LOOKING FORWARD
I cannot believe that first semester is over! It is so crazy to me how quickly our time is passing. Your child will be bringing home their second quarter grade card shortly after we return from break. Please feel free to contact me  after you have reviewed your child’s progress. I would be happy to meet with you should you have any questions or concerns.
 
MATH:
During third quarter we will be working on measuring, simple fractions, and telling time to the hour and half hour. We will continue our addition and subtraction fluency practice as well.
 
Writing:
We will be writing opinion and persuasive pieces when we return from break
 
SIGHT WORD LIST
I am sending home a copy of the 3rd Quarter sight word list. This is something that you can work on with your child as time permits. Your child will be asked to recognize the words on the list instantly, without sounding them out. 
 
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
 
HELPER SCHEDULE
Mon January 4— Paige
Tue January 5— Malachi Happy Birthday!
Wed January 6—Rylan
Thurs January 7—Alana
Fri January 8— Annalise

Thank you SO much to all of the parents that helped make this project possible! There is NO way we could have done this without your time and supply donations! We had a BLAST doing this project and the kids were so creative! I was very impressed!

STEM CHALLENGE SLIGHT CHANGE
I cannot wait for our STEM Challenge with Mrs. Whisler’s class on Wednesday!
We will be starting at 9:30AM (NOT 9:00 as originally planned) in the ART room. There was a slight time conflict for 2nd grade. Thank you so much to everyone that has sent in supplies and / or offered your time to come and help us. It is going to be a great day!
 
WINTER PARTY
We will be having our Winter Party on Friday morning at 8:45 in our classroom. We will be enjoying breakfast along with some crafts and games. The party will last about an hour. Please feel free to join us if your schedule allows. Don’t forget that we are collecting $2 from each student to help cover the cost of our party.
 
IMPORTANT NEED!
Your student will be bringing home a slightly breakable item next week. If your student rides the bus or goes to Tiger Tales it would be WONDERFUL if they could bring a small container to bring their item home inside. It could be an old Cool Whip or margarine container—anything that will help protect their item. They can bring these in any day next week.  THANK YOU!!!

HELPER SCHEDULE
 Mon—Holly
Tue—Laila
Wed—Malachi
Thurs—Olivia
Fri— 1/2 day / Party 

STEM CHALLENGE
We are so excited about our STEM challenge on December 16th with Mrs. Whisler’s class!
We are in need of several items for our project. If you are able to help us out please visit
http://tinyurl.com/dec16STEM
to sign up for the items that you are able to send.  Remember, you will most likely need to do this from a computer. Or you can email me and I will add you to the list. Please send all donations by Monday, December 14th. If you are planning on coming to help, we will begin at 9:00AM.
 
HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE
Willard East will be collecting items for our Holiday Food Drive. Each class is assigned a specific item to bring. Our class is in charge of bringing Ramen Noodles this year. We will be collecting items from Monday, December 7th to Friday, December 11th. All items will be donated to the Willard Food     Pantry.
 
COATS!
The time has come where the weather is getting much colder. Please send a heavy coat with your child to school each day. The temperature high for the day can be so deceiving!!! The outside temp is usually much lower at our recess time than the   predicted high for the day. Please let me know if your child is in need of a coat this year.
 
HELPER SCHEDULE
Mon—Elizabeth
Tue—Evan
Wed—Gabe
Thurs—Grace
Fri—Henry