Pajama Day on Thursday!

We have been working hard on rewarding good behavior! Each time I notice someone being kind, thoughtful, respectful, and industrious, they earn the class a "warm fuzzy".  After we earn 100 warm fuzzies, we earn a special celebration! Well, I'm pleased to announce that after a week and a half,  we have earned our first 100 warm fuzzies! Woo Hoo! To celebrate, the students have decided that they would like a pajama day on Thursday, Dec. 22nd. Students can wear comfortable clothes or warm winter jammies that are appropriate for going outside. They are also invited to bring a small stuffed animal to school that day.  The stuffed animal needs to be small enough to fit in their backpack and not be a distraction (no lights, noises, toys etc...) We will spend our last school day of 2016 comfortable and cozy!

Gingerbread Houses

Today we made gingerbread houses out of bakery boxes! The students had a lot of fun and their creations were adorable!  Each student received a bag of candy to eat and use as inspiration as they worked on their masterpiece! Here are just a few photos from our afternoon!

ECHO Field Trip

Oh My Goodness! I thought I posted these pictures before Thanksgiving break!  I'm so sorry! We had a fabulous field trip! Here are some pictures from our adventure.

Tissue Boxes for the Library

Hi Families!

Here is a quick request from Ms. Hebert, our librarian.

Calling All Tissue Boxes!

The UMS library is in need of MANY empty rectangular tissue boxes to use as shelf blocks.  These will be placed behind smaller books on shelves to prevent them from being pushed back too far for children to easily reach.  Please consider sending in your empty boxes with your students-- we could use as many as 50!  Thank you in advance for any help you can provide!

Narrative Writing

In writing, we have been working on narratives. (2.W.3)  A narrative is a story about an event in your life.  We are learning to add details and feelings with a reaction. For example, "I was so excited when I saw the first snowflake fall from the sky that I jumped up and down and clapped my hands!   We will learn how to wrap up our stories with interesting endings this week. 

UMS November Conferences!

I just wanted to let you know that UMS conference sign-ups go “live’ on Monday, October 31, 2016 at 8:30 a.m.  You can go to the UMS website and click on “Useful Links” and conference sign-ups are under the section entitled “Other Resources”.  Conferences will be held on Monday, November 21^st from 11:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday, November 22^nd from 8:00 a.m. – noon.  Please remember that each child gets one 20 minute time slot, so please plan accordingly! I look forward to seeing you and talking about your child’s growth!!!  Have a fabulous weekend!

Fire Safety

October is Fire Safety month and today Colchester firefighters came to UMS to teach us about ways to be safe. We talked about how to call the fire department, what to do if we have a fire in our house,  setting a meeting place outside your house to meet your family, and if you get a spark or flame on your clothes, you need to stop, drop, cover your face, and roll.   The kids had so many amazing questions! They loved seeing the firefighters all dressed up in all of their gear.