Well Last Week was very interesting.
Lots of sick students in our classroom and lots of absences as well. We will be doing makeup testing this week, in addition to new concepts.

PLEASE NOTE: You are NOT supposed to send your child to school until they are FEVER FREE for 24 HOURS.

We have had several students who have come to school with a fever OR leave with a fever one day and show up the next.
This puts Everyone in danger of getting sick, and is not fair to the rest of the students. (especially your own sick child)
It's better to stay home until you are well than try to learn when you are feeling terrible.
Thanks for your consideration in the upcoming weeks.

We are coming upon the month of February. There are a lot of things to celebrate. It is the Month we highlight: Dental Hygiene, Black History, Abraham Lincoln's birthday, George Washington's birthday, Groundhog Day, and of course Valentine's Day.
We will cover all these topics in our daily lessons, centers, read alouds, and art activities.
We will also have a Valentine's Day Party... More info. to come.

A few dates you want to Remember:
Jan. 31st - Feb.23rd = Yearbook Sales ($18 Checks payable to CES)
Feb. 1st = CLASS PICTURE DAY Dress Nicely Please Everyone takes the Picture
(you may buy one for $10)
Feb. 3rd = Progress Reports come home. Please sign and return by Friday for a gotcha.
Feb. 28th = The book fair will return to CES that week.

Keep up the great work reading with your child each night. It makes a difference.

Items we need in class:
Small treasure box items (dollar tree/walmart/your toyboxes)
Paper Towels
Boxes of Tissue
*Pick one or send all...Anything will be greatly appreciated... Thanks.

Have a great week.
-Mrs. Mainor

Welcome to our FIRST 5-day week of 2011.
We are starting U.4 W.2 this week and we are back on a Day #1/Monday and Day#5/Friday schedule.
A couple of special dates to remember this week are:
Wednesday= January 26th is the 100th day of school.
*IF your child wants to bring in a Collection of 100 items Wed. they may.
NO POSTERS PLEASE. Bringing a collection is OPTIONAL.
Ex: Candy, small food items, buttons, small toys, coins, sticker collection.
Your child will show and tell about their collection of 100 items.
On Wed. we will do 100th day activities ALL day Long in every subject area.

Thursday= January 27th Mrs. Pam will be coming in again to do a fun/fancy math lesson
with us. She has visited us on several occasions and has shown us very fun
and creative ways to learn math concepts.
On Thurs. we will also have our weekly reading test.

Friday = January 28th The Gifted Teacher will be coming in to do a lesson with our class.

On Friday we will also have our weekly spelling and language tests.

SPECIAL THANKS to all the students who were able to come and perform at the PTA program last Tuesday night. And special thanks to: Adrianna Patterson, Alexus Robbins, and T.J. Brown for being brave and doing their individual speaking parts. Everyone did an Excellent job. Thank you parents for bringing them to the meeting.

Please ask your child about our MUSIC MAN Gotcha party we had last Friday. He played instruments from around the world for us and then had the whole school "just a dancin'". The kids had a great time.
Our next gotcha party will be in three weeks and it is entirely a dance party. Students need 5 gotchas to attend. (remember all smiley faces in a week earns a gotcha each Friday) (signing graded papers also gets your child a gotcha) And then of course they can get them from anywhere in the school for just being good.

Have a GREAT Week.
-Mrs. Mainor

Don't forget to come to the PTA program tonight at 6pm.
Dinner will be served/sold starting at 5:30pm
The meeting starts at 6pm so please have your child at the school just before then.
When the business is done... the children will perform.
Don't forget to dress your child in a Blue or White shirt and have them wear mittens, a scarf and a hat. (they don't have to match)
Those of you who can come... we will see you there.

This is yet Another short week. We are Starting Unit 4 in Language and Reading. We will have day #1 on Tuesday, and days 4/5 together on Friday. This means ALL tests in ALL subjects this week will be given on Friday. Expect a NEW reading book to come home now (it looks very similar to the old one)

Friday is also our next Gotcha party. Hope everyone has earned their 3 gotchas.

Happy January Birthday to Kinae Stuart last week.
Our Student of the week is: Jadie Adams. (everyone has been student of the week now so we will be starting over now and choosing based on good behavior)
Have a great week.
-Mrs. Mainor

Dear Parents, 1/11/11
Due to the Weather...Our PTA Program has been cancelled for tonight and RESCHEDULED for Next Tuesday, January 18th at 6pm.
Because the date has changed, I will send a NEW sign up sheet to let me know if your child will be able to perform that night.
Look for this sheet to come home to be signed on Wednesday.
Thank You,
-Mrs. Mainor

Due to the Winter Storm that is going across Alabama tonight... We have NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 10th.
Hopefully you received YOUR phone call from the school system this weekend telling you the news. It has also been posted on all the news stations.
Stay Safe and we will see you on Tuesday. :)
-Mrs. Mainor

HAPPY NEW YEAR Everyone.
I hope your holiday time spent with your family was wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed mine.
AND now we are off to a Great 2011. I wish all of you a productive, successful, healthy, and happy YEAR AHEAD.
See you on Tuesday Morning.
-Mrs. Mainor

I am soooo proud of my kids and their reading on the DIBELS test Friday. Everyone did their best and read MORE words than the beginning of the year. We had our game day gotcha party too.
All final grades are in and we will be using Monday and Tuesday to reach our A.R. goals, complete any make up work, and computer lessons.
Grades will be turned in on Wed. morning and report cards will come home AFTER Christmas break on Jan. 6th.
Tuesday, Jan. 11th we will have our next PTO meeting with GREEN PODS performing at 6pm.

Congratulations to AMYA THOMPSON for reading 100 Books. She is the second person in our class to fill up her blue library sheet. Great Job. I look to see more coming in soon.

Here is a breakdown of this week's activities:
Monday: Wear WARM clothes and JACKETS...
It will be FREEZING Today.
Make up work, Computer Lab today, Christmas Activities
Tuesday: Make up work, Christmas Activities,
Special A.R. 100% goal party in class.
Choir singing at 6pm in Lunchroom.
Wednesday: WEAR PAJAMAS this day=
Polar Express Day w/ hot chocolate and movie.
*All Library Books are Due this day. *Counseling w/ Bush.
Thursday: WEAR RED, WHITE, or GREEN or a Christmas shirt.
Breakfast with Santa, Christmas Crafts/Activities, Cookie Party w/movie
*Don't forget to bring your cookies on this day (enough for 20)
Friday: 1/2 Day of School... Car riders will be released at 12:15pm
We will do Christmas Activities, and clean up the classroom for Jan.

The Kids are Very proud of their Penguin Patch Purchases this week. They really enjoyed shopping for you. Hope you are pleased on Christmas Morning.

CHRISTMAS BREAK = NO SCHOOL Dec. 20th - Jan. 3rd ENJOY!!!!!!!!!
*Students come back to school on January 4th.

Have a Great Week!
-Mrs. Mainor