Mrs. Harrison's Herald

Doing Outstanding Work to Ensure a Love of Learning

THANK YOU ALL!!!!!

I LOVE my chair!!!!  Thank you all SO MUCH!!!  I wish you all a restful and happy holiday break.  View this photo

A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Bontempi, who planned the party.  The class said, "It was the BEST party EVER!"

Thank you, Mrs. Hurn, for your sneakiness :) 

Thank you, Ms. Esther, for bringing hot chocolate on Polar Express day!

 

December Jolly Roger

Download December newsletter

Here is the newsletter for December.  Also, I will be sending home a math packet reviewing number patterns.  This packet is due on Friday, December 16th.  Please help your child complete the homework...even the "purple part."  Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions :)

Please come to Barnes and Noble and see each grade level’s performance, see student artwork, listen to our chorus, and buy books to support our school!

Thursday, December 1, 2011
5:30-7:30 P.M.
Barnes & Noble
At the West Cobb Avenues

5:35-5:47: Kindergarten
5:52-6:04: First Grade
6:09-6:20: Second Grade
6:25-6:45: Dowell’s Chorus Performance
6:50-7:02: Third Grade
7:07-7:19: Fourth Grade
7:19-7:30: Fifth Grade

Can’t attend our bookfair at Barnes & Noble?
Visit BN.COM/bookfairs to support us online from 12/1/11 to 12/6/11
by entering Bookfair ID # 10522621 at checkout.

A percentage of your Barnes & Noble purchases will benefit our school/organization.

I know we are ALL ready for the holiday break next week! I hope you all enjoy your family time together. If you could do 2 things for me over break, I would REALLY appreciate the help!!!

Counting money to $1.oo has been very challenging for many students. I'm actually shocked that Kindergarten standards ask kids to county pennies to 30 cents, and 1st grade wants different money combinations to $1.oo. That's quite a jump! If you have spare change in your purse, couch cushions, in the car, or ANYWHERE...please help your child count it out. If you see they aren't really sure how to jump from a quarter to a dime, or a dime to a nickel, please practice during the week. We will have 1 more week devoted to counting money when we get back, and then it's time to assess for the report cards.

Second, we will be starting a "landforms/where we live" unit when we return. By the end of the unit, students should be able to recall the names of their address, city, county, state, nation and continent AND locate them on a map or globe. (Google Earth anyone?) Please practice these skills with them!!! If they come to me knowing ALL of this after Thanksgiving, I will let them eat lunch with me on Friday and provide them a special treat :)

Thank you for ALL your help and Happy Thanksgiving!

Wednesday (Nov 9th) Homework

Your child will be bringing home homework tonight. Their assignment (if they chose to accept it) is to find 3D shapes in the house. They will be looking for cones, cylinders, rectangular prisms, spheres, and cubes. They need to use these items to explore/investigate if these items stack, roll, and slide. Have fun :)

Barnes & Noble Night is Thursday, December 1st, 5:30-7:30pm

November newsletter

Sorry it has taken me so long to get the November newsletter posted.  Halloween should NOT be on a Monday!!!  :)  Download November newsletter

Jefferson and pillowcases

Thank you all for taking the time to attend conferences this week.  I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to speak to you about your child's progress! 

 

Next Tuesday, we will begin learning about Thomas Jefferson.  If your child would like to obtain some background knowledge on Jefferson, guide his or her "research" towards Jefferson's early life, his presidency, his part in the Declaration of Independence, Monticello (not to be confused with monster jello...I have heard it called that before!), the Louisiana Purchase, and foods he introduced to America after a trip to France.  I hope the class is as enthusiastic about Jefferson as they were about Franklin!  There will not be any "optional homework" for this unit due to time. 

 

Also, the 1st grade team is asking for each child to bring in a CHEAP white pillowcase.  I just wanted to give you the heads-up in case you are out shopping over the weekend.  An official grade-level letter will be send home later.

Parent Newsletter on Water

We launched our water unit today.  Here is some information about what we will be doing over the next 2 weeks.

Download Water parent letter

October Jolly Roger

Here is the news for the month!

Download October news