12/8/2017 0 Comments It's the Holiday Season!Hello families,
Can you believe we are already two weeks away from Winter Break? I told you it would come quick :) We have a lot of fun things coming up, but we also have a lot of work to do. I am looking forward to the events ahead! We WILL be having a Christmas party in the classroom. Please be on the lookout for the email invitation :) Christmas Parade Tomorrow! Please join us tomorrow, December 9, 2017 for the Annual Tarpon Springs Christmas Parade! We will join Plato Academy Tarpon Springs and Palm Harbor for this annual event, which is sure to be a wonderful time! We hope to see you there! What: Annual Tarpon Springs Christmas Parade When: December 9, 2017 - Meet at 9:00am (Parade begins @ 10:00am.) Wear your Festive Gear and meet in the parking lot of the old Winn Dixie located in Manatee Plaza by 9:00am There will be a float that will be decorated and we will have at least one Plato Bus. All of our Plato Academy families march behind the float and our kiddos are either on the float, on the bus and some kids walk behind with their parents too! Parents, if you would like to bring along a stroller during the march/parade, please feel free to do so. For our information ~ Marchers are not allowed, per county ordinance, to throw candy, but we are allowed to hand them out so those marching will pass out the mini candy canes that have been donated. Please let us know if you will can join us by completing the link below. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4dadac2aa6fd0-tarpon Character Counts Monthly, students will learn about a new character trait. At the end of each month, one student from each classroom, whose behavior exemplifies the Character Trait of the Month, will be awarded a certificate and invited to the Character Breakfast with Mrs. Perez! It is Plato Academy’s expectation that as we continue to emphasize positive character traits we will only continue to improve. December's character trait is Kindness: Being nice and considerate towards others. We will talk about ways we can be kind to one another and how we can be kind to others in our community. Please take the time to talk with your child about the importance of Kindness. If you could also remind your kids the importance of respect at school not only with one another but to their teachers as well, that would be great! We are working on ways we can work together and resolve our conflicts in a respectful manner. Mrs. Holden's Classroom Expectations 1. Follow directions the first time they are given. 2. Be respectful. 3. Be honest. 4. Stay on task. 5. Listen to ALL directions. 6. Do the right thing (even if no one is watching). 7.If Mrs. Holden is not in the room, act the same way you would if she were. Holiday Performance We are excited to announce that we will be holding our 2nd Annual Holiday Performance you are cordially invited! All of the children in Kindergarten through 3rd grade will be presenting their Greek and American Holiday songs. The program will be held on Friday, December 15th during regularly scheduled Music class. 1st Grade at 8:50am - 9:10am 2nd Grade at 9:30am - 9:50am 3rd Grade at 10:00am - 10:20am Kindergarten at 10:40am- 11:00am In Greek... This week, our Student of the Week is Anamaria. Congratulations!! Please check out Kiria Angela's website to see what your child is learning as well as some helpful links to help you work at home. https://intzesa.weebly.com/ In Music... This week we have been working very hard to make sure we are ready for the upcoming winter program. Students have done very well to learn their songs, and we expect this performance to be memorable! We are doing a better job of remembering to bring our recorders, but parents, please try to make certain that your child remembers to bring it on their music day. Spirit Week Spirit week will be hosted the week of December 18th. Please see the schedule attached. We hope that all of our students participate in these fun themes! Please place the attached paper on the fridge so you can remember each day's theme. Dates to remember-12/9 - Tarpon Springs Christmas Parade 12/11 - Health Screening 12/12 - SAC Meeting 12/15 - Winter Performance 12/18-12/22 Spirit Week 12/22 - End of 2nd Quarter 12/25 - 1/5/18 ~ Winter Holidays January 1, 2018 ~ HAPPY NEW YEAR! 1/8 - Teacher Planning Day ~ No School for students 1/9 - Welcome back students & families! 1/25/18 - {Let's Do S'More Reading Night!} "On Track" to Literacy Success Here is a peek at next week! Reading: We will continuing to read the text Disaster Alert!. We are taking a look at the different text features with the text and how they help us understand the main topics. Reading Comprehension Questions -How is this story like any other story you know? -How is the setting (time and place) important to the story? -What words did the author use to describe the place? -Who is the most important character? -How does the author tell us about the character? -Which character changed int he story? How did he/she change? Writing: We will be practicing what makes up a sentence and how to use those sentences to form a paragraph. Math: We are learning all the different ways we can subtract within 100. They are very similar to all the different strategies we learned to ADD within 100. We will be finishing up this week and taking a test on Friday! Science: We will continue to look at force and motion. We will be taking a look at different things that use these forces such as simple machines and magnets. Social Studies: We spent a lot of time discussing immigrants and their journey to America. We will now start to take a look at how these immigrants impacted the lives of the American Indians. A few reminders - -Please bring a filled water bottle. -I would suggest having your kids bring a Plato approved sweater or jacket, it tends to get a little chilly in our room! -If you are not buying a school lunch please bring a full lunch. Everyone should also bring a snack for our Morning Snack. -Remember your placards for dismissal, we are not able to release your child without them. If you do not have it, please come in and show ID to Ms. Riley so we can release your child to you. -Please remember to bring your V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N.folders every day. Mrs. Holden's Website- http://holdenhplatoacademy.weebly.com As always, please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns! All the best, Mrs. Holden
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