Mrs. Freeland’s Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Freeland's Weekly Note

December 5-9

Happy Birthday:
We celebrated Hunter's birthday on Dec. 8^th and Karlene's birthday on Dec. 9^th. We hope you both had a great day!

Santa's Workshop Reminder:

Each student will need to bring in $1.00 by Thursday, December 15^th to help purchase supplies needed for "Santa's Workshop". Santa's Workshop will be held on the morning of Monday, December 19^th. If you would like to volunteer to help please return the volunteer slip or send a note. We really appreciate your help!

Christmas Program Reminder:
The 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th grade Christmas Program is Monday, December 12^th in the High School Gymnasium at 7:00. Students need to be in the High School Multi-Use room at 6:40.


They had two practices this week and sounded great! I hope you are able to attend this special event.
 
Mrs. Wieferich's Return:
Mrs. Wieferich is eager to return to the classroom on Thursday, December 15^th! She and I are also thrilled to announce that I will continue to work in the classroom for the rest of the school year. I will be staying in the classroom through Christmas break. Starting January 3^rd I will begin student teaching and continue doing so through the end of the school year. We are both very excited to be team teaching together this year!

Math:

We finished Unit 3 today. Your child has completed and brought home a study guide. Please be sure to study with them this weekend. The Unit 3 Test will be given on Monday, December 12^th. Thank you for your help and cooperation!

Student of the Week:

Our Student of the Week was Sayge Strickland. Nice work!

Looking Ahead:
Monday, December 12^th-Delayed Start- School begins at 10:00 am

Monday, December 12^th-Christmas Program in High School Gymnasium
at 7:00. Students need to be in the High School Multi-Use room at 6:40.
  
Thursday, December 15^th-
Mrs. Wieferich returns!

Monday, December 19^th-Santa's Workshop in the morning. Each student will need to bring in $1.00 to help cover the cost of supplies.
Tuesday, December 20^th-
Classroom Christmas Party in the afternoon. Each child will need a small gift for every boy and girl in the class.
   
Wednesday, December 21^st- Christmas Sing-Along in the morning and school-wide movie in the afternoon.

Santa's Workshop:

The 2^nd grade classes will be participating in "Santa's Workshop" on Monday, December 19. Each classroom will host either a craft or Christmas activity. The children will be rotating though each room during the afternoon. We are in need of CDs for a craft in Mrs. VanderVelde's room. Do you have any old CDs that you no longer listen to and would be willing to donate? We need one per child. The children are really excited to be "elves" for the afternoon and to make all of the fun Christmas presents for their families!

 Christmas Party Supplies:
Your child is bringing home a paper regarding donating an item for our Christmas party. Please return the slip on Monday, December 12^th. That way, I can plan accordingly to make sure we will have enough for each student. You can bring any items that do not need to be refrigerated to school at your convenience. I really appreciate your help in providing the children with some special snacks and treats. Thank you!

Science:
This week we learned about the three types of matter. We also talked about examples of the properties of each stage of matter.

STAND Strength Assembly:
We attended the "STAND up to Bullying" assembly provided by the STAND Strength Team this morning. Many teachers have donated their time this week to the high school Challenge day and the anti-bullying message. The STAND Strength Team did an excellent job of bringing the message about anti-bullying to our elementary students. Ask your child what they learned from the assembly today.

White Christmas:
The children have been hard at work on their "White" Christmas trees. It's beginning to look like this is the only snow we'll see! Look for these projects on display above your child's locker.