Calling All Paw Patrol Fans!!!

The F.L. Simek Memorial Library in Medford will be hosting Paw Patrol Storytime on Saturday, January 14th at 11 A.M.  This will include books, crafts, snacks and games!

Hope you Paw Patrol fans can make it!  

January 2017

Happy New Year and welcome back!  The kids and I both were excited to get back into the swing of things!  They have done an excellent job of adjusting back into the school routine and rules!  Below you will see some of the events happening throughout the month.  

We will also begin preparing for our very first field trip!

January 2-6: Winter Clothes

*We will be learning about all of the clothing that we wear during the winter months.  We will also be graphing winter vs. summer clothes.

*We will be learning about letter Ww.

*Our number this week is 6.

*January's winter project will be a fun winter adventure in the great outdoors!

*We will be starting "The Big Cheese".  This is similar to star of the week.  Each child will get a turn to share about their family and be "the big cheese."  This will continue until May.

January 9-13: Snow and Snowmen

*We will be making lots of snow projects this week including a snowflake and a few different kinds of snowmen.  

*We will be learning about letter Ss.

*Our number this week is 7.

*January's Families Being Involved info will come home this week.  The ice skating family event will be held Friday, January 27th at the Simek Recreation Center in Medford.  M/W students will skate from 9:00-9:30 and the T/TH students will skate from 9:30-10:30.  Concession stands will be open and there are some ice skates available.  If you have skates at home, feel free to bring them!

January 16-20: Arctic Animals

*We will be learning all about Arctic Animals including polar bears and penguins!

*We will be learning about letter Pp.

*Our number this week is 8.

*Our 2nd fluoride varnish will take place on Monday and Tuesday of this week.

*Please check your child's folder on Wednesday and Thursday of this week for information regarding our first field trip!

*Quarter 2 ends on Thursday, January 19th.

*There will be NO SCHOOL for all grades on Friday, January 20th due to teacher inservice.

January 23 - February 3: Dinosaurs (two weeks)

*For these two weeks we will learn about dinosaurs, make a fossil using macaroni noodles and do some digging for dino bones in our sensory table.  We will also learn rules and expectations for our field trip!

*We will be learning about letters Dd and Mm.

*Our numbers will be 9 and 10.

*Report cards will come home on January 25th and 26th.

*The January FBI will take place at the Simek Center on January 27th from 9-10 am.

*The $4.00 snack money is due back to school on Wednesday, January 25th and Thursday, January 26th.  This will cover popcorn and a drink at our field trip to The Broadway Theatre.

*Info for our Valentine's Day party will come home at the end of January. 

*We will be traveling to The Broadway Theatre for our first field trip in the morning on Wednesday, Feb. 1st, and Thursday, Feb. 2nd.  We will watch Ice Age, Dawn of the Dinosaurs.