Sunday, December 15, 2013

Week of Dec. 16th through 20th

 
Season's Greetings! The holidays are upon us! I hope you and your family have a joyous holiday season! Please see below for important announcements regarding the week ahead. Just a reminder, this will be the last blog post until January 5, 2014. Here's to a prosperous New Year!
  • On Monday, December 16th, a permission slip will be going home regarding a movie. Mrs. Zimmer's class will be joining us for a viewing of "Arthur Christmas". This movie is rated PG for mild rude humor. Due to the PG rating, in order for your child to view this movie you must sign the permission slip that will be going home. We are planning on watching the movie on Friday, December 20th. In order to promote responsibility, a student will NOT be allowed to call home if he/she forgets to bring the signed permission slip back by Friday. Any student who does not bring the permission slip back will be given an alternative activity.
  • Our class Christmas party will be held on Thursday, December 19th at approximately 2:15pm. The parent committee members for this party were contacted on Friday, December 13th. You're more than welcome to join us for this party--I'm sure your child would love to have you there!
  • Our class will be serving lunch this week. If you plan on taking your child to lunch please contact me and I'll let you know what day(s) will work best--according to the serving schedule.
  • The last day to bring in donations for the Worland Humane Society will be on Wednesday, December 18th. Mrs. Zimmer and I hope to have the money counted and the donation made to the Humane Society by Friday, December 20th.  
  • Please see below for this week's spelling words. We will be discussing the 'er' sound that can be formed with 'or', 'ur', 'er', and 'ir' letter combinations. 
    • nurse
    • work
    • shirt
    • hurt
    • first
    • word
    • serve
    • curly
    • dirt
    • third
    • worry
    • turn
    • stir
    • firm
    • her
    • girl
    • perfect
    • hamburger
  • Extra Spelling Words:
    • festive
    • ingredients
    • degrees
    • recommended
    • anxiously
    • cross
    • remarked
    • tense
Once again, Happy Holidays! Here's to a wonderful 2014!
 
Mrs. Martinez


Monday, December 9, 2013

Week of Dec. 9th through 13th

Greetings! It won't be much longer until Winter Break begins! I hope you're enjoying the season thus far. Please see below for important information for the week ahead.
  • The remaining Marty Moose Nutritional Program classes will be this Wednesday and next Wednesday. The final class will be next Wednesday (Dec. 18th). I hope you and your child have enjoyed the various healthy snack recipes!
  • Our class, along with Mrs. Zimmer's class, will be continuing to take donations for the Worland Humane Society until next Friday, December 20th. Please continue to support this wonderful cause by allowing your child to bring in any spare change for our jar. All proceeds will be donated to the Worland Humane Society. This is a great way to show good citizenship! 
  • The 1st-2nd-3rd grade Christmas program will be this Thursday, December 12th at 7:00pm. Third grade students have been instructed to wear 'nice' clothing--unless otherwise told to wear something else. If you're unsure of what your child should wear please feel free to call Mrs. Weichmann (the music teacher) at East Side. 
  • There will be an all-school movie trip to Washakie Twin Cinemas next week. More information will be given when I know more. 
  • This week's spelling words are below. This week we are discussing 'or' and 'ar' words. 
    • horse
    • mark
    • storm
    • market
    • acorn
    • artist
    • March
    • north
    • barking
    • stork
    • thorn
    • forest
    • chore
    • restore
    • dark
    • story
    • partner
    • fortune
  • Extra Spelling Words:
    • lying
    • quiver
    • partners
    • ability
    • loyal
    • shift
    • patrol
    • snap
Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions or comment. Have a great week!
Thank you!
Mrs. Martinez

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Week of December 2nd through 6th

Season's Greetings! Time to switch gears and begin thinking about winter! It won't be long before Winter Break! Please see important announcements for the week ahead below.

  • Since a new month is beginning please keep in mind that the Book-It calendar for November as well as the November fitness calendar for Mr. Heyer is due ASAP. These calendars are always sent home at the beginning of each month and due back at the end of the corresponding month. It's a tough thing to do to keep track of it--but it is possible! New December calendars for these two activities will be going home--be on the lookout!
  • Book orders for December will be due this Friday, December 6th. They are due earlier than usual just in case you're ordering books as Christmas gifts. This should allow plenty of time for the book(s) to arrive prior to Winter Break.
  • The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade Christmas program will be held on Thursday, December 12th. The exact time in the evening is not yet known but I will get this information to you as soon as possible. 
  • Please see this week's spelling words below. This week we will be discussing contractions--which is when two words are put together to make one word. Example--did not = didn't.
    • I'd
    • he's
    • haven't
    • doesn't
    • let's
    • there's
    • wouldn't
    • what's
    • she's
    • aren't
    • hasn't
    • couldn't
    • he'd
    • they're
    • can't
    • isn't
    • we're
    • weren't
  • Extra Spelling Words:
    • pleaded
    • pausing
    • steep
    • examined
    • mist
    • rugged
    • fondly
    • peak
Have a great week!

Mrs. Martinez