I hope everyone had a great weekend. Our last week in January is a very busy one. Spelling words will come home on Monday, and the test will be on Friday. Please have your student practice writing the sentence with a capital at the beginning, spaces between words, and a period at the end. Writer's Workshop is going well. Some students can't think of ideas to write about. Please help your child by pointing out things that they could write about. Example: going sledding or a movie. Also, they can write about things that are make believe also. Please continue to fill out the Jan. Reading Calendar and Jan. Homework Calendar. They are due next Monday. Please mark February 19th on your calendar. We will be having our "Walking Report Card" that day. More information will be coming the first of February. Have a great week! Please call if you have questions. Thanks for all your help and support.

Lisa Rigby

Hi Everyone! I hope you all had a nice weekend! There will be no spelling words this week. I was so excited to see how well all my students did on their first spelling test. Writer's workshop is going well. Your child will be able to share his/her journal with you at conferences in March. We have some exciting things coming up soon. We will be celebrating our 100th day of school in February. Also, mark your calendars for Feb. 19th. We will be having our "Walking Report Card" day. I will be sending home more information soon about this special day. Have a great week. Please call me if you have any questions.

Lisa Rigby

Hi Everyone! I hope you had an enjoyable weekend. I will be sending home your child's first spelling list on Monday. The test will be on Friday. Don't forget to practice writing the sentence correctly. Using a capital at the beginning, spaces between words, and a period at the end. These spelling tests will prepare your child for the spelling program in first grade. We will be starting Writer's Workshop on Tuesday. The journals will be left school. Your student will share their journal with you at SEP Conferences in March. I am still in need of some help on Tues. and Thurs. from 10:45-11:40. Let me know if you would like to change your volunteer schedule to come in on these days instead. As always, I appreciate you and your support. It is fun seeing the growth in each of your children. Thank you for letting me be a part of their lives.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I am so excited to begin 2010 with your child. I have a lot of new and exciting things that I will be implementing in the next few weeks. We will begin our spelling program on Monday. Please look for the instructions and Spelling List #1 that will be coming home that day. Spelling tests will usually be on Fridays.

TOY DAY IS FRIDAY, JANUARY 8TH. Your child may bring a favorite toy to show the class. I will give them a little time to play with their toys also.

***Help Needed*** We will be starting our Writer's Workshop Program soon and I am in need of some volunteers to help. We will be writing every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:45-11:30. If any of you would like to change your volunteer day and time to either of these times, please let me know. The program works best if I have myself and two other volunteers helping. Thanks!

Some of you have asked about our need for supplies in our classroom. We could use some hand sanitizer, Skittles, gallon size zip lock bags, and snack items. These donations are not required and are all voluntary, but greatly appreciated.

Thanks for all your support.

Lisa Rigby