What We've Been Up To
Duval County Celebrates Literacy Week
There are several activities planned this week to celebrate literacy week. Please refer to the list of activities below:
District-wide Chick-fil-a Reading Night 4:30-7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23rd
Principals read to the Kind.- 2nd grade classes on Wednesday, Jan. 25th
Students find a cozy place to read – bring a blanket or pillow on Thursday, Jan. 26th
Cowboy & Cowgirl Dress Up Day & Buddy Reading on Friday, Jan. 27th
PTA Movie Night
This Friday, January 27 is Family Movie Night. PTA will be showing the movie “Dolphin Tale,” and it’s FREE! All Stockton students and parents are invited for a fun night at school. Bring a blanket and pillow. Pizza and snacks will be sold during the movie, so bring along some pocket money. Parents must attend. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The movie will begin at 7:00 and last till 9:00. So come join us for an great evening!
Our Hibernating Bears
The students have really enjoyed learning about hibernation this month. We are making our own books about what black bears do to prepare for their long winters naps. Students added many details to their pictures to show what black bears eat. Then we will show where they sleep, and how they prepare their den. Students will bring their Black Bear books home, and share them with their families when we are finished. In class, we put our own bears in their pajamas, and got their dens ready for their hibernation. We put all our class bears to bed, and then in the spring, we shall wake them up and discuss what they will do now that Winter is over. The students have really enjoyed discussing how bears and other animals hibernate.
100th Day Celebration
Students are getting excited because the 100th day of school is coming. We will be celebrating our 100th day on Friday, February 3rd. First, I’ll be reading the book the “100th Day Worries” by Margery Cuyler to the students. Then they will need to decide what they would like to bring into class for their collection. For our celebration, I ask that each student brings in their own collection of 100 items. These items need to be small enough to fit into a ziploc bag. The items for their collections can be toothpicks, coins, beads, macaroni, paper clips, etc. I know they will enjoy counting out 100 items to bring for the 100th Day of School Celebration.
We have many fun activities planned for that day. If you would like to help, we will need boxes of the fruit loop cereal to use to make our Fruit Loop Necklaces. We will need the boxes by next Wednesday, February 1st so we can make sure we have enough cereal for the necklaces. Thank you for your help.
Dolphin Running Club
On Tuesday, January 17th we celebrated the kick-off of the Dolphin Running Club. Students will go out on the soccer field twice a week, where they will either run or walk around the designated cones as many times as they can during our scheduled running time. We are signed up to participate in the Dolphin Running Club every Monday and Wednesday. Students will need to wear their tennis shoes to school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for P.E. All of the students will receive awards for participating in the Dolphin Running Club. They will earn an award for the first mile they reach, and for every five miles after that. We are in need of a parent volunteer to help mark the Running Club Cards for our students as they run their laps. If you are interested in volunteering each Monday and Wednesday please contact me.
Just a Reminder
The 2nd Nine Weeks ended on Thursday, January 19th. The Report Cards will be going home on Monday, January 30, 2012. Be on the look out for them. Please make sure to sign and cut off the little slip at the bottom, and return it in the brown envelope. The next Early Release Day is this Wednesday, January 25th. Our annual Literary Dinner Theater originally was scheduled for Thursday, January 19th, but has been changed to Friday, February 24th from 6 to 8 p.m. Please mark your calendar accordingly.