December 7 - 11, 2020

Two more weeks left in our second quarter!! We will have a Teams awards assembly in January that you will be able to watch with your child. Fourth grade is currently scheduled for Tuesday, January 19. I will give you more information as we get closer to that date.

Mark your calendars for Monday, December 14! We will be having a mandatory pick-up day. The pick-up will include a few items the students will need for classes when we return in January as well as all the supplies they will need for our craft day on December 18. PLEASE return your child’s Island of the Blue Dolphins and Pasquala book when you come to get supplies. I will have each bag labeled and placed outside the room from 8:00-4:00 so you can swing by and grab it when it fits in your schedule. We will have an additional pick up day in January but want to include a few items in the December pick-up, so the students have what they need to begin third quarter on January 12.

Please continue encouraging your child to read, read, read. Sora is accessible in their Clever account and has a ton of books to choose from. Your child can also reserve a book from the Manchester library through Discover Destiny in Clever.

With only a few weeks left of the second quarter, please help your child stay on track with handing in their independent work daily. The students who are completing the work right after our last session together are finding that they are able to manage their time and keep their grades showing their potential. The students I have met with that are struggling usually take a long break and find it hard to return to get the work done. I appreciate any support you can offer on your side.

For the students who need to take class materials with them to other locations each day, we will be using our California Adventure Notebook, Social Studies textbook, and Social Studies Research folder a lot over the next two weeks of the quarter, so it would be a good idea to pack them in the bags just in case. :-)

Thank you,

Lanie Huene