January 6, 2017





Student of the Week
        Anvi







Important Reminder - The children will be taking their MAPs  tests next week. Please remember to have them charge their iPads and put them in their backpacks. 

Book Order - A book order was sent home today.  If you would like to order books, please send in orders by Friday, January 13th.  You can also order online at:  https://clubs.scholastic.com, the class activation code is:  GTFFX.

Congratulations - The students that completed their Reading Log for the month of December enjoyed Pajama Day.  They also received a coupon for a free individual pizza from Pizza Hut.  Please check their Take Home Folder for the coupon.


Pajama Day!

Reading/Language Arts
We will be reading the book, That Book Woman, by Heather Henson.  This story is a tale that honors  a special part of American history - The Pack Horse Librarians.  The librarians brought books to children and made them into lifetime readers.  
Focus - identify characters, setting and plot (beginning, middle, end)
Vocabulary Words - plowing, dusky, scholar, britches, passel, yearn
We will be discussing/writing how one person's act of kindness can make a difference in a community.

Math
Our focus for next week will be adding 3-digit numbers without regrouping and with regrouping tens as ones and hundreds as tens. 

Classroom Winners
Class Paw - James
Classroom Estimation Jar - Jenna

Homework
Reading - read for 20 minutes and complete Reading Log
Math - practice facts
Spelling - practice words, test on Friday