Boosterthon Donations

The time has come to start rounding up your sponsorship donations! Use the number of laps your child ran last Friday (located on the back of his or her t-shirt) to determine how much you and your friends and family are donating to our school! Remeber, the "lap cap" was 35, so if he or she went over that, there is probably a lot of "extra marks" on the shirt that you are not responsible for! The Boosterthon guys have asked that we have ALL donation money in by Thursday, March 4, 2010. THAT'S THIS THURSDAY!

Robust Vocabulary for the Week of March 1, 2010.

1. sympathy - When you let others know you are sorry they feel bad, you are showing sympathy.

2. sensitive - If you are sensitive, you care about other people's feelings.

3. devoted - If you are devoted to someone, you love and want to take care of that person.

4. alarmed - If you are alarmed, you feel scared or worried.

5. mysterious - If something is mysterious, it is strange or puzzling.

6. overjoyed - When you are overjoyed, you are very, very happy.

Boosterthon Change

The Boosterthon Fun Run has been moved from Thursday to Friday so that the kids will be able to run in the event outside! Our class will run during the 1st grade time set for 11:45 am. It should last about an hour and then we will go to lunch!

Parents, don't forget that Spring Break is just around the corner! We will be out the week of March 15-19 for this year's Spring Break!

Robust Vocabulary for the Week of February 22, 2010.

1. grumbling - If you are grumbling, you are complaining or letting others know you are unhappy about something.

2. chided - If I chided you, I corrected you.

3. realized - If you realized something, you suddenly understood or knew it.

4. bitterly - A place that is bitterly cold is very, very cold.

5. dwelling - A dwelling is a place where people live.

6. amusement - If you do something for amusement, you do it for fun.

The Boosterthon is Coming!

We are halfway through our Boosterthon build-up! Last week our class met our first incentive goal of $10.00 pledged per lap! I know that this coming week will bring our classroom even more sponsors so we can work our way up our "Incentives Ladder."

If you have not already signed up as a sponsor, please consider doing so! Basically, you (and other family members and friends - if they are available to help us out) pledge a given amount per lap that your child will run in Thursday's Boosterthon. For example, if you pledge the recommended $1.00 per lap and your child runs 25 laps (the Boosterthon guys know we're not made of money, so they will kindly not count laps over 35), you will be giving a donation of $25.00.

This event is a tremendous event to support our school, but also our classroom. I will receive 20% of all collected money from our room to put back into our classroom!

I fully understand if you don't feel like you can participate at this time, but each day a child gets a sponsor (or another sponsor for that matter), he or she will receive prizes from the Boosterthon guys. The guys come in everyday to hand out prizes and pep up the students in anticipation of next Thursday's Fun Run!

Robust Vocabulary for the Week of February 15, 2010.

1. rapidly - If you are walking rapidly, you are walking very fast.

2. devious - A devious person is not being truthful and might try to trick you.

3. courteous - Someone who is courteous is very polite.

4. gullible - If you believe everything you hear, even very silly things, you are gullible.

5. hastily - If you do things hastily, you are doing them in a big hurry.

6. unreasonable - If you are unreasonable, you do things that don't make sense.

New V-Day Party Day: MONDAY

Our Valentine's Party will be at 1:40 PM on Monday, February 15, 2010. I hope everyone enjoyed the snow!

Valentine's Day Party!

We will celebrate Valentine's Day on Friday, February 12, 2010. The event will begin around 1:40 PM and last until the end of the day. Students should bring in Valentines for their classmates that will be distributed during the party. If you have any questions, feel free to call me! Check this past Friday's note in your child's folder for further information!

Robust Vocabulary for the Week of February 8th

1. bulged - If a container bulged, its sides stuck out as if it were going to burst.

2. jostled - When you have jostled people, you have bumped them or poked them to make them move.

3. argue - When you argue with someone, you disagree loudly.

4. command - When you command someone, you tell him or her what to do.

5. labored - If you labored, you worked very hard.

6. wary - When you are cautious and unsure about something that might be dangerous, you are wary.