Friday, January 27, 2012
Happy Birthday, Colten!
Spelling test
Since we will have no school on Feb. 3, the spelling test will be on Thursday instead of Friday.
Newsletter 1-27-12
Wawasee Schools will not have school on February 3, even if we miss a day next week due to poor weather.
A local wildlife artist and children's book illustrator visited us Thursday. His name is Bruce Langton and one of the books he has illustrated is H is for Hoosier. We read this book in class so we were familiar with some of his artwork before he came. We were so excited to meet him! He told us about his family and his pets and how he became an artist. He decided he wanted to be an artist when he was in the third grade! He told us it was important to never give up on our dreams. He also gave us a drawing lesson and taught us some tips we could use when we illustrate our books in writing workshop!
We are starting a unit on measurement in math next week. Your child will need to have a ruler with inches and centimeters for measuring. I will send home a paper ruler that they can use if you do not have one, but a standard plastic or wooden one will probably be easier for them to use.
Spelling words for next week:
blink junk blank thank trunk glass trade lay gain clay drink can't brothers nice
Upcoming events:
Feb. 3 snow makeup day (we will not have school on this day, even if we miss a day next week due to poor weather)
Feb. 20 – President's Day – no students
Feb. 23 – end of trimester two
Feb. 24 – snow makeup day
Feb. 27 – teacher work day / no students
Feb. 28 – PTO meeting at 5:30 pm
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Illustrator Visit
A local wildlife artist and children's book illustrator visited us today. His name is Bruce Langton and one of the books he has illustrated is H is for Hoosier.
We read this book yesterday in class so we were familiar with some of his artwork before he came. We were so excited to meet him! He told us about his family and his pets and how he became an artist. He decided he wanted to be an artist when he was in the third grade! He told us it was important to never give up on our dreams. He also gave us a drawing lesson and taught us some tips we could use when we illustrate our books in writing workshop! Here are some of our efforts.
Sorry some of these are oriented the wrong way. Been having some issues with that that have been difficult to fix.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Today is 100 day!
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| Hero Zero led the parade. |
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| We waited for candy to be thrown, but we were disappointed. |
Friday, January 20, 2012
Newsletter 1-20-12
Thanks for the donations to the snack cabinet! The kids really appreciate having a snack in the mornings!
I'm reminding students to start reading their AR library book on Monday. Don't wait until later in the week or they will run out of time to test. I'm also reminding them to bring their books home every day. Please have them keep their library books in their backpack so they have them for school every day.
Spelling words for next week:
brook cook shook stood wood bait coat wheel cheat road many knew children every
Upcoming events:
Jan. 24 PTO meeting @5:30
Feb. 3 snow makeup day (presently there is no school scheduled for this day, unless we have a cancellation before then)
Feb. 20 – President's Day – no students
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Newsletter 1-13-12
We have been writing our little hearts out! Lots of books have been published lately in writing workshop in our classroom and some have been/will be featured on our class blog. Keep an eye out for them! We also have a display in the hallway outside our door.
We took the Math NWEA test on Thursday this week. Next Wednesday, we will be taking the reading portion. Please make sure your children get a good night's sleep and a healthy breakfast before coming to school that day.
Spelling words for next week:
chalk walk stalk small wall when dead each trees head gym after again little
Upcoming events:
Jan. 20 – snow makeup day for the day we missed on
Nov. 30
Jan. 24 PTO meeting @5:30
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Newsletter 1-6-12
We are continuing to work on counting coins: pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and half dollars. Please help your children handle money at home and give them some practice counting change. Working with real change will help them out a lot!
Spelling words for next week:
draw haul launch lawn sauce less feet mean keep heat why sometimes here joke
Upcoming events:
Jan. 11 – trimester 2 midterm
Jan. 20 – snow makeup day for the day we missed on Nov. 30
Jan. 24 PTO meeting @5:30
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
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