Saturday, February 26, 2011

Newsletter

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!  This week we have several fun activities planned for Read Across America to celebrate Dr. Suess' birthday.  It should be a lot of fun! If you haven't signed up in the office to read and would like to, please let me know, we would love to have you as a Guest Reader!!!

I am so proud of everyone BA progress this term!  Everyone has either already met the goal or is almost there!  Keep up the good work and KEEP READING!!  Don't stop just because you reach your goal.  FLY HIGH!!

Upcoming Dates:
March 4th: Dr. Seuss/PJ Day
March 8th-March 10th: Conferences
March 11th: End of Quarter and BA Goal Deadline
March 15th: Field Trip to the High Museum
FORMS AND MONEY ARE DUE ASAP!!  $9 for Students and $15 for Parents
March 17th: Report Cards go home
Don't forget to wear tennis shoes on Tuesdays and Thursdays!  This Tuesday IS a PE Day!  To make it easier to remember tennis shoes every other week, you can make sure your child wears them on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Spelling:
Words with ft, lt, ld, if, lk
  1. raft
  2. calf
  3. built
  4. golden
  5. gulf
  6. left
  7. held
  8. shelf
  9. folktale
  10. milk
  11. building
  12. drift
  13. halfway
  14. felt
  15. *milkshake
Vocabulary: Story Elements
  1. characters
  2. setting
  3. plot
  4. climax
  5. introduction
  6. conclusion
  7. mood
  8. character traits
  9. conflict
  10. solution
Bible/Memory Verse: Unit Review of Daniel
He sets people free and saves them. He does miraculous signs and wonders. He does them in the heavens and on the earth. He has saved Daniel from the power of the lions." Daniel 6:27

Food for Thought:

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..."  - Dr. Seuss (Oh, the Places You'll Go!)

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