23 Jan

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Hello! Here's a quick update on our Social Emotional Learning and Motor Language Groups: SEL:  We have been practicing expected behaviors within the first unit of Second Step with "Eyes Watching, Ears Listening, Voice Quiet, and Body Calm."  These are important behaviors that we practice daily when in our classroom and walking in the hallways.  We work on following directions so everyone can learn and we practice repeating directions to help us remember what is being asked.  As we jump into the...

10 Jan

Posted at 19:34h in Newsletter by

Happy New Year to all in Room 211! We are off to a great start in 2023. We have spent a lot of time reviewing school expectations for walking in the hallway and have also reintroduced our classroom routines and schedule. We will continue to remind, model, and practice expected behaviors throughout the day. Curriculum Updates: Literacy - We have continued to build our phonics knowledge by identifying initial sounds, working on blending sounds and compound words for improved fluency, and finding...

14 Dec

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Hello, Room 211 Families! How are we in the middle of December already?  Time is flying by!  The first trimester is behind us and we can only hope snow days are, too.  We have had (or will have) many special winter activities this month including our Winter Sharing Concert, Snowflake Day in second grade, hot cocoa while watching the Polar Express for our first graders, and PJ Day! In Motor Language Group, Ms. Burd and Ms. Joy made rain clouds with us. ...

02 Dec

Posted at 19:04h in Newsletter by

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigated weather conditions this week. We want to honor the important parent-teacher conferences that were canceled due to weather, by rescheduling them for Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. As a result, there will be no school for elementary students on Dec. 12. When will conferences be rescheduled?   We plan to keep the conference schedule the same as planned for Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, and simply move the date to Dec. 12. For example,...

23 Nov

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Hello Room 211 Families! Thanksgiving is upon us and we want to wish every family a wonderful celebration.  There is no school for the rest of the week – we will see everyone back on Monday, November 28th. On November 28th, I will email your child’s progress report.  Please let me know if you’d like a hard copy sent home in the communication notebook and I will make sure to prepare that for you. There is no school on Wednesday, November 29th and...

06 Nov

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Hello! First, I want to reiterate the importance of keeping your child home if they are not feeling well.  We have had a substantial number of friends absent over the last two weeks.  The flu, as well as colds, coughs, and other contagious germs are everywhere right now.  Please keep your child home to rest and recover whenever they are ill.  Program staff report all symptoms to the health room where it is them decided if your child can stay at...

29 Oct

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Hello Room 211 Families! On Thursday, November 10th, Challenger will be hosting our annual Veteran’s Day assembly to honor those who have served in the US Armed Forces.  If you have a photo of a loved one who has served in one of the many branches of the US Armed Forces, please email your photo to [email protected] along with a brief description including: Name of Veteran Branch and/or years of service Veteran’s relation to Challenger student These photos will be included in the Veteran’s Day assembly slideshow.   In...

23 Oct

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Hello Room 211 Families, I didn’t think I would ever want it to rain so badly…but the rain finally showed up and indoor recesses are hopefully a thing of the past now!  I think everyone was going a little stir-crazy inside.  We manage to make the best of the situation with scooter rides down the hallway and extra art projects throughout the week. In Motor Language Group, Ms. Burd (SLP) and Ms. Joy (OT) brought masks to decorate and candy to the...

09 Oct

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Hello Room 211 Families! I want to start out by making sure every family is receiving their child's general education teacher's newsletter and classroom communications.  We try not to double up on info/papers going home - the first source should be your child's grade level teacher.  Please let me know if you are not receiving emails from her! We have been very busy at school!  We transitioned from Back to School to all things Fall!  Our themed, weekly leveled readers are being...