Dear Parents:
There is a very special day at the end of this month! Relay for Life, a fund raising event to benefit the American Cancer Society, will take place at Shorecrest on Friday, March 30. We hope you will all join us! One of the ongoing fundraising activities this month is the 2nd Annual Paper Links. Each time that a student brings in a donation - no matter the amount - he/she will be given a purple paper strip to decorate. The strip will then be added as a link to a paper chain in our classroom. Then all of the paper chains from each classroom will be linked together and placed around the track on the day of Relay. It will be a visual reminder that we are all working together to find a cure for the terrible disease of cancer. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Shari Fuss at sjcba@tampabay.rr.com.
Field Day is coming up March 9th.
This is going to be cRaZy, fun week! So many special activities are planned!
Science: We have several activities as part of our "Spotlight on Science". Today we will be making recycled paper! On Wednesday, there will be a presentation on bike safety... a very important subject for all children. The day we have been waiting for takes place this week! The children will be we sharing their planet projects with the fourth graders as they teach them about the planets! They have worked so hard! Upper school students have partnered with the American Red Cross to develop lessons on disease prevention, basic first aid, and water safety. They will be coming to our classroom to share these with us on Thursday afternoon.
Social Studies: Our America unit continues as the children begin their research on the symbols of America. They have each chosen a symbol to research and will be working with partners.
Math: We will work more on measuring with centimeters and take our Unit 6 assessment. Look for the assessment to come home later this week. Then as we begin Unit 7, we'll reinforce sorting attribute blocks according to attribute rules. We'll also work more with pattern-block and template shapes to guide the identification of plane shapes and investigate their characteristics.
Reading/Language Arts: Our spelling focus is on the long i sound spelled with y or ie. In phonics, we are learning to change the y to ie before we can add the inflections -ed, -er, -est, or -es to root words ending in y. We'll also work with contractions ('d) and verbs that tell about the past. We are continuing a focus on nonfiction as we work with our partners to read about and research the American symbols. The yellow reading response journals will not be coming home this week.
Writing Workshop: During our Craft of Revision unit this week, the children will continue to work on revising their leads, learn about their roles in a writing conference with their partners, and work on "showing, not telling" as they write. Remember, if an author says, "I was happy," that is telling. If an author writes, "I skipped all the way home, humming happy songs as if my heart would burst," that's showing.
Volunteers this week:
* Tuesday - Art - Mary Harris (12:05)
* Wednesday - Math Game - cancelled due to the bike safety presentation!
* Thursday - Library Check-out - Kimberly Burke - (8:05) - time change for this week!
* Friday - Parent Reader - Debbie Boensch (2:15)
Other Important Reminders/Dates/Information:
In addition to the special events already mentioned, we will enjoy some special drama performances on Thursday in the Black Box Theater by a group of upper school students.
Field Day will be this Friday, March 9 and will involve grades K-4. Information came home last week regarding the color of the team your child is on. That is the color shirt they should wear on Friday.
Next week is Spring Break!
Ident-a-Kid is coming Wednesday, March 21.
Field Trip to All Children's Hospital will be Thursday, March 22. We'll enjoy their musical production called "What's So Good About Feeling Bad?" We will eat lunch late, after we return, so SAGE needs a count so they can be sure to have enough lunches for us. A form is coming home today that needs to be completed and returned this week.
Relay for Life is Friday, March 30 at Shorecrest! The children may wear purple all week!
Field Trip to the Dali Museum will also be Friday, March 30. Parents are welcome to meet us there, but there will be a charge of $18.75 for admission at the door.
Celebrate the Arts week will be April 16 - 20. More information will come later.
Don't forget to check out our class Shutterfly site! More pictures have been posted!
If I don't get a chance to say it in person this week, have a wonderful spring break! I will be flying out Saturday morning to spend the week with my daughter and Owen. We will be celebrating his second birthday next Monday! I can't believe how time has flown!
Until next time!
Susan
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