Spelling words (suffixes):  honestly, government, beginning, helpless, accomplishment

Academic words:  phases, waxing, waning, crescent, gibbous

Thank you to the Caperton family for donating hand sanitizer to the classroom.

Many students have colds at this time of the year, and we are going through 1-2 boxes of tissue per day.  We are running extremely low, so donations of boxes of tissue would be greatly appreciated.

Leadership Day is this Wednesday, March 22 from 8:45-11:15.  We will have visitors from throughout the district visiting our school to see all of our leadership skills at work.

Spring Parent Teacher Conferences are Wednesday, March 29th.  I will be contacting the families that I need to speak with at conferences.  If I have not contacted you and you have a specific question to ask, you can email me to set up a conference time.

Our 4th grade field trip to the DIA is next Friday, March 31st.  Please make sure you have turned in your permission slip by March 30th.  Parent chaperones are needed for this trip.  Please make sure you have a current background check on file.  Parents may ride with us on the bus, or drive/park separately and meet us there.

The Spring Book Fair is scheduled for next week.  Our class will be visiting the Book Fair on Wednesday, March 29th at 2:30 p.m.  More information will be coming home from the PTA.

Skate Night is this Thursday, March 23rd at Lincoln Park Skating Center from 6-8 p.m.  More information should be coming home from the PTA.

The PTA is having another BOX TOPS contest.  The class that collects the most box tops by the beginning of May will have each student receive 10 tickets to the Spring Picnic.  Please send in any box tops to our classroom by the first week of May.

First choice for lunch on Monday, March 20th is changed to Monterey Jack Enchiladas.

Book Bingo is tonight (Friday, March 17th).  Doors open at 6:15 p.m., bingo starts at 6:30 p.m.

PTA will be holding another Skate Night at Lincoln Park Skating Rink next Thursday, March 23rd from 6:00-8:00 p.m.  Information should be coming home soon.

The last Book Share will be 8:10 a.m. WEDNESDAY 3/22/17 next week (Leadership Day).

A special thank you to Mrs. McClain for being a guest reader in our classroom for March is Reading Month!

Mrs. McClain was our guest reader!

Thank you to the CookeElhaddi family for providing Goldfish crackers as treats for the classroom!

Spelling words (prefixes):  prefix, decrease, rewrite, nonsense, unusual

Academic words:  fraction, equivalent, mixed number, numerator, denominator

We are waiting on a few students who were absent last week to take the Unit 6 Math test.  As soon as they have taken the test and I have graded them, I will send all Unit 6 Math tests home.  If your child scored a “3” on the test, he/she can do test corrections to improve their score.  If you child scored a “4” on the test, he/she can retake the test no later than this Friday.  It is the student’s responsibility to tell me when they are ready for the Re-Test.

Reminder that this Wednesday, March 15th is a Late Start Day.  The first bell will ring at 9:35 a.m.

Please try your best to have your children to school and in the gym by the first bell at 8:35 a.m.  If they are walking in late, they will not be able to enter the gym for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Ms. Zechar has been working hard to organize a 4th grade field trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts on Friday, March 31st.  We will need parent chaperones for this field trip.  The permission slip will be sent home in the coming weeks.  I wanted to give parents a heads up to make sure they have a background check on file in the office if you plan on being a chaperone.  There is no limit to the number of parent chaperones that we take on this trip.  Some will be able to join us on the bus, but once we are at capacity, other parents will have to drive separately.  It takes up to 2 weeks to get a background check approved.  All background checks are good for 3 years.  If you are not sure if your previous background check is up to date, you can email myself or call Michelle Segerson in the office to verify the dates.

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Spelling words (prefixes):  disappear, improper, export, invisible, mismatch

Academic words:  Bill of Rights, citizens, freedom, responsibilities, elections

We will have our Unit 5 S.S. test on the Federal Government this coming Thursday, March 9th.  Students will do part of the test on the chromebooks and the constructed response will be written down on paper.  A blue study guide was sent home last week for students to study for this very important test.

The class will complete the Unit 6 Math Study Guide together in class on Tuesday.  The study guide will go home and the Unit 6 Math test on division and angles will be on Wednesday.  Students do not need to return the study guide to school.

Snow School’s Habit Hop is this Wednesday, March 8th from 5:00-7:15 p.m.  Please fill out the RSVP form and send it to school as soon as possible if you plan on attending.  This will be a fun night with the 7 Habits and student leaders!

For March is Reading Month, the school is participating in a “Read Across America” schedule.  Listed below are the activities for each day next week:

Monday, March 13th – “Sleep Book”  Wear appropriate pajamas or comfy clothes.

Tuesday, March 14th – “Fox in Socks”  Wear silly or mismatched socks.

Wednesday, March 15th – “Wacky Wednesday”  Let’s get silly!  Wear your clothes backwards, inside out, or mismatched.

Thursday, March 16th – “The Cat in the Hat”  Wear your favorite hat.

Friday, March 17th – “Green Eggs and Ham”  Wear the color GREEN.

Our class is looking for Guest Readers for March is Reading Month.  If you are interested, please sign up at the link listed below.  You will need to bring in a book of your choice to read to our class for about 15 minutes, then be available to answer students’ questions.  We look forward to having Guest Readers in our classroom!

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0A4EAFA822A4F94-march