Hello and happy Saturday! A few short notes:

• I am SO pleased that the students have ALL remembered to wear their bus tags EVERY DAY!! YAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!! I gave them each a little sticker each day to show my appreciation.

• We had our first Treasure Tote yesterday! (Probably not exactly like the pic above, LOL.) This is my reward system...children who have not moved their clip more than twice for the entire week are permitted to choose something from the Treasure Tote. Kids who stayed on Green all week choose first. Then kids who had ONE Stripes (one clip move) during the week. Then kids with TWO Stripes or ONE Yellow (two clip moves) choose. We all clap and are happy for them. The rest of us vow to "do better next week"!

• We currently have 4 students who can say their student number correctly. Please help your child practice both saying and "typing" the number (don't forget to hit "enter" at the end) on the pretend keypad that we sent home. Your child will need to be able to enter the number on the computers in order to log in to do computer work and enter it into the keypad in the cafeteria, as well as say the number in order to check out a library book.
  

•  Homework for next week will be 1) learn to say AND type your student number, 2) practice printing BOTH your first and last names correctly, using uppercase for the first letter only (an example of D'Nealian style letters is in your child's agenda) and 3) read/be read to for 15 minutes each day.
  

• I will be sending receipts to those families who have paid the $5 for their children's subscription to Let's Find Out magazine. If you have paid and DO NOT receive a receipt in your child's agenda pocket on Monday, please email or write me a note. We have had a mixup...someone sent money with no name attached and we do not know who to credit.

• Please check the agenda daily and remove anything that is in the front pocket. On the page for that day's date, your child will have a color dot or the word "Stripes" to let you know how the day went. I sent home a note explaining the color system, but if you didn't receive the note, let me know!

• Mrs. Cox asks that students do not wear flip flops to school, for safety reasons. We play outside daily, weather permitting, on the playground mulch, and flip flops can present a danger of injury.
  

• We have had art and library this past week. This week, we will also have P.E. and music. Please make sure your child wears closed-toe shoes on P.E. day (Monday).
  

• The new kindergarten class 'went live' yesterday, so we now have 24 students on roll, with 21 in attendance so far.
• We have learned LOTS of songs already, and read books each day. We have written in our journals both Thursday and Friday morning. We have taken a tour of the school and have met Mrs. Eggers/Mrs. Cimbron (library) and Mrs. Pait (art). We have had a fire drill (my class ROCKED!!) I have begun my assessments and will have the children grouped for literacy shortly.
  

 As always, please email me if you have any questions. I hope you have a wonderful, relaxing weekend!