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It's all downhill from here! It's almost Spring Break! We have a lot on our plate this week: A field trip to the Bechtler Museum, Fun Run, and the last day of the quarter which means report cards come out soon!
In Cougar's Call: On Monday we will leave for the Becthler Museum! We will ride to the museum at 9:45 and plan to return to school by 11:15 before lunch. Please make sure your child is at school on time tomorrow! Wednesday we will work with our new spelling words for the month, as well as vocabulary practice. Wordly Wise 8 packets are due Thursday, March 30th. On Tuesday and Thursday we will switch for Math Blitz where students will focus on multiplication strategies. In Math this week we are moving into division strategies. This is typically difficult for students that still struggle with multiplication facts. (Flash cards or practice multiplication worksheets may be a great use of time on long vacation car rides ;) I have some I can even send home with your child!) In Literacy we will spend the week discussing folktales and fables. We will work on close reading strategies as well as comparing and contrasting these short stories. In writing we are using cursive to answer questions in complete sentences and write well-thought out paragraphs (topic sentence, 3 detail sentences with transition words and a concluding sentence). In Integrated Studies we are continuing our study on animal adaptions. On Wednesday students will begin the end of the unit project. This project has 2 parts: one part to be completed at school and the other part at home. Students will pick an animal that lives in North Carolina, research that animal and predict an environmental stressor and adaption that may take place in the animals far future. You will receive more information on this project in Cougar Folders on Monday! ANNOUNCEMENTS: 3/27 - Bechtler Museum of Modern Art (9:45-11:15) 3/29 - Boosterthon Fun Run @12:15 (look below for more info!) 3/30 - Popsicles for winning door decorating contest at end of day! 3/31 - No School! 4/3 - Play 60 on turf at school 4/4 - Math Quarter Assessment (not for grade) 4/5 - Boosterthon pledges due! 4/6 - Unit 8 Math Test (formal grade) 4/7-4/16 - Spring Break! HOMEWORK: -Read two and a half hours and log in agenda -Math worksheet BOOSTERTHON UPDATE: Parents, Thank you again for supporting our school through the Cotswold Cougar Fun Run! Our team name is Rael's Retrievers and we have already made it up to $41 per lap! We are raising money for School Improvements and Staff Support! This weekend we are issuing a special challenge. When your student gets $2 per lap or more in new pledges over the weekend they will earn their regular rewards PLUS the bonus reward: The Bungee Rocket! Visit funrun.com to see more about the weekend challenge. Thank you again for your support of our incredible school!! PS - If you haven’t registered your child on funrun.com, it's not too late!
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