week of 10/12 - 10/16

Hello Families,

We have been having fun with our Australian unit.  The children have written riddles for different animals.  In art class, they have worked on an enlarged drawing for each riddle.  We learned a song about Australia which we are performing for this Friday morning at assembly.  We are also performing two chants about the tricky spelling words: there and their.  Another chant is about how to spell the word:  they.

Here is some upcoming news.  The whole school will  be celebrating Halloween this year on Friday, October 30th with the annual costume parade.  On this day, the children are allowed to bring their Halloween costume to school so that they can change into their costume after lunch recess.  We are hoping to all leave school by 1:45.  Then we will walk downtown as a parade, and end at the Antrim Village.  We should be back to school by 2:30.   Then each class will have their own party and refreshments. Since we have 3 or 4 parties throughout the year, I have divided the class alphabetically into thirds.  For this party, I will ask for contributions of food, drinks, and paper products from the first third.  Please check for a form in your child's Take-Home folder. I thank you in advance for your contributions.  If you would like to come in that afternoon to help set up, serve, and clean up, send in a note with your child.

Next week, I will be sending home a conference schedule form.  Conferences will be held all day on Tuesday, Nov. 24th, and the following week after school.  If you know that you could arrange to meet with me on that Tuesday during the day from 8:00 - 4:30, please let me know as soon as possible.   I am hoping to see as many of you as possible on that day so that I won't have to stay too late the following week.  Just send in a note to let me know in advance of the schedule form.  Thanks and have a great weekend.