Week of February 15th

Dear Parents,
As we move closer and closer to 4th quarter, I want to share with you how proud I am of your kiddos.  They have made so much progress and I am able to do a lot of fun and challenging things with them in class.  Thank you for your hard work in helping them get to this point.  Here's a look at the next couple weeks.

Important Dates:

• Friday Feb. 19th  - Trivia Night 6pm - 10pm at Middle School Campus Gym

• (Our class will win a free dress day if we put together a table of 8) 

• Wednesday March 2nd - Class Chapel Day  8:35 am - 9:15 am  

• Our class is presenting chapel that day.  Please feel free to come and join us. 

• March 14-18th - NO School - Spring Break

• March 25th - NO School - Good Friday

• March 28th - NO School - Easter Monday

• April 11th-15th - Achievement Testing Week

• April 21st - Elementary Grandparent's Day; look for schedule soon

•   7:00 p.m. Elementary Operetta at Webster Gardens 

• May 26th - Last Day of School; Join us for closing worship and early dismissal 

Religion:
Our class is presenting chapel at the elementary building on March 2nd.  We will take the next 2 weeks to prepare for this in our religion class.  Please come join us on March 2nd (8:35 - 9:15).

Math:
Our multiplication memorization is in full swing now!  I am sending packets of study guides home with your kiddos to help them study.  It is essential that they master these facts by the end of the year in order to be ready for 4th grade math.  Please take opportunities to study in the car or quiz your kiddos at home on these.

Reading:
We finished up Charlotte's Web last week and are starting the next session of "Book Clubs" with The Boxcar Children #1.  Your kiddos are in groups and are learning the structure of book clubs as we all read this book over the next couple of weeks.  You can expect a project that will need to be completed at home when we are finished with this book.  I expect that your kiddos should be able to complete these projects fairly independently (short of gathering materials and blocking out time at home).  You will see more details about this as we work our way through the book.

Science:
We are finishing up our space unit and you can expect to see videos of your kids on the science page of this blog by early next week.  Also, check out the toilet paper lining the upstairs hallway.  Your kids measured to scale the distance of each planet in the solar system from the sun.  We had a great time!

Thanks for all you do at home and have a great week!