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Issue 24 March 2011

Important Dates: Who we chose: James T—Aaron Rogers, Andrew—J.K. Rowling, Chase—Patrick March 16th: Albright Knox Field Trip th Kane, Madelyn—Amelia Earhart, Katie March 18 : Think Spring Day (DDD) Students are March 24th: Elementary Report Cards Go P.—Walt Disney, Ryan—Danny Mulkin, Jonathan—Shaq, Mia—Shaun White, LOVING our science Home kit on Buoyancy! March 25th: Staff Development Day NO Jennifer—Jenny Thompson, Madde— SCHOOL Ryan Miller, Emily—Lindsey Vonn, Bryce—Mack Kenzitt, Grady—Babe Ruth, James K.—Jeff Gordon, Cameron Our book of the week: —Mia Hamm, Josh—Walter Payton, Unit 4, week 5 Garrett—Tony Stewart, Katie T.— This week our book Beatrix Potter, Noah—Michael Jordan. from the Scott Foresman series is Fly, Everyone has picked their person and we Eagle, Fly! An African are getting started this week! Students Folktale Genre: will have the option on how they would Folktale, like to present their biography to the Comprehension Skill: class. They can choose to make: a Plot and Theme PowerPoint presentation, a Flip Video, a Comprehension poster, a short book, a mobile, etc. Strategy: Graphic Organizers. Our Math: vocabulary words to go along with the We are currently studying chapter 7— story are: echoed, scrambled, gully, Division. This week we will be dividing valley, clutched & reeds. by 5s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 7s and learning long division. We will continue to work with We will be reading various folktales in manipulatives in order to help us order to go along with our genre of the understand the concept of division. week. These include, but are not limited to: Anansi the Spider by Gerald NYS ELA Test Book 2: McDermott, The Legend of the We have finished Holland Pick’s and will Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaola, Strega be looking at Booklet 2 this week. Book Nona by Tomie DePaola, The Legend of 2 focuses on a listening passage in which the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie DePaola, the students take notes. Upon looking at Raven by Gerald McDermott and much their notes, they are to answer more! comprehension questions as well as fill in short answers. Mrs. Caradori and I be Author of the Week: modeling and talking all about note Our author this week is Doreen Cronin. A taking strategies. fun fact about her is that she was inspired to be a writer by her first grade teacher, Social Studies: Mrs. Cooper. She has written: Click, We are flying to our next country, Puerto Clack Moo Cows that Type, Duck for Rico! We will Tests: be studying all about President, Dooby Dooby Moo and many PuertoFriday, Rico March as well 11 asth: theSelection rainforest! Test more! Friday, March 11th: Spelling Test Questions/Comments: Biography Project:  E-mail: [email protected],  Office phone: 537-8250  Cell phone: 445-0036