Thank you to all who went as chaperones on our field trip to the Pumpkin
Patch at Guthrie Farms in Riceville. The weather was fabulous, and everyone
seemed to enjoy the day. As usual, the children were wonderful. :)
I will put the photos I took on Shutterfly soon, and you can see them if I
have your email address. Please email me at lsmith@clevelandschools.org if
you would like to be put in my address book and have access to the pictures.
Please help your child learn the poems we are memorizing this month. Each
student needs to be able to recite from memory the poem, Indian Children" by
Annette Wynne this Friday, the 6th of November, and "If I Were a Pilgrim
Child" by Rowenna Bennett on Friday, November 13th.
Congratulations to Bridger Yowarsky! Bridger was selected as
our "Perserverance" character trait representative for the month of November.
Bridger does not give up. She keeps working on a skill until she "gets it."
She is very deserving of the award, as are all the children in this class.
Everyone keeps trying. We do not have anyone who has given up on anything.
This is a great class; everyone deserves an award, but we can choose only
one each month. Thank you for sending me such wonderful children every single
day.
Everyone needs to be here each day around 8:00. A student is considered late
if he/she is not in his/her seat by 8:15.
Student meals each day this year are as follows:
Breakfast $1.25
Lunch $2.00
Juice/Milk $.50
Adult Meals each day this year are as follows:
Breakfast $2.00
Lunch $3.75
Holiday Meals $5.00
Sneakers are required for gym everyday. Sneakers are also best for recess.
(No flip-flops, please)
Fridays are ICE CREAM days! If you want your child to be able to purchase ice
cream in the cafeteria, please be sure he/she has money in his/her account or
pocket. Ice cream is $.50 each. This is a great incentive for making good
choices throughout the week.
Your child will be bringing home a paperback reader every night to share with
you. Please have him/her read it to you several times. Your child should be
able to return to school each day with the book, ready to read it
confidently, fluently, and with inflection. Perfect practice at home will
help accomplish this goal. (I say 'Perfect practice' because practicing it
correctly is different from just practicing.) Please help and encourage good
reading, not just word calling. The more time you invest in your child's
education at home, the better he/she will feel about his/her day at school.
Remember to sign the "Log" each night; it will indicate to me that you have
listened to/helped your child with the book.
Anytime you see that your child is struggling with schoolwork, please provide
a little extra help at home. It will let him/her know you are aware of the
struggle and that you want to be helpful. Don't let little problems become
big ones. Remember: Each day is the foundation for the next. Thank you
so much for your cooperation and support.
Our Special Classes Schedule:
Our lunch time is from 11:05-11:35.
Our Library(M-W-F)/Music (T-Th)/P.E.(Everyday)classes are from 8:20-9:20.
Our check-in day in library is Thursday. (Ms. May will pick up the books each
Thursday afternoon.)
Our check-out day in library is Friday. (Students can check-out books on
Friday during Library period.)
Guidance is on Monday from 12:10-1:10. (Every other week)
Art is on Fridays from 12:10-1:10. (Every other week)
