Please make sure you sign your child's report card envelope and send it back to school.
Tuesday, January 22 - Rainforest decorations donations due
Thursday, January 24 - 2 litter bottles and $3.00 for the rainforest in a bottle project due
Friday, January 25 Spelling Test
Week of January 21 - The students will be making something special for open house. Please send to school a pair of long pants and a long sleeved shirt clearly labeled, along with a lot of newspaper. Don't worry, the clothes will be returned, unharmed after open house.
Blue Stem Books: Blue stem books must be read by February 1st. Students must read 4 books to vote, 10 books for the pizza party, and 20 books for a gift card. Our class is trying to get everyone to the pizza party. Most students have read 8 or more books.
Six Flags Theme Parks are sponsoring the Read to Succeed Six-Hour Reading Club program. The registration form and parent letter that provides more details about the program was sent home before break. The reading log is due on Feb. 8th. They cannot be turned in late. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. May.
Also remember to have your student log in his/her minutes for reading. They need to go to Reading Stars on the May Watts website. The students get different awards for reading the amount of minutes they are suppose to read.
If you are doing the Young Author's Program, the student's final manuscripts are due on Wednesday, February 27th.
Box Tops for Education: Thank you for taking the time to clip and submit Box Tops. A total of 8,987 Box Tops have been collected already this year. The money we get for the Box Tops goes directly back to the school. Please continue to save Box Tops and send them with your child to school.
May Watts Science Fair is on February 7th. Last year was the first year May Watts had a science fair. It was a successful night, and we are doing it again. The STEM parents will be coordinating this event. Start thinking now about a project and watch your emails for updates on getting started.
The Indian Prairie Special Needs PTA is holding a T-Shirt design contest for a "fun" shirt that promotes District 204 Special Olympics. The theme for the T-Shirt is "Be a Fan". The athletes, coaches, families, students, staff members, and anyone who is a fan of District 204 Special Olympics will be able to purchase this shirt. Proceeds from the t-shirt sales will go towards equipment and uniforms for D204 Special Olympics Athletes. The design winner willl receive a free shirt and a $20 gift card of your choice. For more information on the rules of the contest, please go to the IPSN website.
Have a great week!
