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December 01, 2014
Weekly Happenings
Greetings Students and Families,
Welcome back from the long, relaxing weekend!
Math focus: Multiplication & Division Patterns
Monday - Patterns in the Multiplication Table
Tuesday - Multiply & Divide by 2
Wednesday - Multiply & Divide by 5
Thursday - Fact Families
Friday - Quiz
Literacy focus: Informative/Expository Writing
Review Write Tools strategies. Example T-charts with topic, big ideas, tell me more, and conclusion. Whole group expository practice paragraph.
Reading Challenge:
Please remind your student to bring their independent reading book and pink reading log to school every day. The 2 week reading challenge is due this Friday.
Spelling focus:
Unit #13 Consonant Digraphs. Please help your child study the spelling words every night. Ask them to use the words in a sentence to help build fluency.
*Remember to check your child's planner every night! This nightly routine helps form good habits and fosters responsibility.
Notes from the Nurse
‘Tis the Season
Winter has arrived. To stay safe and warm, the kids need to be wearing proper winter gear. The school policy is to have the students go outside unless the temperature goes below -10 degrees F. Frostbite is always a concern and hypothermia is a reality.
We realize kids lose their gloves, hats and even their jackets and it can be quite expensive to replace these items. If you are unable to replace or provide winter gear for your child, please call the school and we will do our best to help.
Nurse Laura
West Homer Elementary
Fireweed Academy
235-5788
Music Notes
Parents,
The holiday season is fast approaching and we are gearing up for our WHE Christmas Concert. Your students have been working so hard to prepare some great entertainment for you again this year.
The 3rd and 4th grade groups have been working on a musical together sure to get you thinking about that “winter wonderland.” The 5th and 6th grade groups have also been working on a very lively and entertaining set of songs that will leave you in stitches. After we have finished presenting our collection of songs, we will invite you to sing along with us to some great traditional Christmas Carols.
3rd grade concert attire will be to be dressed as students. The 4th graders should dress up to look like teachers as much as possible. Please have them wear their nicest clothes.
Please ask your 5th and 6th grade students if they have a part that they are to dress up for or if they are in the choir only. 5th and 6th grade girls should wear as much white as possible unless they have another part in one of the other songs. Boys should dress in nice holiday clothes unless they have a part in another song to dress up for. If they are fisherman they need to bring all of their winter gear (hats, coat, gloves, scarf, snow pants ect). Postal workers need a light blue button up shirt (preferably short sleeves) and blue pants or jeans.
This is a night that is sure to get you in the mood for the holidays! We hope that you will join us.
Tuesday December 9th @ 6:30 pm @ HHS
(Students need to arrive around 6:00 pm)
Sincerely,
Mrs. Moore
PTO News & Notes
Register your Safeway and Fred Meyer Cards
Year Round Event: West Homer PTO can earn money while parents do their everyday shopping by just registering their Fred Meyer Community Rewards cards and their Safeway cards. Attached is a flyer that walks them through how to register their cards. No order forms. No deliveries. No clipping and counting. Just regular shopping. The flyer is attached. Please share with your parents.
Lil' Shoppers Shoppe
December 8-12 (in the art room)
12/8: Set up/Inventory count
12/9: Product Preview 9-12? (20 minutes per class)
12/10: **Classroom shop 9-2?
12/11 **Classroom shop 9-1:00? & Family Night for siblings from 4:30-6:00
12/12: **Last chance to shop 8:30-9:30am (Post Inventory count/pack up immediately after)
**Parents are needed to help during the shopping times. They can help restock items, help kids find the "perfect gift", ring items up or wrap up gifts. Please let me know if you have any parents that would like to help.
NO PTO Meeting in December.
Our next meeting will be January 8th from 6:30-7:30
Dates to Remember
Dec. 01-17 - W.H.E. Food Drive
Dec. 09 - W.H.E. Christmas Concert at HHS 6:30 pm
Dec. 12 - 2nd Quarter Family Meal 11:30 - 12:30 in the art room
Dec. 18 - Orca Olympics
Dec. 19 - End of 2nd Quarter *No School
Dec. 22-Jan 02 - Christmas Vacation