Week of March 6-13, 2020

Weekly Newsletter for March 9-13, 2020

In Reading, we will continue with our story, “Life in the Forest.”  We are learning about how plant and animal communities are important to each other.  We are also revisiting the skill of Authors Purpose.  Our high frequency words for “Life in the Forest” will be: grow, food, around, find, water and under.  Our test on “Life in the Forest” will be Thursday, March 12^th. 

            Our focus phonics skills for this story are Long U and inflected ending –ed.  Our spelling words are huge, June, rule, tube, use, cube, cute, flute, rude, and mule.  Our challenge words are “water” and “under.”  Our spelling test will also be Thursday, March 12^th.

            In Math, we will continue to work with 3D shapes!  We will also dive into the beginning of fractions.  We will work on breaking our shapes into equal and unequal parts!  Our test on Unit 5 will be early next week. 

Attached you will find our March Scholastic Book order forms!  You may order online using our class code: MJJ8J or you may send in your book order with a check (Scholastic INC.).  All Scholastic Book orders are due Wednesday, March 18^th. 

In your child’s Friday Folder, I sent home a paper outlining our PTO’s basket raffle.  The event will be held on April 25^th and April 26^th.  Each classroom has selected a theme to donate towards the basket raffle.  This year, our theme will be Gift Cards Galore!  

There are two ways you can participate in our class basket:

1.    You may purchase a gift card on your own and send it to school with your child in their BEE folder.

2.    You may send in a monetary donation in an envelope in your child’s BEE folder and I will purchase the gift card for you!

*Please note, any size gift card/ money donation would be greatly appreciated!

*If you are interested in participating in the PTO basket raffle, all gift cards and money must be turned in by Thursday, April 9^th. 

Our schedule this upcoming week:

Monday (3/9)- Day 8- Music  

Tuesday (3/10)- Day 1- Art

Wednesday (3/11)- Day 2- Computers

Thursday (3/12)- Day 3- Gym

Friday (3/13)- Day 4- Music

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me!  I can be reached by phone, note, email (cschuster@northschuylkill.net) or by Class Dojo message!