Sunday, February 24, 2019

3rd 9 weeks, week 7


Dear Family,

On Wednesday I emailed about the Apex Fun Run program that is at our school for the next two weeks! The Apex program teaches leadership traits and fitness to our students who are raising pledges for the Fun Run on Thursday, February 28th.  You may pledge a dollar amount per lap ran (up to 36 laps) or make a flat donation.
Here’s how the fundraiser works
·         Each student already brought home an Apex Pledge Kit (pledge sheet attached to a lanyard).
·         Login at www.MyApexEvent.com using the access code found on the front of the pledge kit.  Since each child will receive a free t-shirt for the run, be sure to list your child's shirt size when you log in.
What we’re raising funds for
·         The majority of the funds raised this year will go to our school to pay for Technology, Outdoor Improvements and Student Enrichment Resources!
·         However, the school has promised that an additional 10% of whatever is raised by each class goes directly to that teacher to purchase items for their own classroom. That’s exciting!
·         With your help, I’d love to purchase these items for our classroom:  alternative seating, books, and classroom supplies.
Please help us reach our goal.  

Campus News….

Field Day!!!
Please sign up online Field Day Sign Up Genius if you can commit to helping us at any of the following sessions on March 15th.

KLRU Kids Writing Contest
The KLRU Kids Writing Contest is now open to all students kindergarten through fifth grade in the KLRU viewing area.  Stories can be fact or fiction, prose or poetry.  Submissions must be received by KLRU by March 31, 2019. Please visit klru.org/writerscontest/ for contest rules and the scoring rubric.

Next Week...
Math: This week will be a flex week; concepts taught this year will be reviewed.

Science: Students will analyze and record examples of interdependence found in various situations such as terrariums and aquariums or pet and caregiver.

Reading/Writing:  Students will respond to and use rhythm, rhyme and alliteration in poetry and recognize sensory details. They will continue generating and writing poetry.

Balanced Literacy: This week in social studies the students will continue to learn about the difference between goods and services.  They will also explore the importance of making choices when buying goods.  In phonics the students will be recognizing and using onsets and rimes when reading words as well as recognizing letter patterns within words.

Important Dates…
·         Feb. 20-27 APEX Leadership Lessons
·         Feb. 28 APEX Fun Run
·         Mar. 5 3rd Grade Economics Fair (bring coins if you’d like to make purchases)
·         Mar. 8 K-2 Assembly
·         Mar. 8 Studentreasures class book order forms and payment due (info. will be sent home soon)
·         Mar. 15 Field Day (12:40-2:20 PM)
·         Mar. 18-22 spring break/no school

*Library every Tuesday.  Please return books!
*RAZ Kids reading assignments due every Friday.

Friday, February 15, 2019

3rd 9 weeks, week 6


Dear Family,

The kids had a great time at the Valentine Party yesterday, check out seesaw to see the pictures! Thank you for all the love on Valentine's Day, I truly appreciate all the thoughtful gifts, chocolate and cards!

Next week…
Math: This week in math, students will continue with place value. The focus will be comparing 2-digit numbers using place value.  

Science: This week we will wrap our unit on sorting and classifying living and nonliving things based upon whether they have basic needs and produce offspring.

Reading/Writing:  This week we will begin our unit on poetry. We will be focusing on sensory poems and using our five senses to describe our topic to help paint a picture in the reader’s mind.

Balanced Literacy: This week in Social Studies we will be looking more at Goods and Services and where we see these in everyday life.  During phonics, we will be exploring onsets and rimes in known words.


Important Dates…
·         Feb. 15 Six Flags Read to Succeed Reading logs due
·         Feb. 15 Box Tops due
·         Feb. 18-19 No School for Students
·         Feb. 20 APEX Pep Rally/Kick-off
·         Feb. 20-27 APEX Leadership Lessons
·         Feb. 28 APEX Fun Run
·         Mar. 5 3rd Grade Economics Fair (bring coins if you’d like to make purchases)
·         Mar. 15 Field Day
·         Mar. 18-22 spring break/no school
Have a wonderful long weekend!

*Library every Tuesday.  Please return books!
*RAZ Kids reading assignments due every Friday.


Thursday, February 7, 2019

3rd 9 weeks, week 5


Dear Parents,

We did not have library due to the book fair this week, we will resume our normal checkout schedule next week!

Next week...
Math:  Students will explore 2-digit numbers in a variety of contexts. We will refresh on place value (tens/ones), grouping ten strategy, and introduce expanded and standard form.

Science: Students will continue to sort and classify living and nonliving things based upon whether they have basic needs and produce offspring.

Reading: This week we will be working on the following reading skills: ABC order, dictionary skills,compound words and literary comments.

Writing: Students will be creating a circular story using the works of Laura Numeroff as their inspiration and using the research they did last week.   

Balanced Literacy: In Phonics, we will practice blended onsets with rhymes and hearing and saying four or more sounds in a word. In Social Studies, we will be learning about the difference between needs and wants.

Campus News…
Spring Scholastic Book Fair
Our Spring Scholastic Book Fair will be open after school on Tuesday, February 5th!  We have lots of great titles for all reading levels, from preschool through adult.  Proceeds from the fair help fund our library activities--author visits, Bluebonnet Breakfast, professional development, supplies, and books for our students!

Book Fair hours are:
Tuesday, February 5th:  2:30p-4:30p
Wednesday, February 6th:  7:15a-4:15p
Thursday, February 7th:  7:15a-4:15p
Friday, February 8th:  715a-6:15p (PTA Movie Night after!) Canceled due to flu cases.
Monday, February 11th:  7:15a-noon

BOX TOPS
Have you been saving Box Tops?
Box Tops are due February 15th!!
Where Do I send them: Send them in to school in an envelope/baggie labeled with your child’s grade level. Kids can turn them in to their teacher. All the money is used to buy some AWESOME PE equipment!!

KLRU Kids Writing Contest
The KLRU Kids Writing Contest is now open to all students kindergarten through fifth grade in the KLRU viewing area.  Stories can be fact or fiction, prose or poetry.  Submissions must be received by KLRU by March 31, 2019. Please visit klru.org/writerscontest/ for contest rules and the scoring rubric.
 Important Dates...
-Feb. 4-8 Spring Book Fair
-Feb. 8 PTA Movie Night 6:30 PM (Canceled)
-Feb. 14 Class Valentine’s Party (for students only)
- Feb. 15 Six Flags Read To Succeed Reading Logs due
-Feb. 15 Box Tops due
-Feb. 18-19 No School for students
-Mar. 18-22 spring break/no school

*Library is every Tuesday. Please return books!
*Raz Kids reading assignments due every Friday.


Friday, February 1, 2019

3rd 9 weeks, week 4

Dear Family,

Last week, I sent home directions for a Valentine's Box and a class list if your child wishes to exchange valentines on the 14th.  Unlike the Winter and End of Year Party, the Valentine's Day party is for student's only. This is because all the parties will be on the same day and we know how challenging parking is! 


Next Week…
Math: This week students will continue with the doubles strategy. They will be introduced to doubles +1 and doubles +2 strategy. It is important for students to understand that addition/subtraction is more than just computation. Students will be able to solve and generate story problems using these doubles strategies.

Science: Students will begin to sort and classify living and nonliving things based upon whether they have basic needs and produce offspring.

Reading/Writing: This week we will begin a research unit on Laura Numeroff. We will read books by Laura Numeroff, develop open ended questions, gather information from relevant sources, revise and produce a product to show our class research.

Balanced Literacy: In Social Studies, we will be discussing how the characteristics of places are based on geographic location. In Phonics, we will be hearing and saying the same middle sound in words as well as hearing and dividing onsets and rhymes.


Important Dates:

·         Feb. 4-8 Spring Book Fair
·         Feb. 8 PTA Movie Night
·         Feb. 14 Class Valentine’s Party (for students only)
·         Feb. 15 Six Flags Read To Succeed Reading Logs due
·         Feb. 18-19 No School for students
·         Mar. 18-22 spring break/no school

*Library is every Tuesday. Please return books!
*Raz Kids reading assignments due every Friday.

4th 9 weeks week 4

Dear Families, I hope you all have had a great weekend, here is what we will be learning this week.. Math: Students will review inequa...