Well, January is certainly flying by quickly. Perhaps that
had something to do with the lack of days we had school? This frigid weather
just doesn’t seem to want to go away. Unfortunately the snow days aren’t even
as much fun for the kids as they typically are because they have had to stay
inside. Hopefully it will all be over soon.
As you are aware, Enrichment Day is coming up this Saturday,
February 1st, from 9:00 – 11:30. Your child should have brought home
a packet with them last Thursday. Classes fill up quickly and are filled on a
first-come, first-served basis so make sure you get your form in if you haven’t
done so already.
Students were also given the opportunity this week to take
home a Science Fair packet. If your child didn’t bring one home, and they would
like to participate in this year’s Science Fair, please make sure they ask
their teacher for a packet. Again, the Science Fair is non-competitive, a lot
of fun, and will be held in conjunction with our next math night on Tuesday,
March 18th.
Congratulations to the following winners of the December
coloring contest from East Hill’s 5th Grade Newspaper, The Junior Wildcat Times: Lauren Puchta
(1st Place, 5th Grade), Clare DeVore (2nd
Place, 2nd Grade), and Matthew Craybas (3rd Place, 3rd
Grade.) The contest is judged by all of our fifth graders in addition to all of
our faculty and staff. The winners receive gift certificates for our school
store.
As a reminder, this Friday there is no school as our staff
has a professional development day. We will be taking part in a required
training as well as spending part of our day analyzing all of the recent data
we have collected to help better inform our instruction.
The math words of the week are skip count (M), break apart
(T), compensation (W), and number bond (Th). Last week’s words (I
didn’t send out my blog last week), were column,
area, and area model.
Bundle up!
- - Lisa
