4-29-12
Thank you very much for sending the letters in with your child for the OAA's. They had the best smiles 
while reading their letters each day and you could tell that it meant a great deal.
PTA Meeting-Tuesday, May 1st at 6:00
Please see the message from Christie Sheets
Our May PTA meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 1st from 6 - 7pm in the Echo Hills Library. Please consider attending our final meeting for the 2011 - 2012 meeting. We will be discussing some of the upcoming events as we close out the school year and some new events for the 2012-2013 school year. We offer free child care during all our meetings.
Literacy Night-Thursday, May 3rd 5:00-7:00
Echo Hills will have a Literacy & Free Pizza Night this coming Thursday, May 3rd. Mrs. Gries planned this wonderful event. Last year was a huge success! We are looking forward to this year!
4-17-12
Parents- Please don't forget your SECRET homework assignment.
In order to receive your child's final report card, please return the envelop (sent home last Tuesday) self addressed and with a stamp.
The Reading OAA is on Wednesday April 25 and the Math OAA is on Friday, April 27. Please make sure that your child gets plenty of rest the night before, eats a healthy breakfast and arrives to school on time.
3/28 Spring Pictures
*Order forms were sent home on 3/26.
3/30 End of Grading Period and 1:30 Early Dismissal
*Your child will be dismissed in their usual mode of transportation unless we receive a note.
4/5 Report cards will be sent home.
*Please return the envelop, self-addressed and with a stamp in order to receive your child’s
final report card. Thank you in advance!
4/6 and 4/9 No School!
We hope that you have a WONDERFUL Easter with your families!
3-24-12
What a wonderful week to have Spring Break! How lucky are we?
On Friday, before the break, we made leprechauns with our first grade book buddies. Check out a few below!
Right to Read Week-Monday
February 27th -Friday, March 2nd
There are many great activities planned this week in honor of Right to Read Week! Each day, the entire school will read in the hall after lunch for ten minutes. There will also be a Hawaiian fact shared on the announcements daily in honor of our theme this year, Book Fair Luau, It’s a Reading Celebration!
Monday February 27th
· Read a Shirt Day: wear a shirt with writing on it
· Kick Off Assembly- SMFHS Marching Band will be here!
· 20,000 minute challenge begins
Tuesday February 28th
· Teddy Bear Day: Bring a friend to read to.
· Mystery Reader will visit Room 19 today!
· Room 19 will preview the book fair today! Students will bring a wish list home today.
Wednesday February 29th
· Hawaiian Day- shirt, sunglasses, etc…
· Scholastic Book Fair-Shopping Day for Room 19
· Family Night
Thursday March 1st
· Mismatch\Crazy Hair Day
Friday March 2nd
· Stow Spirit Day
· Brian P. Cleary (author) will be here today!
Thank you to the parents and grandparents that were able to help out at our party! The students had a
good time and their Valentine boxes turned out great!
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Great job to the most unusual, most beautiful and most creative!
2-6-12
Valentine's Day Party-Friday, February 10th @ 2:15
Please make sure your child has a Valentine for all students and if possible, please send in $1.00 for the cost of the party! Thank you in advance!
1/13 2nd Grading Period ends
1/16 No School – Martin Luther King Day
1/17 No School for students – Records Day
1/20 Report Cards Sent Home
12-21-11
Santa brought us some awesome arts and crafts for indoor recesses! Thank you PTA! 
Students will begin their winter break on December 22nd and return to school on Tuesday,
January 3rd.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
12-6-11
A new link has been added that has many great sites that we use and/or plan to use in class.
Portaportal The password for a guest to log in is: delorenzo3
12-5-11
Hat Day is Thursday 12/8. Please bring a donation for a solider to participate in this day. See attached handout from Student Council to further explain.
Hat-Day.doc
11-30-11
A new Book Bistro project was assigned this week. Directions were sent home with your child and can also be downloaded under the Book Bistro link to the left.
11-21-11This is a short two day week! We wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the time with your families! 
11-11-11
Good luck to our room 19 student council representative running for Vice President!
11-9-11
Thank you for your support with the levy! We feel privileged to work in such a wonderful community with such great families.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Miller and Mrs. DeLorenzo
11-8-11
11-7-11
We need your support on November 8th. Spread the word to family, friends, and neighbors. Please vote YES on ISSUE 20 on November 8th.
There is no school for students tomorrow, Tuesday 11/8!
K Kids is having a food drive from now until November 18th. They are asking for nonperishable food items. The class that brings in the most food will earn a pizza party!
K-Kids will be donating it to the Open M organization so they can provide food for Thanksgiving to local families in need. Thank you in advance! Thank you very much to all of the parents that helped out with the Halloween Party!
A special thanks to our parent volunteers!!
10-26-11Book Bistro projects turned out Fantastic! 
Students were given two thumbs up from us! Visit the Book Bistro link to the left to see your child's photo.10-25-11
Please check out the new
"I WONDER...." link on the left added to our website to get a glimpse of what your child is thinking during the day.
10-24-11
Book Bistro Report is due on Wednesday. Fluency homework will be given this week, but there will not be a spelling test on Friday.
Plan Ahead! Picture Day is October 25.
We look forward to seeing everyone at Parent-Teacher Conferences this week!
· Halloween Party-Oct. 28th at 10:30 AM
If possible, please send $3.00 in this week with your child as a donation for the supplies/materials for the party. Thank you in advance! We also have 1:30 early dismissal on Oct. 28th.
October 4th-
3rd Grade Reading Achievement Testing
A "Book Buddy" link has been added to the left. Check out the pictures of your third graders with their first grade buddies.
September 9, 2011
Please remember to wear red, white and blue in remembrance of 9/11 on Friday and Monday. The students listened to a book called September 11, 2001 (a simple account for children), written by Nancy Poffenberger, who was a former elementary school teacher. We also made American Flags to honor our American Heroes.
September 6, 2011
Our first Room 19 newsletter was emailed Monday. Requested hard copies were sent home today. Please let us know if you did not receive it. The newsletter can also be downloaded by clicking the Room 19 Biweekly Newsletters link to the left. Please check the Homework to the left to read about tonight's math HW
.
September 1, 2011
Our first Room 19 newsletter will be emailed on Monday!.
*Congratulations to all of the students that ran for Student Council!
*Fall Fundraiser items will be coming home on Friday 9/2 as well as the first Scholastic Book flier. Directions on how to order online can be found under our Scholastic Book Club link to the left. September orders are due by 10/7.
Have a nice long weekend and enjoy the day off on Monday!
August 27, 2011
We had a great first week of school. Students are becoming familiar with the rules and procedures in Room 19.
A test email was sent on Wednesday. Thank you to the parents that have replied to that email. If you did not receive it, please email us at st_delorenzo@smfcsd.org in order to verify that we have your correct email address.
Students that are interested in running for Student Council have been asked to write a short speech explaining why they would make a good candidate. A letter from Miss Bochert was sent home on Friday explaining Student Council. We will hold elections this week to nominate our Room 19 representatives.
Please click on the Social Studies, Science and Math links to the left to see what we are working on in class.
Please note... The students whose pictures appear on our website, were given permission by their parents on the consent form, passed out at Open House, located in the white folder.