February 10, 2014 Dear Parents, Happy Valentine’s Day! President’s Day Holiday: There will be no school next Monday Feb. 17th because of President’s Day. Math: We will begin chapter 5 plus review the concepts learned thus far. Chapter 5 deals with subtraction. The test for chapter 4 went home on Friday with everyone but the two students who just took the test on Friday. The students did well. Spelling Bee: The spelling Bee for South Elementary will be held on Feb. 28th. Please go to the school web site and get a list for your child to study. We will have a test in our classroom sometime this week to determine who will represent our class in the spelling bee. I’ll probably give that test on Wednesday. Spelling: Watch for spelling words to come home today. The test will be on Thursday. Science Fair: The South Elementary Science Fair will be held on Friday March 21st. Remember to have your child return the entry form by this Friday if they want to participate. Rules, etc., will be sent home with those who are participating. Entries after Friday will not be accepted. Language: We will work with paragraphs, contractions and alphabetical order. Grandparents Program: Just a reminder that the program for our Grandparents will be Friday February 14th at 1:30 in the school gym. Parents and family members are invited to attend as well. The students have worked hard on songs, poems and a dance. Help me assure your child that if their grandparent can’t come that it is okay. Sometimes grandparents just can’t make it and that is fine. Some have to work, some live too far away, and some have other responsibilities. Although we’d like them to join us, we certainly understand. Hopefully we’ll see you at the program. Thanks for helping furnish refreshments. An assignment sheet went home last week. Refreshments make the program nicer. Thanks for your help and support! If you can help decorate on Thursday after school or help on Friday with the refreshments, please let me know. Several of you have responded and I sure appreciate that. Thanks so much. Sincerely, Brenda Haight