Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a great holiday, and the kids are rested and ready to go back to school. Over the vacation, the Bartlett phone system was updated. The main number remains the same, but all the extensions have changed. Mine is 5927. I tried it today so I know it works. You do need to let it ring - I think about 4 times before you connect with my voice mail. This month we will be learning about living and non-living things in science. Mr. Bousquet gave me an amaryllis plant, so I am hoping we can get it going in our classroom. In writing, we will be learning about friendly letters. Maybe you can help your child think of friends and relative he/she can write to. We will learn about addressing envelopes also. For math and reading news, watch for the parent letters which come home with each reading lesson, and each math unit. I did update our classroom library this week, and Leo Lionni, Audrey Woods and Lois Ehlert are our new authors. Winter Note: If your child wears boots to school, be sure to provide shoes to change into. These can be left at school if you like.