For Your Information:
Thank You, Parent Volunteers!!
Thanks to Mrs. Calabria, Mrs. Mateja, Mrs. Murphy, and Mrs. Wozniak for helping during our Wheels, Levers, and Pulleys program. Thank you also to Mrs. Thiel, Mrs. Ivanova, and Mrs. Brackett for providing popcorn and drinks for our classroom reward party.
Time to Check Student Grades
It is now half-way through the 2nd trimester and time to check on the progress of your student. Remember, if you are unable to access this information through the district website's "ParentConnect," please contact me.
Spelling Bee Timeline
Our classroom will hold two spelling bees - a practice and an official bee. The practice classroom spelling bee will be held on Wednesday, January 23rd. The official classroom bee will be held on Friday, January 25th. The top 2 spellers in our official classroom spelling bee will go on to represent our class in the 4th Grade Spelling Bee on Friday, February 1st. Good luck, spellers!
Winter Party Invitation!
Please notice the invitation to a Winter Party at Mrs. Strong's home scheduled for Saturday, January 26th! You need to RSVP by Thursday, January 24th - I hope everyone is able to come and enjoy the day with me.
Subject Update:
- Spelling - Lesson 19: 1+1+1 words and endings -ed and -ing (We will skip Lesson 18.)
- English/Writing - The students are learning about irregular verb forms. Next week, we will learn about using being verbs in the present and past tense, form contractions with verbs, and recognize when we need to keep verbs in the same tense in our writing.
- Reading - We will have a Vocabulary Quiz over the 20 words from our realistic fiction unit on Wednesday, January 23rd! We will also start a poetry unit. We will begin by reading many different poems to discover, "What do poems do?"
- Science - The students will experiment with inclined planes and screws to find out how these simple machines can be used to make work easier or faster.
- Social Studies - We will review about the Southeast environment. The Chapter 6 Test is scheduled for Thursday, January 24th!
- Accelerated Math - The students have started Chapter 9 about fractions.
Mark Your Calendar:
1/21: No School (M. L. King, Jr. Day)
1/22: Midpoint 2nd Trimester - Check student grades!
1/23: Practice Classroom Spelling Bee
1/23: "Life on the Plains" Program
1/25: Official Classroom Spelling Bee
1/26: Mrs. Strong's Winter Party
