LUCK O’ THE IRISH TO YA…

Happy March!   Here are some of the exciting things coming up:

READING FOCUS:   As you read with your children remember these things…

When 2 vowels go walking…. The first one does the talking  (ex.  Boat,  rail)

If there is an “e” at the end – be bosses the other vowel around to say his name ( ex. bone, bite,  late)

Chunk words into smaller pieces  (ex.  Hundreds – hun   dreds  /  leapfrog – leap frog)

If one vowel sound doesn’t work…. Try the other sound(s)     <first the long/short of that letter, but if that doesn’t work – try other vowel sounds>

If there is an “r” next to the vowel – you usually won’t hear the vowel.

Blend the consonants together for one sound  (ex.  Floor,  growl,  think)

Watch for vowel combinations – ow, oi,  oy,  ou, aw

Finally….. please remember to THINK about what you have read – if it doesn’t make sense  READ IT OVER.

Most importantly -   Have fun!!!!!

MATH FOCUS:

Geometry

Fractions

Problem Solving using addition and subtraction

SCIENCE: 

Science in our world – Machines, technology, where do we get everything from?????

WRITING:

Writing Non-Fiction Material

Editing our wonderful Fictional Stories

Spelling (and using) the High Frequency Words

Punctuation and Capitals

Using our Dictionaries

IMPORTANT DATES:

12th  Book orders due

13th/14th  Class Group Photos – also individual photos taken

14th        End of third quarter (report cards will come home the 20th

17th    St. Patrick’s Day

18, 19, 20  CSAP TESTING – Early release of 2:05 each of these days

27th – Half day of school – Kids get out on the 27th

28th through the 6th  SPRING BREAK – No School

BIRTHDAYS

Levi will be celebrating his birthday with us on the 3rd of March

Zach’s is the 11th

Will is celebrating his on the 14th of March

Dylan will be celebrating his special day on the 27th of March

SNACKS

We will not be doing snacks for the rest of the year…

The kids are able to make it until lunch now.

(If your child is complaining that it is just too long,

you are welcome to send a small snack with them

and they may eat it inside the classroom during recess.)

THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR FOOD DONATIONS

The kids really looked forward to that part of the day and enjoyed

All the wonderful snacks you came up with.