Wishing everyone a wonderful winter break!

We would like to thank our room mom, Mrs. Wawro and Mrs. Begler, Mrs. Cholpek, and Mrs. Major for a wonderful holiday party.  The children had a great time eating goodies, making a craft, and  playing games.



January 5, 2015

Student of the Week
Troy






Welcome 
We would like to welcome a new student, Serenity to our classroom.  The children are anxiously waiting meet her and to tell her all about our school.

Reading/Language Arts
We will be reading Officer Buckle and Gloria.  This is a fictional story about a policeman who loves to give safety tips to school children, but nobody ever listens-- until he brings a dog named Gloria.  We'll focusing on main idea, supporting details, questioning, inferring, predicting and author's purpose.
We will also be learning about contractions.

Math
We will begin Topic 10, Place Value to 1,000.  Children will be identifying and recording 3-digit numbers in expanded form, standard form, and number word.  They will be adding and subtracting multiples of 10 or 100 to and from a 3-digit number without regrouping.

Science
We will begin Chapter 3, Plants.  Children will identify the main parts of plants and describe their structural characteristics.  They will identify sunlight, air, water, and nutrients from soil as things plants need to grow.

Homework
Reading- read for 20 minutes & complete reading log
Math - practice facts & complete workbook page
Spelling - word sorts