1B Weekly News
May 10, 2018
A Note From Mrs. Waters
Thank you for coming to our writer's cafe. The students enjoyed having an audience to share their poems with. Here is a link for you to view the celebration.
Since we have started the ABC countdown, we will no longer be sending homework. Your child should still be playing the math games to practice their fluency. They should also be reading everyday. This will be the last week we send home school book. Please be checking the ABC Countdown to the end of the year in case your child needs to wear something or bring something in to school that day.
Below you will see what we will be working on in class, information from the office and other important dates.
Reading
Students will work on visualizing what they read.
Writing
Math
Students will be using strategies to add two two-digit numbers together.
Social Studies
Ramadan
Ramadan is expected to start on Wednesday, May 16. Shorter Ramadan school hours will go into effect as soon as ASD makes the announcement.
During Ramadan school will start at 9:00 am and end at 2:30 pm. Morning supervision will start at 8:45 am when gate 6 will be open to students. Furthermore, during Ramadan Tuesdays will not be PACT days and dismissal on Tuesdays will be at 2:30 pm.
Since we typically do not have students fasting in the lower elementary division, there will be no changes to our snack/lunch procedures. Food services will continue to operate as usual in the elementary cafeteria to serve students who are not fasting.
The windows of these eating areas will be covered during Ramadan. Any fasting students in lower elementary will have the option of spending snack/lunch and recess time in the library or another designated area.
Upcoming dates in the Library!
The library will follow Ramadan hours, and so, will open at 8.45am and close at 2.45pm
each day.
Thursday, May 17th: Last day for regular checkouts
Thursday, May 24th: Last day for turn in of books
Tuesday, May 29th - Thursday, May 31st: Summer checkout (15 books per child with
parent permission)
From the Office
Principals’ Coffee!
The next Lower Elementary Principals’ Coffee is scheduled for Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 at 8:05 in Elementary Presentation Room. This is the last Principals’ Coffee for the school year and it will be focused on summer learning. The purpose of the meeting is to inform you about the importance of engaging your children in learning opportunities over the summer and to provide you with summer learning ideas for your children. The summer fitness and reading programs will also be introduced at this time.
A Parent Forum will be held during the second part of this Principals’ Coffee. If you have topics, feedback or questions that you would like to put forth for agenda consideration please ask forward them to LESParentForum@asd.edu.qa by 9.00am on Sunday, May 20th
Important Dates
May 22: Full Day of school (Ramadan Hours); Principal's Coffee Session on Summer Learning
May 27: No School
May 29: Full Day of school (Ramadan Hours)
June 5: Full Day of school (Ramadan Hours)
June 6: Last Day of school; Dismissal at 12:00