Announcements

Yes, our Valentine party is Tuesday morning. I know that you have been 
thinking about coming to volunteer and help at the party......you have just 
forgotten to send your note. So far I have a verbal commitment and one pink 
note saying. "yes" to volunteer. Thank you Mrs. Middleton and Mrs. Aduddudell 
for volunteering. I will let you know who else is coming to help with our 
Friendship Cards for Soldiers Center. Soooooo, if you want to volunteer, it 
is not too late to help! We need helpers to set up for the party (7:45ish).
Volunteer to help at our Valentine center (8:15 - 9:30)
Volunteer to help with the clean-up after the party (9:30 - 9:50)
Volunteer to help with all of the above....
All of this will be in the cafeteria. I will need help getting our supplies 
to the cafeteria, too.

Valentine notes also went home with requests for goody donations. If you did 
not get a note, please let me know. I sent a request to everyone. Valentine 
cards and your Honeybee's Valentine decorated shoe box should be coming to 
school on Monday. A few have already arrived. Please help your Honeybee to 
write out the names of  classmates. If you have an extra card....we have a 
4th grade Buddy that we could send a Valentine card. If your Honeybee does 
not remember their name, just leave it blank. We can write it at school.

Spelling:  We will work on the long /e/ sound. Our words are:  see, seem, 
green, three, sleep, feel, team, read, each, about & could.

Math:  We will continue working on time to the hour and half hour. We will 
also continue working on doubles facts to 18.

Science:  Objects in the Sky such as sun, moon, stars and observe and draw 
shadows made by the sun and clouds.....I hope the weather cooperates for 
this......
 
Wanted:  Helpers to sharpen pencils at home. 

Needs for the classroom:  Kleenex and Antibacterial Wet Wipes. We are really 
going through tissues very quickly. We have borrowed boxes, again. 

Please continue to read at home, daily. Handwriting has been an area that we 
have been working on at school. Please, please continue to work on this at 
home, too. Card games are a fun way to work on addition and subtraction facts 
at home. Just a few ideas for help keep those skills improving over the break.

Spelling:  Please continue to work on the First Grade Sight Words. 

Writing:  Our Journal Writing focus is beginning, middle and end. 

Snacks: Please remember to send a healthy snack, daily. Several Honeybees had 
their picture taken for the Wellness Wall of Fame.