Student of the Week

Our Student of the Week is Dylan .!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Posted by Eileen Frederick Discuss

Science

We are starting our unit on Rocks and Soil. If you have soil samples that your child could bring in to help us compare different types of soil it would be greatly appreciated. Posted by Eileen Frederick Discuss

Our Read Aloud

We are currently reading Because of Winn-Dixie. This is a favorite among the students. It is a story about a girl who is new in town. She befriends a dog, Winn-Dixie. And it is through this friendship that leads her to make more friends. The students and I have discussed that the movie is based off the book. We also discussed how the two can be different through our perceptions. We view the characters and events through our own imagination from what the author has described. When we see the movie version that is someone else's perception of the characters and events. Posted by Eileen Frederick Discuss

Reading Contracts

As we move into the third trimester, I will be making some changes in expectations for the reading contracts. I have discussed these changes with the students. The first change is that I would like the students to choose a chapter book to read at their level. I will expect to see summaries for each night on that chapter book until the book is completed. This will help me see if your child is able to pick a book at his/her level and be able to stick with reading one book consistently. Many children have trouble sticking with a book and abandon it before they have given it a chance. For the students who have an alternative reading contract I would like for the parents to record how long it took for your child to read the passage. I would also like for you to record the words missed. If your child misses a word then tell it to them and move on. Record that word on the paper. I will expect that the passage is read nightly. This is to help build fluency. Thank you for your help and cooperation. Posted by Eileen Frederick Discuss

Reminders

March PENNY WARS CONTINUED DUE TO SNOW DAYS March 11- Conferences 4:30-7:30 March 12- Poetry Alive Assembly March 13- Fourth Grade Music Program 7:00 H.S. Market Day Pickup 5:00-6:00 Last Art Enrichment class Kindergarten Registration at the HS 5:00-8:00 March 14-MUST KNOW MULTIPLICATION FACTS 0-10 FOR ICE CREAM PARTY March 18-Board of Education meeting 6:00 March 20- Math- ICE CREAM PARTY FOR MULTIPLICATION FACTS March 21-28- SPRING BREAK APRIL APRIL 5TH- SPRING CARNIVAL April 15-Delayed Start April 17- Market Day Pick up 5:00-6:00 April 18-Interims go home April 28-May 2 - OHIO ACHIEVEMENT TESTS-- ATTENDANCE IS VERY IMPORTANT. PLEASE SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS AROUND THESE DAYS. April 29th- PTO Meeting 7:00 in the Art Room Posted by Eileen Frederick Discuss