Welcome Back!

Hey everyone! Thanks for checking in on the blog! We had a great week back and by Monday’s first recess it was like we’d never left! THANK GOODNESS the students didn’t forget everything!! J  Only kidding- but it’s nice to be back in the routine of things and with a busy curriculum, we’re getting right back to business.

I apologize for the hot lunch forms coming home so late- our Photocopier was broken for a long time! Hot lunch forms went home TODAY in your child’s backpack, and we are asking that they be brought back on MONDAY! 

Thank you to those parents who volunteered for the Clay for Kids project!  I have enough volunteers now, and I think it’ll be a fun afternoon.  I’m especially excited to see the finished project, which will be hanging in the main entrance at our school.  I think it’ll really liven up the space, and how neat is it that our students will get to participate in something that will last a long time! 

I’ve received a few emails from parents who are able to drive students to Nicholas Sheran Pool on Thursday February 2^nd for swimming, but still need many more! Please email me back asap with the number of students you are able to transport. 

This weekend would be a WONDERFUL time to go over some Science terms with your student, as we are finishing up our Liquids unit with a test next week!  Some important vocabulary they need to know are:  liquid, transparent and opaque, melt, dissolve, freeze, evaporate, surface tension.

A good activity is to go through some materials in your house (such as towel, tin foil, wax paper, plastic bag, bathing suit) and discuss if it’s absorbent  or not.  You could also have a conversation about the Water Cycle. 

If you have time, have your child explore some of these websites that are related to our Liquids unit:

Click here for a website or here

That’s all for now! Thanks and have a wonderful weekend J

-Anna Tsentouros

Here are the January/ February dates for our classroom! Please update your calendar’s at home!

JanuaryMonday January 16^th- HOT LUNCH FORMS DUE! 
Tuesday January 17^th- Spirit Assembly at 12:45- Sports Dress Up
Thursday January 19^th- Guest teacher Cathy Kitagawa for Health
Thursday January 19^th- Clay for Kids project at 2:05
Wednesday January 25^th- Hot Lunch Day
February
Thursday February 2^nd- Happy Groundhog’s Day!
Thursday February 2^nd- Grade 2B swimming from 1-2pm
Tuesday February 7^th- Character Ed. Assembly & Family time Friday February 10^th- Staff Learning Day No school for students
Tuesday February 14^th- Spirit Assembly- Dress in Red!
Tuesday Feburary 14th- Happy Valentine’s Day
Friday February 17^th- 100^th DAY OF SCHOOL!!
February 20^th- 24^th- Family Break- No school