Year-End Celebration!

Thanks to all of the parents who helped celebrate the end of the school year with class 1-303! And the BIGGEST thanks goes out to the one and only Mr. Cliff. It's been an amazing year!! Thank you for all that you do to make learning fun for these kiddos! Here are a few pictures from the party. If you have any you'd like to share, please send them along and we'll post them here.

Pictures from The Kids' Trip to The Apollo

Half Day and Day Off This Week

The kids have a half day on Tuesday, June 3 (out at noon) and they have the day off on Thursday, June 5th.

DC Was Fantastic!

Thanks to all the parents, family and friends who contributed to make this amazing trip possible! And a HUGE thank you to Colleen for organizing the smoothest field trip in the history of field trips. And Mr. Cliff for being the class's outstanding leader. If you have pictures or videos of the trip, please share them on the Shutterfly Share site so we can all enjoy! You can see it here.

It's Pajama Day Again!

Last minute notice: Tomorrow, April 25th, is Pajama Day for the class. Have your kiddo's come dressed in their favorite jammies and feel free to allow them to bring a stuffed toy, too.

Class 1-303 Hits the Brooklyn Bridge! 

Mr. Cliff Rocks Out at PS-10 Rocks!

Check out our very own Mr. Cliff on stage at the concert.

The Home Stretch!

So far we've raised over $5,000 for our upcoming trip to Washington, DC! Great work! Parents, please make your contributions by THIS FRIDAY, March 28th. Let's not make this a nail-biter! 

Donate here and continue to share with friends and family. If for any reason you are uncomfortable donating via the Web site, please seek out Holly or Colleen.

Teacher Appreciation Pot Luck

Don't forget to sign up to bring a lunch main course to the Teacher Appreciation Pot Luck on Tuesday, March 11th. You can do so right here. We're asked to bring our food to the teachers' caf (room 116) by noon day-of.

Let's Raise Some Money for DC!

The fundraising site is up and ready for donations! A HUGE thank you to Jackson's dad for shooting and editing this awesome video to help our efforts. Please forward the link below to grandmas and grandpas, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbors, anyone who you think would be willing and able to kick in a little to help make this trip a reality. (Share on Facebook and Twitter, too.)

Click here to see the video and donate!

Google Doc Links

Looking to sign up for Parent Fun Fridays? Click here for the link!

Want to help out with Folder Stuffing? Click here to sign up.

Half Day & Parents As Learning Partners

Monday, February 3 is a half day. Students will be dismissed at noon. If you signed your kiddo up for afterschool coverage, remember that pick-up is 3:30-3:45 or 5:30-6:00, depending on what you signed up (and paid) for. CORRECTION: Due to the snow, afterschool will run from noon - 3pm. NO extended day afterschool today. Pick your child up at 3pm.

Also: Parents as Learning Partners is this Friday, February 7th. See you there!

Home Fun 1/28/2014

Reading: Before and After Dr. King- Please read the take me home copy with someone at home. Be ready to discuss the ways that our country is different since Dr. King's work. Also, please do the short activity on the back. Word Study: Jumble Fun- "Is it a Fish?"- Unscramble the letters to spell our 5 new words from "Is it a Fish?" Please attach to your next blank WS NB page. Reading: Nightly Reading and LOG Math: What Numbers are Missing? Pg. 49, Unit 3. Session 4.7 See ya. CB

Washington, DC! 

Class 1-303 is gearing up to head to the nation's capital in May. But we need a lot of help to get there. We are still in need of a parent to take the lead with charter busses and we only have a handful of forms filled out for the White House tour. Please get the Excel sheets to Holly by Friday. If you are uncomfortable e-mailing your info, feel free to put it all in a sealed envelope in your child's folder labeled "For Holly, Theo's mom."

Tonight's Home Fun 1/21/14

Hey guys...sorry late, but better late than....well, you get it. I had to get someone who was stuck, home. Reading: The Big Bears- Outline your words as you read. Word Study: Word Search Puzzle- Find our 5 new words. Discuss: How did we measure the "AREA" of your traced shoe? See ya tomorrow....MAYBE!

Welcome Back!

Just a reminder to everyone that we need parents to volunteer for both Parent Fun Fridays and Folder-stuffing. If you're having any trouble with the Google docs, just let Holly or Colleen know. Happy New Year!