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Monday is D! D is for Dancing! We'll have a dance party at school! No need to wear anything special or send anything in. 😊

Announcements & Reminders:
- The Book Fair is here! Starting next week students will be able to go buy books in the morning before school and I believe there will be after school times as well. I will update you when I hear! This year there is also an option to buy your books online! I have also made a wish list for our class.
- If you have not sent back your child's field trip permission forms yet, PLEASE do so ASAP.
- On the note, please please please send back that large manila envelope with three stamps on it and the form inside completed. If you have sent back your envelope with no stamps I have emailed you to please send in stamps. With no envelope or no stamps you will have to come pick up your child's report card from the front office over the summer.
- I know we are all very excited and ready for summer but please help remind your child that school is not out yet. This week has been rough with behavior. We have many exciting activities coming up for the end of the year and I have told the students already that they can lose the privilege to participate in those activities based on their behavior. 
- Next week on Wednesday we will do some planting in the garden! Please send your child in clothes that can a little dirty.
- We also have our author visit next Wednesday

- A reminder from the PTA:

Did you volunteer for any PTA Event this year? If so, then come Eat, Drink, and be Super at our PTA Volunteer Appreciation Night this Sunday! Your RSVP is requested. Please follow this link for details and RSVP information. (Mobile-friendly link) Thank you! 

-This week we moved our caterpillars into their net so we can watch them emerge into butterflies. We also introduced the kids to our eggs! We get to watch the eggs hatch before school is out. 

Coming soon: A tadpole! 

What we're learning:
Reading- Comparing and contrasting two texts on the same topic
Grammar- Context clues
Writing- Informational about life cycles
Math- Adding and subtracting within 1000
Content- Life Cycles- plants

Spelling:

easy, squeaky, needy, gloomy, snoopy, goofy, jerky, thirsty, wormy

Air, don't, near, thought, took, went

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It's been a great week back! We've had to be really quiet due to testing around the school and the kiddos have been awesome! Only one more week of testing to go.

Can you believe that we're almost at the end of the school year already??

Please help me welcome our new friend Prathyuktha! She's already made friends with everybody in our class and we love having her!

Thank you to Mrs. Davis for coming and helping us plant some seeds for our garden this morning!

Reminders and announcements:
- We will be holding an end of the year awards celebration on May 18th in our classroom from 9:30-10:00. Please stay tuned for more details or changes while we get this planned.
- Please send in those field trip permission forms as soon as possible! I have gotten quite a few back already.
- Our next scholastic order will be submitted on the 30th. Class code: RBZR3
https://clubs.scholastic.com/switch-role#61263dbc45a24945089aa6f834598f7a
*Every time you order we get free books for our classroom!
- We got our butterfly larvae in today! We are so excited to watch them grow. Lots of exciting things are going to happen with our life cycles unit in the coming weeks.
- Don't forget to sign up to be a mystery reader - we only have a couple dates left!
- We will continue our adjusted lunch and specials schedule while the upper grades are testing next week.

A note from our PE coaches:

The Jump Rope for Heart Thank You Assembly will be at the 2-5 Campus on Friday, April 20^th.  It will be in the gym during their Block Specials time.  Thank you for supporting this years event!

Regards,

Coach Chester & Coach Pat

What we're learning:
Writing- Continuing our personal narratives
Grammar- proper noun review
Math- arrays
Reading- Author's purpose
Content- Finishing up economics with the 8 allocations

Spelling:
rounder
smoother
lighter
funniest
earliest
prettiest
bigger
sadder
hottest

animal
both
talk
those
thought
walk

Welcome Back!

I am back and so excited to see all the kiddos tomorrow morning!

As promised I've attached a wedding picture!

Announcements and Reminders:
-Tomorrow is PJ day! Please allow your child to wear a pair of school appropriate PJs to school.
- 3rd-5th grade will start their milestone testing on Tuesday April 10th through the 17th. We will have our lunch at 10:48-11:18 in place of our regular time and specials 12:20-12:50.
- I will submit another scholastic order on April 30th
- Crafty Hog spirit night on April 10th!
- We are having an author visit on April 25th

The notes that the sub left me about behavior were not great. We will spend a few minutes discussing appropriate school behavior in the morning. The sub did leave a list of student names who were on their best behavior and those students will be rewarded.

What we're learning:

Phonics: words with "er/or"

Grammar: prefix, suffix, root words

Reading: Author's purpose (persuade, inform, entertain)

Math: Odd/Even numbers and introduction to arrays

Writing: Personal Narratives

Content: economics (goods/services, needs/wants)

Spelling: 

painter

writer

farmer

actor

sailor

visitor

swimmer

runner

robber

both

think

look

are

those

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One more week until Spring Break! I hope you're all planning on doing something fun and as well lots of relaxing! I have talked to the kids about about the behavior I expect when I am gone at the end of next week but please help remind them that even when I am not here they should do the right thing.
I also promised the kids that I will email a photo from the wedding to you all so be on the lookout! 👀😊

Reminders & Announcements:
-Yearbook order deadline was extended to March 27th!
-At the end of next week your child will come home with a reading challenge that they can complete over the break. It is not required however there will be a prize for those who complete it


What we're learning:
Reading: Finishing main topic
Math: Partitioning shapes
Grammar: Irregular past-tense verbs
Writing: Finishing up our dream spring break vacation brochures
Content: Finishing up Jimmy Carter

Spelling:
helped
helping
printed
printing
sliced
slicing
joked
joking
dropped
dropping
clapped
clapping

another
close
four
high
home
run

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I am blown away by the incredible behavior in our classroom today! With all the leprechaun craziness the kids were awesome.

Announcements & Reminders:
- Water bottles have become a huge distraction in our classroom. From now on if your student brings a water bottle to class they must keep it on the sink in our room. If they continue to be a distraction I will ban them completely.
- Our scholastic book order for this month is due on March 19th so I can get them ordered before I leave for my wedding.
https://www.scholastic.com/kids/home/
Class code: RBZR3
- Yearbook order deadline is March 22nd! I sent home another flyer with the order information earlier this week.
- Don't forget to sign up to be a mystery reader! We love having you come! There is still 1 slot open before spring break. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-mystery
- If you are sending in STEM project supplies please have it in by March 26th. I will be doing the STEM project that Monday and Tuesday since I will be out later in the week.

What we're learning:
Math- Shapes! This is a fun standard for the kids.
Grammar- Past tense-verbs
Writing- Opinion writing on your dream spring break vacation
Reading- Finding the main topic
Content- Jimmy Carter

Spelling:
sheep
deer
teeth
women
moose
dozen
traffic
geese
oxen

almost
animal
every
few
group
might
school

Next Week

Next week the children will be building a leprechaun trap for homework and bringing it to school with them Friday morning. I wonder if we'll catch one!

We will be doing a STEM activity the week before spring break that will include our standards for money, reading and measurement. I have sent home a sheet today will items we are requesting.

Reminders:
- Our scholastic book order for this month is due on March 19th so I can get them ordered before I leave for my wedding.
https://www.scholastic.com/kids/home/
Class code: RBZR3
- Yearbook order deadline is March 22nd! I sent home another flyer with the order information earlier this week.
- Don't forget to sign up to be a mystery reader! We love having you come! There are still two slots open before spring break. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-mystery
-Muffins with Mom is next week for 2-5 campus from 7:15-7:45. March 15th A-L and March 16 M-Z


What we're learning:
Math: Continued practice with adding and subtracting money up to $10 and review from the quarter
Reading: Review of reading skills from this quarter
Writing: Working on one more opinion writing for this quarter
Grammar: Review of grammar skills from this nine weeks
Content: Sun and stars with a fun constellation activity

Spelling:
spices
acorns
apples
dishes
classes
indexes
watches
ponies
cities

children
girls
need
should
those
soon

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It has been a great week back with the kids!

Reminders:
- Our next Scholastic Order will be submitted on March 19th! Please note that this is earlier than usually because I will be out for my wedding right before spring break and want to make sure the kids get their books!
- Yearbook order deadline is March 22!
- Sign up to be a mystery reader! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-mystery

What we're learning:
Reading: Continuing with point of view
Writing: Finishing our What Pet Should I Get writing
Grammar: More simple and compound sentences
Math: Solving word problems with money
Content: Stars

Spelling:
she's
it's
you're
weren't
won't
didn't
you've
they've
we've

again
letter
need
never
thought
until
while

As our spelling gets more difficult please make sure your kiddos are practicing the words at home as well.