Dear
Parents,
What fish we have in our class! All the children had such good week
swimming. The reports back from Mrs.
Angerthal and Mr. Corkins were all very positive about the children’s skills as
well as their behavior at the pool.
Everyone has done a great job remembering all the items for their swim
bags this week. Please remember that the
children will be swimming on Monday and Tuesday of next week so they will need
these items next week as well.
Even with a shortened daily schedule we have been
able to move forward with our learning.
We continued investigating the life and times in Ancient Rome. In Science we concluded our unit on habitats
and will soon start a new unit on food chains and food webs. In math, we have used what we know about
multiplication to start our division unit.
Students can expect a basic fact test later next week. At this time, we are doing drills at least
twice per week. Your child should also
be working at home to master these facts.
In Language Arts, we continue to discuss the reading strategy of making
inferences and students have kicked off the journaling process. A letter with directions was sent home to you
earlier this week and is also posted on the class site. Please encourage your child to do his or her
best work but DO NOT assist in the writing process. Yes, you may discuss topics and help them to
generate ideas for the letter. But, the
writing process must be solely their efforts.
If I feel that your further guidance is needed, I will be contacting you
soon. Thank you for your cooperation in
this matter.
As you know report cards for the
second quarter will go home next week.
As I told the children, this reporting period began all the way back in November
and their grades are a reflection of growth over that time. We will have a
chance to discuss this report card and the progress of your child, at our
Parent-Teacher conferences in early March.
I will be sending information about conference schedules, including
early opportunities to meet.
We have a field trip coming up this
month as well. We will be going to the
Outdoor Lab on Friday the 15th.
The permission slip for this activity is in this week’s Friday
Folder. Please let me know if you would
like to join us for this fun learning experience.
As always, thank you for all you do
to support your child. Good luck to all
the basketball teams tonight! Enjoy the
weekend
Upcoming Events
Friday
2/15- Outdoor Lab Field Trip
Wednesday
2/20- Full Day of School- No Early Release
Thursday
and Friday 3/7-8- Parent Teacher Conferences (no school for children)
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