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Friday, March 9, 2012

Newsletter 3-9-12

      We have been doing some science activities about time since we have been learning to tell time.  This week we practiced a strategy to be able to tell how long a minute is.  We listened to some music to test out our strategy to see if we were accurate.  We had a great time and we did much better estimating after we practiced a strategy to help us out (and it was bunches of fun)!  Ask us about it!

Please talk about telling time with your child as it comes up in everyday life.  Encourage them to use a variety of different kinds of clocks and practice telling time with them.  Talk about the time in different ways, for example, 8:15 is also 15 min. after 8, and quarter after 8.  Daily authentic practice will help them out a lot as they are learning to tell time!

The school carnival is March 23.  Please return the pink form specifying how you are able to help us out!

Your child will be bringing home their Writer's Notebook throughout the month on weekends to write their daily Slice of Life.  Please make sure it comes back to school on Monday!

Spelling words for next week:
knee   knight  wrap   wreath   written   part   care   hair   shark   heart   writing   it's   saw   skate

Upcoming events:
By March 12 – send in items for the silent auction basket – baby theme
March 13 NCAA basketball team visits
March 16 Author Laurie Keller visits
March 23 – school carnival
March 27 – PTO meeting at 5:30
March 30 – Beach Day and Limbo contest
April 2-6 - Spring Break
April 9 – school resumes

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