Reminders for February

Hello, Giraffe Families! February may be our shortest month, but it will certainly keep us busy! Here are a few important dates to keep in mind for the next few weeks leading up to our February Vacation (Feb 26-March 2)

• Our 100th Day Letter Project is due back to school on Monday, February 5th. Thank you to those of you who have already sent in your letters, they look amazing!
• Wednesday, February 7th is an Early Release Day, and students will be dismissed from school at 12:50. It is also our 100th Day of School! 
• Friday, February 9th is going to be our 2R Character Soiree! We have been learning a lot about the importance of taking a closer look at the characters in our stories and on 2/9, we will become them! Each of your children has chosen a character from one of their books that they will impersonate next Friday. Your child is welcome to dress the part of their character but it is certainly not required. They've been practicing asking and answering questions as their characters with their reading partners, and we are excited to make these stories come to life and hold a party to celebrate our learning :) 
• From February 9th-vacation, our classroom is going to be following the Winter Olympics in Pyeong Chang!  Many classrooms at SMS are representing and following countries that are participating in the games, and our classroom is going to be representing Germany! We will be decorating our door to represent our country and we will also represent them in our Opening Ceremonies on Friday, Feb. 9th :)  
• Our Valentines Celebration will be held on Wednesday, February 14th from 2:15-2:45. All family and friends are welcome to join us as we exchange cards and recite poems! I will be sending home a list of names of the students and teachers we have in our classroom. If your child wishes to make/write cards, I only ask that they make a card for all the students in our classroom. It is totally fine if they only make cards for their students, and they certainly do not need to make them for all the teachers we see each day, but I will list the names of all the teachers we work with in case they'd like to include them as well!