Dear Parents,

What a week it was last week! I got so crazy busy that I did not update the blog….

So, there is an announcement, right away that I wanted to share with you…..the winner of the Tom the Turkey contest, was Robby! (He had the camo Tom)  Different classes in our school voted and they thought his Tom was the best hidden.  Now, I personally think that EVERYONE did such a great job, you are all winners! I hope that you had fun working on the project with your firstie!

We are continuing to improve in our reading.  Please continue to read with your firstie every night…at least 20 minutes.  I know that I say this over and over, but the more that they practice, the better they are going to be.  When we read we talk a lot about what is going on in the story. We look at the pictures, we look for a pattern in the story, we look for anything that gets repeated.  We also have started noticing other things in stories that we read; like quotation marks and contractions!  We you come across these things, point them out and help your firstie to notice them too.  Happy reading!

Our Math test for “Topic 5” was today and as I am grading the tests, I can say, that I am pleased.  Our next chapter will be about subtraction…taking away.  Practice at home….even with everyday items or little stories. 

Continue to go through our speaking parts at home, as we will at school as well.  The goal is that the parts will be memorized so that no papers will be needed.  We are also learning songs, so if your firstie comes home singing, embrace it! J

Just a reminder about the donations for Wellspring Lutheran Services….if you are able to donate, please do so by Wednesday, so that I can go shopping.  We are going to have a little wrapping party on Friday, but because Wellspring has requested to not actually wrap, we are going wrap the gifts in tissue paper and put them in gift bags.  I will be bringing in some cookies and hot cocoa too! I want the kiddos to understand that they are helping other kids by giving these gifts.

Have a great week!

Miss Gallagher