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