Pics from our Ball! We all looked great!

LANDFORM PROJECTS

WOW!

I cannot believe the school year is just about over (5 school days to be exact). I have so many photos on my computer at home.. I will have to upload them tonight!!! Tomorrow is the last day for EOG retesting. This has been a great year and it has flown by!!! We have worked hard and have had a successful year! I am proud of everybody! June 7 is the last day of school! June 5 is awards day at 1:30 pm. June 4 is our class ball/pizza party Parents, please bring in two stamps for report cards so that they can be mailed to you or you will have to come to school to pick them up! As most of you know, I will be leaving to teach in China in July. I was so fortunate to have your students in my class this year. They have all touched my life and school year in a very positive and rewarding way. Keep in touch. sayinshanghai.blogspot.com smclaugh2020@gmail.com

Room 401 April Newsletter

Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope you all enjoyed yourselves and are ready to end the school year right! We have a little time left before we are 4th graders, but still have a lot of work to do!

Please continue to study math and reading strategies at home with your child so they are better prepared for the End of Grade Test!

Thank you!

Events
Young Authors Night – April 10 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Report Cards go home next Tuesday April 17, 2012

3rd Quarter Awards Day – April 18, 2012 2:00 pm

Spring Fling – April 20, 2012 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

SPRING

Yay for spring! That means it is getting closer to the end of the school year! EOGs are quickly approaching and we have been reviewing many skills as well as learning new ones. At home, please continue to work with your child on these skills so they are well-prepared for the End of Grade test.
For reading questions, you can visit:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/sampleitems/reading

For math questions, you can visit:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/sampleitems/newcurmath3Reminders!

EOQ testing will be March 26-29
No school March 30.
Spring Break April 2-6!!!


I WILL UPDATE WITH PHOTOS SOON!!

Chibi

This week we have been reading Chibi, a true story from Japan, which is about a duck family that lives in an office park pool in Toyko. They become famous because they attract the interest of a lot of people.

Well since we are reading about Japan, Ms. M decided to bring Japan to the class and heat up Odon Miso noodle soup, a popular broth soup of Japan.

Updates!

The Multiplication Tournament is March 5-9

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!

Progress reports go home March 13.
There is a PBIS movie Day March 16.

The book fair will be held March 19-23!!

EOQ testing will be March 26-29
No school March 30.
Spring Break April 2-6!!!

MULTIPLICATION

STUDY STUDY STUDY !!!


We have got to become more with our facts!
WORK HARD...
don't forget...the multiplication tournament is coming up in MARCH and we are ALL PARTICIPATING! WE WILL DO GREAT !!

visit www.multiplication.com






also no bley blades or mechanical pencils!!!


Parents, if you are able to donate cupcakes, please bring store brought cupcakes to school Friday Feb 24 for the Cupcake Sale!!

Thanks!!!

AHH SNAKE!

Updates!

Morning Tutoring ends February 15, 2012.

Math – Your child should be practicing multiplication daily. I will be giving multiplication-timed tests to those who are ready. Please practice the facts EACH night. These facts are the foundation for many other math concepts. Students who master their facts will become very strong in math.

AGENDA: Please be sure to check and sign their agenda daily to see if there are any notes on behavior.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES: At this time of year, we are running low on supplies. If you are able to donate any that would be greatly appreciated!
Pencils-TISSUES-folders- ………THANKS!

This month, we will be writing biographies of those who have made a difference for Black History Month. We will begin research and once we complete research about our person, we will begin the writing process. You can also use the Internet to research at home and to find interesting photos. (the names were picked from a box) Here is the list of names:

JJ – Toussaint Louverture
Askiri – Octavia Butler
Niccolette – Frederick Douglass
Anderson – Bessie Coleman
Cayla – Malcolm X
Cameron – Ida B. Wells
Sol – Rosa Parks
Trey – Carter G. Woodson
Lazareth – Crispus Attucks
Abby C. – Maya Angelou
Clever – W.E.B Dubois
Edgar – Barack Obama
Isaac – Oprah Winfrey
Logan – Nelson Mandela
Ethan – George Washington Carver
Teeyana – Mary McClod Bethune
Christina – Martin Luther King
Joanna – Madame CJ Walker
Abby M. – Marian Anderson

Lots to do....so little time

Well 2nd Quarter is quickly coming to an end...
We are in the week of Quarter testing so study those multiplication and division facts and time!


This week we will have our Spelling Bee (Friday January 20 at 1:30 pm). Abigail Culpepper is our class representative. We are so excited to have her represent us and we know she will do her BEEEEEEEEEEEst!!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

CONTINUE WORKING HARD ON YOUR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me and I will do my best to help you in any way that I can!

Continue working on mastering those multiplication and division facts with your child!

A few other reminders:

There is no school Monday January 23.
Science Fair projects due in by Next Tuesday January 24.
Curriculum/PTA/Science Fair night is Tuesday January 24. Come visit me at 5:30!
6:00-6:30 PTA meeting and 6:30-7:00 is K-2 Class visits.
Cupcake day is Friday January 27.
Report Cards will go home Tuesday January 31.

Thanks so much for working together with me so your child is SUCCESSFUL!!!

P.S

I am all done with Graduate School and now have my Master of Art in Teaching Elementary Education... yay me! ... whew!