Please see the Web Portal for latest posting (Dec. 14th)!
As long as Schoolnotes remains online for Glastonbury, I will use it to notify you of my latest posting on the Web Portal! I will not update Schoolnotes so please check out the Web Portal site--directions to access it are detailed below!
End of Schoolnotes!
At this point in time, The Web Portal is not yet able to update automatically. You will need to check the web site on a regular basis knowing that I usually update every weekend.
The other difference is that there will be no calendar of events. I will try to post dates in the narrative.
The updated news on the Web Portal will be posted in a different color than the rest of the posted information so that you can easily see what has been added.
To access the Web Portal:
*go to glastonburyus.org
*click on "Our Schools"
*click on Hopewell
*click on Staff Directory
*look for my name and click on "staff member web site"
If you have any questions, please contact me!
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Thanksgiving!
For Thanksgiving, our prompt was to write about what we would do if we were a turkey at this time of the year! Each child also painted a "personalized" picture turkey!
As we discussed our favorite Thanksgiving foods, we also made a " scented slice of pumpkin pie" that went along with a Bedtime Book about pumpkin pie!
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Book Club Orders!
Orders for Scholastic Book Clubs are due this week so that they will arrive before the holiday break! If you would like to have the books for a holiday gift, please include a note so that we can contact you when the books are delivered.
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December Special Projects!
Two notices for special projects that will be
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Extra Snacks!
If you would like to send in a bag of pretzels, goldfish crackers, animal crackers, etc. for times when someone has forgotten or dropped his/her snack, it would be most appreciated! Thank you!
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Miscellaneous Items
*Birthdays are a special time for children and if your child would like to share a treat with classmates to celebrate this event, please send in a note to set up a day to send in the treat. Brownies, cookies, Rice Krispie treats, etc. are always appreciated by the children. Cupcakes can be messy and I find that most of the time, only the frosting is eaten!
*Activity worksheets that compliment the thematic units that we are studying may come home incomplete. I have accumulated many of these worksheets and often will give the children the opportunity to bring home several related activities to use as "homework" or keep in a bin for those inclement weather days! If your child is not finishing his/her work, please know that I will contact you.
*PE--The PE teachers have asked that children wear sneakers on the day that PE is scheduled. If they do not have sneakers, they may have have to sit out and watch the PE activity rather than participate. Thank you!
*Recess--school policy states that children will not be allowed on the playscape with open-toed shoes. You may send in shoes that they can change into but, they should be able to change into the shoes without assistance.
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Specials Schedule!
A.M.
Monday--Music: 10:20-10:50
Tuesday--Library: 10:00-10:30
Wednesday--Art: 10:20-11:00 (please send in a smock/large t-shirt that is labeled with your child's name)
Thursday--Sharing-students may bring in an item to show or share an experience
Friday--PE: 9:15-9:45 (please have your child wear sneakers on this day!)
P.M.
Monday--Music: 12:35-1:05
Tuesday--PE: 12:35-1:05 (please have your child wear sneakers on this day!)
Wednesday--Sharing-students may bring in an item to show or share an experience
Thursday--Art: 12:35-1:15 (please send in a smock/large t-shirt that is labeled with your child's name)
Friday--Library: 2:10-2:40
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Helpful Hints!
*Please pack a nutritious snack and a drink (in a bag) for your child each day. Please be aware that we have peanut allergies in each session.
*A large backpack will be necessary for school each day. Please have your child bring only necessary items (snack bag, sharing, folder) so that notices and projects will fit into it!!
*Please have your child bring the "Hopewell Folder" (that will be coming home on Wednesday or Thursday) to school every day. Try to encourage your child to remember to give me notes that you have put in the folder and I will have the children use this folder to bring home papers, notes, etc. each day. Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
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Classroom Supplies
Throughout the year,if you would like to contribute any of the following items that we will use on a continual basis, it would be most appreciated! Thank you!
*Wipes, Wipes and more Wipes!!!
*Tissues
*Paper plates-dinner and dessert size
*Sandwich size paper bags
*Quart and gallon size plastic ziplock bags
*Anything else that you think that we can use!
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Letter Writing Fun!
1. Write in shaving cream on a bathtub wall
2. Write in salt or breadcrumbs on a cookie sheet
3. Write in dirt or sand with a stick
4. Fill a bag with colored hair gel (seal tightly) and write on top of it with your finger
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Skills to Reinforce at Home
1. Uppercase and lowercase letter recognition
2. Letter sound identification
3. Rhyming
4. Counting 1-50
5. Number writing 1-20
6. Journal writing including sight words (from flashcards up top!)
7. Counting by 10's, 5's, and 2's
8. Coin names and values
9. Telling time to the hour
