Happy New Year!!

Hello!!

I hope everyone had a great New Year!!

1.  Just a few updates for room 238. Your child will be bringing home a parent letter this Friday in their Friday Folder. The letter talks about a class project we are beginning which will allow us to publish a book!! This is a very fun project and one that they will cherish and remember for a very long time.

2. We have another series of District Interim Assessment (DIA) coming up the end of January. Please make sure your child is getting plenty of rest and eating healthy meals so they can do their personal best. This is not the State Assessment (that begins in April) but is great practice for them. The DIA is an assessment that helps teachers guide their instruction.

3. Ok, not only is our pencil supply extremely low but I'm going to be a pencil snob for this one.  I'm not sure if it's me or if pencil quality has taken a plunge worse than our economy. I'm completely guilty as a parent shopping back to school sales and taking advantage of those awesome 30 cent pack of pencils. NEVER AGAIN will I do that. I've been through 2 high quality pencil sharpeners already this year!! There is however one brand of pencil that is a DREAM compared to the others. Ticonderoga is by far the best pencil you can buy. The lead last longer, the erasers must not taste as good because I don't find near as many bitten off, and they are so much easier to sharpen. If I were to time the amount of time we are taking to sharpen pencils I'll be it adds up to about 10-15 minutes each day!! Ok, Mrs. Buchheit what do you want? We need more pencils and preferably the Ticonderoga brand. I've purchased some myself for the classroom to get us by for a bit but we will need more ASAP. I really appreciate any help you can provide. Ok. Pencil snob, out.

4. January Birthdays!! We have 4 January Birthdays this month. If your child has a birthday in January we will be celebrating those birthdays on Thursday January 24th at 12:45 (right after lunch). You will be receiving an email soon to organize things people might want to bring.

That's it!!

Have a great week!!

Mrs. Buchheit