REMINDERS:
*Book orders went home today. See note below.
*Students are reading the book, The Wild Robot. Next week, students will begin an engineering project where they will be building a robot. Please talk with your child about supplies he/she needs to bring.
*Great America Read to Succeed forms went home with the first trimester report card. Forms are due on February 10th.
*Wednesday, February 1st is Global School Play Day. Please see note below regarding this activity.
BOOK ORDERS:
Book orders went home today. This is a great opportunity to buy books for your child to read at home. Book orders are due on Wednesday, February 1. There are two ways you can order books. You can order books online: www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. See below for additional information about online ordering.
Or, you can fill out the order form your child brought home and return it to school. Please do not send cash because Scholastic only accepts checks. Make checks out to Scholastic Book Orders. Thank you!
Scholastic Book Clubs Ordering Information
www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
Class Activation Code: J2RHX
Ordering online is fast and easy:
- REGISTER at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
- ENTER the Class Activation Code at the top of this letter
- CHOOSE from thousands of print titles, value packs, and Storia eBooks
- SUBMIT the order to your child's teacher
- EARN FREE Books for you and the classroom too!
Global School Play Day
Classrooms at Olive will be participating in Global School Play Day, taking place on Wednesday, February 1st. Countries and schools from all over the world come together on this one day to celebrate the necessity of unstructured play in our students’ lives at school. Research shows that unstructured play has a positive influence on:
- physical and mental health
- language development
- problem solving
- risk management
- independent learning skills
- academic skills
- classroom behavior
- healthy emotional attitudes
- better adjustment to school life
I encourage you to send a game to school with your child on February 1st. NO ELECTRONIC GAMES PLEASE! I will do my very best to ensure that the game is returned in the same fashion that it came to school. For further information about Global School Play Day, visit http://www.globalschoolplayday.com/ or contact Shannon Watanuki, Advanced Learning Facilitator. Looking forward to a fun day!