Kanwisher's Kids

Delightful December

Oh my!  It’s already December.  I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.  I hope that you enjoyed quality time with your family.I enjoyed my time  to have fun and relax.  The year is half way over!  These next three weeks are going to fly by.  We have so much to do before the end of the nine weeks. 

Some important dates to remember:

December 6^th- A.R. Points Party

December 16^th- Holiday Party 8:30-9:30

December 17^th- End of the 2^nd Nine Weeks

December 17^th- Holiday Sing-a-long (Students only Please)

December 18^th-January 2^nd Winter Break

January 3^rd- (NO SCHOOL) Teacher Workday

Happy Holidays!  Study those math facts!    Read!Read!Read

Delightful December

Oh my!  It’s already December.  I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.  I hope that you enjoyed quality time with your family.I enjoyed my time  to have fun and relax.  The year is half way over!  These next three weeks are going to fly by.  We have so much to do before the end of the nine weeks. 

Some important dates to remember:

December 6^th- A.R. Points Party

December 16^th- Holiday Party 8:30-9:30

December 17^th- End of the 2^nd Nine Weeks

December 17^th- Holiday Sing-a-long (Students only Please)

December 18^th-January 2^nd Winter Break

January 3^rd- (NO SCHOOL) Teacher Workday

Happy Holidays!  Study those math facts!    Read!Read!Read

Nifty November

Halloween is over and November is here. We are all looking forward to Thanksgiving and spending time with family.We have a busy month ahead. We will be learning geometry and multiplication facts. We will study biographies of historical people and Thanksgiving too. We will learn about the regions of Georgia as well.

: Important Dates for November

November 2 Student Holiday - Teacher Professional Development Day
November 3 Turn in form for PTA play
November 5 Target Parents Meeting - 7:45 AM - Media Center; 4th Grade Field Trip to Stone Mountain; 5th Grade Field Trip to Southern Museum
November 8 Parent University - 7:00 PM - Media Center
November 9 Thanksgiving Lunch - Grades 1 and 3
November 10 School Council Meeting - 8:30 AM; Thanksgiving Lunch - Grades K and 4
November 11 Thanksgiving Lunch - Grades 2 and 5
November 12 PTA Board Meeting - 10:00 AM - Media Center
November 18 Scout Night - 6:45 PM
November 22 - 26 Thanksgiving Holidays - NO SCHOOL

The PTA and Parent/Family Involvement Committe will be sponsoring a workshop by Jeff Dess, a prevention/intervention specialist with Cobb County School System, on November 8th. The workshop, titled Teasing, Bullying and Bystander Strategies: What Everyone Needs to Know, will be offered twice: 11:30am-1pm in the 1st grade hall, and 7pm-8:30pm in the media center. Drinks and desserts will be provided at both sessions--feel free to bring your own meal. Childcare will be provided in the evening session. Contact Paige Conner at jpconner@charter.net to reserve a spot. The class with the highest parent participation will win a prize!!

PTA PLAY – 3rd Grade Information
Back by popular demand! The PTA is pleased to offer a FREE drama opportunity for students in
kindergarten through fifth grade. Glenn Case has written an original play entitled “Monster Arts in
the Mountain View Zone.” Auditions begin the week of November 4th and the play premiers on
Friday, February 11th at our PTA evening event, Arts for Life!
While we would love to accommodate every interested student, our cast must be limited to ensure a
safe and worthwhile experience. Please prepare your child that not all students auditioning will
receive a role in the production (Last year over 220 students auditioned!)
Forms can be printed from the Mountain View Website. Click on PTA and choose the form for third. They need to be turned in by Wednesday, Nov. 3rd.
Everyone really enjoyed Red Ribbon week. The students learned a lot about making smart choices, and doing the right thing!

Next week we will finish up our study on soils. The soil test will be on Friday. We will continue our social studies unit on Paul Revere,Susan B. Anthony, and Frederick Douglas. A letter with a little background information went home in the Friday folders today.

We will continue to study multiplication this week. We will also use our knowledge of multiplication to begin working on division. Your child should be practicing their multiplication facts every night at home. If you do not have a set of flash cards at home, they are very easy to make. If you buy 3 x 5 index cards. The students are only responsible for knowing facts up to 10 x 10.