Dear Parents,
Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! I appreciate your kindness! This week there are a few crazy things happening around the school as we get ready for Christmas break.
Poems and Reading Calendars
Poems will be passed off tomorrow, December 21.
Reading calendars will be due when we come back in January. Please PLEASE please, don't let your reading slide with your children. Remember they need 300 minutes a month at the least. It is this time of year where we start to see the most growth with your children and if you are not doing your at home reading, it will definitely hinder them. Please, please, please keep reading.
Christmas Around the World
This week we will be having Christmas around the world. Your children will be going in with other teachers to learn about customs in different countries. Ask your child which two countries they traveled to each day.
Choir Concert and School Sing-A-Long
A lot of parents have been asking about the "Christmas Program." There is no Christmas program in our school. If you have a child in the choir, they will be performing this week. There also is the school Sing-A-Long. This activity is typically a fun way for the students to have a good time singing Christmas songs. Usually parents do not attend this event--there is not a lot of room with the way we are seated and all the students in the school. Thanks for your understanding of this.
No Homework
There is no homework this week. Merry Christmas!
Volunteers
This time of year is where we tend to see a dwindling in volunteers. We love to have you come and have a lot of things you can do. Please let us know if you would like to come in and help. We appreciate all that our volunteers do!
Have a safe and happy holiday time. Enjoy your week and a half off! And travel safely!
Thanks for all you do!
Miss Merritt
Monday, December 20, 2010
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Writing Prompt
This weekly writing prompt is to give you some ideas of things you can write about at home. To make this time more meaningful, maybe have a writing night once a week and have a writing journal that your child can use at home. Have them answer the prompt (it doesn't have to be polished and perfect--our goal is to just write). Modeling along with your child can motivate them to write more! I find that it usually works best with the kids to give them a time limit (like 10-15 minutes). That way they are writing for a duration and if they go longer, that is fine. But--usually when we have to stop at a time limit--there are a few of them that really want to keep going. Share the writing after as you have your child read it to you. It is not a required assignment, but if you'd like to turn it in you may send in the writing with the homework and I'd love to read it. Maybe I can put up a few selections on the blog each week as we see some excellent pieces! Thanks for helping make your children better writers!
Prompt #2
Opinion Writing
Tell about your favorite treat. It needs an introduction sentence (ie There are many different kinds of treats.), an opinion (ie My favorite treat is a chocolate chip cookie.), at least 3 reasons supporting why (ie Chocolate chip cookies are nice and sweet. When they come out of the oven, they warm my stomach up. Chocolate chip cookies go good with a glass of milk.), then they need a closing sentence (ie Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite treat.)
Prompt Week #1
Narrative Story (needs a beginning, middle, and an end)
Write a story about the wind. It can be a real life story that happened to you or a story that you make up. Make sure to include a beginning, middle, and an end.
May Poems
Seed, Sprout, Flower
A seed is planted:
First a sprout,
then stem,
and leaves,
and buds
come out.
Buds grow bigger,
smelling sweet,
bees and birds come
'round to eat.
Bees and birds
help flowers spread
their new seeds on
the garden bed...
A seed is planted.
~Helen H. Moore
Friends
Tall friends, short friends,
Skinny and wide;
Red haired, black haired,
Side by side.
Old friends, young friends,
And in-betweens;
Moms and Grandpas,
Tots and teens.
From Washington
To Delaware
Friends are found
Most anywhere.
~Janet C. Miller
About Miss Merritt
I am originally from Blackfoot, Idaho. I love small towns! I attended BYU-Idaho for my undergraduate studies and received my Masters degree through Southern Utah University. I recently passed my National Boards and am glad to say I am a National Board Certified Teacher. I love learning and enjoy helping others love it too! This will be my 8th year teaching 1st grade.
I love reading! When I was younger, I used to work in libraries and I have developed a great love of childrens books. I love books by Barbara Park, Eric Carle, and Audrey Wood. I have currently been reading classics like Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
I love the outdoors as well. I love camping and hiking, but I also love traveling and seeing new places. I am a big fan of the beach and I love swimming! I have been to Thailand a few times (my mom is from there!) and I love to see the world. Every year I have a goal to go on a vacation somewhere new.
I love reading! When I was younger, I used to work in libraries and I have developed a great love of childrens books. I love books by Barbara Park, Eric Carle, and Audrey Wood. I have currently been reading classics like Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
I love the outdoors as well. I love camping and hiking, but I also love traveling and seeing new places. I am a big fan of the beach and I love swimming! I have been to Thailand a few times (my mom is from there!) and I love to see the world. Every year I have a goal to go on a vacation somewhere new.
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