Harrie

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It is hard to believe that it is the 49th day of school and we are starting our 2nd 9 weeks!  The students have learned so much already!  Our first unit in science this quarter will be learning about magnets.  In math we will be studying number patterns and place value.  In language arts we will continue to create stories, READ, and focus on nouns and verbs. 

Next week is Conference Week and the students will start dismissal at 12:20 all week.  I look forward to talking with each of you to share how much growth your child has made!  Since we are on a tight schedule, please be on time... thank you! 

Next week is also Red Ribbon Week.  Below is the schedule.  Show your school spirit!

Red Ribbon Week:

Red Ribbon week coincides with Conference Week.  The daily themes are as follows:

• Monday, 10/24:  Team jersey Day
• Tuesday:  10/25:  Be a JEANOUS and wear jeans.
• Wednesday, 10/26:    Wear red clothes
• Thursday, 10/27:  Smarties for smarties.  Make smart decisions and wear your ribbon.
• Friday, 10/28:  Hat Day. 


 I LOVE A BOOK DAY is on October 31st.  Have your story board and costume ready for the parade!  The parade through the halls of Sope Creek will begin at 8 am Monday morning.  Please allow adequate time to park and find your place along the hallway to watch! 

Have a great weekend!

 

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Please join us for our monthly Chick-fil-A Spirit Night on Tuesday, 10/18, any time between 5pm and 8pm!

While we dine and socialize, we will also be working on writing letters to service men and women as a part of The Bert Show's Big Thank You!  We will have paper and pencils available, and you will leave the letters with us.  We will make sure the letters get delivered.  More information on The Big Thank You, click here. 

Our goal is to have Sope Creek submit at least 1,100 letters!!!  If you would like to write letters at home, you are welcome to have your child bring them to the front office before October 26th.  They must be hand-written on 8.5 x 11'' paper and contain no political messages.

Thank you for supporting our school (a percentage of all proceeds help to fund field trips and staff development) and for supporting our troops!

 

Tomorrow night we will be writing letters to service men and women to submit to The Bert Show's Big Help.  We will collect the letters on Wednesday, 10/26 for delivery.  Please encourage your students to write letters at home, too. Our goal is to submit at least 1100 letters!!!  Guidelines for the letters:

• Heartfelt, handwritten, original, and free of any political statements. 
• The purpose of the letter is to express thanks to the military personnel currently deployed outside the United States. 
• We reserve the right to eliminate those messages that are political in nature and do not reflect a positive message in the spirit of Thanksgiving.  Those letters will be destroyed.
• All letters must be on 8.5” x 11” paper or smaller.  Do not use glue, tape, staples, cardboard, glitter or otherwise attach anything to the paper.  Decorate using crayons, pencil, etc. 
• Use both sides if you like, but use one page per letter only.  Do not send cards or photographs. 
• Feel free to include your mailing and email address, and you may get a response.  Individual letters should not be sealed in envelopes.

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This was a very fun and exciting week!  We had a visit from Benjamin Franklin and enjoyed creating and making our own inventions!  I love this activity to see who really enjoys using their creativity and who is motivated to make and show what they did!  They couldn't wait to bring them home to show YOU!

This week was the final week of the first quarter.  We have been busy finishing up units and taking quizes to see what they have learned.  I can't wait to share their successess with you at conference time!  I'm sure you've probably heard of iRespond... the program and remote controls we use in class.  The class and I are learning how to do this... we are getting better at it... but Mrs. Harrie has a lot more gray hair! J

Have a wonderful weekend!

 

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I apologize for not sending out a Blog update on Friday... but our school internet has been out since Thursday.  We are back now! : ) 

Thank you for all the invention supplies you have been sending in.  We will start to plan our invention and then build them.  I can't wait to see their creative minds at work! 

We have been busy studying Ben Franklin and went to the Media Center today to research him.  The students learned about Pebble Go and are bringing home directions on how to access that at home so that they can show you! 

Can your child tie their shoes?  This is a very important skill to learn and one that with a little practice... they can master.  Use this link to help them:  www.scarletmuse.us/tieshoes

COGAT testing starts tomorrow.  We will test Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  Please make sure your child is well rested, gets a good breakfast, and is on time to school.  This is an abilities test to see how your child thinks... it is not a test you can study for.