March is Read Aloud Month!

In our busy lives it is easy to push reading aloud to the back burner. We must remember what a gift we give our children when we read aloud to them. Like Jim Trelease says,"The best S.A.T. prep course is to read to your children when they're little." Our kids are still little. Let's read!

Stay Warm and Read!!!

I hope everyone is enjoying the unplanned break! Hopefully you had a chance to sled safely and maybe even make a snowman. Now, it's time to sit back, relax, and READ!!! Grab a great book and get started. Here are my latest recommendations...


Ready Freddy! Homework Hassles (Quick read...less than an hour)


Where the Red Fern Grows (Great read-aloud for mature 3rd graders and up)


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (another great read-aloud and perfect for 3rd graders to read to themselves)


Little House in the Big Woods


Island of the Blue Dolphins (my son's 2nd favorite book)

If you read any of these books, let me know! I would love to hear your reactions. What are you reading? Do you have any recommendations to share with our class? Happy reading!!!

Mark Your Calendars...

February 21st is CiCi's Pizza Night from 6:00-9:00pm in Oak Creek Plaza (15-501 and Garret Rd.). When you order make sure you mention that you are from Creekside to earn our school 10% of sales. Thank you for supporting Creekside!

February 24th--Yearbook orders are due!

February News Flash

Feb. 14         Valentine’s Day card exchange!

Feb. 17         Black History Magazine Project Due (see homework packet for information)

Feb. 24         No School (Teacher workday)

March 14         Science Festival 6:30-8:00pm

 WELCOME

 Mrs. Knight is our new Instructional Assistant. She is a certified teacher and has taught 7^th grade. She is working on completing an add-on to her license which will allow her to teach elementary-aged students. 

HOMEWORK

February Homework Packet will be going home on Monday, February 6, 2012

OTHER INFORMATION

Valentine’s Day information:

We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day by exchanging Valentines cards on February 14^th. As a class we will be decorating bags to put our Valentines in.

We need your help! The children will need Valentine’s themed decorations for their bags (hearts, cupid, love, flowers, etc). Stickers, stencils, doilies, feathers and other lovely things are much appreciated by Friday, Feb. 10!

To help your child address his/her Valentines to their classmates, we have provided the class list below. (If your child chooses to participate, please make sure your child gives a Valentine to every child in the class.)

Pascale             Elizabeth                       Tania                Parker

Bhumika           Thomas                        Lilly                  Maria Joselin

Julian                Caiden                          Dev                  Nisha

Miriam              Ayden                          Amaya             Bryan

Maria Lili          Dreizin                          Lillian               Arashdeep

Roseyln            Calvin