Monday is Dot Day!

Have you ever read Peter H. Reynold’s story The Dot? This story tells of a teacher who reaches a reluctant student in a creative way. The teacher pushes the student to “Make her mark,” which all begins with a simple dot on a piece of paper.You can watch this great story here:

To celebrate this story, and to encourage students to "make their mark," educators around the world have delared Monday, Sept. 15th, International Dot Day!
SMS will begin the celebration with a whole school morning meeting. Then, our class will participate in various dot-related activities throughout the day (we'll even join the 2R gifraffes for some collaborative, creative fun!). Please remind your child to, if possible, wear dots on Monday. Remember, I have plenty of dot stickers we can put on when they arrive if they don't have any dots--don't worry!

Other reminders:
-The first Scholastic Book Order is due tomorrow, Monday, Sept. 15th. You can order online at: www.scholastic.com/readingclub, and typing in our class code (HXF8D) or by sending in an order to school. Already ordered books? I will send the order tomorrow morning, so books should arrive by the end of the week!
-Picture Day is Thursday, Sept. 15th. You can send picture order forms in as soon as they're ready.
-Curriculum Night is Thursday, Sept. 15th, 6:30-7:30. Look forward to seeing you all there!