________________________________________________________________________ Thank you parents who walked with us to Home Depot and Dollar Tree December 4th. Parents assisting our children were: Evan's Mom(Mellisa Herndon), Pate's Grandmother (Pat Stansell), Jake's Mom and Dad (Cunlice and Zhong Yong Wang), Alexis' Mom (Armie Allen), Kelsey's Mom (Kelley Amon),Jessica's Mom (Cathy DiQuattro), Allison's Dad (Mike Greer) and Connor's Dad and Mom (Nick and Beth Ellerbee). Nick Ellerbee brought back the Christmas tree and set it up in the classroom. It is beautiful. The children voted on it. Spelling words:Please continue to review these frequently.Play SPARKLE with your child.Write 3 times each and write them in sentences.Practice writing sentences at home on Wednesday night because we write sentences in our journal on Thursday morning. Thursday is Testing Day. Friday is for retakes for those who do not make 100% on Thursday. Week of December 14-18: ride away with not that Week of December 9-13: said they help run here Week of November 30-December 4: up who want we get Week of November 16-20: green purple black brown white Week of November 9-13: red yellow orange pink blue Week of November 2-6: read was it top will Week of October 26-30: six seven eight nine ten Week of October 19-22: one two three four five Week of October 12-16: did for at he have Week of October 5-9: are you in come like Week of September 28 October 2: see my and go big Week of September 21-25: a can do the yes Week of September 14-18: I is to me no See the Homework website. We are 100% MILLIONAIRES! RAKSHITH, JESSICA, OLIVIA, SUHAYLAH, BRYSON, JAKE, ALEXIS, PATE, RIYA, TRISTAN, AMANDA, GIDEON, AALAYAH, HAYDN,KELSEY, ALLISON, SIYA, ELI, LANEY, CONNOR, EVAN, and TREVON. Congratulations for reading 250 books. I am so proud of all of you.Keep reading. We will have trophies for the most books read at the end of the year. We will have ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL CELEBRATION at the end of the year. A BIG THANKS TO ROOM MOMS, Beth Ellerbee(Connor)organizing the committees and typing the Newsletter sent to you be e-mail. Our Rotary Club Reader,Duane "Dutch" Kockx, comes on Friday at 12:15 to read to our class. Schedule for Parent Volunteers: MONDAY: Read to class 2:45 -3:00 EXPLOR LAB Wednesdays:1-1:40 and Thursdays 9:45-10:20 MONITOR PRINTING or KEYBOARDING. *We are looking for parents to sign-up as Monitors in the Explor Lab on Wednesday at 1:00-1:40 and Thursday at 9:45-10:20. *We are looking for parents to be CLASS READERS on Mondays at 2:45. Contact Room chair Mom is Beth Ellerbee: eellerbee@hotmail.com Mark your calendar: Come join us! December 18 Christmas Pizza Party 1:30 Santa with stockings at 2:00 You may go home early to begin your Happy Holidays! GO TO the HOMEWORK PAGE for Second 9 WEEK REPORT CARD STANDARDS. _____________________________________________________________________________ General Announcements: Everyday except Early Release Day:(1:05) 3:05: When we go home: Your child might come to school or leave by yellow school BUS (front driveway). They are called individually from the classroom. DAYCARE (front driveway)3:05, or PARENT PICK-UP (at our playground driveway) 3:05 or AFTER SCHOOL(Gym or Lunchroom)3:05 at Britt David. In the morning at 8:20:Students wait outside at the designated poles for each teacher. A paraprofessional will be outside on duty to watch the kindergarten and third graders at 8:20-8:30. We line up and go in the classrooms at 8:35. Third Grade goes in at 8:40. The late bell is at 8:45. Breakfast is served in the lunchroom from 8:15-8:30. ***ALWAYS WRITE A NOTE IF YOU CHANGE THE WAY YOUR CHILD WILL GO HOME!!! My e-mail is akocian@mcsdga.net