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CRCTs ARE OVER

THANK GOODNESS, THE CRCTS ARE OVER AND WILL BE SUBMITTED SOON. I THINK THE STUDENTS DID THEIR BEST, AND I AM PROUD OF EACH OF THEM.

THANKS FOR GETTING THEM TO SCHOOL ON TIME, FOR PROVIDING A HEALTHY BREAKFAST EACH DAY, AND FOR REMINDING THEM HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS FOR THEM TO TRY THEIR HARDEST.  KUDOS GO OUT TO THE PARENTS THAT BROUGHT IN TREATS--THE CHILDREN LOVED THEM!!!!!

WE WILL RESUME OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE THIS WEEK.  WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK, BUT WILL DO SOME FUN AND INTERESTING ACTIVITIES WITH THE CURRICULUM. TOMORROW IS EARTH DAY (FOR SOPE CREEK) AND THEIR ARE SOME EDUCATIONAL ASSEMBLIES FOR THE CLASS. 

161 DAYS DOWN AND 19 TO GO---CAN YOU BELIEVE IT??

SPRING BREAK IS HERE--HAVE A SAFE ONE

HAVE A SAFE AND RESTFUL SPRING BREAK.  ALL OF THE STUDENTS ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE BREAK AND THEY HAVE SHARED SOME INTERESTING PLANS FOR THEIR TIME OFF.

I KNOW THEY WILL BE READY TO GET BACK TO WORK ON THE 13TH OF APRIL:0)--WE WILL HAVE THAT WEEK TO CONTINUE ANY REVIEW AND INTRODUCE SOME LAST MINUTE MATERIAL BEFORE THE CRCT THAT START ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY MORNING.  THE PACKETS I SENT HOME SHOULD BE BACK WITH CORRECTIONS IF THEY TURNED THEM IN BY THIS PAST WEDNESDAY.  TO THOSE THAT DIDN'T TURN IT BACK IN, I AM ASSUMING PARENTS WILL REVIEW WITH THEM.  MORE MATERIALS WILL BE COMING AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE BEGINNING DATE. I DON'T WANT THEM STRESSED ABOUT ANY OF THIS, PLEASE USE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT ABOUT HOW MUCH TIME YOU WANT THEM TO WORK ON THIS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON OUR FAMOUS HISTORICAL FIGURES.  WE ARE NOW STUDYING LYNDON JOHNSON AND WILL LEARN ABOUT CESAR CHAVEZ THE WEEK WE RETURN.  HE WILL BE OUR LAST FOR THIS YEAR.

ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL BE STARTING TO LEARN ABOUT HEAT IN SCIENCE AND WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW SINCE MUCH OF THE MATERIAL WAS COVERED BEFORE CHRISTMAS

THEY ARE READING, READING, READING IN CLASS.  I TOLD THEM THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, I BELIEVED THEY WOULD ALL BECOME A "LOVER OF READING" BEFORE THIS YEAR WAS OVER.  MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN THIS DIRECTION AND IF I CAN LEAVE ONE LEGACY WITH THEM, THIS WOULD BE IT.  PLEASE ENCOURAGE THEIR EXPLORATION THROUGH AS MANY BOOKS AS POSSIBLE.

FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS:  TUESDAY, APRIL 14TH IS PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA NIGHT. THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH FROM 11:30 PM TO 12:30 P.M. --A LUNCH AND LEARN FEATURING JEFF DESS WILL BE HELD IN THE MEDIA CENTER. 

HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING BREAK---SHERRON JONES

JAMMER NEWS

SORRY I WAS OUT FRIDAY.  I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BRONCHITIS AND THOUGHT IT BEST TO REST.  THE FRIDAY FOLDERS WILL BE OUT ON MONDAY.

MATH-  WE ARE REVIEWING SOME OF THE MATH FROM LAST WEEK AND I AM GOING OVER ANY PACKETS THAT HAVE BEEN RETURNED.  THEY ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY.

READING-WE ARE STARTING 3 NEW BOOKS FOR EACH GROUP TODAY. GROUP#1 IS READING MATILDA BY ROALD DAHL, THE SECOND GROUP IS READING LUCKY CHARMS AND BIRTHDAY WISHES BY CHRISTINE MCDONNELL AND THE THIRD GROUP IS READING DOLPHIN'S FIRST DAY BY KATHLEEN ZOEHFELD.

SCIENCE--WE ARE DISCUSSING (BRIEFLY) MAGNETS AND WILL BE INTRODUCING HEAT SOMETIME THIS WEE(CHAPTERS 4 AND 5)

SOCIAL STUDIES-WE ARE FINISHING THURGOOD MARSHALL AND WILL BE STARTING LYNDON JOHNSON

ANNOUNCEMENTS--4/1 KINDERGARTEN AND NEW 1ST GRADERS REGISTRATION 9-11 A.M.

4/3 SPIRIT DAY; LAST DAY BEFORE SPRING BREAK

4/6-4/10 SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!!

CRCT TESTING------AND BEYOND

I AM STARTING TO SEND HOME CRCT PRE-TESTING MATERIAL IN A WHITE ENVELOPE.  PLEASE USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE YOUR CHILD REVIEW THE MATERIAL ON A DAILY BASIS JUST A FEW PAGES AT A TIME.  IF YOU WANT ME TO GRADE IT AND RETURN IT, JUST PUT IT BACK INTO THE ENVELOPE AND ASK THEM TO GIVE IT TO ME THE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. IF YOU WANT TO GRADE IT, PLEASE KEEP IT AT HOME UNTIL THEY FINISH AND THEN ALL MATERIAL NEEDS TO BE TURNED BACK IN TO ME BY APRIL 1ST  ( I KNOW, APRIL FOOL'S DAY:0) TODAY, THE YEARLY REVIEW FOR MATH WILL BE COMING HOME AND IN SOME STUDENT'S ENVELOPES, THERE  WILL BE A READING BOOKLET.  ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE SOME RECENT GRADED WORK THAT WAS PRODUCED BY THE STATE THAT WILL BE IN THE ENVELOPE.  REVIEWING IT WILL GIVE YOU AN INDICATION OF HOW WELL YOUR CHILD SHOULD DO ON THE CRCT.  PLEASE GO OVER IT WITH THEM.  WE HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE CORRECT ANSWERS.  WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON TESTING STRATEGIES, E.G. PROCESS OF ELIMINATION, FINDING KEY WORDS, ETC.

IN CLASS WE ARE WORKING ON THE DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY AND PARTIAL PRODUCT.  YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A SHEET FROM ME EXPLAINING ABOUT A PROJECT THAT IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25.  THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO SHOW HOW MATH IS USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE, AS WELL AS HOW YOU CAN APPLY THE DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.

THE READING GROUPS ARE PROCEEDING WELL.  EACH GROUP HAS A BOOK THEY ARE READING AND COMPREHENDING. 

SOCIAL STUDIES--WE ARE FOCUSING ON THURGOOD MARSHALL AND WILL BE WORKING IN THE COMPUTER LAB NEXT WEEK ON MAKING OUR PROFILE CUBES.  WE ARE ALSO STARTING TO LEARN ECONOMIC VOCABULARY.  PLEASE WORK WITH YOUR CHILD TO UNDERSTAND THE CARDS THAT WERE SENT HOME.  IT IS A DIFFICULT CONCEPT FOR SOME 3RD GRADERS.

SCIENCE--I WAS HOPING TO GET TO MAGNETS, BUT WITH TARGET OUT ON THURSDAYS AND ART DAY ON FRIDAY, IT WILL HAVE TO START THIS COMING MONDAY.  THE UNIT IS VERY SHORT.  FROM THERE WE WILL BE WORKING ON HEAT UNTIL THE CRCTS.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:PTA NEEDS ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THEIR 'GOT MILK' CAMPAIGN DURING THE WEEK OF 3/23 AND 3/27.  THEY NEED PEOPLE DURING LUNCH TO RANDOMLY HAND OUT PENCILS AND STICKERS TO CHILDREN WHO ARE DRINKING EITHER MILK OR SOY MILK.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE PLEASE CONTACT ROBIN ZELDIN, (rzeldin@aol.com.)

Monday, march 23--the pta health and nutrition committee is hosting a lunch and learn from 11a.m. to 12p.m.

Tuesday-box tops are due

Wednesday--birthday book club will be held in the Media Center

Wednesday--April 1, at 7:20 rubber ducks can be purchased

 

The Jammers' News Report

Good Day To All,

Math--We are preparing for the 3rd quarter final math test.  It covers all of the material since we started in January.  This includes fractions, decimals and perimeter and area. 

Social Studies-- We are very busy working on Chapter 8 in our text.  Additionally we are moving on from the Roosevelt family to Thurgood Marshall and Lyndon B. Johnson.   We have many class activites concerning these men beginning next week.  The students have their study guides for the test on the Three Branches of Government, Separation of Power and the Three levels of Government.  It was printed on bright yellow sheets of paper, so watch out, it is a little blinding:0)

Language Arts--We are reviewing all of the concepts that we learned this year.  We are writing as much as we can to learn new ways of communicating and---

Reading--Our three reading groups are doing many activities concerning reading strategies and understanding how we could organize our own writing to be successful in the 4th grade.

Just a reminder--Some of the students are not turning in their reading logs.  All of my students have become such great readers, but to keep the skill continuing, we need to make sure they are reading everyday.

Major Kudos to all of you for our outstanding "Doggie" basket (or bed) that will be auctioned off at the Fun Run.  Special thanks to Mr. Wilson who worked diligently to make our class look great.  I know it will be a great hit and I have been told this was the first "Doggie" basket they have had.  We broke new ground again!

Additional thanks to those of you who have volunteered in the class.  I really enjoyed my hour off during Teacher Appreciation week.  Thanks to Ms. Drayton, Ms. Fullerton and Ms. Wilson.  Thanks to Ms. Ninan, a great reader to my class.  I get tired of hearing my voice at times, and really like to hear hers for a change.  I am sure the students feel the same way.  There is no way I can thank Ms. Caruso for all she has done--our students have really benefited from her dedication.

Hope all of you are doing well---I hope to see you soon.  Sincerely, Sherron Jones

FINALIZATION AND REVIEW OF STANDARDS

OUR CLASS HAS JUST A FEW NEW STANDARDS TO WORK ON BEFORE THE CRCT.  WE HAVE THE MONTH OF MARCH AND ONE WEEK IN APRIL TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS UNDERSTOOD COMPLETELY.  YOU WILL SEE MATERIAL COMING HOME THEY HAVE DONE BEFORE--PLEASE KNOW WE ARE JUST REVIEWING.  MATH WILL BE ESPECIALLY HIT HARD SINCE SOME OF THE CONCEPTS ARE NOT REPEATED DURING THE YEAR.  LANGUAGE ARTS, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS REPEATED MORE OFTEN DURING THE YEAR.  YOU WILL SEE SOME NEW STANDARDS WHICH ARE MOSTLY IN SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES.

MATH--WE ARE FINALIZING LONG DIVISION AND WILL BE WORKING ON SOME DATA COLLECTION.  I HAVE PREPARED A PACKET OF REVIEW MATERIAL THAT WE WILL ALSO BE DOING.

LANGUAGE ARTS--WE ARE REVIEWING THE MECHANICS AND ARE CONTINUING TO APPLY WHAT THEY LEARNED IN THEIR WRITING.

READING--TOMORROW IS THE END OF OUR AR CONTEST--REWARDS IN THE FORM OF ICE CREAM WILL BE BESTOWED FOR A GREAT JOB--WE ARE GOING BACK AND REVIEWING SEQUENCING, COMPARING AND CONTRASTING, CAUSE AND EFFECT, MAIN IDEA AND SUPPORTING DETAILS, PREDICTIONS, AND FACTS/OPINIONS.

SOCIAL STUDIES--WE ARE MOVING ON TO ELEANOR ROOSEVELT.  WE HAVE STUDIES FDR, SO MUCH OF THE HISTORICAL TIMELINE WILL ALREADY BE KNOWN.  I HOPE YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE BIO-CUBES WE HAVE DONE IN THE COMPUTER LAB CONCERNING OUR HISTORICAL FIGURES.

SCIENCE--THE 3RD GRADE IS WANTING TO DO SCIENCE AT THE SAME TIME--SO I AM WAITING TO DO MAGNETS, BUT IT WILL BE UPCOMING SOON.

I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL.  THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AND I L O V E D MY APPRECIATION BOOK--YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!  SHERRON

THANKS FOR A WONDERFUL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

I REALLY APPRECIATED ALL OF THE CARDS, FLOWERS, CANDY, ETC.  I AM ONE HAPPY TEACHER!!!!

MATH--NEXT WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON SOME AREA AND PERIMETER.  I GAVE THE TEST AND SOME DID NOT DO AS WELL AS I HAD THOUGHT, SO I AM GOING TO RETEACH AND GIVE ANOTHER ONE.  ADDITIONALLY, THE NEXT 4-5 WEEKS WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TEACHING LONG DIVISION.  WE COVERED THAT EARLIER AND MOST HAVE IT, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON IT SOMEMORE TO MAKE SURE ALL HAVE IT.  IT WILL BE CHAPTERS 22 AND 23.

LANGUAGE ARTS--WE ARE WORKING ON FICTION - LEARNING ABOUT PLOT DEVELOPMENT AND PREDICTIONS--WE ARE WRITING OUR PREDICTIONS EVERYDAY AND HAVING THEM CORRECTED, BUT NOT FOR A GRADE, AS YET.  PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO READ EVERY NIGHT AND TELL YOU ABOUT THEIR READING.

SOCIAL STUDIES ---WE ARE MAKING BIO CUBES IN THE COMPUTER LAB ON OUR HISTORICAL FIGURES--

JUST A SIDE NOTE:  IF ANYONE HAS SOME COMPUTER PAPER, THE SCHOOL IS OUT.  I AM HAVING TO USE SOME OLD PEACH COLORED PAPER, WHICH IS OKAY, BUT IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DONATE PAPER, IT WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED:0) 

SEE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL FROM THE E-MAIL I RECEIVED FROM JESSICA APPLEYARD.

Upcoming tests

I waited until today to firm the tests dates because I wanted to see how much the students remembered over the long break.  We will go ahead as planned:

Wed---math

Thurs. Science

Friday Regular Spelling (24) and Franklin Roosevelt

They were given study guides for all 3 on Friday--we reviewed all and they should have the best answers written down on the material.

CHANGES IN THIS WEEK'S FRIDAY FOLDER

I INCLUDED A NEW ACADEMIC/BEHAVIOR REPORT THIS WEEK.  ALSO, THE STUDENTS HAVE 3 STUDY GUIDES THAT SHOULD KEEP THEM BUSY.  WE WENT OVER THEM IN CLASS, SO THEY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO STUDY.  PLEASE HELP THEM.  WE WILL BE THIS BUSY UNTIL THE CRCTS ARE OVER, SO PLEASE EXPECT A LITTLE MORE HOMEWORK AND STUDY TIME. 

REMEMBER --MONDAY NO SCHOOL FOR THE LITTLE ONES.  THE BIG ONES WILL BE HERE!

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY

I KNOW WE ARE ALL GLAD TO SEE THE WEATHER CHANGE--THE STUDENTS FINALLY HAD A GREAT DAY OUTSIDE!

MATH--WE WILL DO A PRETEST IN CLASS ON CHAPTER 15 MONDAY.  THEN THE TEST WILL BE TUESDAY. CHAPTER 18 COMES NEXT.  IT DEALS EXCLUSIVELY WITH AREA AND PERIMETER.

SOCIAL STUDIES--WE HAVE MOVED ON TO FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT IN OUR LIST OF HISTORICAL FIGURES.  NEXT, WE WILL STUDY HIS WIFE, ELEANOR.  PLEASE DISCUSS HIS CONTRIBUTIONS WITH YOUR CHILDREN.

SCIENCE--WEA ARE NOW STUDYING CHAPTER 8--NATURAL RESOURCES--AS WE FINISH THE HABITAT SERIES

READING EVERYDAY IS SOOOOOO IMPORTANT--THE AR BATTLE TO GET THE MOST BOOKS OVER 7 IS WELL ON ITS WAY.  PLEASE REMIND YOUR CHILDREN TO READ THEIR BOOKS.

WE WILL BE WRITING ANOTHER PERSUASIVE ESSAY BEGINNING MONDAY. 

REMINDERS

2/9-2/13 ABILITIES WEEK

2/10 PIZZA NIGHT

2/12 PTA PRIORITY REPORTS DUE

2/13 SPIRIT DAY

2/14 VALENTINES DAY----WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE IT ON THE 15TH WITH CARDS, ETC. FOR THE KIDS. THEY VOTED TO MAKE THEIR SHOE BOX CONTAINERS AND BRING EVERYTHING IN THAT MONDAY. 

EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND ENJOY THIS WEATHER!!!!!!!!