Good Evening Parents!

Last Friday, I passed back to your child their Module 2 End-of-Module Assessment. While grading our tests, I noticed some students need some additional support with telling time (especially when it is past 45 mins.) and subtraction with borrowing. Please make sure to review over with your child these math concepts.

If you noticed your child’s score was labeled below or approaching, and you would like your child to retake the assessment feel free to reach out to me as well. I always allow students to retake assessments before or after school if they would like a chance to better their grade.

Lastly, while grading I use the Eureka Math module assessment rubric. I have included that PDF here for you to review. Please let me know if you have any further questions!

Module 2 End-of-Module Rubric

On Friday, January 31st we will be celebrating Michigan’s 183rd birthday! Since Michigan of the cereal capital in the world, we will be taking time to celebrate its birthday with a Michigan Made breakfast feast.

Students are encouraged to bring a Michigan Made breakfast item. Items could include Jiffy Mix blueberry muffins, fruit from Michigan, Kellogg cereals, and even Post cereals. Feel free to get creative too! If your child would like to bring an item to share with the class please see the SignUp Genius below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c4fa8ad28a4f49-michigan1

I will be providing bowls, napkins, and some basic cereals that are from Michigan to help out with the class. However the more the merrier!

I thought this would be a nice treat to celebrate not only Michigan, but also to celebrate being done with our mid-year assessments.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.

Thank you!

** We are in need volunteers for Popcorn Friday *TOMORROW!*

Friday, January 24th, at 9 AM in the Cafeteria
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We only have three people signed up to help as of Thursday morning. 

Please consider helping out!

Sign up here:
https://digitalpta.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e9a7de8fed7d0d72c6dac9f73&id=e1d18a92e2&e=6b9bb1a48d

Please see the message below from Mrs. Pina Prather, our secretary.

Dear Parents, 

When calling in absences and leaving messages, please make sure to give the first and last names of students, teacher, date and reason of absence and phone number to call back if we have questions. Repeat name of student at the end. Thank you! 

Pina Prather
Administrative Assistant Lindbergh Elementary School
(313) 827-6302

Happy Tuesday!

I hope you all had a restful and reflective weekend. I know it was a well-deserved break for many of us.

This week you will be receiving an update on your child’s progress. I’m proud to announce that we are officially all done with DRA testing. We will be sending home their updated score later this week.

In addition, your child did bring home their social studies test today. Please sign the score sheet and return this tomorrow.

If at anytime you have questions regarding your child’s score, feel free to reach out to me. I would be more then happy to discuss with you, your child’s progress.

Lastly, we will begin our NWEA testing this week. At the bottom of this post you will see the NWEA schedule for our class. Remember to say positive affirmations to your child days of the test, get a good night’s rest, and eat a healthy breakfast before coming to school. These little tips will help make sure your child is ready to put their best foot forward.

This week in class…

Reading- We will begin Unit 3 of our reading program, “Animal Adaptations.” In this unit of study, we’ll be learning what many different animals do in order to survive. Some animals have special features, like sharp teeth, feathers, or webbed feet, that help them; others behave in a way that gives them an advantage. Some use camouflage to blend into their surroundings and others, like the iguana, can puff themselves to look bigger and scare away predators in the process. We’ll be reading informational science texts, studying illustrations, and looking at graphs and diagrams. Along the way, we’ll meet animals like the red-eyed tree frog, hawk, Arctic fox and many, many others.

Writing- Discussing quotation marks in dialogue, publishing fables, and revising and editing paragraphs.

Math- Beginning Module 3 for math. We will be discovering multiplication and division using units of 0, 1, 6-9, and multiples of 10. In addition, we will be starting our timed tests on Thursday starting with our units of 0-1.

Science- This week in science we will explore the mystery, “Where do clouds come from?” Your child will observe important clues, such as the fact that water changes from a liquid to a gas (even without boiling!). You can continue to support your child’s curiosity by pointing out water vapor whenever you see it rising off hot water in the kitchen or bath, or pointing out tiny droplets of water forming on a mirror, windows, or glasses. Engage their minds by asking, “Wow, why do you think this is happening?”

Upcoming Events

Wednesday- NWEA Reading Test and Native American Field Trip Experience Slips Due

Thursday- NWEA Math

Friday- Popcorn Friday (3rd Grade Parents Volunteer- See PTA sign up for details)

Next Week

Monday (01/27)- NWEA ELA

Friday (01/31)- Michigan Birthday Celebration!

Due to our assembly and math test today, I will be postponing our Social Studies test until Friday. Please make sure your child is present this Friday to take the test. If for some reason your child will not be present, please let me know today and I can have them take the assessment tomorrow.

Thank you for your understanding!

Dear Families~
Lindbergh has implemented a student-led Green Team. This team consists of 4th and 5th graders who meet with me, once a month. We have many things planned for this school year! Our first plan of action is to implement the Color-Cycle program through Crayola. 

Please read the attached letter for more information about this. Thank you for your support!

Best, 

Mrs. Currie 

The Kids Heart Challenge (formerly known as Jump Rope for Heart) is a fun and exciting event where your student learns about their heart while helping others by raising money for the American Heart Association. It prepares your child for success through physical and emotional well-being.

Next week we’ll be kicking off our annual Kids Heart Challenge program. Your student will get a chance to meet Alexa, the featured heart hero for this year, along with the awesome new Hero crew who are here to teach us all about taking care of our own hearts and help others along the way.

Get a jump start! Take a moment to register your student online today – upon registering your student can select their heart healthy challenge and share their page with others. Students who raise $150 online donation by January 22^nd will earn a special gift! It is FREE to register, and the class who has the highest percentage of students signed up will earn an EXTRA PE DAY!

To register, visit http://www2.heart.org/goto/Lindbergh

Thank you for your support of our PE program, and the American Heart Association!

Mr. Harvey

Happy Monday Everyone!

Can you believe that we are already wrapping up the second card marking this week?! Wow, does time fly!

Since we are closing out the second-card marking, we will be taking some assessments to show progress this year. Please review the testing schedule that was previously posted on our blog for more updates. If for some reason your child is not planning on being here on a testing day, please let me know ASAP that way we can make sure to accommodate your child.

So far during DRA testing, I have seen EXTREME growth in our class. Make sure to keep up those reading lead measures to encourage your child. Your hard work as a family is truly paying off. As soon as we have your child’s completed score, we will make sure to send home an updated DRA level for you.

As always here is what we will be working on in class this week.

Reading- Continuing DRA testing, non-literal language (similes), and beginning our informational unit on animal adaptations!

Writing- Publishing our Fables

Math- Subtracting two and three digit numbers, estimating to find the difference, and our Module 2 Assessment

Social Studies- The French and British settlers of Michigan, how Michigan became a state, and reviewing for the social studies test.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday- First Class and Module 2 Math Test (See Unit 2 Study Guides for more help)

Thursday- Social Studies Test

Friday- Half-Day for Students (End of 2nd Card-Marking)

Next Week

Monday 01/20- No School MLK Day

Tuesday 01/21- Half-Day for Students

Wednesday 01/22- NWEA Reading

Thursday 01/23- NWEA Math

Friday 01/24- Popcorn Friday (It is a 3rd Grade Volunteer Day so, please come and help out)

Happy Sunday Everyone!

Since we are about half-way through the school year, Lindbergh has started their Mid-Year testing. Tomorrow your child will receive study guides for their math and social studies. If for some reason your child is still missing their study guide, or if you would like to get a head start on it, you can find them underneath the Unit 2 Study Guide tab. I will also be putting review games up there as well!

In addition, listed below you will see our upcoming test schedule. This will help everyone use habit 2: begin with the end in mind, and plan for those upcoming tests. I know testing sometimes makes students nervous, and so before the test we will be doing some yoga as well as some positive affirmation stress relief talk. Hopefully this will be a testing tool students will use to relax and calm down during the test. One way to help at home is to remind students to get a good night’s sleep, give a “pep” talk before school, and eat a great breakfast before test days.

Upcoming Test Schedule

Throughout Jan. – DRA (reading) Testing

Wednesday 01/15-  Module 2 Math Test

Thursday 01/16-  Social Studies Unit 2 Test

Wednesday 01/22- NWEA Reading

Thursday 01/23- NWEA Math

Monday 01/27-  NWEA ELA