Monday Memo 1/14/19

Good morning!

Winter Recess

It can be quite upsetting to children to be unprepared in the event of a long-awaited winter snowstorm! Please be reminded that we go outside for recess whenever it is possible, including during a snowstorm. Throughout the winter months, please send your child to school with appropriate gear including snow pants, snow boots, winter coat, gloves, and scarves.  Keep the snow clothes in a separate reusable shopping bag (perhaps the one your child brought home on Thursday).  This way, wet gear won't soak everything in the backpack.  Children should not wear shorts to school in the winter.  Thank you for your help with this.

Snacks

Please remember to pack a healthy snack for your child each day.  Children should not bring candy to school.  We encourage snacks packed in reusable containers or other earth-friendly packaging.  The best drink for snack time is water.  Juice is a less healthy choice and makes a mess in the classroom when spilled.  Thank you.

Plastic Bag Monster Spotted at Happy Hollow School!

 It was so much fun to have my dad Pat Conaway meet our wonderful Happy Hollow second graders on Thursday.  We enjoyed a very informative and entertaining presentation.  There he is, in all his glory, as the Plastic Bag Monster.  The costume is made up of 500 bags, which is what the average American uses each year.  Yikes!

Mystery Reader

Thank you so much to Doug McNeilly for reading to our class this week.  Please click here for your turn.

PenPals

We received a box from our penpals on Friday, and your children eagerly began to write back!  We will FaceTime with them on Tuesday. 

Have a great week!
Miriam