Lots to Talk About!

Hey Room 10 Parents!  We have a few things to "chat" about.  Here we go:

• Classroom needs:
• Healthy nut-free snacks are in great need!  Crackers, pretzels, cheese sticks, fruit or veggies - pretty much any snack your first grader likes that doesn't involve nuts!  Thank you in advance for your contribution.
  
• Clorox Wipes - We are pretty much out!  They can be any type of cleaning wipes - they certainly don't have to be Clorox brand.  We'd love a few extra containers please.
  
• Folders - I have given out a LOT of loaner folders for your student to take papers home in.  If you would, please do a quick sweep of the house for any of my loaner folders and return them.  We are running low and still have quite a bit of school left!
  
• Reflex Math 
• The math homework for this week will be a log-in page for a new online math program called Reflex Math.  It is a great way to build fact fluency for your first grader.  Please give it a go and see what you think.  In future weeks, Reflex Math or Xtra Math are always an option in lieu of the homework packet math.  Please just do some math!
  
• There have been a lot of date changes through PPS because of all the snow days.  If you are unclear about any of the changes, please visit the PPS website (http://www.pps.net/portland) or email me and I'm happy to help clarify.

Interesting Article

I came across this article and thought it was a good one.  It spoke to me as a mother, rather than a teacher.  You guys have raised some pretty amazing kids.  Perhaps you'll find this interesting as well.

http://curiousmindmagazine.com/parents-who-raise-good-kids/

Back to it

Greetings Room 10 Families,

What a crazy couple of weeks we've had!  We were all happy to see each other this week and attempt to get back into a school routine.  There are a few things to know for the coming weeks.

• We need some snacks!  Next time you find yourself at the grocery store, please think of us.  We'd love some healthy, nut-free snacks!  (Enough for 23 hungry mouths)

• Volunteer Opportunity:
• Your help is needed for the afternoon of Monday, January 30th and Tuesday, January 31st.  We will be doing clay from 12:30-1:45 in our classroom.  Please email me at bandrews@pps.net if you are available to help one or both of those afternoons.  

• Homework and Spelling tests are all out of whack.  Next week's spelling words will be the same as last week's.  There will be a test on those words next Friday.

• Because of the crazy snow storm, there will now be school next Friday, January 27th.  That planning day was bumped back a week, so there will now be NO school the following Friday, February 3.