Happy New Year to you and your family! I'm looking forward to seeing your children back in school tomorrow. We have an exciting January coming up.

In math we will be working on money for the next two weeks. We'll continue exchanging coins and trading money to get equal amounts. Another area we will be focusing on this semester is memorizing our addition and subtraction facts to 18. Our goal will be to "beat the clock" every day for one minute and take a longer test on Friday. The students will begin with facts to 5 and progress at their own rate. Look for little strips of math facts to come home very soon in the "keep at home" pocket of your child's folder.

I want to remind you to continue using Raz Kids at home. As I review the activity log, I can see that many of you have been using the site and the results do show in your child's growth in comprehension and fluency. The children know that if they read the story by themselves without  being read to by the program that they can earn more points. Let's make it a New Year's Resolution to go up a reading level in a set amount of time by using Raz Kids every day for at least one story. Reading every day will show results!

Report cards will be coming home on Friday. Please call or email me with any questions you may have after the report cards come home. Please sign the signature card and return it in the brown envelope on Monday.

Reminders: No school on Monday for Martin Luther King Holiday.