Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a fabulous break and enjoyed some much needed time with family!

I know we made many memories this Thanksgiving and I can't wait to share them with the class. 

Come to school Monday ready to share :) 

This week we will begin our Gingerbread unit. 

During this time we will compare and contrast many different versions of the classic, The Gingerbread Man. Later, we will write our own versions!

Here are some of my favorites: 

Visit the Gresham library to check them out. Remember, if you visit the library bring me a receipt for the books you checked out. Your visit to the library and the books you read earns you  the night with no homework! 

Every two weeks I will send home a class newsletter. You will get a copy in your OWL folder, but you can always view and download from our classroom website, too. Click either picture below to download/view. 

Spread the word and help fund an iPad for our classroom!

I hope you are all enjoying this long weekend with your families!

Thank you to all of the Veteran's who have served our country.

We are so blessed to live in the land of the free and home of the brave.

If you have a chance tomorrow you might consider having your child write a letter thanking a verteran for all that they have done. Take your letter to a nearby Applebees. They are serving a free meal to all verteran's tomorrow. Last year we did this as a class and even had some letter written back to us. Our words really meant a lot to the men and women.

I have created a project at Donors Choose

Through this project I hope to raise funds to add an iPad to our classroom. This technology will be a powerful addition to our classroom. This year we are going to learn about Native Americans, ocean animals, space and Earth. Those are just out thematic units! Ther iPad is going to be an amazing resource for math, reading and writing too. I can't wait to get kids making movies and typing out their final drafts!

Please help us by simply sharing the link to our project page with friends and family. Encourage them to share it with others too! Plus, for the next 7 days an anonymous donor has agreed to match any donations 100% if you use the code CHEER. I am so excited about this project. Thank you for your help!!

Click the picture below to visit our project page and start sharing. You can easily share the page to your facebook page too!

REMINDER: See you at the Gresham library on Thursday at 6:00!

Meet the Teacher Library Night: DATE CHANGE

I hope you all received my note that went home yesterday!

If not, this is a reminder that the date for the meet the teacher night at the Gresham Library has changed. 

I will see you at the library on: 

Thursday

November 14th 

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

The original date was Title 1 night at Hollydale. I hope you will be able to attend both of these nights!