This short, but busy, week is full of reading fun. Please take note of this week's special reading events.
Usborne Book Fair - February 28-March 1
The Usborne Book Fair is here! Take a moment to look and shop the amazing selection of books. If your family raised money during our recent Reading Challenge a spending voucher went home in your child's Take Home Folder last Friday. Please look in your child's folder to find your family's bright orange voucher. Don't have a voucher? No worries, you can still support Willowwind's Book Fair by shopping the display of books located in the GD space. In addition, each child also took home information to further explain this year's book fair. Remember, Willowwind benefits from each dollar you spend! Come help stock your family's library and your child's classroom and school library. Thank you so much for your participation.
DEAR Day - Friday, March 3
In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday, this Friday Willowwind students will celebrate our love from reading by participating in a school wide DEAR time. DEAR stands for Drop Everything and Read which is what Willowwind students and teachers will do for an hour at 1:45. Just as Dr. Seuss would have loved, Willowwind students are invited to wear their pajamas to school for our DEAR day. Thanks to our recent achievement of our third Ticket Party, the Kindergarten class will also be celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday throughout the morning with a viewing of either The Lorax and/ or Horton Hears A Who. Both movies are rated G, but please let me know if you have concerns about showing either film. In addition, no snack is needed as students will enjoy small yet yummy Dr. Seuss themed treats.
Finally, the Kindergarteners will be putting the final touches on our Our Community and Beyond Night presentation. If you have not RSVP'd for this event please do by TOMORROW, Wednesday, February 29th. A firm number count is needed to prepare for this event. Please RSVP Yes or No, either way, so I have a confirmed email with your family's plans. Thank you so much.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Important Upcoming Events
Hello K Families. Here are some very important reminders. Please take note.
Authors' Cocoa - THIS Friday, February 24 1:00 - 3:00
Don't forget this Friday brings our much anticipated Authors' Cocoa. Come cheer your child on as they share some of their own poetry with our community. Afterwards, enjoy a cup of cocoa and treats with your child and their friends. I am still in need of a family to bring in one dozen baked (no peanuts, please). Please use THIS link to sign up. Remember, bringing treats (homemade or store bought) counts towards 30 minutes of volunteer hours. When you bring in the treats or cocoa, feel free to deliver them to the classroom or leave in the kitchen. If you drop your items off in the kitchen please be sure they are clearly labeled "Authors' Cocoa".
RSVPs Due - THIS Friday, February 24
RSVPs for our upcoming Our Community and Beyond Night are due this Friday. Please be sure to email me and let me know if your child, and their number of accompanying family members, will be joining us that night.
No School - NEXT Monday, February 27 and Tuesday, February 28
There is no school and BASP next Monday unless the weather turns crazy and brings us a snow day before the end of the week. I doubt that will happen and surely hope not. Also, there is no school next and BASP next Tuesday due to Parent/Teacher conferences. For your convenience, child care services are available during your scheduled conference time.
Spring Conferences - NEXT Tuesday, February 28 and March 1
Conferences are next week. Please be sure you have signed up using THIS link. This is a great time for us to go over your child's PEP goals and discuss their wonderful progress.
Our Community and Beyond Night - Thursday, March 8 5:30 - 8:00
Join us as K-6 friends share special project they have been working on in class. Each class will highlight work that emphasizes our various roles in our community and beyond. Please let me know if your family will be attending. See you then!
Spring Break - March 12 - March 16
Have fun! See you on the 19th!
Authors' Cocoa - THIS Friday, February 24 1:00 - 3:00
Don't forget this Friday brings our much anticipated Authors' Cocoa. Come cheer your child on as they share some of their own poetry with our community. Afterwards, enjoy a cup of cocoa and treats with your child and their friends. I am still in need of a family to bring in one dozen baked (no peanuts, please). Please use THIS link to sign up. Remember, bringing treats (homemade or store bought) counts towards 30 minutes of volunteer hours. When you bring in the treats or cocoa, feel free to deliver them to the classroom or leave in the kitchen. If you drop your items off in the kitchen please be sure they are clearly labeled "Authors' Cocoa".
RSVPs Due - THIS Friday, February 24
RSVPs for our upcoming Our Community and Beyond Night are due this Friday. Please be sure to email me and let me know if your child, and their number of accompanying family members, will be joining us that night.
No School - NEXT Monday, February 27 and Tuesday, February 28
There is no school and BASP next Monday unless the weather turns crazy and brings us a snow day before the end of the week. I doubt that will happen and surely hope not. Also, there is no school next and BASP next Tuesday due to Parent/Teacher conferences. For your convenience, child care services are available during your scheduled conference time.
Spring Conferences - NEXT Tuesday, February 28 and March 1
Conferences are next week. Please be sure you have signed up using THIS link. This is a great time for us to go over your child's PEP goals and discuss their wonderful progress.
Our Community and Beyond Night - Thursday, March 8 5:30 - 8:00
Join us as K-6 friends share special project they have been working on in class. Each class will highlight work that emphasizes our various roles in our community and beyond. Please let me know if your family will be attending. See you then!
Spring Break - March 12 - March 16
Have fun! See you on the 19th!
Important Volunteer Opportunities
Dear Parents,
Volunteer opportunities have presented themselves in the Cottontail classroom. See below for more information and let me know if you are interested in helping out.
Class Quilt
The students are deep in their fabric study. As we continue our investigation of study I am eager to begin work on the Kindergarten class's annual class quilt. I am in need of a parent volunteer that can help with simple machine sewing of students' squares, batting, and fabric backing. Please let me know if you are able to help with the assembly of our quilt. Your sewing expertise is greatly needed!
Authors' Cocoa Baked Goods
One dozen baked goods are still needed for this Friday's event. Please use THIS link to sign up if you are interested in bringing in homemade or store-bought goods. Remember, this can count towards 30 minutes of volunteer hours. Thanks in advance!
Spanish ABC Book Assembly
Ms. Danielle would like some help copying and binding Spanish ABC / Handwriting books. Students will complete these during the final months of school as they expand their Spanish vocabulary and develop their handwriting skills. The copying and sorting would take about thirty minutes and the binding would likely take 1- 2 hours with the school's plastic-binder machine. All materials would be provided. Please contact Danielle if you could help with this anytime before Spring Break: daniellee@willowwind.org.
Volunteer opportunities have presented themselves in the Cottontail classroom. See below for more information and let me know if you are interested in helping out.
Class Quilt
The students are deep in their fabric study. As we continue our investigation of study I am eager to begin work on the Kindergarten class's annual class quilt. I am in need of a parent volunteer that can help with simple machine sewing of students' squares, batting, and fabric backing. Please let me know if you are able to help with the assembly of our quilt. Your sewing expertise is greatly needed!
Authors' Cocoa Baked Goods
One dozen baked goods are still needed for this Friday's event. Please use THIS link to sign up if you are interested in bringing in homemade or store-bought goods. Remember, this can count towards 30 minutes of volunteer hours. Thanks in advance!
Spanish ABC Book Assembly
Ms. Danielle would like some help copying and binding Spanish ABC / Handwriting books. Students will complete these during the final months of school as they expand their Spanish vocabulary and develop their handwriting skills. The copying and sorting would take about thirty minutes and the binding would likely take 1- 2 hours with the school's plastic-binder machine. All materials would be provided. Please contact Danielle if you could help with this anytime before Spring Break: daniellee@willowwind.org.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Show The Love
The Cottontails have been showing their love all week. They have shown their love for their families, their friends, their school, and their belongings. Their constant rapport between one another is filled with love, compassion, and encouragement. "Way to go", "Congratulations", "I love you", "I'm proud of you", and "You should be proud" are regular comments in our friends' conversations. It is so sweet to hear them say such wonderful things. Secret Valentine Week was a huge success. We had so much fun at our school wide reveal. The students loved analyzing their clues, putting the pieces of the mystery together, trying to discover who their secret friend was. Thank you for all your at home help in making it a wonderful weeklong event!
On Valentine's Day we played HEART Bingo with candy conversation hearts.
The students also graphed their hearts to see how many of each color they got. It was a "sweet" way to practice our graphing skills.
Thank you to Stella's family who provided the strawberry ladybug treats. They were a fun addition to our morning of love! We also read a variety of Valentine books and tried to answer the question "What is love?". The Cottontails' responses were oh so cute. Check out our graphic organizer that details our answers.
The class then wrote about people and things they love and why. One friend melted my heart when they wrote, "I love you because of all the things you do for us and me." We continued to show our love as a whole school by working with our partners, decorating hearts ,and writing reasons why we love Willowwind. Look for our Willowwind hearts to decorate our school walls in the coming days.
Our upcoming Authors' Cocoa event is another way to show our love - our love for writing and reading. We hope to see you NEXT Friday, February 24th from 1:00 - 3:00. We have made invitations to send to special family members. If your child has someone special in mind please email me their address (before NEXT Monday) and we will send an invite to them.
In addition, I am in need of parent volunteers. Volunteers are needed to help prepare cocoa and treats before the start of the event, and volunteers are needed to help with serving at the end of the event. Please use this Authors' Cocoa Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet if you are interested in helping out. Thank you so much!
Hope you enjoyed your Valentine's Day with the ones you love!
Don't forget our week of love comes to an end with these important reminders.
TOMORROW:
~ Bring your child's library card!
~ Reading challenge packets and pledge envelopes due!
Thanks, all!
Authors' Cocoa Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Website Updated
The Cottontail Chatter has been updated. Take a look at all of the following changes.
~ new blog postings below - Each blog posting includes fun peeks into the Cottontail classroom or important information regarding upcoming events.
~ new February Newsletter
~ updated December, January, and February Photo pages
~ updated "Reminders" (see right side bar)
~ updated "Upcoming Events" (see right side bar) and Calendar tab
Please Note:
• On Tuesday, February 14th we will have a small classroom Valentine party. Your child may bring Valentines for friends. This is optional, but if you choose to bring valentines you must provide them for the whole class. Use this link for a list of Cottontails' names.
• We will be traveling to the Iowa City Public Library on Friday, February 17th. Make sure your child has their library card.
• The Authors' Cocoa has been moved to Friday, February 24th from 1:00 - 3:00.
• Willowwind is offering classes in conjunction with Riverside Theater during this year's Spring Break (March 12 - 16). Check out this flyer for more information.
• Our Community and Beyond night is Thursday, March 8th 5:30 - 8:00. Please RSVP by Friday, February 24th.
~ new blog postings below - Each blog posting includes fun peeks into the Cottontail classroom or important information regarding upcoming events.
~ new February Newsletter
~ updated December, January, and February Photo pages
~ updated "Reminders" (see right side bar)
~ updated "Upcoming Events" (see right side bar) and Calendar tab
Please Note:
• On Tuesday, February 14th we will have a small classroom Valentine party. Your child may bring Valentines for friends. This is optional, but if you choose to bring valentines you must provide them for the whole class. Use this link for a list of Cottontails' names.
• We will be traveling to the Iowa City Public Library on Friday, February 17th. Make sure your child has their library card.
• The Authors' Cocoa has been moved to Friday, February 24th from 1:00 - 3:00.
• Willowwind is offering classes in conjunction with Riverside Theater during this year's Spring Break (March 12 - 16). Check out this flyer for more information.
• Our Community and Beyond night is Thursday, March 8th 5:30 - 8:00. Please RSVP by Friday, February 24th.
A New Visitor
This creature of beauty greeted Amber and me as we walked up the sidewalk to school on Thursday morning. We stopped and stared, in awe of its peacefulness amidst the hustle and bustle of a week day morning. A place which usually is home to running and jumping, laughing and screaming, was a quiet place for this hawk to perch and observe. I quickly grabbed my cell phone to snap a picture all the while eager to share this picture with my Kindergarten friends.
This picture was the main subject of Thursday's Morning Meeting. We spent a good 20 minutes looking at the picture, making observations and predictions, and drawing conclusions about what the hawk was doing. Through this discussion, the Kindergarteners quickly came to conclude that this perhaps was the Hawk that left part of its meal near the back Willowwind fence earlier in the week. His (or her's) presence was a wonderful opportunity to discuss nature and the circle of life that exists. Rather than being fearful of the hawk's choice to visit (and perhaps hunt near) our playground, our Kindergarteners were eager to discuss and learn more. They believe that we may be fortunate enough to see it again. After all, it has found a meal (or two) thanks to the open land created by our playground space.
What a great way to start the day - inside the classroom and out.
This picture was the main subject of Thursday's Morning Meeting. We spent a good 20 minutes looking at the picture, making observations and predictions, and drawing conclusions about what the hawk was doing. Through this discussion, the Kindergarteners quickly came to conclude that this perhaps was the Hawk that left part of its meal near the back Willowwind fence earlier in the week. His (or her's) presence was a wonderful opportunity to discuss nature and the circle of life that exists. Rather than being fearful of the hawk's choice to visit (and perhaps hunt near) our playground, our Kindergarteners were eager to discuss and learn more. They believe that we may be fortunate enough to see it again. After all, it has found a meal (or two) thanks to the open land created by our playground space.
What a great way to start the day - inside the classroom and out.
Quiet Observations
Quiet Observation 8:
Hablamos Espanol
The kiddos were working in Centers. Some were finishing Math workbook pages, some were building elaborate structures, some were sorting their 100th day collections (still a favorite activity on the 111th day of school), some were pretending with the basket of stuffed animals. After finishing a one-on-one reading assessment, I walked into hear a few fun sentences spoken in Spanish. The conversation went like this…
Friend #1: "Pero, Gato, vamos
Friend #2: "Si, si Oso vamos
Another day, students were sorting the Counting Bears by color they were counting each group by two, but rather than counting by 2s in English they were counting by 2s in Spanish! Our Morning Meeting counting by 2s in English AND in Spanish is certainly paying off!
I love listening to them sample their comfortability with a new language. The words they are learning are spoken so easily and freely. Numbers, colors, shapes, animals, days of the week, and months of the year are easily spoken about in Spanish. Not only does this free conversation enhance their Spanish speaking skills, but it also strengthens their knowledge in truly understanding those concept at hand. It is music to my ears!
Hablamos Espanol
The kiddos were working in Centers. Some were finishing Math workbook pages, some were building elaborate structures, some were sorting their 100th day collections (still a favorite activity on the 111th day of school), some were pretending with the basket of stuffed animals. After finishing a one-on-one reading assessment, I walked into hear a few fun sentences spoken in Spanish. The conversation went like this…
Friend #1: "Pero, Gato, vamos
Friend #2: "Si, si Oso vamos
Another day, students were sorting the Counting Bears by color they were counting each group by two, but rather than counting by 2s in English they were counting by 2s in Spanish! Our Morning Meeting counting by 2s in English AND in Spanish is certainly paying off!
I love listening to them sample their comfortability with a new language. The words they are learning are spoken so easily and freely. Numbers, colors, shapes, animals, days of the week, and months of the year are easily spoken about in Spanish. Not only does this free conversation enhance their Spanish speaking skills, but it also strengthens their knowledge in truly understanding those concept at hand. It is music to my ears!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Grey Wolves' Diner Grand Opening THIS Thursday
The 5 / 6 class is excited to present the Grey Wolves' Diner! This is an annual fundraiser they hold to raise money for their class trip to Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Beginning, Thursday, February 9th, the Wolves will be serving healthy and delicious lunch every Tuesday and Thursday. The Cottage Bakery and Cafe are catering each meal. What a great way to support our older friends and a favorite local restaurant. The Cottage prides itself on using local and natural ingredients providing healthier meals for your child at a reasonable price.
Visit the Wolves in the front entryway to buy individual meals or a punch card for your child. They will be stationed to take orders and purchases every Monday and Wednesday. To insure accurate ordering, all meals much be purchased one full day before service. The Wolves are offering the following purchase options:
I have attached the Grey Wolves' Diner Flyer and Menu (Revised). What is neat about this year's lunch fundraising option is the variety in meals. Each Tuesday and Thursday brings a different meal. I know I'm excited for my Grey Wolves lunches! What a delicious way to show our support! If you have any additional questions or would like additional information just ask the Wolves. You can stop by their selling table or email them at greywolvesdiner@gmail.com.
Happy eating!
Oh! Check out a recent blog entry on the Wolves website to see how this fundraising effort has become a vital part of their learning in Math, Social Studies, and beyond!
Grey Wolves Diner Flyer
Grey Wolves Diner Menu
Visit the Wolves in the front entryway to buy individual meals or a punch card for your child. They will be stationed to take orders and purchases every Monday and Wednesday. To insure accurate ordering, all meals much be purchased one full day before service. The Wolves are offering the following purchase options:
- Unlimited Punch Card - $185 - Includes nearly 3 meals free!
- Tuesday Punch Card - $95 - Includes nearly 2 meals free!
- Thursday Punch Card - $95 - Includes nearly 2 meals free!
- Individual Meal - $7
I have attached the Grey Wolves' Diner Flyer and Menu (Revised). What is neat about this year's lunch fundraising option is the variety in meals. Each Tuesday and Thursday brings a different meal. I know I'm excited for my Grey Wolves lunches! What a delicious way to show our support! If you have any additional questions or would like additional information just ask the Wolves. You can stop by their selling table or email them at greywolvesdiner@gmail.com.
Happy eating!
Oh! Check out a recent blog entry on the Wolves website to see how this fundraising effort has become a vital part of their learning in Math, Social Studies, and beyond!
Grey Wolves Diner Flyer
Grey Wolves Diner Menu
Our Community and Beyond Night - Thursday, March 8
Willowwind friends are hosting their first school wide "History Night" titled Our Community and Beyond. This exciting event will take place on Thursday, March 8th from 5:30 - 8:00. Come take a look at the exciting activities each class has been focusing on. Each class will highlight a project that details ways in which Willowwind friends are learning about our community and beyond (our family, our school, our community, our world). Listen to your child explain our exciting Kindergarten project that details facts from our "All About Me and My Family" project. In addition, enjoy watching our older friends present their special works, too.
Via email, please RSVP for this event by Friday, February 24th. When doing so, let me know if your child will be attending and how many family members, in all, we can expect. We look forward to seeing you and sharing our hard work!
Via email, please RSVP for this event by Friday, February 24th. When doing so, let me know if your child will be attending and how many family members, in all, we can expect. We look forward to seeing you and sharing our hard work!
Busy Readers - Reading Challenge Fun
How's your child's Reading Challenge coming? Are they working towards their goal? Thanks to Willowwind's Reading Challenge, I finally read The Catcher in the Rye, a book that has been on must read list for YEARS!
We've been busy reading at school, too. Each afternoon, Kindergarteners record their "minutes read at school" on their Cottontail Communicator. That way, when they are filling in their Reading Log, they can use their Communicator to help them remember how much time we read at school.
With only a bit over a week left for our reading challenge help your child read, read, read, and spread the word! Did you know that each Willowwind friend who reads 1000 minutes or more will have their picture feature in the newspaper?!? Make this reading challenge a fun game! Have fun reading as a family. Encourage your child to read to anyone - you, their siblings, your PETS, themselves! Turn off that TV and turn on a night of reading! With the weekend right around the corner take some great time to read! How many minutes can your family read this weekend? The weekend is an easy way to work towards reaching that reading goal!
Be sure to encourage your child to tell special friends, family members, neighbors and coworkers, that YOU and Willowwind will receive lots of new books with each donation you obtain. If you your child receives $100 in your donation your child will receive a FREE BONUS book!
Keep on reading!!!
We've been busy reading at school, too. Each afternoon, Kindergarteners record their "minutes read at school" on their Cottontail Communicator. That way, when they are filling in their Reading Log, they can use their Communicator to help them remember how much time we read at school.
With only a bit over a week left for our reading challenge help your child read, read, read, and spread the word! Did you know that each Willowwind friend who reads 1000 minutes or more will have their picture feature in the newspaper?!? Make this reading challenge a fun game! Have fun reading as a family. Encourage your child to read to anyone - you, their siblings, your PETS, themselves! Turn off that TV and turn on a night of reading! With the weekend right around the corner take some great time to read! How many minutes can your family read this weekend? The weekend is an easy way to work towards reaching that reading goal!
Be sure to encourage your child to tell special friends, family members, neighbors and coworkers, that YOU and Willowwind will receive lots of new books with each donation you obtain. If you your child receives $100 in your donation your child will receive a FREE BONUS book!
Keep on reading!!!
The 100th day of school has come and gone!
Is it really the 110th day of school?!? It seems like we were just gearing up for that big 100th day celebration! The Cottontails had not just one day, but TWO days full of 100th day fun! It is so hard to believe that we are 100 days smarter. Our actions sure show it and our brains are definitely 100 days stronger! Here's a top ten list of our fun 100th day (and 101st day) activities!
10. Brainstorm a list of things we have learned in our first 100 days of Kindergarten. Ideas included learning to….read, share, play, spin on the Supernova
9. Write about ways we'd spend $100. Ideas included buying 100…pencils, pieces of candy, stuffed animals for the orphanage and even saving it.
8. Share our 100th Day Collections . Collections included 100…legos, marshmallows, pennies, cereal pieces, erasers, stickers, and 100 hand colored international flags.
7. Count out a 100 pieces of snack. We created 10 piles of 10 snacks to make our 100th day trail mix. Thank you parents who helped provided our fun treat!!
6. Predict what the weather will be like in 100 days. Some friends are hoping for snow; however, I am not!
5. Do 10 sets of 10 exercises. The Cottontails did 10 jumping jacks, 10 toe touches, 10 sit ups, 10 push ups, 10 stretches, 10 one-foot hops, 10 two-feet hops, 10 seconds of marching in place, 10 seconds of running in place, and 10 crunches.
4. Wish for 100 things and write about what we'd do with those 100 things.
3. Count to 100. We counted by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s! Some friends even tried the challenge of counting by 3s and 4s!
2. Read a variety of 100th day books. Check our our Book Shelf page to see which books we read!
1. Celebrate our first 100 days together and look forward to the rest of the school year to come!
Quiet Observations
Quiet Observation 7:
Visiting Preschoolers - A handful of preschoolers have had the opportunity to visit our classroom to sample what Kindergarten will be like for them in the Fall. Our Cottontails have been nothing but welcoming and compassionate towards our visiting friends. Here are few cute comments I heard during these visits.
"Willowwind is the best school! You will love it in Kindergarten!"
Ms. Michelle: Friends. I'm going to need some helpers to show our new friend how we play in centers.
Cottontail: Oohhhh, ooohhhh, me, me, I can, I can!
"This is Mat Man. We make him with letter pieces. He is our friend in Kindergarten."
"Do you like Legos? We can build with Legos in Kindergarten. What do you want to build?"
We got some great friends on our hands! I am proud of their kindness and excitement to help out!
Visiting Preschoolers - A handful of preschoolers have had the opportunity to visit our classroom to sample what Kindergarten will be like for them in the Fall. Our Cottontails have been nothing but welcoming and compassionate towards our visiting friends. Here are few cute comments I heard during these visits.
"Willowwind is the best school! You will love it in Kindergarten!"
Ms. Michelle: Friends. I'm going to need some helpers to show our new friend how we play in centers.
Cottontail: Oohhhh, ooohhhh, me, me, I can, I can!
"This is Mat Man. We make him with letter pieces. He is our friend in Kindergarten."
"Do you like Legos? We can build with Legos in Kindergarten. What do you want to build?"
We got some great friends on our hands! I am proud of their kindness and excitement to help out!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Secret Valentine Week Begins THIS Wednesday
Here are some reminders and notes to help your child prepare for this exciting school wide event.
~ On Friday, your child drew the name of the friend they will be delivering secret gifts to. You will find this slip taped to the inside of your child's Take Home Folder.
~ Please note this date correction - SECRET VALENTINE WEEK BEGINS THIS WEDNESDAY not Thursday like previously communicated.
~ Beginning Wednesday, February 8th, your child will deliver daily a small, HOMEMADE gift AND a clue regarding their identity.
~ They will deliver small, HOMEMADE, gifts on W, Th, F, and M.
~ One of the four small, HOMEMADE, gifts can be a baked good from your home. If you choose to give a baked good please clarify any food restrictions or allergies.
~ On Tuesday, February 14th your child will reveal their secret identity & gift a larger gift that is around $5. This gift can be store bought, but please NO FOOD OR TREATS.
~ 100% participation is a must for all five days.
~ As a suggestion, your child is welcome to bring in all of their gifts and clues on the first day of the Exchange. You child can store all five gifts in their classroom cubby.
~ On Friday, your child drew the name of the friend they will be delivering secret gifts to. You will find this slip taped to the inside of your child's Take Home Folder.
~ Please note this date correction - SECRET VALENTINE WEEK BEGINS THIS WEDNESDAY not Thursday like previously communicated.
~ Beginning Wednesday, February 8th, your child will deliver daily a small, HOMEMADE gift AND a clue regarding their identity.
~ They will deliver small, HOMEMADE, gifts on W, Th, F, and M.
~ One of the four small, HOMEMADE, gifts can be a baked good from your home. If you choose to give a baked good please clarify any food restrictions or allergies.
~ On Tuesday, February 14th your child will reveal their secret identity & gift a larger gift that is around $5. This gift can be store bought, but please NO FOOD OR TREATS.
~ 100% participation is a must for all five days.
~ As a suggestion, your child is welcome to bring in all of their gifts and clues on the first day of the Exchange. You child can store all five gifts in their classroom cubby.
Usborne Reading Challenge Begins TODAY
Willowwind friends are excited to begin a reading challenge!! Are you ready to read?!?!
On Friday, your child took home a bright orange packet of information that highlights this reading challenge. Students are challenged to read at least 300 minutes in the next two weeks. In addition, students can find sponsors to pledge money to support their reading challenge. Your child and Willowwind benefit 100% from each pledge your child receives!!! Half of your child's pledges will buy your family books at the upcoming Usborne Book Fair and the other half will bring in new books for our classroom library and our school library. Pledge checks can be made payable to Usborne Books. To kick off our Reading Challenge, Willowwind friends were able to sample some of he books they can purchase from Usborne through our upcoming book fair. Your child began a Wish List of books, found in their orange packet. You can also visit Books For Our Kids to look at additional titles.
Each day, have your child use the orange packet to record the minutes they read or minutes that you read to them. You can automatically enter in 30 minutes each day for your child's school reading that takes place during Quiet Reading Time. Students can add on to their 30 minutes of school reading as we read more together. On Friday, February 17th return your child's signed reading log, full pledge envelope, and wish list to Willowwind.
Students will then be able to shop the Usborne Book Fair which will take place February 28th through March 1st.
How much has your child read this weekend? Teachers are participating, too. I curled up with the final book in the Hunger Games series this weekend. What a great read to enjoy some extra reading time. Happy reading!!
On Friday, your child took home a bright orange packet of information that highlights this reading challenge. Students are challenged to read at least 300 minutes in the next two weeks. In addition, students can find sponsors to pledge money to support their reading challenge. Your child and Willowwind benefit 100% from each pledge your child receives!!! Half of your child's pledges will buy your family books at the upcoming Usborne Book Fair and the other half will bring in new books for our classroom library and our school library. Pledge checks can be made payable to Usborne Books. To kick off our Reading Challenge, Willowwind friends were able to sample some of he books they can purchase from Usborne through our upcoming book fair. Your child began a Wish List of books, found in their orange packet. You can also visit Books For Our Kids to look at additional titles.
Each day, have your child use the orange packet to record the minutes they read or minutes that you read to them. You can automatically enter in 30 minutes each day for your child's school reading that takes place during Quiet Reading Time. Students can add on to their 30 minutes of school reading as we read more together. On Friday, February 17th return your child's signed reading log, full pledge envelope, and wish list to Willowwind.
Students will then be able to shop the Usborne Book Fair which will take place February 28th through March 1st.
How much has your child read this weekend? Teachers are participating, too. I curled up with the final book in the Hunger Games series this weekend. What a great read to enjoy some extra reading time. Happy reading!!
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