Enjoy your winter break!

I am so sad to have missed out on this week with the kids. Thank you so much for the kind messages wishing me well and all the sweet valentines! We're going to have a second mini Valentine's Day when I return so I can give the kiddos their valentines from me.

Please take some time over the break to wash your kid's backpack, lunch box, hat, coat. scarf, etc. This flu is no fun!

Reminders:
- If you did not send in your child's Six Flags reading log today I will take them the Monday we return from break. They must be turned in by then or they will not count.
- I'll be submitting our class Scholastic order on the 28th
- March 1st will be class picture day
- Our first week back will be Read Across America Week! Please refer to the flyer for dress up days!

What we're learning:

Reading- Point of view 

Grammar- simple and compound sentences 

Writing- Continuing with opinion writing on our favorite seasons

Math- 1 and 2 step word problems along with counting money (coins and bills)

Content- We will keep learning about Juliette Gordon Low and dental health 

*We will spend some time catching up on what we missed this week as well

Spelling-

softball

someone

nighttime

cherry pie

fire drill

high school

good-bye

part-time

ice-skater

asked

face

it's large

next

saw

watched 

Next Week In M3...

We had so much fun with our Jackie Robinson STEM project today! 3 of our 4 baseball tees were a success! Thanks for all the donations!

Reminders:
- Please don't forget to sign up to send in items for our Poetry Cafe next week: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-poetry
- Six Flags reading logs are due next Friday (February 16th)
- Next week is school-wide Kindness Week! Please help me by encouraging your child to write compliments to all our peers (not just their BFFs). Students can drop compliments in our box throughout the day and I will read them out loud at the end of the day
- In addition to our Poetry Cafe on Wednesday we will exchange valentines. I will have bags for the kids to decorate to hold their valentines that morning. Please make sure your child has a valentine to each classmate if they chose to bring some.
- We need volunteers to help our Relay For Life team sell emoji key chains: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4cafa729a1f58-relay
- I will submit our class Scholastic order on the 28th


What we're learning:
Math: We will continue working on word problems within 1000
Reading: Asking and answering questions
Writing: Continue working on our Caldecott writings
Grammar: Using commas effectivly in letters
Content: We are moving on to Juliette Gordon Low

Spelling:
puddle
saddle
bottle
table
noble
purple
bridle
marble
turtle

along
never
run
second
tree
under

Next Week In M3...

Happy Friday! 

This has been a great week in M3! Thank you to Mrs. Davis (Khronus' mom) for coming to teach us a little bit about plants and gardening today! This will come in handy a little later this year. 

Lots of little reminders this week - I promise it's worth the read!

Reminders:

- Sign up to come be our Mystery Reader http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-mystery

- Don't forget to order those yearbooks!

- I will submit our next Scholastic order on 2/28! Don't forget to use our class code: RBZR3

- I have sent home a class list with your child today! Please make sure your child brings a Valentine for each classmate. I will have bags for them to decorate that morning to hold their Valentines. 

- We will also be doing a Poetry Cafe to celebrate Black History Month on Valentine's Day. I have created a sign up genius for you all to send in yummy treats for the kiddos to eat during our cafe - more information to come on this! Be on the look out in your child's folder next Monday. 

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-poetry

- Next Friday (February 9th) we will have a STEM day! We will be creating a baseball tee and testing them out! If anybody has any of the follow items laying around to donate, it would be greatly appreciated; empty bottles, shoe boxes, paper towel rolls, wrapping paper rolls, etc. We're really looking for materials that can be recycled. 

- We are running very low on Clorox wipes and Lysol and would love some donations! We've been wiping down our tables every morning and afternoon to try and keep the germs away. 

What we're learning:

Reading: Finishing up compare and contrasting stories 

Grammar: Shades of meaning - adjectives and verbs 

Math: We will review our CUBES strategy and dive back into word problems 

Writing: Continuing with our Caldecott Award opinion writing

Content: Finishing up Jackie Robinson 

Spelling:

claw

small

boss

draw

stall

gloss

salty

bossy 

jigsaw

head

last

near

really

school

under

us