A Few Changes for the New Year . . .

As of January 4, 2010, a few changes will take place in our classroom:

• We WILL continue to have "Brain Fuel" at 10:30 each day, but parents and Mrs. Hill will NO LONGER be supplying the snacks. Students are encouraged to bring their own snack each day if they wish to enjoy some midday fuel.
• Reading and math contracts WILL still exist, but they may look different and have different expectations. Look for more information on that in the new year!
• Our new class motto, "Zip it or Flip it!" will be in full force. Parents, ask your child about this for an explanation!
• All student names MUST be written in cursive at ALL times!

Winter Party Time!

A note from our room parents:

It's winter party time and we are in need of donations. We are planning
to have Walking Tacos and other items that the room parents will need
to purchase.

We are also hoping to give every student a gift card instead of all
the little STUFF that usually gets tossed.

If you are willing to donate any sum of $$$ and/or help us out the day
of the Party (Tuesday, Dec.22 @2:45), please contact Angela Falcone @ angela.falcone5@gmail.com.

If you would like to send a monetary donation, please send it in with
your child in a sealed envelope marked Angela Falcone/Winter Party.

We will accept donations starting this week.

Any questions, feel free to e-mail Angela Falcone at the above email.

Poetry Cafe Rescheduled

We are rescheduling our Poetry Cafe for this Friday, December 4 from 2:30-3:00 in our classroom. We will enjoy drinks and a healthy snack while we enjoy listening to our newly published poets read a poem of their choice from their own collection!

Poetry Parade Cancelled

We are not getting as far as I had hoped with poetry due to the shortened weeks over the last few weeks and technology issues. Therefore, the original plan to celebrate our published poets on Wednesday, November 25 at 2 p.m. will be postponed. I will reschedule the celebration on the blog as soon as I can.

Supplies Running on Empty . . .

We are running short on the following supplies we need for successful days:

• Quart size ziploc bags
• Snack size ziploc bags
• Hershey Kisses
• Miniature Reeses Cups
• Snacks for "Brain Fuel"
• Pink, blue, purple, orange, and green highlighters

If you are able to pick up one of these items over the next few weeks for our classroom, the fourth graders and Mrs. Hill would greatly appreciate the donation!

Reading and Math Contracts

We WILL NOT have an official reading and math contract this week that would have been due Monday, November 30. However, I am offering extra credit in both areas for those that continue to read and practice math, log their reading and math practice, and write me a letter about their readings and math practice times. If a student chooses to ONLY complete a reading contract this week, that student will receive extra credit in readingt ONLY! Same for math.
Enjoy the holiday break! We all deserve a little extra family time!

Movie Night: Friday, November 20

The Hannah Montanta movie will be playing in the Brown cafeteria on Friday, November 20. Information about times and prices went home in last week's Barker. You can access that link here: http://www.brownsburg.k12.in.us/brown/newsletter/BR2009-11-13.pdf

Hope to see you there!