Welcome!!

It was so great to see everyone on Meet the Teacher Night. I am very excited about our class. I can't wait until Wednesday!! I have included some takeaways below to think about for this upcoming year. 

• Please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns. You can send me a note in your child's binder, call/text me on my cell (903)-702-5076, or call our classroom phone at (903)-665-2461 ext: 4204. If you call our classroom phone, it will not ring during the school day. Please just leave a voicemail and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Contact the main office to speak with our secretary if you have a transportation change or an emergency. 

• Your child will receive a binder for day to day communication. This binder will include their behavior chart, newsletters, homework, reading log, etc. Please send it back daily. This is the fastest way to learn about what is happening in our classroom. 

• Be sure to take a look at our schedule. We have very little downtime. The kids won't take a nap. We are extremely busy throughout our day. Pay attention to our PE schedule. We have PE on Tuesdays and Fridays this year. Please make sure your child wears appropriate footwear for the gym. Closed toe shoes or tennis shoes would be best. Coach Purifoy has some awesome things planned for our class this year!! 

• Your child can bring their lunch box this year. We will help children open items in their lunch box. However, we do encourage them to attempt to open items first. We will have ice cream for them to purchase as well. It is a $1 for an ice cream. I will send more information home regarding purchasing in the cafeteria. 

Graduation and EOY Events

We have discussed graduation this past week and come up with some ideas. Mrs. Whitaker will be sending home a note this upcoming week to explain our plans. If you have any questions or concerns about graduation, please feel free to contact me. If I am unable to answer your question, I will follow up with Mrs. Whitaker to give you an answer. 

We will have a field day for the kids. We will have sack races, kickball, bubbles, and more. Unfortunately due to COVID protocols, we will be unable to have parents on campus. 

Teacher appreciation week is coming up and Ms. Shyger is looking for parent volunteers. If you would like to help her, please let me know or contact Ms. Shyger at 903-665-2461 extension 3490. 

STEAM

We completed a STEAM activity last week. We have one day a week that we dedicate to science activities for our specials. We used gumdrops and toothpicks to create 2D or 3D objects. The kids had fun building their own creation. 

Picture Day

Don't forget: Thursday is picture day! We will be taking group pictures and graduation pictures. Come dressed to impress!

What We've Been Up To

We have jumped head first into our week. We have been working on 3D shapes, Christopher Columbus, a STEM activity, CVC words, and sight word building. We are always BUSY!! The kids loved our STEM activity this past week. We made butter!! They LOVED it so much! It is such a hands on activity. I enjoyed sharing this experience with our class. Below are a few of our pictures of our activities. 

2D Shapes and George Washington

Here are some pictures of the activities that we have done in class. We are working on a 2D fox triangle right now. All I can say is that each one is very unique! 

Virtual Learning

We have done a fantastic job with our virtual learning this past week. I am very proud of how much they all have accomplished. Thank you for your support as well. I couldn't have done it without you all. Please remember to return all Ipads, hotspots, and Ipad chargers. We utilize these Ipads in class and will need all of the equipment to continue.