Vocabulary Hat Day

In honor of Read Across America Week, our students created vocabulary hats.  Check them out:

Our whole gang!

 



Sudoku and our Week

I meant to share this link last week.  We have been doing some sudoku puzzles in our morning work to help our logic.  There is a great, FREE website that I showed the class.  When you have a chance, check out www.jigsawdoku.com  and give it a try.  It is addictive! 

A few reminders for this week:

1. The book fair is open all week.  Checks will not be accepted--cash, debit, and credit only.
2. Tomorrow is class picture day.  Be sure to send in your check or money if you want to purchase a copy.
3. Wednesday is Wacky Wednesday.  As far as I know, this will be an opt out (of SSA) day.  If that changes I will let you know.  
4. Thursday is college/school spirit day.  Students may wear a college or school shirt over their regular collared shirt.
5. Friday is the last day of the book fair.  They will pack it up at 11:30.

Have a great week.  Don't forget about Daylight Savings this weekend.

It's a Non-Party

If you are interested in sending in items for our Non-Party next Thursday, please use the comments section to help coordinate.  Remember this is not an official party, so participation is voluntary.  I do ask that if you do plan on sending in items, that you please send in enough for all 21 students.  Thank you!

Math Book Online

To access the online version of our math text book:

1. Go to www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
2. Click Register
3. On the first screen, type the class access code in the access code field.
4. Follow the instructions to register.Please DO NOT use your full name as your user name.
   Write your user name somewhere handy exactly as you typed it.
5. At the end of registration process, the SuccessNet login page appears.
6. Log in by typing your user name and password.

Teacher name: Ms. Karraker
Class/Group name: 2012

Class access code: C93BF7C7134DFF3433BD
When you enroll or register, type the access code exactly as shown above.
Use all uppercase letters.

Santa Tracker

If you are eager to know where Santa is along his journey on Christmas Eve, check out NORAD's site by clicking HERE! 

I hope everyone enjoyed today's party.  Thank you so much to all of the parents who came by!  Please remember the extra credit reading to earn a Six Flags ticket over your vacation.  Have a great vacation.  I hope you all get everything you wanted, like:

• Adam's Predator season tickets (next year)
• Roshveen's kitchen kitten
• Annabelle's remainder Hermione Barbie
• Zatiyah's German Shepherd
• Jake's female Briard
• Julia's teeth to fall out (not all of them--just three)
• Nora's fake nails
• Adam's video game--All Star Supreme (?)
• Savannah's iPod Touch
• Drew's Kindle Fire
• John's Wii U
• Tania's tablet
• Jea's iPad
• Tre's waterproof walkie talkies (I won't even mention the other item!)
• Emilia's purple camera
• Samuel's chinchilla
• Skyler's German Shepherd and
• Eli's chocolate Lab

How'd I do?

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year!

I'll see everyone back here on January 7th~

Happy Holidays

Technically your holiday doesn't begin until 11:31 tomorrow, but I know how hectic that will all be, so I wanted to take a moment and say thank you for a successful first semester.  I am looking forward to the huge strides we will be able to make when we return in 2013.  Thank you all for sharing your children and yourselves to help our school family be a great one!

I am having trouble getting blogspot to load our mythology videos and our rewritten songs.  I'll keep trying, but until then here are a couple of shots from today's pajama day!

WHAT A CREW!

Happy Holidays everyone!  Blessed travels and safe returns.  See you in 2013!



We've Got a Party to Plan!

**I have been confused about that last week of school before break.  Despite what I have written in newsletters and on earlier versions of this post, the last full day is in fact Tuesday, December 18, and the half day is Wednesday, December 19.  Sorry for the confusion.  I am pretty excited though--I just got a day off that I didn't know about!  

We are down to a couple of weeks to plan our party celebrating the end of our first semester and our winter break.  I am aiming for the afternoon of our last full day, Tuesday, December 18, or the morning of the half day, December 19.  Do any of you have any ideas or suggestions for activities?  Please feel free to use the comments section of this post to share ideas.  I would love for each student to donate an item for the celebration so no one person has to spend a lot.  I am open to any ideas!

The students' last day, the 20th, is a half day.  I am looking at having a read-in that day.  Students can bring in blankets and pillows and plan on hanging out and reading.  It is a fun way to send everyone off into break. 

Finally, this will be in tomorrow's newsletter too, but I am offering a quick, one-week book order this week.  That way, I know we will get them shipped to us in time.  Any orders you have will need to be sent in or placed online by the end of the day Friday.  If you would like to browse or order online, visit https://orders.scholastic.com/HWFT6  There are many more books available online if you would like to check it out.  If you would like to make any purchases for gifts and need them kept a secret, please drop me a note to let me know.  When the books arrive, I'll contact you to arrange a pick-up.

Have a great week everyone!