Sunday, December 15, 2024

Weekly Newsletter 12/16/24 - Week 15

Happy Sunday, parents and guardians! We are entering the last week of school for the year 2024! What an incredible year this has been. Here is our newsletter for the week of Monday, December 16th, 2024 (Instructional Week 15):

Tutoring: This is the FINAL week of fall tutoring. Tutoring will be held on Monday and Tuesday from 3:30-4:30 pm. Pick-up is at 4:30 pm sharp. Tutoring will not resume after break.

Homework Packets: Homework packets for break will be handed out on Monday. Please ensure your child looks over the packet and asks any and all questions they may have before Friday. Also, I will encourage all students to take home their math journals so they may review their notes for extra assistance. Please be aware, I may not be available to respond to messages in a timely manner over the holiday break. These packets are to help students prepare for our second interims, which will occur shortly after break.

Half-Day: As a reminder, Friday, December 20th is a half-day. Dismissal is at 11 am. 

Spirit Week: This week is our Holiday Spirit Week. The event costs $6.00 for the week or $2.00 a day. The themes are as follows:

Monday- A Long Winter's Nap (Wear your comfiest clothes to school *Must be school appropriate*)

Tuesday- Red & Green Day (Show your Christmas spirit by wearing red and/or green)

Wednesday- Ugly Sweater Day (Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater to school)

Thursday- Holiday Character or White & Gold Day (Dress as your favorite holiday Character *Cindy Lou Who, The Grinch, Rudolph, Santa, Jack Skellington, etc.* or wear white and/or gold to school)

Friday- Pajama Day (Wear your favorite pajamas *Must be school appropriate*)

Curriculum: This week in ELA, students will explore the use of figurative language through poetry. There will be a comp test and grammar test on Thursday. Our spelling test will be on Friday. In math, students will work on multiplication of fractions and decimals. There will be a math quiz on Wednesday. In science, students will investigate changes to matter. In social studies, students will explore how demand for raw materials and agricultural products (such as rice, indigo, tobacco, and cotton) produced in the colonies contributed to the Atlantic Slave Trade. They examine how this system shaped European and African life in the Americas in ways that are still felt today. There will not be a test in social studies this week.

Holiday Party: We will be celebrating our December birthdays and having out Holiday party next Friday (December 20th). If you would like to send in treats with your child for the party or birthday celebration, please feel free to do so on this date. There are 33 students in the class. Please keep in mind, we have a nut allergy in the classroom. Thank you!

Important Dates (Mark Your Calendar):

Monday - Friday, December 16 - 20 - Holiday Spirit Week $ 6.00/wk or $ 2.00/day

Monday - A Long Winter's Nap (Comfy Clothes Day)

Tuesday - Red & Green Day

Wednesday - Ugly Sweater Day

Thursday - Holiday Character or White/Gold Day

Friday - Pajama (Appropriate for School) Day

Tuesday, December 17 - Ebling Cohort Principal Visit Day

Friday, December 20 - Half Day; December Birthday Celebrations; Holiday Parties; Progress Reports; Last Day of School 

December 21, 2024 - January 5, 2025 - Winter Holiday Break

Monday, January 6, 2025 - School Resumes

Monday, January 20 - No School Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday 

Tuesday, January 21 - Interim 2 Testing Begins


As always, please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or just want to see how your child is doing during the school day/week. I am here for all of you, as well! Also, as always, thank you for your continued support from home. It makes all the difference in the classroom. I hope you all have a fun and relaxing holiday break as well as a safe and happy New Year! Have a wonderful Sunday and I will see everyone on Monday! Go Lions!

-Ms. Winter

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