Hi Everyone,
Can you believe it’s already 3rd quarter and the start of the second half of the school year!? I’m excited to see how much more the students will grow this semester!!
Thank you for sharing your child with Miss Raasch for the past few months and allowing me to spend some time with my little chunk as well! Sending Aubrey to daycare makes me appreciate you all sending your child to school each day. Thank you!
Reminders:
- Pink confirmation forms went home this past week; please send them back with your child if you haven’t yet
- Join our Read Aloud Family book club! Email me or Mrs. Steif (steifa@kaukaunasd.org) with any questions
- Valentine’s Day is coming up! As with a lot of things this year, we will be doing it a little bit differently. Although students are not allowed to bring in Valentines or treats from home, we will be celebrating by creating some Valentine cards in school and sending them to another class’ “mailbox.”
- We could use some more post its if you are willing to donate to our class! Any 3x3 (not the accordion style) post its would be great!
Coming up:
January 25: NO SCHOOL
January 26-29: CELEBRATE NDLC WEEK!
January 26: NDLC Wear
January 27: Twin Day (if your child would like to "twin" with me, I will be wearing all black!)
January 28: Class Color Wear - 3rd Grade Wears RED
January 29: Fancy/Special Dress
February 1: Report Cards go home
February 9: The Read Aloud Family book club meeting at 8:00-8:30 pm
February 12: NO SCHOOL
February 15: NO SCHOOL
Curriculum:
Math: We are starting our unit on fractions -- we're working hard to draw what a fraction looks like both on a fraction bar and also where it would be located on a number line. This helps students realize that fractions are just numbers and understand where they are in relation to whole numbers (close to one, greater than one, almost three, etc.)
Writing: This unit we will be writing literary essays! These are just opinions we have about characters in the books we're reading. It is important for students to come up with an opinion (like a trait a character has or how a character changes) and back it up with evidence from the text.
Reading: We'll continue to study characters and their traits, but now in book clubs! When your child is reading at home, feel free to ask them about some story elements in their book (Who's the main character? What's the problem? Solution?)
As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Jenny Kocourek
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