Kindness Week-February 11th-15th, 2013

Kindness Week

February 11^th-15^th

Monday February 11^th “Kindness Week Kick-off”

                    Wear your favorite sports clothing

Tuesday February 12^th “Sweet Dreams of Kindness”

Wear your PJ’s

Wednesday February 13^th “Go Crazy for Kindness”

Dress in you favorite outfit-Casual Picture Day!

Thursday February 14^th “We Love Being Kind”

Wear red, white, and pink

Friday February 15^th “Round Up” Kindness

     Dress like a cowboy/cowgirl

Valentine's Day

          Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! We will be decorating bags later this week for our valentines to be put in, so there is no need to bring a box or bag!  On Monday, February 11^th, the students can start bringing in their valentines to pass out during snack time! Please make sure your child is making a valentine out to each and every person in our classroom.  It is important to double check you have remembered everyone in the class, as we do not want any hurt feelings. We have 14 boys and 10 girls, which can be a little tricky to remember everyone; so included at the bottom of this letter is a class list to make sure you have everyone!!! J  We will open all of the valentines together on Thursday, February 14^th, during our Valentine’s Day party in the afternoon. Thank you so much!

Names of Girls in our Class:                         Names of Boys in our Class:

*Peyton                                                        *Dawson

*Katilyn                                                        *Jonathon

*Katie                                                          *Aidan

*Elle                                                             *Carson

*Dalyn                                                                   *Jack

*Mykei                                                         *Andy

*Tara                                                           *Tanner

*Alana                                                          *Nathan

*Kylie                                                           *Travis

*Manuela                                                     *Hadi

                                                                   *Nathaniel   

                                                                   *Calvin

                                                                   *Dante

                                                                   *Ahmed       

 I am also looking for a few parent volunteers to help out in the classroom during our afternoon Valentine's Party.  I'm looking for parents who are available to help from 1-2:30. If you are able to come for any portion of that time, please e-mail me!  We will be doing games, opening Valentine's and having a special snack! If you are interested in helping me out by bringing part of the snack, please let me know as well!

 

 

Book Orders!

Hello parents!  I'm so excited to share all of the free books that our class earned at the last book order!  We received over 40 free books for our classroom library and the students are LOVING them!  Thank you for taking the time to promote reading in your home by ordering from the book orders and helping our classroom library to grow, grow, grow!

Book orders are due on February 8, so be sure to check it out!
https://orders.scholastic.com/KWYLK

Coming Up...

Camp Invention:  Camp Invention is an elementary STEM enrichment program that will be held this summer at Westside Elementary School during the week of June 3-7, 2013.  Children entering grades 1-6 will spend 1 week exploring exciting hands-on, cross-curriculum activites.  Staff-to-camper reations will be between 1:6 and 1:8, and the camp size will be between 35 and 110 campers.  West Fargo Public Schools has been chosen to partner with the non-profit Invent Now in North Canton, Ohio and the United States Patent and Trademark Office to offer this innovative educational outreach program.  Information went home Friday about registering for this awesome program!


Skateland: Westside Sweetheart Skate is Friday, February 15, 2013 from 5-7 pm. Admission is $3.50 including roller skates.  Inline rentals are $3 extra....fun for the whole family.  Meal Deal! Hot Dot, Chips & Pepsi for $2.75!  Look for a pink half sheet in your children's home folder tonight!

100th Day of School

Yesterday was full of lots of fun and excitement!  We enjoyed working with the number 100 throughout the day--we walked through this door all day long, we danced to 100 a couple times, we wrote about what 5 things we would like to do before we are 100 and made comparisons with the number 100 as well!

Coming Home Tonight!

The mailboxes for your children are filling up quickly tonight--so I just wanted to pass on a note of some important things that are happening!

1. February Book Orders are coming home tonight.  They will be due Friday, February 8, 2013! Feel free to order online at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. You will earn a $5 coupon towards your next months book of choice and our class earns an additional $3 to spend on books!  KWYLK is our class code!

2. Fargo Force Reading Calendars are coming home tonight. Please send January reading calendars back ASAP so I can give the students their Fargo Force Reading Prizes--SPICY PIE FREEBIE!!  February and March calendar readers who reach 1100 minutes over the course of the 2 months will receive a free FARGO FORCE HOCKEY TICKET!

3. Febuary Classroom Calendars are coming home tonight.  You will find all of our special events on the calendar including Chess Club (for those who are members), PTA Meeting, End of Trimester 3, February Birthday Party, Casual Picture Day and the first day of Winter Parent-Teacher Conferences! 

4. Parent-Teacher Conferences Slips.  Please confirm that the scheduled time works for you and send back the note with suggested topics of discussion! I'm looking forward to sharing with you what the students have been working on so far this year!

5. Casual Picture Day forms are also coming home today!  They will be taken Wednesday February 13th. All students will be photographed.  A week after the pictures are taken, you will recieve proofs and then can decide what/if you would like to order. Please dress your children appropriately that day! I will also put a reminder in their agendas!

Have a great Thursday!

Free Everyday Math Apps!

Have an iPad, iPod or iPhone?

A few Everyday Math Apps are FREE today!

I am including the McGraw Hill link so you can see all of the free apps available. J  Once you go to the McGraw Hill page click on View all Apps. Click on See All under the Mathematics Section and you will find all available at this time.

 

https://www.mheonline.com/apps/