- January 31 - No School - Elementary Teacher Professional Development Day
- February 3 - 5th Grade Band & Strings Concert 7pm
- February 16 - Skate World Party 6:15 - 8:15pm
- February 21-22 - Mid-Winter Break - No School
- March 3 - End of Marking Period 2
- March 4 - No School for Students / Teacher Work Day
- March 9- Late Start (Arrival at 10:04 AM)
- March 17 - Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
- March 25-April 1 - Spring Break
We Love Our Teachers
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and it’s a great time to show your teacher how much you love them. Below is an OPTIONAL assignment your child can do for their teacher. All you have to do is click the link, print it and fill it out.
No printer? No problem! Just let me know and I will print one out for your child to fill out at home. Please return all letters to the office by February 10th so we have time to put all of these together in a book for each teacher for Valentine’s Day.
If your child wants to send one to a teacher from a previous year they can! If your child wants to fill one out for a specials’ teacher, no problem! Just print and return it to school by February 10th.
Just remember this is a secret so don’t tell the teachers! -Mrs. Pawlus
Teachers you can create a note for...
Make Your Family Read Aloud Time a Success with These Tips
Some parents stop reading aloud as soon as their children learn to read. But reading aloud can continue to be fun, and it builds reading skills, too. To make your read-aloud time successful:
- Do it every day. When you read aloud with your child daily, you demonstrate that reading time is much too important to miss.
- Pick a regular time. When reading is already part of your daily routine, you won’t have to think about trying to fit it into a hectic day. Choose a time when your child will be most receptive, such as after playing outside or before bed.
- Read the book first—before you read it aloud. Reading aloud is performing. You’ll do a better job if you’re familiar with what you’re going to read. Previewing a book may also keep you from getting bogged down in a book that neither you nor your child enjoys.
- Read books you like. If you like a book, odds are your child will, too. Start by reading books you enjoyed as a child. Often, your enjoyment will be contagious!
- Emphasize the first line. The first line of any good story will grab the reader’s attention. Your reading should make your child want to sit up and listen.
- Use facial expressions. Widen your eyes to show surprise. Squint a bit to show you’re thinking.
- Leave your child wanting more. Stop your day’s reading at a point where you are both eager to hear what happens next.
Reprinted with permission from the January 2022 issue of Parents make the difference!® (Elementary School Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2022 The Parent Institute®, a division of PaperClip Media, Inc.