Saturday, November 12, 2016

Thanksgiving

Dear parents,
I am so excited about our "Thanksgiving Fruit Feast" on Nov. 22. This will be a fun opportunity for us to pull in our literacy theme of working together, and our health unit on eating healthy through a "class family dinner" in which we will put together a fruit salad and sit and talk about why we are thankful for each person in the class. Please use the following link to sign up for something to bring on this day:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094dacae2babf94-thanksgiving.

Thank you very much for all you do to help us create meaningful and memorable classroom experiences!

Common Core Standards

Dear parents,
Many of us have questions about the College and Career Readiness Standards that DoDea is adopting (also known as the Common Core State Standards). While there are challenges to adjusting to a new system, there are benefits to the system. Learn some of the facts about these standards through the following link and video.
http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/myths-vs-facts/