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 28^th.  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.