Looking ahead to the week of February 18 (2nd PE)

Students enjoyed learning how our state's government works, while visiting the State House!

Hi, families! 

Ms. Heard's last day:  Our student teacher, Ms. Heard, will leave us February 27 to join a new school for her second student teaching placement.  I'm hoping to send her off in a big way, with books that she can use in the future!  If you would like to donate gently-used or new books to her for her future classroom's library, that would be wonderful!  If so, please have your child bring in books by February 27! 

Half day:  Students will have a half day February, 15.  They will be dismissed at 11:30 and lunch will be served.  Please be sure to send a note, if your child's transportation changes. 

Multiplication fluency quizzes:  As you know, students are being timed on their mixed multiplication quizzes.  We learned at our district's math meeting this week that students should be expected to answer 20 multiplication questions within one minute.  They will alternate taking the quizzes online and on paper and times will be adjusted accordingly.  We will continue to work on fluency in class, but please continue to work on multiplication fluency with your child daily, too!     

Report card sleeves:  Please be sure to sign and return your child's report card sleeve.  You may keep the contents of it!   

Valentines Day:  Several students have asked about Valentines Day at school.  They're welcome to bring in Valentines Day cards, but please keep in mind our healthy snack policy.  As students fill out Valentines, please do not have them fill out the "To" section.  This will allow us time to pass them out in a more efficient manner.  We have 19 students.

A message from fourth grade:

Looking ahead to next week:  As historians, students will wrap up their study of the three branches of government.  As scientists, they'll kick off their new unit, "What's the Matter with Matter?" (a unit all about the states of matter and sources of heat).  As mathematicians, they'll implement what they've learned about fractions when measuring to the nearest whole, half, and quarter inch.  We will not be using Envision or Engage New York for this unit, so there is no family letter for measurement.  Please consider challenging your child to measure objects around the house to the nearest whole, half, and quarter inch with ruler.  Also, it's a very short unit, so students will not have a unit test.  Instead, they will have a quiz.   As readers, students will learn how to identify the theme in a text and support that with evidence.   As writers, they will continue to learn about opinion writing and review how to use apostrophes.

Thank you again for all of your support!