Hello parents,

Some reminders:

-Today your child will bring their science study guide. The test will be on Friday.

-For math, there are lessons 1-6 for this week. The packet is due Monday.

-Many of you received a letter from Dr. Malyeko about Reading by 3rd grade law. and about retention. Mr. Martin will have a meeting soon and inviting all 3rd grade parents to further explain this. What might be our next steps etc. If you have any questions about this, please bring them to the meeting. Once we know a date and time we will let you know.

-Tomorrow is Winterfest, I hope to see you all there. I am not sure if you can still purchase tickets but we can ask Ms. Sandi tomorrow morning if you change your mind.

-Don’t forget to fill out the blue cultural night form. River Oaks will do cultural Night for the first time! We didn’t get many forms back and hoping we get more. You don’t have to represent your country. You can explore and research a new country that you are interested in. Create a poster or display to show off during the exhibit. There will also be a fashion show to show the cultural wear. If you want to do something for entertainment and perform in front of the school, call Ms. Sandi. If you are stuck and need ideas, let me know and I can help. It is important to teach our kids about diversity and about different cultures. It will be an event you don’t want to miss!

-We also sent a green form about skate night. It is in a new location! There will be walkers available which students can use to hold instead of you 🙂 It’s $6 per person. You can rent roller blades for $7. It will be a fun night you don’t want to miss.

-NWEA is done, I have a few makeups. They should be done by tomorrow.

If you have any questions please let me know 🙂

Hello parents,

Even with a short week we have A LOT of things to do!

Some reminders:

-We are completing math projects based on area. Next week we will start module 5 which is fractions.

-There is no spelling for this week. We are working on NWEA and DRA (reading level) tests. For ELA, we are continuing main idea and details. IXL is a great resources to practice language art skills. Look for the starred skills. Also, RAZ kids is great for reading! If done correctly, students will be exposed to the book at least 3 times for listening, reading and going back to check comprehension during the quiz.

-For science, we are continuing to learn about weather and climate. Next week, will be our test. I will send study guide home next week.

-For writing, we will continue our personal narrative which is a story about a small moment in our life. It is important to write as much as reading. Having a journal and writing what they did for the day can be helpful. If you need notebooks, let me know.

-School events:

-Winterfest is next week and you don’t want to miss it! It is the yellow flyer and if you need another one, let me know. It is $20 per family to enjoy many games at school. There will be prizes and raffle at the end of the event.

-River Oaks will do cultural Night for the first time! We didn’t get many forms back and hoping we get more. You don’t have to represent your country. You can explore and research a new country that you are interested in. Create a poster or display to show off during the exhibit. There will also be a fashion show to show the cultural wear. If you want to do something for entertainment and perform in front of the school, call Ms. Sandi. If you are stuck and need ideas, let me know and I can help. It is important to teach our kids about diversity and about different cultures. It will be an event you don’t want to miss!

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know 🙂

Hello parents and Happy New Year!!

I can’t believe it’s January already. From now until the end of the year, time will be flying.

For math, I sent a study guide home. The quiz will be Wednesday 1-8. Then we will continue working on area of a rectangle. Also, students should be working on skip counting for multiplication.

For ELA, we will continue working on main idea and details. I changed their books too. Remember, if these books are not enough or need more, use RAZ kids. It’s an awesome resource to use especially with the comprehension quizzes in the end. I will be retesting reading levels soon too.

For science, we started our new weather and climate unit. Today we talked about how clouds feel and the water cycle. Tomorrow we will be touching the “clouds”.

For writing, we are moving on to narrative. We will create a fictional story using character dialogue.

NWEA testing window has opened. We will start Math and reading next week. Please talk to your child and remind them the importance of this test. I will try to send a reminder the day before.

PTA is having a meeting Thursday at 10 and 5:30 to talk about cultural night. I will attend the 5:30 meeting. Bring some ideas that you can share. Hope you can make it.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Thank you 😊