Me and My Shadow

Letter Combinations Poem

Please review the Letter Combinations poem with your child each night when reading. We read it during Skills Block and use it daily for reading and writing.

Valentine's Day Fun

Awesome Valentine’s Day Celebration.
Thank you so much to all the parents and grandparents who gave their time to help make our celebration so great!

Newsletter for the week of Feb. 8th

Important Dates
Mon., Feb. 8th PTA Cookie Dough Sale begins
Mon., Feb. 8th Chick-fil-A Night
Fri., Feb. 12th Flag Raising @ 9:05 am /
Valentine’s Celebration
Fri., Feb. 12th PTA Valentine’s Day Dance
Mon., Feb. 15th Presidents’ Day NO SCHOOL
Fri., Feb.26th Zoo Field Trip
Wed., Mar. 3rd Early Dismissal

Valentine’s Day Celebration
Valentine’s Day is near and Love is in the air! Don’t forget we will be having a Valentine’s celebration on this Friday, February 12th. We will be exchanging Valentine’s cards and having fun centers. You should have received a homework sheet explaining about the cards and decorating a mailbox. Each child will need 34 cards to exchange with their friends. If you would like to help us decorate and set up on the 11th after school, please let us know. Please plan to join your child for this day of heart filled fun!

Awards Ceremony
On Monday we had an awesome Awards Ceremony. Thank you to all the families who attended. It makes the students feel so special. We appreciate all your support!


100TH DAY OF SCHOOL
We had a fun filled day with counting to 100 by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s. Thank you to everyone who provided items to make this day complete. Ask your child about Zero the Hero (aka Mr. Dygan) and the 100 year old items that he shared with us from yesteryear. A washboard, rug beater, milk can, and a tool box to name a few.


WE ARE WORKING ON…

Skills Block: Rhyming (Word Families _en, _ug,); Letter Recognition & Sounds and Letter Combinations (ow, ou)
Reader’s Workshop: Reading Strategies: Does it make sense?, Get your mouth ready & Finding Letter Combinations in our reading; Fiction & Non-Fiction books about Presidents Washington & Lincoln, Dental Health, and Valentine’s.
Writer’s Workshop: STRETCH the word sound by sound for writing; Re-reading our writing, Writing Reports & Sharing our work with a partner.
Math Workshop: Calendar Skills; Math Games; Counting Strategies, Learning about Lengths, Exploring Data
Science Workshop: Earth in Space: Day & Night time skies, Shadows

Behavior Calendars
We’re at the time of year when we expect to see a decrease in the frequency of card flips each week. PLEASE check your child’s behavior calendar each night and initial the box to indicate that you have discussed it with your child. We need your help to maximize our learning time. We appreciate your support from home!
Fun Friday Treat Reminder

This week’s treat is being brought to you by…
• Feb. 12th ~ Sophia’s Family
• Feb. 19th ~ Vincent’s Family
• Feb. 26th~ Tanner’s Family
• Mar. 5th ~ Will’s Family
• Mar.12th ~ Open
Thank you to the families who have supplied us for the past few weeks. We appreciate all you do. PLEASE remember we have 34 students.

Hooray the 100th Day of School!

We had a fun filled day with counting to 100 by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s. Thank you to everyone who provided items to make this day complete. Ask your child about Zero the Hero (aka Mr. Dygan) and the 100 year old items that he shared with us from yesteryear. A washboard, rug beater, milk can, and a tool box to name a few. Awesome history!

Can You Hear The Sounds?

Can you hear the target and blending sounds? We can!
We are back in the swing of things. Check out what we are working on…..

Skills Block: Rhyming (Word Families _en, _ug,); Letter Recognition & Sounds and Letter Combinations (ow, ou) and Target Sounds.
Reader’s Workshop: Reading Strategies: Does it make sense?, Get your mouth ready, Finding Letter Combinations in our reading & Non-Fiction books about Presidents Washington & Lincoln, Dental Health, and Valentine’s.
Writer’s Workshop: STRETCH the word sound by sound for writing; Re-reading our writing, Writing Reports & Sharing our work with a partner.
Math Workshop: Calendar Skills; Math Games; Counting Strategies, Learning about Lengths, Exploring Data
Science Workshop: Earth in Space: Day & Night time skies, Shadows

Important Dates
Mon., Feb. 1st Volunteer Orientation @ 7pm
Wed., Feb. 3rd Early Dismissal @ 1:45 pm
Fri., Feb. 5th 100th Day of School
Mon., Feb. 8th PTA Cookie Dough Sale begins
Mon., Feb. 8th Chick-fil-A Night
Fri., Feb. 12th Flag Raising @ 9:05 am /
Valentine’s Celebration
Fri., Feb. 12th PTA Valentine’s Day Dance
Mon., Feb. 15th Presidents’ Day NO SCHOOL

100TH DAY OF SCHOOL
On Friday, February 5th we’ll celebrate the 100th day of school with many fun counting activities. We’re in need of the following items to make our day complete. Please let us know if you’re able to provide a large container of : Mini-Marshmallows, Pretzel Sticks, Froot Loops cereal, Gummi Bears, Jelly Beans, Chocolate Chips or Skittles for us to make a special 100th Day snack!

Valentine’s Day Celebration
We will be having a Valentine’s celebration on Friday, February 13th. We will be exchanging Valentine’s cards and having fun centers. There will be a homework sheet explaining about the cards. Each child will need 34 cards to exchange with their friends. Look for a note letting you know what you can send in to make this celebration special. Please plan to join your child for this day of heart filled fun!


If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child, please don’t hesitate to contact us through your child’s Home-School Folder, or by phone, or by Email. Thank you for all your support. Have a great week!

Day 88th And The Music Continues

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Thank you to all families that sent donations for the six Chets Creek families that lost their homes to the fire at The Links. The school and surrounding community were extremely generous in this time of need.

Important Dates
Wed., Jan. 20th Early Dismissal @ 1:45 pm
Fri., Jan. 22nd NO SCHOOL – Teacher Planning Day
Fri., Jan.29th Report Cards Go Home
Sat., Jan. 30th Campus Clean-Up
Mon., Feb. 1st Award Ceremony @ 9:15 am
Mon., Feb. 1st Volunteer Orientation @ 7pm
Wed., Feb. 3rd Early Dismissal @ 1:45 pm

Reminders
Please return signed Field Trip permission slip, lunch order form & money (cash only) by February 8th!
Please send Scholastic Book orders with checks made payable to Scholastic by
January 25th.
Please return signed Highlights forms (no purchase necessary) by January 25th.

Reading Logs
Please return all Reading Logs ASAP so we can check to see is your child has met the Readers to Leaders goal for the second grading period.

Zoo Field Trip Chaperones
If you are planning to attend this trip with us please remember you must have a current Chets Creek volunteer badge. The next Volunteer training opportunity will be on Monday, February 1st @ 7 PM. Childcare will be provided.

WE ARE WORKING ON…
• Skills Block: Rhyming (Word Families _et, _ay,); Letter Recognition & Sounds and Letter Combinations (ay, ai, er, ir, ur, ar, ow, ou)
• Reader’s Workshop: Reading Strategies (Look at the pictures, Point to the words, Look for the smaller words in the word & Get your mouth ready); Story Vocabulary; Non-Fiction Winter, Penguin & MLK Jr. books
• Writer’s Workshop: STRETCH the word sound by sound for writing; Narrative writing and Report writing.
• Math Workshop: Calendar Skills; Math Games; Counting Strategies, Learning about Lengths, Exploring Data
• Science Workshop:Forms of Energy: Sound

This week we’ll finish updating our Reading Diagnostic Assessment.

Happy New Year 2010!

Scholastic Book Order
If you would like to purchase books from any of these forms please send in a check made payable to Scholastic with your order form/s by January 25th.

Highlights
Every year Highlights Magazine makes a special offer to classrooms for free materials. You can help us receive these materials by signing the attached form. You do not need to purchase anything. You only have to sign your name and check no you do not want to order or yes you do want to order. Please return the signed form by January 25th. Thank you.

Zoo Field Trip
On Friday, February 26th, we will be going on a field trip to the Jacksonville Zoo. Parents are encouraged to chaperone on this fun trip only if you have completed the volunteer training. Please remember to sign the permission slip and fill out the attached lunch order form before returning them to school. The money (cash only) is due on Monday, February 8th. We look forward to this great trip!

WE ARE WORKING ON…
Skills Block: Rhyming (Word Families _et, _ay,); Letter Recognition & Sounds and Words-in-Words
Reader’s Workshop: Reading Strategies (Look at the pictures, Point to the words, Look for the smaller words in the word & Get your mouth ready); Story Vocabulary; Non-Fiction Winter & Penguin books
Writer’s Workshop: STRETCH the word sound by sound for writing; Narrative writing and Report writing.
Math Workshop: Calendar Skills; Math Games; Counting Strategies, Learning about Lengths, Exploring Data
Science Workshop: Earth in Space and Time: Gravity, and Forms of Energy: Sound

Reminders
Please label all lunch money with your child’s name and put it in the Home-School Folder along with any other correspondence, please be reminded that we do not check the students backpack. Thank you for your help and support.


If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child, please don’t hesitate to contact us through your child’s Home-School Folder, or by phone, or by Email.

Holiday Fun!

Have a Safe and Happy Holiday! Enjoy this time with your family! See you next year.
School resumes on Monday, January 4, 2010.
If you are bored go to our Duval County School website @ http://www.duvalschools.org and click on the Winter Packets. This will keep you enriched during our break. Enjoy!

The Humane Society visits Chets Creek

Our Season of Giving Project was a HUGE success.
Thank you for all the supplies! Meagan from the Humane Society, along with her dog Noodles, provided us with an excellent assembly. The children learned about the Humane Society, caring for a dog and how to approach a dog they do not know. We appreciate your support and participation in giving back to our community!