Friday, October 30, 2015

Happy Friday!

We’ve had a busy week here in the in the classroom. We’ve been talking about the difference classifications of living things, types of lines, capitalization, animal research, and continuing with math and language works. Tonight is Denali’s Fall Carnival. I hope to see you there!
On November, 19th, Denali will be having a literature night from 6:30-8:00pm. There will be different booths and activities all focused on literature. It should be a lot fun and hopefully you can join us there. The snack calendar is going home today for the month of November.


Upcoming Dates:
·      Friday, October 30th, 6pm: Denali Fall Carnival
·      Thursday, November 19th, 6:30-8:00pm: Literature Night at Denali
·      Snack Schedule:
Monday: Jacinta
Tuesday: Ayden
Wednesday: Ethan
Thursday: Carmen
Friday: Talha


Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Happy Thursday!

 We’ve had a fun short week here in the in the classroom. We’ve been talking about the difference between living and non-living things, working on our animal research and continuing with math and language works. Thank you to everyone for a wonderful conference week! It was great to share all the successes your children have made over this last quarter.
Next Friday is Denali’s Fall Carnival! A flier is coming home today requesting cake donations for the cake walk and the PTA is looking for volunteers to help out with the carnival. Our classroom will be manning the face painting booth and we can always use some help with that. Thanks! Next week is Red Ribbon Week and Denali will have different spirit days for each day of the week.
Monday: Stripes and Dots (were something with stripes and dots, or wear both).
Tuesday: Pajama Day
Wednesday: Twin Day
Thursday: Team Spirit Day (wear your favorite team’s jersey).
Friday: Crazy Hair and Crazy Socks Day

Upcoming Dates:
·      Friday, October 23rd: No school, professional development day
·      Friday, October 30th, 6pm: Denali Fall Carnival
·      Snack Schedule:
Monday: Carly
Tuesday: Julia
Wednesday: Edison
Thursday: Keith
Friday: Oliver W.


Have a wonderful long weekend!

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Happy Thursday!

We’ve having a great week here in the classroom. We’ve been working with prefixes and suffixes, types and parts of lines, our math operations and facts, and dinosaur and prehistoric animal research. On Tuesday, we went to the museum to see the Van Gogh Alive exhibit. It was a really fun experience and we have enjoyed recreating some of our favorite art pieces from Van Gogh.
There is no homework next week due to the shortened week. Please remember to sign up electronically for your conference time at: (http://www.asdk12.org/ConferenceScheduling/StudentScheduleStartExt.aspx) .
If you need any assistance with this process, there will be a place set up in office to access the schedule and/or I can provide assistance. Thanks to everyone who has already set up their conference times!

Upcoming Dates:
·      Wednesday, October 21st and Thursday, October 22nd: Parent Teacher Conferences
·      Friday, October 23rd: No school, professional development day
·      Friday, October 30th, 6pm: Denali Fall Carnival
·      Snack Schedule:
Monday: Shahil
Tuesday: Kailey
Wednesday: Andy
Thursday: Piper


Have a wonderful long weekend!

Friday, October 9, 2015

Happy Friday!

We’ve having a busy week here in the classroom. We’ve been working with adjectives, our math operations and facts, and dinosaur and prehistoric animal research. Today we went to see the play of Aladdin and got to compare and contrast the different stories from the book, movie, and the play.
Next Tuesday we will be heading to the Museum to see the new Van Gogh Alive exhibit. As of today, we are a little bit short on chaperones. If you could take some time to check your schedule and see if you have time to join us on Tuesday that would be great! We cannot take this trip without enough chaperones. Thanks!
Next Friday, there will be no school for professional development. Therefore, spelling tests will be on Thursday again next week. The following week is parent teacher conferences. Please remember to sign up electronically for your conference time at (http://www.asdk12.org/ConferenceScheduling/StudentScheduleStartExt.aspx) .
If you need any assistance with this process, there will be a place set up in office to access the schedule and/or I can provide assistance. Thanks to everyone who has already set up their conference times!
Upcoming Dates:
·      Tuesday, October 13th, 9:45-1:30: Field trip to the Museum
·      Thursday, October 15th: Picture retakes
·      Friday, October 16th: No school, professional development day
·      Wednesday, October 21st and Thursday, October 22nd: Parent Teacher Conferences
·      Friday, October 23rd: No school, professional development day
·      Snack Schedule:
Monday: Ellison
Tuesday: Poppy
Wednesday: Reese
Thursday: Oliver P.


Have a wonderful weekend!

Friday, October 2, 2015

Happy Friday!

We’ve having a busy week here in the classroom. We’ve been working on suffixes, our math operations and facts, globe maps and continents, and biomes. We also had the second great lesson and talked about the evolution of life on our planet. Next Friday we will be heading to West to see their production of Aladdin. If I have not received your permission form, I have included another one in today’s homework folder. Please remember your child cannot attend the field trip if I do not have a signed permission form. Thanks! Since we will be gone on our field trip for most of the morning, we will be doing spelling tests on Thursday, the 8th, for this week only.
On Tuesday, the 13th, we will have another field trip! We are going to the Museum to see the new Van Gogh Alive exhibit. Due to our partnership with the Museum this will be a free field trip. We will be leaving at 9:45am and returning around 1:30pm. Also next Thursday and Friday, the 8th and 9th, the life skills classes here at Denali will be selling popcorn at the end of the day to raise money for their field trips. It is $1 per bag.
Pictures are coming home today and please note that picture retakes have been rescheduled for the 15th of October. This year for parent teacher conferences, you will be able to electronically sign up for a conference time. Beginning on October 7th, you can go on line at http://www.asdk12.org/ConferenceScheduling/StudentScheduleStartExt.aspx and select Denali Montessori and grade 1 (even if your child is in second or third grade, select grade 1). My name should appear in a drop down menu under team name. Then select what date you would like to book and press continue. From there you should be able to see all the available times for a conference. Select a time that works best for you and then enter your child’s name and then your email if you would like a reminder of your conference time. If for some reason you are unable to use the conference scheduler or cannot access the internet, there will be a place set up in office to access the schedule and/or I can provide assistance.

Upcoming Dates:
·      Friday, October 9th, 9:15-12:15: Field Trip to Aladdin
·      Thursday, October 8th and Friday October 9th: Popcorn sold by life skills classrooms.
·      Tuesday, October 13th, 9:45-1:30: Field trip to the Museum
·      Thursday, October 15th: Picture retakes
·      Friday, October 16th: No school, professional development day
·      Wednesday, October 21st and Thursday, October 22nd: Parent Teacher Conferences
·      Friday, October 23rd: No school, professional development day
·      Snack Schedule:
Monday: Talha
Tuesday: Christina
Wednesday: Jaeda
Thursday: Talia
Friday: Wren

Have a wonderful weekend and sorry for such a long newsletter this week!