Dear Huckleberry South Families, What a wonderful time we had last Friday for Grandparents’ Day. It was great to match families to their children. We enjoyed having extra adults in the classroom listening to students read and working with them on math. Thanks for making the day a great success! The students were so proud to have family here in their environment. LISTENERS NEEDED: When in life are you only required to listen? Well, in the Huckleberry South classroom we have wonderful, developing readers who need someone to listen to them read. It makes such a difference in a child’s progress when an adult is looking on for accuracy as a child reads aloud. If you are available for 30- 45 minutes between 12:20- and 1:25 on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, please let me know. We have a place in our classroom for you! Please remember to review your child’s sight words with him/her 5-6 times a week. All that support really makes a difference in a child’s progress in reading. If you are having trouble finding developmentally appropriate books to read at home come and see me. If you make time to read with your child, I will ensure he/she has the right books to read. Wishing everyone a safe and peaceful Thanksgiving. When I count my blessings, being part of this great school is one of the top on my list! Mrs. Harris
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Dear Huckleberry South Families, It was wonderful to meet with you, parents, during conferences and share about your children. Talking to you gives me insight into your child that I might not get in the classroom. Although I always welcome parents sharing concerns and/or stories about their child, we all live busy lives and aren’t always in a place to stop and check in. That’s why conferences are so important. A special thanks for all the books that were purchased for our classroom. We will certainly make good use of them. Many of you asked what you can do to support what your child is learning in the classroom- READ! READ! READ! If you spend 10-15 minutes a night next to your child watching for accuracy as they read and review the unknown sight words we sent home with you, your child’s progress will soar. It is also a special parent/child time that creates warm memories around reading. Our study of communities is moving towards the global perspective. We will be looking at how people live in other parts of the world, especially in ways that affect children. If you have any books that included this kind of information please share them with us. Have a safe and restful time off. If you are a veteran, thanks for your service to our country! See you on Tuesday! Dainette Harris November 5, 2018
Dear Huckleberry Families, We had a very busy week last week. Our time at the Molalla Area Historical Society was wonderful. The students ground corn, made applesauce and butter and pioneer toys. They learned about one room school houses and student life in the 1800s, as well as, Native American life in the early days of our state. The volunteers at the historical society were awesome with our students. They commented that our children were so well behaved that we are welcome back anytime. Congratulations to the Huckleberry community for being such a great representation of our school. Thanks to all the parents who went with us and helped make our trip a big success. After our field trip we returned home and made a thank you book with both classes contributing. The students were glad to thank the staff at the Dibble House, but were excited about moving on to their Halloween party. Students decorated pumpkins (provided by Luxie’s dad), made blow-up ghosts and a ghost hanging decoration. They ate eyeballs and graveyards (grapes and pudding with goodies on top). All-in-all the students had a great time dressed up for Halloween. Many thanks to Lyndi and her many parent helper for providing such a great party for our class. On Wednesday, our class joined the rest of the school for Roots’ Day. What a wonderful time we had working in the pollinating garden half of the day. The students pulled, chopped, and stomped weeds and dying plants. Then they spent the rest of the day in learning center lead by the Cedars. The entire school came together at campfire, listened to the drumline and sang campfire songs. The day was very satisfying. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SIGN-UP FOR CONFERENCES IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO. I look forward to seeing all of you later this week. Mrs. Harris |
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