Titus' Travelers

newsletter 10.10

It seems like school just started and this Friday, we are already finished with the first nine weeks!  That means conferences are coming!  I am sending notices home today.   Please return the bottom portion of the conference form to confirm your scheduled time.

Reminders: 10.12: Picture Day 10.14: End of the 1st nine weeks 10.19: Fall festival donations due 10.24-28: Dismissal @ 12:30 due to parent conferences 10.29: Fall Festival

Bring your smiles!  Pictures are being taken Wednesday morning.  These are individual pictures and are prepaid.  Our class picture will be taken in the spring. 

There is a competition brewing among students to see who can get the next color for sight words.  I can tell they have been practicing.  Every Thursday your children are able to get a new book from the library.

 I encourage you to read it with your child and have them pick out the sight words or better yet, let them read it to you!  You will be amazed at how fast they pick up new words. 

In support of our school lunch program, we ask that you do not bring in food from restaurants.  Also, carbonated drinks are not allowed in our school dining room.   I love to see the reactions when your child notices that you are waiting to join us for lunch.  Thanks to those of you that have been able to join us.  I know you have busy schedules and will come when you are able. 

 

Next week we will be starting our Christopher Columbus unit in Social Studies and learning a new rhyme for the dime.  Dime, Dime, little and thin, I remember you’re worth ten.  We will also be working on trading coins (nickels and pennies) to equal the value of the dime. 

 

Halloween falls on a Monday this year and Cobb County policy states that your children are not allowed to wear their costumes to school.

Book Orders will be due on the 31^st.  We are having a book fair in the media center during conference week.  If you don’t find what you’re looking for during the fair, you can order it.

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Have a fantastic week!

newsletter 9.26

We are going to the fair on Wednesday.  Please dress your children appropriately. 

We are rapidly approaching the end of the first nine weeks.  Does your child know the first ten words on the word ring? Every Friday I check to see how many words your children know. Please continue to practice those nightly.  Several children have moved to the next level already! Keep up the good work!

Reminders: 9.28 Fair Field Trip 10.12: Picture Day 10.14: End of the 1st nine weeks 10.24-28: Dismissal @ 12:30 due to Conference Week 10.29: Fall Festival

Conferences are coming!  I will be contacting you about scheduling your child’s conference soon.  Conference week is the last week of October. 

We are starting our Labor Day unit.  By the end of the nine weeks, your child should be able to define the following words: allegiance (loyalty), pledge (promise), liberty (freedom), and indivisible (can’t be broken apart).  They should also be able to tell you why they had a day out of school.  Ask them what the stripes and the stars mean on the United States flag and what the Georgia flag and the United States flag have in common.

Our treasure box has gotten lots of use lately – and that’s a really good thing!  I am very proud to report that last week all of the kids went home on green.  With that being said, we are in need of donations for the treasure box.  Donations graciously accepted.

Have a fantastic week!