January 11 - 15

Happy New Year!!                                          

Dates to Remember                                                                     

Jan. 19 - 22 - MAPs Testing 
Fri. Jan. 15 - Early Dismissal  SIP Day

Jan. 25 - 28 - Benchmark Testing 

Mon. Jan. 18 - No School  MLK b-day

Thurs. Jan. 21 - Deadline to order book for author visit

Fri. Jan. 29 -  Poet visit 

                    Reading Incentive Pajama Day

Reminder

If your child wears boots to school, please send gym shoes in their backpack to change into.

We have PE each day and gym shoes are necessary.  

Reading
We will be doing a reading writing workshop this week.  Our focus will be on fact
and opinion.  We'll be doing both shared writing and individual writing stating
our opinion about a topic, then supporting it with details.  

Grammar focus will be on adverbs.

Math
Next week we will continue to work on solving and writing story problems.  
Our next chapter will focus on money.  I would like each student to bring
in a small container with the following coins:
10 quarters
10 dimes
10 nickels
20 pennies
Please mark the container with your child's name.  The coins will be stored
at school and will be sent home when we are finished with them.  Any questions,
please let me know.

A very special THANK YOU to Mrs. Hines for organizing a wonderful holiday

party before Christmas.  Several parents volunteered to play games, 

serve refreshments, and help the kids with a fun craft.  Thanks to Mrs. Miski,

Mrs. Rizzo, and Mrs. Flannery.  We had a wonderful assortment of food as well. 
Thanks to everyone who sent in treats!  We also received 3 new games to use
during indoor recess.   They have been a huge hit.  Thank you to everyone
who contributed toward them.  

Positive Paw Winner - Dane 

New Student of the Week - Caitlin

Estimation Jar Winner - Jack W.

Author Paul Orshoski is visiting Elizabeth Ide!!

Author's Visit - Friday, January 29riday, January 29, 2016

With the support of our PTO, our Ide Literacy Committee and Ide Staff are excited to welcome author/poet Paul Orshoski to our school on January 29.  The children will attend an interactive and informative assembly that focuses on "getting the students to laugh, to be entertained, and to learn a thing or two about the writing process, while also developing an understanding of how important it is to become good readers"~Paul Orshoski.  Ide families will have an opportunity to order books ahead of time in order for the books to be signed by the author.  Attached is an order form.  Please send in orders to your child's classroom teacher by Thurs. Jan. 21.  The author is asking for CASH ONLY.  Please send order and cash in an envelope marked AUTHOR VISIT and your child's name and classroom teacher.   

Any questions please contact Elaine Riadi eriadi@ccsd66.org or Gina Nessling gnessling@ccsd66.org