June 16: Last day of school

Dear Families,
Today was such a nice day saying our goodbyes! Again, thanks for all the support this year. This class is very special to me and I'll take into next year some great memories! Have an amazing summer and I look forward to seeing you next year at NPE!
~Kim Pandov

June 15

Dear Families,
This morning we had a great time at our field trip! I hope your child tells you all about our fun!
We went to Music.
This afternoon we did some yoga for y day!
Please don't forget tomorrow is an early release day so no need to pack lunches.
Have a great evening!

June 14

Dear Families,
Today was a productive day of cleaning for X day! Backpacks are pretty full. Please make sure to empty backpacks tonight to make room for other things that may still come home!
Don't forget our field trip is tomorrow so wear our NPE aqua shirts or a blue shirt and get plenty of rest! Extra conversations about behavior are appreciated.
Thank you so much for the positive comments I have been receiving regarding my exciting "news" of continuing my journey at NPE next year as a 4th grade teacher! I am so happy I will be able to see all of our kids next year!
Have a great evening!

June 13

Dear Families,
It was neat to hear everyone's wishes for W day this morning!
We did another scavenger hunt in our room for fun!
We finished our weather lessons with Mrs. Geraghty today!
In math, we worked on estimating numbers up to 100!
We went to Art.
We read about real rainbow fish in our Scholastic News.
We visited Mrs. Rudy this afternoon!

Note:
Report cards will be available next week not Friday due to some technical issues with our report card system.

June 12

Dear Families,
This morning we talked about clouds with Mrs. Geraghty! (Chance)
We read the story Pete the Cate and the New Guy!
We had a scavenger hunt this morning in our class! (Justin)
We went to Library. (Jack)
In math we started our new math topic on numbers to 100! (Robby)
We visited Mrs. Clarke in second grade this afternoon! (Addie)

Reminder:
*Please click on the June's Weekly Newsletters tab above to read more about this week!

June 9

Dear Families,
Our first grade celebration went so well this morning! 
Thank you to all that helped Theresa and Dina make it a fun time together! Also, thank you for my gift card and bag. It was so thoughtful and will come in handy this summer! 
Have a great weekend!

June 7

Dear Families,
We used thermometers with Mrs. Geraghty this morning. (Journi)
We practiced subtracting using mental math strategies. (Julien)
We went to the garden in Art. (Alyssa)
We put 4 events from a spring story in order using "clue words". (Magda)
We ended the day talking about characteristics of a good friend!
It was a good day!

June 6

Dear Families,
We reviewed the importance of recycling for r day!
We had another weather lesson with Mrs. Geraghty.
During writing workshop, we wrote a story about a bumblebee's journey! 
We played a game in math to help us practice adding using our mental strategies.
We went to Library.
We read Pete the Cat: I Love my White Shoes and sequenced how his shoes changed in the story.

Notes:
Please return permission slips ASAP so your child can attend our field trip. 
We are having a lot of problems escalate due to not following directions or being unkind to others. I would appreciate extra conversations at home. Thanks :)

June 5

Dear Families,
This morning we went to NPE's Awards Ceremony!
We got to see Mrs. Geraghty for our 3rd weather activity.
We started our new math unit on Mental Math Strategies.
We went to Music.
We ended the day drawing our portraits for our first grade quilt for Q day!

Notes:
*Click on June's Weekly Newsletters tab above to see more about this week!
*Please see email for link about our upcoming picnic on Friday. Some changes were made by our room moms:)
*Please return permission slips if not done already.

June 2

Dear Families,
Today was a great day!
We heard the story Someplace Else and discussed all the states the character explored.
We talked about our new math unit called Mental Math Strategies that we'll start Monday!
We went to PE.
We had fun celebrating Traveling Teddy and seeing how many places he visited this year.
Thank you for helping us with this project.
Have a great weekend!

Note:
Please see email about our first grade picnic on Friday!

June 1

Dear Families,
We had fun talking about our outfits today for o day! 
We counted all our Traveling Teddy emails and postcards!
We also read our journals to see other places he visited!
We had our first weather lesson with Mrs. Geraghty!
We took our math test.
We went to Art!
We ended the day watching Mr. Rosenberg's class play!
It was a busy day!

May 31

Dear Families,
This morning we had fun talking about our names! It was really neat to hear all the stories.
In writing workshop, we wrote a true story from our lives.
We reviewed for our math test tomorrow!
We went to Library but we did not get a new book. We are no longer checking out books in Library. 
If you have any library books at home, please return at your earliest convenience.
We had our last States of Matter lesson with Mrs. Martorelli.

Note:
Please return field trip permission slip if you have not done so already.

May 30

Dear Families,
This morning we went to the Tech Lab and played math bingo games for m day! (Jasmin)
We celebrated our writing today in writing workshop with our friends! (Travis)
We practiced solving word problems in math.
We went to Music. (Isabel)
We went to Mrs. Martorelli's class for another States of Matter activity! (Elvis)

Note:
*Please click on the May's Weekly Newsletters tab above to see more about this week!

May 26

Dear Families,
This morning we took our last Spelling test in first grade!
We finished editing our stories in writing workshop while eating our lollipops for L day!
We practiced solving addition and subtraction word problems in math.
We saw Mr. B in the Music room today.
We ended the day singing at Hootenanny!
Have a great 4 day weekend!
See you on Tuesday!

Note:
We will do our Traveling Teddy wrap up activities next week. Please return Teddy to school if you haven't done so already.

May 25

Dear Families,
We went to the Choral Concert this morning. (Miriam)
We wrote about kites today for k day! (Dallin)
We played a game with cubes to practice adding 3 digits together in math. (Shubham)
We went to Art but did not get to plant in the garden since it was raining. (Robby)
We ended the day writing a story about tadpoles or frogs!

Reminder:
*Complete page 62 for math homework tonight.
*Tomorrow is the last day to order books from Scholastic this year!
*If you are interested in ordering 2nd grade supplies, information is coming home today in folders.

May 24

Dear Families,
We had fun jumping around today for j day!
We worked on our "Meet the Author" page in writing workshop. 
It was really cute to see what the kids had to say about themselves!
We practiced different ways we could add 3 numbers together in math.
We went to Library and checked out new books
We ended the day with Mrs. Martorelli!

*Homework Note:
Please complete pg 61 for math homework tonight. We will complete pg 62 for homework tomorrow!

May 23

Dear Families,
This morning we went to the Tech Lab. (Griffin)
We read the story The Stone Garden and discussed the main idea of the story.
We put our fingers in ink and made a fingerprint picture for i day! (Chance)
We played Race to Zero in math to help us practice borrowing from the tens place!
We went to Music!
We saw the 2nd grade performance this afternoon! (Julien)

May 22

Dear Families,
This week our spelling words start with the prefixes -un or -re! (Jack)
We started to edit our stories by checking our punctuation marks and adding details to our illustrations.
We played a game with our friends to help us practice double digit subtracting rules! (Magda)
We went to PE. (Timmy)
We went to Mrs. Matorelli's class this afternoon. (Nick)

Note:
Click on May's Weekly Newsletters tab above to see more about this week.

May 19

Dear Families,
This morning we took our spelling test.
We worked on our realistic fiction stories in writing workshop.
We had fun playing games at May Fair and getting gum for G day!
We went to Art.
We ended the day singing at Hootenanny!
Have a great weekend!

May 18

Dear Families,
We read about more inventions that make our lives easier! (Elvis)
For friendship day, we wrote about a friend and told them reasons why they're our friend! (Miriam)
In math we reviewed the steps we need to use to help us subtract with regrouping.
We went to Library. (Alyssa)
We put different solids in water to see if they would float in Mrs. Martorelli's class! (Isabel)

Reminder:
Complete pg. 58 for math homework if you haven't done so already! I am noticing mistakes being made due to not showing work. We reviewed this today so hopefully you'll see less confusion.

May 17

Dear Families,
This morning we went to the Tech Lab. (Justin)
We read a story about inventor Alexander Graham Bell. (Malcolm)
We met with our partners in writing workshop to help us find places we can add details to our stories.
In math, we practiced subtraction with regrouping. (Dallin)
We also estimated how many tiles were in a container! Some of us guessed the right number!
We went to NPE's Spring Instrumental Concert this afternoon! (Addie)
It was a nice day!

Note:
For math homework tonight, please complete pg. 57. Tomorrow we will complete pg. 58.

May 16

Dear Families,
We talked about the life cycle of a frog and put pictures of a frog's life cycle in order.
We went to Music since Mr. B was setting up for field day!
We practiced subtracting with regrouping in math. It is a new skill so it may take a little practice. Hang in there it will get easier!
We had a lot of fun at field day! I'm sure you will hear all about it!
Have a great night!

May 15

Dear Families,
Our spelling words this week have the "aw" and "au" spelling patterns. 
We worked on adding chapters in our stories in writing workshop.
We had fun counting objects in math for counting day!
We went to Art.
We had science with Mrs. Martorelli this afternoon!

Note:
*Please click on the May's Weekly Newsletters tab above to read about this week!
*Tomorrow is field day!

May 12

Dear Families,
We read the story Boy+Bot and discussed the main idea.
We enjoyed reading our books from home with friends this morning for B day!
We worked on adding details to our realistic stories in writing workshop.
We did a quick review of double digit addition and subtraction in math.
We went to Library.
We ended the day in Hootenanny!
Have a great weekend!
*To all our moms, Happy Mother's Day! We hope you like your flowers!

May 11

Dear Families,
We went to the Tech Lab this morning. (Travis)
We read the story Roy's Wheelchair and identified the simple machines in the story. (Matilda)
We practiced subtracting double digit numbers in math.
We went to Music. (Journi)
We ended the day with Mrs. Martorelli learning more about states of matter. (Shubham)
We enjoyed having our animals at school today!

Note:
*Field day is canceled tomorrow due to the weather! It is now scheduled for May 16th, next Tuesday.
*It was a bit of a rough day due to behavior.  I would really appreciate extra conversations at home about school expectations.  

May 10

Dear Families,
We practiced making "oi" words with our letter cards.
We read the story Owlbert and wrote a retelling of the story.
We started subtracting double digit numbers without regrouping in math.
We went to Music.
Dr. Guron did a science activity with our class this afternoon. Thank you so much for arranging this activity for our class! Attached to our email is a parent handout from Dr. Guron.

Reminder:
Tomorrow is Second grade's healthy snack sale. Bring $1-2 if interested! 

May 9

Dear Families,
We read about Orville and Wilbur Wright this morning. It was neat to learn how they invented the first airplane.
We are learning how simple machines make our lives easier!
In math we practiced adding double digit numbers with regrouping. (Robby)
We went to Art. (Journi)
We did an activity with Mrs. Martorelli this afternoon about solids.(Isabel)
Have a great afternoon!

May 8

Dear Families,
Our spelling words have the "oi" and "oy" pattern this week.
We investigated what makes realistic fiction realistic in writing workshop.
Today we practiced adding double digit numbers and regrouping in math. *Please review this at home for extra practice and to see if your child is starting in the ones place first!
We went to Library and got new books!
We made sure our maps were updated with the places Traveling Teddy recently visited! 
We ended the day looking at our new tadpoles! We will watch them grow.

Note:
Please click on the May's Weekly Newsletters tab above to read about this week.

May 5

Dear Families,
We went to the Tech Lab this morning! (Travis)
We worked on adding details to our stories in writing workshop.
In math, we reviewed carrying the one to the tens place when we have to regroup. (Justin)
We went to Music. (Timmy)
We ended the day in Hootenanny. (Julien)

Note:
I sent our last scholastic book order today in folders if you would like to order. They are due May 26th.

May 4

Dear Families,
We reviewed how we can compare and contrast to help us better understand the stories we read.
We continued to revise one of our favorite fiction stories and shared it with our partners. (Miriam)
We practiced how to regroup ones into the tens place when adding large double digit numbers. (Jasmin)
We went to PE. (Alyssa)
We reflected on our acts of kindness and how these acts make others feel. (Griffin)

Notes:
*Field day is canceled tomorrow due to expected rainy weather. It will be next Friday!
*Please return Traveling Teddy at your earliest convenience if you have not done so already.

May 3

Dear Families,
We built "oo" words on our letter chart.
We started to revise our stories in writing workshop.
We reviewed counting double digit numbers by going on a hunt in our room for addition problems!
We went to Art.
We wrote a thank you note to a friend that has been kind to us this week.

Reminder:
Please return traveling teddy at your earliest convenience.

May 2

Dear Families,
We read the story Dot and Jabber and the Acorn Mystery. We discussed how Dot and Jabber solved their mystery by using clues.
In writing workshop, we talked about ways we could add dialogue in our stories.
We worked on adding two digit numbers without regrouping in math. 
We went to Library and got to buy at the book fair.
We had a lesson with Mrs. DeSanctis this afternoon about self-esteem.

May 1

Dear Families,
This week our spelling words have the "oo" spelling pattern. (Chance)
In writing workshop, we talked about making a series of stories about a character we like writing about in our books. 
In math we practiced adding without regrouping. (Malcolm)
We went to Music. (Jack)
It is Kindness Week at NPE. (Nick)

Reminder:
Please read this weeks newsletter by clicking on the May's Weekly Newsletters tab above. There is a lot of information about things occurring this week!

April 28

Dear Families,
We took our spelling test this morning.
We read a Scholastic News about a family of ducks that live in a school.
We noticed it was a teaching story which is different than the realistic fiction stories we are writing in writing workshop.
We talked about our new math unit over addition and subtraction to 40.
We went to PE.
We ended the day in Hootenanny!
Have a great weekend!

Note:
Please start returning Traveling Teddy to school next week in his bag. We will do some end of the year activities in class with him! Thank you so much for your involvement in this NPE tradition!

April 27

Dear Families,
Tomorrow is our spelling test on "ou" words. (Elvis)
We read the story Bread and Jam and identified the characters problem. (Matilda)
We went to Art. (Addie)
We took our math test today over numbers to 40. (Dallin)
We went to Mrs. Martorelli's class for another lesson on States of Matter. (Magda)

Reminder:
Wear purple tomorrow!

April 26

Dear Families,
We reviewed the different sounds ow and ou can make in words.
We also practiced drawing conclusions from the stories we read today.
We reviewed for our math test tomorrow. (Nick)
We went to Library. (Travis)
We put a chick's life cycle in the correct order. (Shubham)
We had a mini relay for life this afternoon. (Isabel)
Have a great afternoon!

April 25

Dear Families,
We started our morning in the Tech Lab!
We drew conclusions as we read the story Mole and the Baby Bird and put events in the correct order.
We went to Music!
We practiced comparing numbers to 40 and completing number patterns. 
We started our science unit on States of Matter with Mrs. Martorelli today.

Reminder:
Wear sneakers tomorrow for our mini Relay for Life in the afternoon.

April 24

Dear Families,
This week our spelling words have the "ou" spelling feature! (Dallin)
We used our checklists in writing workshop to help us see if we are writing complete stories. (Magda)
We practiced finding the missing numbers in a group by counting on or counting back.
We went to PE. (Jack)
We discussed what we know about chicks and their development. (Justin)

Reminders:
*Please click on the April's Weekly Newsletters tab above to read about this week.
*Relay for Life envelopes are in folders today.

April 21

Dear Families,
We read about sanitation workers in our Scholastic News this morning. 
We found out trash goes into a landfill. (Shubham)
We reviewed how to tell when a sentence is a command! (Matilda)
We went to Art. (Journi)
We ended our day in Hootenany. (Elvis)
Have a great weekend!

April 20

Dear Families,
We read the folk tale Little Red Hen to see how she solved her problem with her friends!
We reviewed spelling strategies we can use when we write unfamiliar words in our stories!
We practiced using a number line to help us count on and count back from big numbers in math.
We went to Library.
We had our last comparing and measuring activity with Ms. Clay this afternoon!

April 19

Dear Families,
We reviewed ow and ou words. (Addie)
We worked more on our realistic fiction stories in writing workshop. (Alyssa)
We used a place value chart in math today. (Malcolm)
We went to Music. (Timmy)
We talked about things that are good and bad for the Earth. (Chance)

Reminders:
Book orders are due Friday if ordering this month from Scholastic!

April 18

Dear Families,
We read the story Tippy-Toe Chick, Go about a family of chicks who have a problem with a grumpy dog!
We started writing our first realistic fiction story in writing workshop. (Miriam)
We practiced reading and writing numbers to 40. (Griffin)
We went to PE. (Jasmin)
We went to Ms. Clay's class and made a measuring tool. (Robby)
It was a great day!

April 17

Dear Families,
Today was a great day back!
Our spelling words have "ow" sounds this week. (Miriam)
We met with our writing partners to brainstorm ideas for realistic characters we can write about in our new stories! (Malcolm)
We put objects into groups of ten to help us count large numbers in math.
We went to Art. (Magda)
We reviewed the water cycle! (Timmy)

Reminder:
Please click on the April's Weekly Newsletters tab above to read about this week!

April 7

Dear Families,
We had an assembly this morning about fairness and trustworthiness. (Alyssa)
We went to Library. (Robby)
In math we are going to start a new unit about numbers to 40. (Justin)
We ended the day with our friends at Hootenanny! (Griffin)
Spring break is next week! (Dallin)
*I hope you have a great break with your family! 

April 6

Dear Families,
We started our day in the Tech Lab. (Elvis)
We read 2 poems and talked about the features poets use in their poems.
We went to Music. (Chance)
We had our math test over Time and Calendars! (Jack)
We went to Ms. Clay's class and did more measuring. (Nick)

Note:
As an early Spring Break "surprise", I made math homework tonight optional. Some of the kids wanted it for the challenge. If you see no math homework in your child's folder, they chose not to get it. Web books and spelling homework was still assigned.
Thanks so much for helping your child with this responsibility.

April 5

Dear Families,

Today we put events from the story Henry and Mudge in the correct order!

We went to PE!

We reviewed for our math test tomorrow on calendar and time!

We did a water cycle experiment!

It was a great day!

April 4

Dear Families,
We heard the story Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper's House.
We discussed how Mrs. Hopper helped Henry's family.
We went to Art. (Isabel)
We practiced telling time to the half hour in math. (Travis)
We worked on measuring with Ms. Clay. (Jasmin)
It was a good day!

April 3

Dear Families,
We are learning more about the suffixes -ful and -ly this week in Spelling! (Shubham)
We went to Library! (Addie)
We learned how to tell time to the hour in math. (Journi)
We reviewed the water cycle and how we can take care of this natural resource!

Reminder:
Please click on April's Weekly Newsletters tab above to read about this week!

March 31

Dear Families,
It was a good day!
We wrote a narrative story about a time when we did something in writing workshop!
In math, we reviewed how to use the calendar to help us write the date! (Nick)
We went to Music. (Travis)
We ended the day singing at Hootenanny. (Julien)
Have a great weekend!

March 30

Dear Families,
This morning we had a fire drill. (Shubham)
We discussed how writing an email is a fast way to communicate with people using technology.
We wrote our last teaching book in writing workshop to show what we learned about this kind of writing.
We are starting to talk about calendars and time in math. (Justin)
We visited Ms. Clay this afternoon. (Miriam)

Note:
NPE's mini-relay is canceled tomorrow due to weather. It will be made up at another time.

March 29

Dear Families,
We put the events from the story Peter's Chair in the correct order. (Isabel)
We celebrated in writing workshop since it was our last day of our Information writing unit. (Alyssa)
In folders are other stories your child wrote over the course of this unit. You can keep these at home.
We took our test on money!(Magda)
I was so proud of our class! They did so well and really seemed to enjoy showing me how much they learned!
We went to Art. (Griffin)
We talked about our Digestive System!

Note:
Again, thank you for helping emphasize good handwriting. Homework was so neat last night!

March 28

Dear Families,
We read the story Peter's Chair and talked about Peter's problem with his new baby sister. (Addie)
In writing workshop, we finished editing our stories.
We reviewed for our money test tomorrow. (Jasmin)
We went to Library. (Timmy)
We did another measuring activity with Ms. Clay. (Robby)

Note:
For math homework tonight:  Please complete #1-13!  
#14-17 are optional.
Handwriting last night was amazing! Thank you so much! I look forward to reading their sentences tomorrow!

March 27

Dear Families,
Our spelling words are compound words this week! (Dallin)
We started editing our stories with our writing partners in writing workshop. (Matilda)
Today we worked on finding coins needed to make a certain amount in math.
We went to Music in the gym! (Jack)
We talked about our heart and its job! (Chance)
It was a great Monday!

*Reminders:
Please click on the March's Weekly Newsletter tab above for information about this week. I told the class that handwriting and detailed sentences are a priority for the remainder of the year when completing homework especially Spelling. Thank you for your extra attention to these skills.

March 24

Dear Families,
Today was a good day.
We learned some interesting facts about frogs in our Scholastic News.
We are trying to use some features authors use in their teaching books in our teaching books! Our Scholastic News gave us some good ideas!
We worked on counting money in math. Please continue to practice this skill at home if you noticed your child had difficulty on their homework this week.  
We went to PE.
We ended the day singing with our friends at Hootenanny! 
Have a great weekend!

March 23

Dear Families,
We had a visit from an"Art Goes Home" representative that introduced us to different famous paintings.
We sorted money by their value to make it easier to count. (Journi)
Today we went to Art. (Elvis)
We talked about our brain! (Malcolm)
Thank you Dr. Chawla for giving us more information about our brain!
Have a great evening!

Reminders:
*Wear your NPE shirts/colors tomorrow for spirit day!
*Tomorrow is the last day to order scholastic books this month!

March 22

Dear Families,
Today we worked on our teaching stories in writing workshop.
We practiced counting groups of money. (Chance)
We went to Library. (Griffin)
We talked more about our skeleton and compared our skeleton to the skeletons of animals.
We even learned the difference between some vertebrate and invertebrate animals. (Justin)
Have a good afternoon!

Note:
If you notice your child is having trouble counting money, please practice this skill. Using real money from a piggy bank or a wallet would be a great way to practice counting different combinations of coins together and making sure they are identifying coins correctly. In class, students are using a hundreds chart to count larger amounts of money. 

March 21

Dear Families,
This morning we went to the Tech Lab. (Miriam)
We read the story A Southern Ranch and learned some facts about ranches in the Southwest.
We reviewed how to write chapters in our teaching stories.
We practiced counting money up to 25 cents! (Robby)
We went to Music in the gym! (Nick)
Mrs. DeSanctis came to our class to talk about ways we can make friends! 

Reminder:
*Scholastic book orders due Friday if you are ordering books.

March 20

Dear Families,
Our spelling words this week have the spelling features "ie" or "igh". (Alyssa)
We fixed up our writing by rereading our teaching books in writing workshop.
We talked about quarters in math. (Magda)
We went to PE. (Jasmin)
We discovered 3 functions of our skeletons then put a skeleton back together! (Timmy)

Reminder:
Please click on the March's Weekly Newsletters tab above to read about our week!

March 17

Dear Families,
Today we heard some fun stories about Leprechauns!
We wrote where we would hide our gold if we were a leprechaun!
We practiced counting groups of money and ways to exchange coins!
We went to Art!
I have really enjoyed our conferences. I appreciate all the support and look forward to a great finish to the school year!
Have a great weekend!

March 16

Dear Families,
We got to hear the high school's jazz band play this morning. The kids really enjoyed seeing the high school students and their instruments!
We talked about the Statue of Liberty and how it is an important US symbol. 
We practiced counting groups of money!
We checked out new books in Library.
We went to Ms. Clay's class for another measurement activity.

Reminders:
Wear green tomorrow! It is also an early dismissal day!

March 15

Dear Families,
Today we talked about St. Patrick's Day and made our own rainbow and treasure!
We practiced counting groups of coins!
We read the story A Trip to Washington, Dc to see how people can find "treasures" (ex. important landmarks) in a city.

Reminders:
*We have early release days for the remainder of the week. 
*Please come to your scheduled conference time! To see our conference schedule, click on this link
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d48aaac29abf94-mrs

March 13

Dear Families,
Our spelling words this week have a long o sound made with the letters oa and ow! (Malcolm)
We talked about ways we can improve our teaching books by writing good introductions and conclusions. (Shubham)
We learned more about pennies, nickels, and dimes! (Jack)
We went to PE! (Julien)
We ended the day comparing and measuring with Ms. Clay!

Reminders:
*Please go to the March's Weekly Newsletters tab above to see more about this week.
*The kids were asking me if they still do homework on snow days. I told them they could still do spelling homework on snow days. It may also be fun to check out Raz Kids and SplashMath if we get snowed in!
*Any conferences that are scheduled on a snow day will be canceled and rescheduled--Mr. Heinle will send out information on rescheduling conferences due to the weather.

March 10

Dear Families,
We talked about different kinds of writing that can occur in our teaching books.
We played a coin flip game in math and identified the names of our coins!
Today we went to Art. 
We had Hootenanny this afternoon.
Have a great weekend!

Reminders:
*Next week are conferences! You should get an email reminder!
*We have many early release days next week--no lunches are needed on these days!

March 9

Dear Families,
We read the fairy tale Anarosa and compared it to Cinderella. (Matilda)
We worked on adding more details to our words and pictures in writing workshop.
Today we went to Library. (Travis)
We got to hear how the author and illustrator of Noisy Night wrote the story! (Dallin)
Have a great night!

March 8

Dear Families,
This morning we watched so many talented NPE students at our annual NPE's Got Talent show!
We reviewed for our test tomorrow on graphs!
We went to Music.
We went to Ms. Clay's class for another measuring and comparing lesson!

Reminders:
*Tomorrow is pajama day at NPE!
*See our newsletter for early dismissal days next week. You do not send in lunch on early dismissal days. 

March 7

Dear Families,
We read the fairy tale Cinderella and talked about the "big idea" of the story.
We learned how to plan and write chapters in our teaching stories.
We used tally charts to make more graphs!
We went to PE.
We went to Ms. Clay's class this afternoon and had our first lesson on comparing and measuring!

Note:
NPE raised $14,198 for Jump Rope for Heart this year! Thanks to all that contributed to this amazing fundraiser!

March 6

Dear Families,
Our spelling words this week have "ea" sounds! (Addie)
We worked on making graphs and counting tally marks in math. (Elvis)

We went to Art. (Journi)

We read some amazing facts about plants and their parts in our Scholastic News!

Reminders:

*Please click on the March's Weekly Newsletters tab above to see more about our week. (If you get a paper copy from me, please make sure I gave you THIS weeks newsletter. If not, please see it on our website or email me to give you a paper copy. Thanks!)

*Upcoming Conference: The window for online sign-ups will no longer be visible as of this Thursday at 8 pm. If you have not signed up, please do so ASAP.

March 3

Dear Families,
This morning we had 2 Mystery Readers come to our class. Ask your child who came!
We talked about making a Table of Contents if our stories were long to help our readers!
We answered questions using picture graphs in math.
We went to Library.
We had DEAR time this afternoon instead of Hootenanny!

Reminders/Notes:
*Please sign up for a conference if you have not signed up for one already. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D48AAAC29ABF94-mrs
*Monday is a 2 hour delay school day!
*I am sending home log in information for a new computer math program we are using at school. It is a fun way to practice skills we are covering in class! Go to this link and use the login information on your child's card to start using Splash Math at home!
https://www.splashmath.com/students

March 2

Dear Families,
This morning we went to the Tech Lab!
We got a new Scholastic News about shark teeth. (Miriam)
We looked at the things the author did to write a good teaching story like the ones we are working on in writing workshop! 
We sorted data and made picture graphs in math.
Today we went to Music.(Timmy)
We watched the story Horton Hears a Who and made elephant ears!  (Magda) 
If your child wants to wear gray tomorrow and their ears they could be Horton!

Reminders:
*Tonight is Read Across America night at NPE! Students that come dressed tonight as a book character will get a NEW book!
*Tomorrow students can come to school dressed as their favorite book character also!
*Please sign up for a conference if you have not already done so. Slots are filling up!

March 1

Dear Families,
We reviewed the major events from the story Mama's Birthday Present.
In writing workshop, we used our checklists to see what we need to add to our teaching stories.
We made a graph using gold fish in math and heard the story One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.
We went to PE.
We heard the Dr. Seuss story The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins and made a hat!

Reminders:
*Read Across America Night at NPE is Thursday @6:30. Hope you and your families can attend! All students that go dressed as a book character will get a FREE NEW book. All students will get at least 2 more books (some new, most used) at the book giveaway after the readings. 
*NPE's 3rd grade is doing an amazing service project called Suiting Warriors. Please click on this link to see how you can help! 
http://www.wssd.org/Page/9643

February 28

Dear Families,
We read the story Mama's Birthday Present and made conclusions about the characters in the story. (Elvis)
In writing workshop, we read one of our teaching stories with our writing partners to see if there are any changes we should make to our stories. (Isabel)
We looked at more picture graphs in math. (Julien)
We went to Art.
We read the story The Foot Book and traced our own feet! (Travis)

Reminder:
Please sign up for a conference at your earliest convenience!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d48aaac29abf94-mrs

February 27

Dear Families,
Our spelling words this week have ai and ay! (Shubham)
Today we talked about Dr. Seuss and some strategies he used to make his reading fun to read. (Jack)
We used adjectives to describe millipedes.
We started a new math unit on graphs. (Dallin)
We went to Library. (Jasmin)
Dr. Guron did another science activity with our class this afternoon about density.

Reminders:
*Please sign up for our March conference if you have not already done so by going to this link!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d48aaac29abf94-mrs
*Please click on the February's Weekly Newsletters tab above to see more about this week.

February 24

Dear Families,
Today was a busy but fun day! 
We had so much fun at our Jump Rope for Heart event this morning!
We took our math test on weight.
We also enjoyed the weather and made extra attempts to go outside today!
We ended the day together at Hootenanny!
Have a great weekend!

Reminder:
Please sign up for our conference at this link! I look forward to seeing you soon!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d48aaac29abf94-mrs

February 23

Dear Families,
We read the play Where are my Animal Friends?. (Addie)
We wrote what it would be like if we were the President. (Journi)
We reviewed for our math test tomorrow on weight.
We went to PE. (Justin)
We learned about the pill bug, a land animal. (Matlida)

Reminders:
*Stem Night tonight at NPE!
*You can sign up for our next conference by going to the link Mr. Heinle will provide tonight after 8:30pm.

February 22

Dear Families,
Today we heard the story Home Sweet Home and practiced drawing conclusions. 
We reviewed strategies we can use when we are having trouble spelling words in writing workshop. (Malcolm)
We are comparing the weight of objects in math. (Robby)
We went to Art. (Alyssa)
We learned facts about Abraham Lincoln. (Nick)

Note:
I have noticed more of our kids struggling with their spelling words over the last few weeks. Spelling words are getting more difficult so extra practice at home may be needed. Students have many opportunities to practice their words at school too. Students are put into groups based on our assessments. I will be re-evaluating spelling groups before we begin our next unit. This can be discussed at our upcoming conference together.
Clarification about spelling groups: Bees--on level words, Parrots--above level, and Cats--advanced and challenging words

February 21

Dear Families,

This week our spelling words end with -er or -est! (Justin)

We worked on adding details to our pictures in writing workshop! (Jack)

We used units to describe weight in math.

We went to Library. (Chance)

We celebrated Malcolm's birthday! (Griffin)

We talked about George Washington and learned facts about our first President! (Journi)

Reminders:

*Click on the February's Weekly Newsletters tab above to see more about this week!

*Send Jump Rope for Heart permission slips ASAP if you have not done so already.

February 16

Dear Families,
We took our spelling test this morning.
We got another Scholastic News about the way kids can change the world. (Matilda)
It was an inspiring story about a little girl that changed segregation in her community.
We wrote kind messages on the side walk with chalk to spread kindness! (Alyssa)
We compared weight using non-standard objects and a balance.
We went to Music. (Jasmin)
We learned some facts about guppies! (Miriam)

Note:
*No homework tonight! Enjoy your extended weekend! See you Tuesday!

February 15

Dear Families,
We put the life cycle of a caterpillar in the right order.
We wrote a letter to a friend in class to show kindness! (Nick)
We used cubes and other objects to find weight. (Julien)
Today we went to PE. (Addie)
We talked about snails that live in ponds! (Magda)
We earned a class celebration today so tomorrow our class voted on bringing a favorite stuff animal to school. Please make sure it can fit in their backpacks!

Reminders:
*Tomorrow is our spelling test. Check our newsletter for homework questions.
*No school Friday and Monday!
*Book orders due Feb. 24th.

February 14

Dear Families,
Happy Valentine's Day!
We had a great time at our Valentine's Party. Thank you for all the goodies sent in for our party and to Mrs. Broome and Mr. Deskis for your help!
This morning we read the story I'm a Caterpillar and discussed a caterpillar's life cycle.
We reviewed the 4 steps we will use to write teaching books and the questions our readers may have to help us write more information in our stories.
We reviewed how to use a balance beam to talk about the weight of objects in math.
We went to Art.

Reminders:
*No school this Friday or next Monday!
*I sent another copy of the Jump Rope for Heart permission slip with donation envelope to students that Mr. B did not receive one from. Please sign permission slips and return at your earliest convenience.

February 13

Dear Families,
It was a great 100 day and fun to see such cute elders in class!
We did a lot of 100 day activities. (Isabel)
Our spelling words have ur and ir sounds this week! (Malcolm)
We went to Library. (Robby)
We talked about 2 Freshwater plants that can float or take root! (Dallin)

Reminders:
*Click on February's Weekly Newsletters tab above to see about this week!
*Tomorrow is our Valentine's Party! Thanks for all the goodies being sent in and for remembering Valentine cards!

February 10

Dear Families,
Today we took our spelling test. (Timmy)
We made our Valentine bags using hearts! (Shubham)
We went to Music. (Travis)
We watched Jack and the Beanstalk to see what happened when he planted his seeds! (Jack)
We got to see how our seeds have started to grow! (Journi)
We went to Hootenany!

Notes:
*Click on the February's Weekly Newsletters tab above to see NEXT week! There is a lot going on next week (100th day, Valentine's Party, Teacher In-service Day) so thought the early "notice" would be good!
*Please send Valentine cards filled out to students by Tuesday for our party. I sent class lists last week in an email!

February 8

Dear Families,
We put the events in the story Frog and Toad Together in the right order!
We learned the 4 steps to write a teaching book in writing workshop. (Griffin)
We took our math test on length. (Justin)
We went to PE! (Jack)
We talked about 2 woodland plants: moss and tree seedlings. (Elvis)

Note:
*In the event that we are not at school tomorrow due to snow, our 100th day would be Monday so 100 year old clothes would not be worn on Friday. If we are at school tomorrow, Friday will still be our 100th day!
*If you are missing a Jump Rope for Heart permission slip I will send extras when Mr. B gives me more and lets me know who he is missing one from--thanks!

February 7

Dear Families,
We read the story Frog and Toad Together, The Garden. (Malcolm)
We talked about the difference between narrative stories and teaching stories since we are starting a new writing unit on writing teaching stories!
We went to Art. (Timmy)
We reviewed for our math test tomorrow on length. (Julien)
We got to go outside for a little while but came in early so we didn't get wet! (Chance)
Mrs. DeSanctis came to our class today to talk about tattling. (Robby)

Reminders:
*Friday is the 100th day of school! I can't wait to see all the 100 year old "costumes"!
*Please return to school your Jump Rope to Heart permission slip signed at your earliest convenience for Mr. B.
*Click on this link for information about our Valentine's Party!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0948a4ae2aa31-mrs2

February 6

Dear Families,
This week a lot of our spelling words will have -ed endings! (Jasmin)
We will sing songs and read stories that will help us explore how plants change over time this week.
We wrote our first "all about" story in writing workshop. (Elvis)
We reviewed using units to talk about length. (Miriam)
We went to Music today because Mrs. Liacouras was absent. (Magda)
We planted seeds today. (Alyssa)
We will see how they grow over the next few weeks!

Reminder:
Please click on the February's Weekly Newsletters tab above to see what we are doing in class this week!
There are still some things we need for our party. Click on this link if you can help!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0948a4ae2aa31-mrs2

February 3

Dear Families,
We went to the Tech Lab this morning! (Isabel)
We observed 4 different seeds with 4 of our senses! (Nick)
We talked about units in math.
We went to Music! (Travis)
This afternoon we had Hootenanny! (Shubham)
Have a great weekend!

Reminder:
Check out this link about our upcoming Valentine's Party! Feel free to send Valentine cards at your earliest convenience! Thanks for your help!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0948a4ae2aa31-mrs2

February 2

Dear Families,
We read a fable called "Belling the Cat". (Dallin)
The moral of the story was "Sometimes it's easier to say something than it is to do".
We started our Science Unit on Organisms. (Matilda)
We will use the next few weeks to learn about organisms.
In math we reviewed how important it is that we measure objects from its starting point/line. (Addie)
We went to PE. (Robby)
We watched a video showing the Groundhog this morning seeing his shadow! (Journi)
It was fun seeing if our predictions were right or not!
It was great to be back!

Reminder:
I sent an email this morning about our upcoming Valentine's Party! Please check it out!

January 31

Dear Families,
We read the story The Class Pet and saw how the classes mouse changed as it grew! (Miriam)
We put events from the Groundhog Legend in order!
We talked about measuring lengths with objects in math. (Shubham)
We went to Library! (Jack)
We made our predictions whether the groundhog will see his shadow or not! (Nick)

Note:
I will be at a teacher in-service tomorrow. For that reason please make sure to call the office or send a note if there is a dismissal change. I will not be at school to check my email or send an email about our day. This is what I have planned for the kids to do tomorrow:
Build "or" words.
Review reading skills using the story "Six Wishes".
Pretend to be a groundhog and write about your day!
Practice comparing length in math.
Go to Art.
Make a groundhog puppet.
*Please have conversations about school behavior expectations. I know our substitute would appreciate it. Thanks so much!

January 30

Dear Families,
Our spelling words this week end with -es! (Elvis)
We got to write our last opinion story in writing workshop to see how much we have improved!
We learned how to use a starting line to help us see what is longest and shortest. (Julien)
We went to Music! (Magda)
We talked about groundhogs this afternoon. (Timmy)

Notes:
*Please click on the tab "January's Weekly Newsletters" above to see more about our week!
*Thank you for all the paper rolls I received today! We collected enough already so no need to send in more! Thanks!!