January 9th News and Notes

Big Changes in First and Second Grade!
On Monday of this week, we welcomed our 20th classmate, and 10th second grader to our school.  Welcome to Riah Wigfall!  Since our class has now grown to such a large size, the School Board made the decision to hire Mrs. Brooke Gheens to help out with the second grade in the mornings each day.  The library has been moved, and that room is now set up as a classroom for the second grade, who will participate in Daily 5 activities and Math with Mrs. Gheens.  First grade will be working upstairs in our original classroom with me each morning.  Welcome Mrs. Gheens!

This is very exciting since it will allow a teacher to meet with each Reading group every day.  Also, it will allow each class to have a Math lesson everyday.  As a result, you can now expect to see Math homework in the folder almost every evening.  Homework will not be given during lessons ending in 0 or 5, since those are assessment lessons that are done at school.  Thanks in advance to your attention to these schedule changes!   Let me know if you have any questions regarding these changes.

Important Events For Next Week
Friday - 1/16  - Early Release at 12:30pm - Teacher Inservice

Scholastic Reading Club Order Forms for January
In the Friday folder, please look for order forms from Scholastic.  If you would like to order, please fill out and return with payment in an envelope marked "Scholastic Book Order" by Wednesday, January 14th.  Online ordering is also still available by clicking on the link above and entering classroom code GQYQQ.

January Book It! Form
Please look for a Book It! form for the month of January in the Friday folder.  If your child would like to participate, please complete and return to school by Friday, January 30th.  Also remember...5 weeks left in the Six Flags Read to Succeed challenge...and Book It! reading can count toward this also!

Second Quarter Report Cards
In the Monday Communication Folder you will find the second quarter report card.  Please review, sign and return the original, and keep the copy for your records.

Quincy Community Theatre Trip - February 11th
We will be travelling to the Quincy Community Theatre on the morning of Wednesday, February 11th to see the Student Theatre Musical "Honk!"  We will be needing a few parent drivers for this event.  Please send me a note or email if you would like to help.  We are limited to two parent helpers per classroom.

Religion
Memory Work for the Week of January 12th:

Tuesday (First and Second)
The grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people.  Titus 2:11

Thursday (First and Second)
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.  John 10:27

Friday (Second)
BONUS - Students do not have to participate, but will receive bonus points if they choose to!

The Sixth Commandment:  You shall not commit adultery.
The Seventh Commandment:  You shall not steal.
The Eighth Commandment:  You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
The Ninth Commandment:  You shall not covet your neighbor's house.
The Tenth Commandment:  You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Reading
First Grade Reading Story:  Smile, Mike!
Vocabulary:  call   how   more   funny   there   so

Second Grade Reading Story:  Abuelo and the Three Bears
Vocabulary:  medium   stubborn   noticed   cozy   arrive   argue

Spelling
First Grade Words:  us  six  yes  good  jump  five  name  drink  stacked  napkin  some  was
Bonus Sentences:  The bee stung Bob on the heel.  His heel swelled and felt hot.

Second Grade Words:  near  ear  dear  where  here  steer  deer  cheer  verb  perch
Bonus:  medium

Next Week's Book Nook Topic:
Winter Stories...continued

Thanks for all that you do!  Have a nice weekend and week ahead!

Love and Blessings,
Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org