<p style="text-align: left">Dear Parents/Guardians,</p>
<p style="text-align: left">I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  Here is the important information for this week! </p>

Snacks:  We have officially run out of snacks.  We have snack four days a week.  On Wednesday, we have two specials back to back causing us to run out of time to have snack.  There are times when I am so focused on the instruction that we run out of time to give snack as well.  We have 28 students in the classroom.  Please provide snacks that are individually wrapped so students are able to eat and work at the same time.  We usually have snack during our writing time.  Please no chips or items that can be oily. 
<p style="text-align: center">INSTRUCTION</p>

Literacy: 

In Reading Workshop, students will work on the Daily 5 as I work with students on Guided Reading.  Students will continue to work on the QAR Strategy with Right There Questions.  Students will also work on their assignments for their Literature Circles.  Children did not have reading responses due last week, but they will for this week. 

Work Work:  Students will have spelling words that have the /ow/ sound.  Please remember that I do not teach spelling words in the traditional way.  They look at words based on spelling patterns and work on activities to help remember these words. 

Writer’s Workshop:  Students this unit are working on writing expository pieces.  This week, students are introduced to responding to nonfiction text.  Ms. Zivko and I are working together to create a technology book report.  Students are reading a nonfiction book (on his/her own level).  Students will find the main ideas of the text and report the information with the use of technology.  The children will then present their books next week.

Math:

I am so very proud of your child’s progress with multiplication/division.  We have worked on multiple strategies to help students remember their facts.  It is also important that they practice memorizing the facts.  Last week, we had a quiz on facts 0, 1, and 2.  This week, students will be tested on their facts of 3.  Every week, students will be tested on a new fact.  Please work with your child on these facts. 

Science:

We will continue to work on our water unit.  This week we will focus on evaporation, condensation and surface area.  Ask your students what they learned from the investigation with the thermometer and what happens when you add very hot or cold water to room temperature water. 

Wish List:

Baby wipes, Kleenex, dry erase markers  

We will have future project using shoe boxes.  I would love a donation of shoe boxes if you are able to provide one for your child.  Please put their name on the bottom of the box. 

Have a great weekend!  Progress reports will be handed out next week!