Happy Friday!

We made it through the first week back!  :)  The students had a great week.  The came back ready to get in the routine of school and to be learners!

I have put the newsletter under the Newsletter tab.  Please read over it so you know all the fun things we have going on in the classroom!

We will be having Reading Week again this year.  It will be March 7-11.  I know that is still 2 months away, but I will be sending out a Sign Up Genius closer to that time for guest readers, so I wanted to give everyone plenty of time to plan accordingly if you would like to be a guest reader in the classroom.  The kids always think it is fun to have their family or family friends come in and read.  If you have any connections to "local celebrities" that would like to come read to the class, we would lave that also!  Last year, one of my students had their uncle record themselves reading and then send us the video.  This way they could be a guest reader even though they couldn't travel to Missouri.  I will be sending more information out as this week gets closer.

There are differing forecasts for this weekend and who knows if any of them will be right :), but please make sure you read over the email that was sent earlier this week about weather preparations related to school.  The email had information regarding where to find out if school is canceled or if there is a late start related to the weather.  Again, who knows if this forecast will be correct or if it will even affect school on Monday, but it's always good to know the information.  :)

Also, a slight change to homework.  Since we are in the second half of 2nd grade, I want the students to do a bit more reading.  Each night I would like them to read for 15 minutes instead of 10 minutes.  This will help them ease into more reading each night.  Next year in 3rd grade, they will be expected to read more each night.

Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm!

Mrs. Ross