February NewsLetter

​Dates to Remember:
Feb 1 – Boomer and the Library Lady visit
Feb 12 – Valentine’s Day Party, 3:30 PM
Feb 15 – President’s Day
Feb 22 – The Kids’ Dentist visits for Dental Health Month
Feb 23 – Board Meeting, 5:30 PM
Feb 29 – Boomer and the Library Lady visit
 
Themes:
Feb 1-5 – Friendship
Feb 8-12 – Valentine’s Day
Feb 15-19 – TESTING
Feb 22-26 – Presidents’ Day
 
Show-and-Tell:
Feb 5 – Something a FRIEND gave ME
Feb 12 – Something RED or HEART-SHAPED
Feb 19 – FREE CHOICE
Feb 26 – Something RED, WHITE, or BLUE

Important Classroom Changes:
Curriculum update – We are at a point in our curriculum where journaling is encouraged. “Journaling” has many advantages in the classroom; learning that print can be read and has meaning, turning pages from front to back, one at a time, following print from top to bottom and left to right on a page, communicating thoughts with words, share drawings and writing with others, proper crayon grip, demonstrating positive self esteem, and much more. We are asking for every student to bring in a blank, spiral-bound sketch pad by our first assignment: Thursday, February 4th.

Schedule changes – We are taking the opportunity to mentor some of the younger teachers here at UCD so, as a result, Ms. Joyce’s schedule will be temporarily changing. She will remain in the classroom from 7:15 AM-5:15 PM Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Ms. Apoiliu (known to our students as Ms. Apple) will be with us Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1:30-5:30 PM, and Ms. Justine Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00 AM-5:30 PM.

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Student of the Month: Kennedy

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