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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.

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 

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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

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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