February 27, 2015

READING

            Next week we will be taking our research on our country and making it in a 3 slide presentation.  We will share our presentations with the class.

Reading Logs are due Monday, March 2^nd.     

           

           
                   MATH

                                   

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            We will be finishing our chapter on geometry.  Our next chapter will be on counting money. 

**Please make sure you send in the following coins in a small container or baggie (with your child's name on it) please include the following coins:  20 pennies, 10 nickels, 10 dimes and 7 quarters.**

Fullersburg Field Trip

            On Friday, March 6^th we will be going on the field trip to Fullersburg Woods.  This is an outdoor field trip.  Please dress for the weather.  (Boots, coat, scarf, gloves)  Bring a sack lunch with a drink.  There will not be hot lunch service when we get back from our trip.

Box Tops Collections

            We are still collecting box tops for education.  Check if any products at home have the box tops to add to our collection.  Thanks!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 6 – Field Trip

March 13 – Report Cards go home

March 19 – Early Dismissal at 12:00

March 30-April 6 – Spring Break

April 7 – Institute Day – No School

February 20, 2015

READING                                             

            Next week we will begin a research project on a foreign country.  We will be finding information on our country and filling out a graphic organizer.  We will be learning about text features and what important information we need to include about our country.

           

           
                   MATH

                                   

           

Next week we will be working on geometric shapes.  We are learning the vocabulary faces, vertices and edges.  We will be working on solid figures, plane figures, polygons, angles, whole and equal parts.

Field Trip

If you haven’t turned in the permission slip or money for our field trip, please remember to send it in as soon as possible. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Feb. 23 – Six Flags Reading Logs are Due

March 6 – Field Trip

March 19 – Early Dismissal at 12:00

March 30-April 6 – Spring Break

February 12, 2015

        READING

            Next week we will be reading the stories, Biblioburro and My Librarian is a Camel.  These stories are about lending libraries.  We will focus on questioning as we read the stories.  In grammar, we will learn about synonyms and antonyms. 

           

                               MATH

                                   

Next week we will be finishing our unit on 3-digit addition and subtraction.  Our next unit will be on geometric shapes.  Please continue to practice math facts with your child. 

 

Student  of the Week

Valeria is the Student of the Week!  She likes to read books, color pictures and play with her friends.  Her favorite animal is a monkey.  Her favorite color is blue.   When Valeria grows up, she wants to be a Pediatric Nurse.

Valentine Shoe Boxes

Thank you to Mrs. Kerrigan and Mrs. Rossi for wrapping our valentine boxes.  We had a fun decorating them for our Valentine’s Day Party!

Valentine’s Day Party

Thank you our Valentine’s Day party was great!  Thank you to Ms. Rivera, Mrs. Rossi, Ms. Michell, and Mrs. Young, who organized our games and ran our party.   Thank you to Mrs. Kerrigan, Mrs. Cinco, Mrs. Kotel, Mrs. Sarno, Mrs. Piechnick and Mrs. Young for supplying the snacks for our party.  Your support and generosity are greatly appreciated!  The children had a wonderful time!

Field Trip

Thank you to those of you who turned in your field trip money for our trip to Fullersburg Woods on March 6^th.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Feb. 13 – No School –Conferences

Feb. 16 – President's Day – No School

Feb. 21 – Snowflake Ball

Feb. 23 – Six Flags Reading Logs are due

February 6, 2015

READING

            Next week we will be reading a story called That Book Woman.   It is about a family living in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1930's.  They get books to read during the regular visits of the "Book Woman"—a librarian who rides a pack horse through the mountain.

                         

           
                   MATH

                           Next week we will continue to work on 3-digit subtraction with and without regrouping.  Please practice math facts with your child this helps them to solve problems quickly.  We will also be doing some 100’s Day activities. 

           

  Student  of the Week

Jack is the Student of the Week!  He likes to wrestle, play football and is a White Sox fan.  His favorite animal is a dog. His favorite colors are blue and red.   When Jack grows up he wants to be a Football Player.

Valentine’s Day Party

On Thursday, February 12^th, we will have a Valentine's Day party.  Your child may bring one valentine for every child in the class (19 students).  Please make sure that your child signs the valentines but doesn’t address them.  We will be passing them out to our classmates before the party.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Feb. 11 – Early Dismissal at 12:00

Feb. 12 – Valentine’s Day Party at 2:00

Feb. 13 – No School –Conferences

Feb. 16 – President's Day – No School

Feb. 23 – Six Flags Reading Logs are due