Mrs. Harrison's Herald

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