March 10th-14th

Dear Families of Room 11,
Can you believe there is just one more week until spring break?  Time sure does fly by! Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks!

Important Reminders:

• This Friday, March 10th, is a half day.  Dismissal is at 11:50 am.
• Scholastic Book Orders are due this Wednesday the 12th!

Weekly Objectives:

Writing:  During writer's workshop this week students will write a St. Patrick's Day opinion piece on why they feel they are lucky!

Reading: During reader's workshop we are going to continue talking about the three levels that good readers use to question a text.  The second level that we will talk about is "Thinking Beyond a Text".

Science:  We are going to continue studying earth's materials.  This week we will talk about the many natural resources that the Earth has.

Math:  On Friday, we will be having our Chapter 15 test on Understanding Time.  In order to help your child prepare for this test at home you can practice reciting the months in a year!

Have a great week!