Hello Third Grade Families, This is a busy time for all, so below you will find some important dates from the coming days and weeks to keep in mind: There will be PE on Monday & Tuesday this week followed by music on Wednesday & Thursday. Wednesday is a free dress day. Bring $1 (or […]
Dear Kindergarten Families, A look at our week: **Wednesday is a non-uniform (free) dress. Please send in one dollar or two, donations support our 3rd trimester mission, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. **Friday is our last Primary Centers – with a noon dismissal. Upcoming events: Order early!! In ‘N Out is coming soon ……with Dip and […]
Dear Kindergarten Families, A handful of poems are in – thank you your quick finds! This week find a poem if you have not done so. Criteria for kindergarten and 1st Grade is to memorize a published poem with 4 to 12 lines – one small prop is fine. I need a copy for our […]
Dear Parents, April 11, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are starting theme 9 in our reading series – Special Friends. Our reading strategy this week is “monitor/clarify”. The comprehension skill that will help us with this strategy is noting details. Using the text, pictures, and paying attention to […]
Dear Families, I hope everyone had a restful break. This Friday is a full day of school. Every student needs to have a poem picked by this Friday for the Speech Contest. Below is an overview of our week. Math: Our focus is on developing a rule for subtracting positive and negative numbers. We […]
Hello Third Grade Families, Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed the break. Math: We will continue with Chapter 8: Fractions focusing on fractions on numbers lines & equivalent fractions. Our chapter test is tentatively planned for late next week. IXL Homework: W.9 Fractions of Number Lines: Unit Fractions X.2 Identify Equivalent Fractions on Number Lines […]
Hello- I hope you all enjoyed your spring break with your family and friends. Take a peek at our week… Homework: FLUENCY HOMEWORK, Reading Log (20 minutes a day/100 minutes a week) and IXL: G.4; F.7; and W.1 In addition to their weekly homework, students are required to have their poem turned in by Wednesday. […]
Welcome Back! I hope that everyone enjoyed the Easter break! We have many activities coming up this month: field trips to attend, speech contest poems to memorize, spring programs to perform in. This week is just the beginning of an exciting month! This week students will be selecting a published poem of about 15-20 lines […]
Dear Kindergarten Families, I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter break! It will be nice to hear everyone’s stories and fun times during this past week. Looking ahead: Speech Contest is on May 2 Criteria below: Speech Contest 2016 Category 1 — Kindergarten and First Grade Students are to commit to memory a published poem […]
Dear Parents, April 4, 2016 I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and a fantastic break! This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts Our reading strategy this week is “predicting/inferring”. The comprehension skill that will help us with inferring is drawing conclusions. Using the text, pictures, and our own prior knowledge will […]