Reminders:

March 11, 2009

Dear Parents,

Just a reminder that Read-a-thon packets are due by Friday. The child who turns in the most money for Read-a-thon will get to have pizza with Principal Miller. The child who read the most minutes will earn a Sonic lunch in the room with me next Monday. Remember to turn in your packets! We want to put Mrs. Miller on the roof by making at least $4000 as a school!

Report cards will go home tomorrow. I will be here for conferences next Thursday evening (19th). If you would like to have a conference, but have not yet requested one, give me a call or send me an email. I still have available times and would be happy to visit with you.

Next Tuesday, March 17th is our 1st grade music program. We will perform a school program at 2:30 and then for the parents at 7:00. Please have your child to my class room at 6:45. At that time, you may go find yourself a seat in the gym. (If you would like to arrive earlier in order to get a good seat, I ask that you keep your child with you until 6:45. I will not be in my room until 6:45, so the children will be unattended if you send them earlier.) I will watch the class until time for the program and take them down to the multi-purpose room for you. All of the children are supposed to wear their green Willard East t-shirt for our programs. That will work perfectly for St. Patrick’s Day!

Have a great rest of the week!

Your partner in education,
Mrs. Newman



Ask your child about: "talking about books", reading our Kirsten books, naming the coins and telling how much each is worth, counting coins (pennies, nickels, and dimes) together, writing the very exciting fiction stories for Mrs. Newman to read at home in her jammies and slippers :), what sound double letters make in a word, our new spelling dictionaries, and telling time to the hour and half hour.