Weekly Update 3/29-4/2

Hello, everyone!

We are back at school today, heading into the final stretch of the craziest year ever!  Here are this week’s announcements..

*If you haven’t already…Please have your child bring in a paper towel roll to help us with a Science project we will be doing after spring break.

* We will have our spelling test on Wednesday. They will be tested on the week 2 list words.

*Book orders are in!  If your order is for Easter baskets and you don’t want your child to know about it, please send me an email and I can put your book order up front in the office for you to pick up. 

*There is no school for kids on Friday, April 9^th. This is a professional development day for teachers.

 

Weekly Update 3/15-3/19

Hello, everyone!

Here are this week’s announcements..

*Thank you so much for helping us stock up on glue sticks!  I think we have enough for the rest of the year. We appreciate it!

*Don’t forget about paper towel rolls! Please have your child bring in a paper towel roll to help us with a Science project we will be doing after spring break.

*Children brought home their new sight word lists last week. We will have a test on Wednesday. They will be tested on the week 1 words.

*Our class has been working really hard to earn a special “fun” day, and they have met their goal!  They have earned a pajama and pizza day for this Friday!  Your child may wear their pj’s to school this Friday. They may also bring a blanket and stuffie to snuggle with while we watch a movie. Additionally, we will have a special pizza snack on this day, so children only need to bring a favorite drink from home for snack on Friday.

*Spring Break is the week of March 22-26.  School resumes on Monday, March 29.

Weekly Update 3/8-3/12

Hello, everyone!

Here are this week’s announcements..

*New sight word lists will be sent home on Wednesday. Our next spelling test will be Wednesday, March 17. 

*We have class pictures on Thursday, March 11^th. Fun news…EVERYONE will receive a FREE class picture this year!  Students will also have individual pictures taken, and you can purchase those pictures if you’d like. Picture purchase envelopes were sent home last week, please check your child’s OWL folder for that.

*Yearbook order form envelopes are due Friday, March 12. Please check your child’s folder for the envelope form.

*We have a Science unit coming up that requires every student to have 1 empty paper towel roll. As you finish up a roll of paper towels, please send the empty roll in with your child.

*WE NEED GLUE STICKS!  Thanks to those that have sent in glue sticks! We are running low on glue sticks. I would appreciate any donations of glue sticks for our class. Thank you in advance for your help!

*Spring Break is the week of March 22-26.  School resumes on Monday, March 29.

Literacy *Good readers can use non-fiction text features and details to identify the main idea. *Good readers know the difference between a main idea and a detail. Mathematics *Adding and subtracting double digit numbers Introduction to regrouping (fancy way to say borrowing and carrying over  😊) Word Study/Grammar *Vowel team phonics/spelling pattern (“When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking”) *Past tense verb rules/spelling Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) *What are symbols that represent our country? *How do we make decisions in our country (voting)? Writer’s Workshop Informational writing