IMPORTANT DATES: Our Curriculum Night is Wednesday, September 2 from 6:30-8pm. This date is for 3^rd through 5^th grade. The Kindergarten through 2^nd grade Curriculum Night will be Thursday, August 27 from 6:30-8pm. All ESS and Specials Teachers will be at both nights as well.

The class seems to be getting the routine down for Spalding. Practicing at home will really aid in their comprehension. I hope to get a set of phonogram cards to everyone early this week. When everyone has them I will have the students write in their agenda to review them at home. If you already have them please review them nightly with your child. We have learned 1-54 and will continue with those this week.

In Language Arts, we are studying plural and proper nouns and will begin making summaries and taking dictation this week.

We will be practicing rounding and estimation in math. Word problems are incorporated into many lessons, so they are learning the model method as a strategy.

We are continuing in meteorology with humidity, atmosphere, air pressure and density. While in geography, we are learning to find places using latitude and longitude and how to understand time zones. Soon we will begin our study of mountains.

We’ve read the first three chapters of Wizard of Oz and the students and I are enjoying it. We will pick up the pace this week. There will be an assessment of Chapters 1-7 on Wednesday.

I will collect the Reading Log tomorrow (Monday). I’m going to make it so it’s due on Friday instead of Monday, so this week will only have Mon-Thurs.

You can communicate with me via email or the “take home” folder. Just put your note on the “complete and return” side and I will see it. I will try to get back to you within 24 hours. Please clear out the “keep at home” side each day and check and sign the agenda everyday as well!

We have 2 openings in our class for a liaison. This is a volunteer who would help coordinate activities, reading groups, etc. If you are interested please email me. Thank you!