Greetings,
     We have a couple of important events this week. Tuesday is PICTURE DAY! Don't forget to send in your completed picture envelope with payment. Late payments may result in you having to mail the money in yourself. The picture company only comes by our school on certain dates after the photos have been taken.
    
     Our Device Roll Out is also on Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. We encourage you to come pick up your child's device so that you may get questions answered. If you are not able to make it, we will give your child their device on Wednesday. If you do not want your child to take a device home, you must contact our principal, Pat Sutherland.
     
     We are still in need of a few more volunteers for our cow eyeball dissection on September 23rd. Please email me at aimeenoskowiak@nixaschools.net if you would like to help. Be sure to complete the background check. The link is at the top of our blog page. It will only take you a minute or two to complete. 
    
     We had an amazing time shopping at our General Store last week. One of our students said that she felt so grown up working at the store. The kids were working together to cash their checks, buy and sale. My heart melted as I watched them work as a team. We will be in need of a few items for our General Store if you would like to donate some trinkets. 

    
     We will be opening our post office next week. I will send an address contact form home with your child later in the week. On this form, you will need to list 4-5 addresses. Students may mail letters to those you have listed on the address form. Stamps are .50 each and students can buy up to 2 stamps a month to mail a letter. A special thanks to parents who have donated stamps so far.

    
     This week we will spend a lot of time exploring with our devices. We will also begin a project on Communities. I will post their final projects on Seesaw in a few weeks. In math we will continue learning how to tell time, adding up to 20, and become more familiar with the value of coins. In word work we are learning phonograms and word strategies. During Writer's Workshop we are learning to write with a purpose. Then in Reader's Workshop we are learning reading strategies and learning how to work in literacy centers.


Important Dates
9-5 Labor Day - No School
9-6 Picture Day
9-6 Device Rollout 4:00p.m.-8:00p.m.
9-13 PTA Meeting 6:30p.m.
9-19 McDonald's Night 4:00p.m.-8:00p.m.
9-26 Grandparent's Day 1:40p.m.-2:30pm. for 2nd graders
10-14 1/2 day of school - End of 1st quarter - dismiss at 12:40p.m.
10-14 Book Fair (More information to come.)
10-24 to 10-27 Parent Teacher Conferences