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From our Wonderful Music Teacher!

Exciting News! First grade will be performing for the next PTA meeting (February 2nd at 7:00 pm)! If your child will be joining us, make sure your first grader is on stage in the cafeteria, ready to perform by 6:55 pm next Thursday evening. First graders should wear clean jeans and a solid colored shirt. Can’t wait to see you there! 

Meghan Beshara 

Sope Creek Elementary Music Specialist

Alligator News

We will be going to the Media Center tomorrow. Please return books, so we can take out new ones.

We can't wait for Friday and our 100th day of school. Thank you to those of you that sent in items for our 100 piece trail mix. We are looking forward to counting by 10's to 100!

We are learning about informational writing. Our first assignment is to write about the life of Harriet Tubman. We created a flow map with bullet points of her live in a time line. Next we are using our ideas to develop our story. We will be working on informational writing over the next few weeks.

In math we are having so much much fun working on different types of graphs. We've done tally graphs, bar graphs and pictographs. We will continue working on graphs for the next few days and then take our chapter test. After graphs we will start our chapter on fractions. I'm so pleased with the way the children are doing on their minute math tests. Keep practicing at home, so they continue to move to the next color.

Next week we will start our study of Teddy Roosevelt. Your child will be bringing home a class project on Tuesday or Wednesday. As part of our study of Teddy Roosevelt and his establishment of National Parks, we'll have your child mail "Traveling Teddy" to a relative or friend that would be willing to help with the project. If you have any questions after you receive the information, please call or email me.

Alligator News

Congratulations to my Alligators! We tied with the Brendel Butterflies for having the most children come to Chick-fil-A on Monday. They will be having their lunch on the stage with our Administrators on Monday. Thanks to all the parents that came out in the rain to help us win! You're the best!

We will be going to the Media Center on Friday to pick out new books. Be sure to return your books by then.

Our 100th day of school will be Friday, January 27th. We will be traveling to different 1st grade classes and each teacher will have a different activity to help celebrate the day. I will be sending home a sheet today to ask you if you might be able to offer some kind of food to help make our 100th day trail mix for the children to enjoy. If you can help, please send back the sheet and I will let you know what I need you to send in. thanks!

We are having a great time learning all about Harriet Tubman and what a brave person she was. Harriet Tubman had courage and risked her own freedom to help others escape slavery. Ask your children about her accomplishments.

In math we're finishing our chapter on money and will be working on graphs next week. I hope your children  showed you their first minute timed tests. Many of them have moved on to the 2nd or 3rd color. Good Job! Keep practicing at home.

Chick-Fil-A Night

Chick Fil A Spirit Night is Tuesday!

January 17th 2011

5- 8 at Woodlawn Chick Fil A

Theme this month-- Favorite Books!

Encourage your child to bring their favorite book to share with a friend at Chick Fil A!

Free Ice Cream provided by our very own Sope Creek Staff(Remember I will be there to hand out ice cream from 5-6:30pm)

Go Alligators!

 

 

 

 

From Student Council

Dear Students and Parents,

The first ever Sope Creek Family Movie Night is coming on January 20, 2012.  It is being sponsored by the Student Council.  We will be showing The Smurfs and National Treasure 2.  Popcorn and drinks will be available for purchase, but you can BYOC (Bring Your Own Candy).  We will be expecting that you bring your parents because this is a family event – no drop offs, please.  So mark your calendar – January 20 7:00-9:00 in the cafeteria and the media center.  Optional donation for Must Ministries gladly accepted.

Thank you

The Movie Night Committee

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.