students make huge growth with their reading abilities.  Reading logs will be collected at the end of the year and any student who has filled five pages of his or her reading log, will be be rewarded with a reading party.  Keep on reading!

This Wednesday is an early release day.  The students will be dismissed at 1:50 pm.  Monday is spring picture day.  We have a Galaxy meeting this Wednesday so make sure that your student wears his or her galaxy shirt.  Kindness Club will meet this Thursday from 3:45-4:45.  Please remember to have your child wear athletic shoes on Monday and Thursday for Kinetics.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday.

Field Trip

This Thursday we will be traveling to the Abrams Planetarium to watch the play "The Rabbit in the Moon".  This will be a wonderful experience for our first graders.  This field trip is for students and teachers only due to limited seating.  All permission slips were signed at the beginning of the year so all students are set to attend this field trip.  

This Wednesday and Thursday are parent teacher conferences.  Please make sure to attend your scheduled day and time.  If you need to reschedule, please let me know as soon as possible.  Please be prepared to discuss your child's academic and behavioral growth this year.  I look forward to speaking to each and every family at conferences.  

This Wednesday is a full day of school.  This Thursday and Friday are half days.  No lunch will be served on these days.  Please remember to have your child wear athletic shoes on Monday for Kinetics.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday.  Please make sure to send in snack on your assigned snack day.  We were short snack several times last month.  A new snack calendar was placed in your child's binder.

Conferences

Welcome back from mid-winter break!  Hopefully, you had some time to spend quality time with your family.  As we return back to our learning, we will be focused greatly on expectations this week.  Also, conferences are next week!  If you have not signed up for your conference day and time, please do so as soon as possible by going to the PTCFast link listed below:

http://ptcfast.com/schools/Sycamore_Elementary_School_5

Our field trip to the Wharton Center performance The Rabbit and the Moon! at the Abrams Planetarium will be next week.  This field trip will be for students and teachers only since we receive our tickets at a discounted price and space is limited.  We are so excited to be able to provide this experience to our first grade students.  

This Wednesday is an early release day.  The students will be dismissed at 1:50 pm.  Please remember to have your child wear athletic shoes on Monday and Thursday for Kinetics.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday.

Valentine's Day

On Thursday, our class will be spending a small amount of our afternoon celebrating Valentine's Day.  We will be decorating a bag to collect Valentines and then passing our Valentine's Day cards out to our friends.  We will not be having a big party to celebrate Valentine's Day as our time is limited due to having two specials in the afternoon.  Your child may bring in his or her Valentine's Day cards on Thursday or before Thursday.  Please make sure that your child writes each child's name on his or her Valentine's Day cards.  The students love delivering their cards to their classmates by reading the names and locating each student's Valentine's Day bag.  Thank you for your help with this at home.

This Wednesday is a full day of school.  There is no school this Friday or next week. This Wednesday is a Galaxy Day.  Please make sure that your child wears his or her Sycamore shirt. Please remember to have your child wear athletic shoes on Monday and Thursday for Kinetics.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday.

Conference Sign Up

Conferences are just around the corner.  The parent/teacher conference scheduling site PTCFast is now available for signing up: http://ptcfast.com/schools/Sycamore_Elementary_School_5.  Please select a time and day that works best for you and your family.  If you are having difficulty, signing for a time slot or if you need another day, please let me know.  I look forward to discussing your child's growth with you both academically and socially.

This Wednesday is a full day of school.  This Thursday is the monthly Kindness Club meeting from 3:45-4:45 pm.  This Thursday is also skate night at Edru Skate from 6:00-8:00 pm.  Please remember to have your child wear athletic shoes on Monday and Thursday of this week.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday.

100th Day

This week we will be celebrating the 100th day of school.  Please make sure to get your 100th day posters in as soon as possible so that I can hang them in the hallway.  On the 100th day of school, we will be reading 100 books as a classroom and completing some fun 100th day activities.  It will be so much fun!

This Wednesday is an early release day.  The students will be dismissed at 1:50 pm.  Please make sure that your child has athletic shoes on Monday and Thursday for Kinetics.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday.

Music Class

This week will be our first week of Music.  The students will be transitioning from Integrated Arts to Music.  A report card for Integrated Arts was recently sent home in your child's binder.  The students will attend music on Tuesdays and Fridays.  Ms. Montgomery is excited to see her Sycamore Stars from last year as well as welcome our newest Sycamore Stars who began school at Sycamore this year. 

This Wednesday is an early release day.  The students will be dismissed at 1:50 pm.  Please remember to have your child wear athletic shoes on Thursday of this week for Kinetics.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday. 

Winter Weather

Since we have experienced some inclement weather, please make sure to send the appropriate winter gear with your child each day to school.  Students should wear snow pants, boots, a warm winter coat, a hat, and insulated gloves.  Students are required to go outside unless a doctor's note is provided stating the reason for them to stay inside.  We also do not go outside if the windchill or temperature is below 0 degrees.  Students should also have shoes so that they can change out of their boots.  This really helps to keep our classroom floor from becoming slippery.  Thank you for your support with winter gear!

I will not be in the classroom this Monday.  Instead, I will be attending an all day training.  If you have any questions or transportation changes, please make sure to email me or message me immediately.

This Wednesday is a full day of school.  There is no school on the following Monday.  Please remember to have your child wear athletic shoes on Monday and Thursday for Kinetics.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back!  I hope that you had a wonderful break with your family.  I also hope that this break allowed your child to get well if he or she was not feeling well before break.  As we get back into the swing of things, we will be taking time this week to focus on reviewing routines and classroom expectations. Please allow your child time to readjust to his or her school environment. 

Kindness Club is this Thursday from 3:45-4:45 pm.  If your child is signed up for Kindness Club and you do not wish for him or her to attend this Thursday, please let me know as soon as possible.  This Wednesday is an early release day.  The students will be dismissed at 1:50 pm.  Please remember to have your child wear athletic shoes on Monday and Thursday for Kinetics.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday.