It’s hard to believe that we are only a couple of weeks away from conferences and spring break! Just a reminder that if you can’t make your conference time, please contact me as soon as you can and I will find a time that works best for you.
Today the district’s gifted and talented department tested the children on the annual NNAT. As soon as we have the test results back I will be sharing those with you!
Language Arts: Last week we incorporated power writing. This is a great way for the children to create a structured paragraph. We really focused on transitional words and it helped many of the kids to stop from being repetitive. We also made new writing journals with the help of Mrs. Langworthy. The kids absolutely loved stamping and decorating. Thanks again Mrs. Langworthy! We also have been working on our letter writing. We are fortunate enough to have penpals from an elementary school in Wyoming, MI.
Social Studies: We continue to learn about Michigan and will be making our globes to help us with our mapping skills and identifying continents.
Science: The children are loving the bird unit. We are having so much fun learning about the many different parts of birds.
Math: We have just started unit 9. This unit focuses on multiplication, number stories, fact extensions, arrays, area, fractions, money, and lattice multiplication. We will also continue the timed tests. I am so impressed with how quickly the children are passing their tests, keep up the great work!
Dates to Remember:
March 2009
21 Rockford Expo
30 Parent Teacher Conferences in evening. Full day of school.
31 Parent Teacher Conferences in evening. Full day of school.
April 2009
1 Noon Dismissal. Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoon.
2 No School.
3 No School.
6 - 10 No School. Spring Break.
13 School resumes.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
March
We are quickly approaching one of my favorite months. I love how the weather starts warming up and I also LOVE March is reading month. We will be doing many fun things this month to celebrate Reading month. Be on the look out for reading slips from our fabulous Mrs. Kalee and Mrs. Foote.
I also want to thank those of you that have sent in plastic bags to recycle. Keep them coming...we have until the end of March to keep collecting them!
Conferences are coming up at the end of March right before spring break. I have sent home slips to tell you your scheduled time. If for any reason you are not able to make your scheduled time, please let me know. I am sure that we can figure something out. I’m very flexible!
The districts’ 3rd grade students will be taking a short reasoning ability test. We are scheduled for March 16th. It will Take approximately 30 minutes, This test requires students to complete picture puzzles from the multiple choices given. The results of this test will provide classroom teachers with valuable information to guide planning and instruction to meet each student's needs. The results will also provide teachers and administration with a benchmark for educational programming. Finally, the test is used as a screening tool for the gifted and talented program.
Language Arts: The children have continued working on seed stories and really zooming in to add detail. They also have enjoyed doing literature studies and selecting projects to share their books.
Social Studies: I am so excited about the many things we have been learning about Michigan. We learned about the underground railroad and how many slaves left the south and came to Michigan. We also learned about how even after Abe Lincoln abolished slavery that segregation occurred. This definitely sparked many interesting conversations in our room!
Science: We start our bird unit in March...I’m sure you will hear your child come home with many interesting facts about birds. Each child will get to select a bird to research and do a small project on.
Math: We are working on fractions in unit 8. I really try to stress that it is very helpful to draw pictures and/or use counters. We are also finishing our mid year assessment. I will be sharing this test at spring conferences.
Dates to Remember
March 2009
7 Odyssey of the Mind @ FHC all day!
14 Carnival
15 Rockford Expo
30 Parent Teacher Conferences in evening. Full day of school.
31 Parent Teacher Conferences in evening. Full day of school.
April 2009
1 Noon Dismissal. Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoon.
2 No School.
3 No School.
6 - 10 No School. Spring Break.
13 School resumes.
I also want to thank those of you that have sent in plastic bags to recycle. Keep them coming...we have until the end of March to keep collecting them!
Conferences are coming up at the end of March right before spring break. I have sent home slips to tell you your scheduled time. If for any reason you are not able to make your scheduled time, please let me know. I am sure that we can figure something out. I’m very flexible!
The districts’ 3rd grade students will be taking a short reasoning ability test. We are scheduled for March 16th. It will Take approximately 30 minutes, This test requires students to complete picture puzzles from the multiple choices given. The results of this test will provide classroom teachers with valuable information to guide planning and instruction to meet each student's needs. The results will also provide teachers and administration with a benchmark for educational programming. Finally, the test is used as a screening tool for the gifted and talented program.
Language Arts: The children have continued working on seed stories and really zooming in to add detail. They also have enjoyed doing literature studies and selecting projects to share their books.
Social Studies: I am so excited about the many things we have been learning about Michigan. We learned about the underground railroad and how many slaves left the south and came to Michigan. We also learned about how even after Abe Lincoln abolished slavery that segregation occurred. This definitely sparked many interesting conversations in our room!
Science: We start our bird unit in March...I’m sure you will hear your child come home with many interesting facts about birds. Each child will get to select a bird to research and do a small project on.
Math: We are working on fractions in unit 8. I really try to stress that it is very helpful to draw pictures and/or use counters. We are also finishing our mid year assessment. I will be sharing this test at spring conferences.
Dates to Remember
March 2009
7 Odyssey of the Mind @ FHC all day!
14 Carnival
15 Rockford Expo
30 Parent Teacher Conferences in evening. Full day of school.
31 Parent Teacher Conferences in evening. Full day of school.
April 2009
1 Noon Dismissal. Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoon.
2 No School.
3 No School.
6 - 10 No School. Spring Break.
13 School resumes.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)