I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families! I know that I enjoyed having my family home for a few days! 

The students did a great job at mass on Wednesday. I was so impressed with how excited they were! I did post some pictures and videos on Facebook.

There is a list of sight words in the Friday folder today. Please be on the lookout for it. It will be the last list before Christmas, so you will have lots of time to practice. 

Thanks to all who donated food for the food drive. Our class was so close to winning, but we were a little short. Thanks again! 

Now we are having a diaper drive, which is being organized by 1st grade and the student council. Any diaper donations would be greatly appreciated! Please send them to school by Thursday, December 9th. 

The students will need empty toilet paper/paper towel rolls for a project for Christmas. Please send any that you have by next Monday, December 13th. 

Next Friday, December 10th, the students are dismissed at noon. No lunch will be served. 

When you have finished the moon observation project for science, you should send it back to school.

We are so lucky to have had such nice weather this week!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson

Thanksgiving is coming up so quickly! There is no school Wednesday-Friday, November 24-26th. Let’s hope we can all stay healthy! Since it is a short week, we will not have a spelling test, I will not send Friday folders, or a newsletter. 

This week we had an author study of Mo Willems. I hope you enjoyed hearing about Pigeon, Elephant and Piggie, and maybe even Knuffle Bunny. A lot of his books are perfect for first graders to read by themselves or with a little help, so they love them. 

There is a list of sight words in the Friday folder today. 

The school is having a food drive for a local pantry. Students are asked to bring non-perishable food items the week of November 15-23rd. One suggestion to maybe try, is have your child do something to “earn” the food item they will donate. Ideas might include; setting or clearing the table for dinner, reading to a little brother or sister, helping take out the trash, or raking leaves. This is just an idea to try to make it “personal” for the child. The 1A students  have brought in quite a few items already, but keep them coming, if you can! 

Tuesday, November 23rd is a dress down day. 

The 1A students get to be the helpers at mass on Wednesday, December 1st. They are very excited about this. Unfortunately, parents are still not able to join us for mass. Thank you for understanding. 

I also want to remind you to try to keep up with the moon observation project. I know it’s easy to forget. 

Sadly, we are not able to have as many things at our Friendship Feast on Monday. If you are supposed to send any type of bread, or muffins, you don’t need to this time. We will still have popcorn and juice boxes. 

I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving! I hope you get to spend some time with loved ones. I am thankful for your children and for each of you. It is a blessing to get to spend my days with these precious children.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson

I’m not sure I’m ready for cold and snow…but ready or not, it’s coming anyway! This is a reminder to make sure your child is prepared to go outside almost every day, if possible. The students should have a warm coat (not just a hoodie or sweatshirt), gloves and a hat. We will not go outside if the windchill is 10 degrees or below, or if it is snowing hard or raining. If we get lots of snow, you may want to send boots with your child to prevent cold, wet feet. There were many children who were cold during recess today. Thank you for your support with this.  

Next we are doing an author study of Mo Willems. If you are not already familiar with his books, I’m sure you will be after next week. Some of the books he writes are “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus” and other pigeon adventures, The “Elephant and PIggie” books, and many others. A lot of his books are perfect for first graders to read by themselves or with a little help, so they love them. 

I did not send a list of sight words to practice this week. I will send it next week. Our story this week was called Boots for Beth. The students made a poster to help retell the story. They all worked very hard on this poster. We did a lot of it together. They should be able to retell the story to you using the poster. 

The school is having a food drive for a local pantry. Students are asked to bring non-perishable food items next week, November 15-23rd. One suggestion to maybe try, is have your child do something to “earn” the food item they will donate. Ideas might include; setting or clearing the table for dinner, reading to a little brother or sister, helping take out the trash, or raking leaves. This is just an idea to try to make it “personal” for the child. 

I also want to remind you to try to keep up with the moon observation project. I know it’s easy to forget. 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson