Thank you!

Thank you to our Parent Club (through All For Books) and other anonymous parents that donated books to our classroom!  Check out all of the new books we get to read!! The students can't wait to get their hands on these new books.  Thank you!!!

March 23: Newsletter

IMPORTANT DATES:

March 29: Pajama Day/Read & Feed March 30 - No School Spring Break Beings April 9 - School Resumes READING: We have a very fun day planned on Thursday, March 29. We are going to have a “read -n- feed” day! We will spend the entire day doing fun reading activities. Below is a list of items your child can bring to school: ~Wear pajamas (robe and slippers are fine too.) ~Sleeping bag OR blanket ~Favorite pillow. (pillow pet is okay) ~ONE small stuffed animal ~A favorite book (no more than 3 please) ~A flashlight *Please make sure everything is labeled with your child’s name. On this day, we are going to make a yummy trail mix to enjoy while we read.  If you are willing to donate an item for the mix, please see the list below.  Just email me what you would like to donate and send it into school by Thursday.  Thank you in advance for your donations.  This is going to be such a fun day!! Pretezels M&M's Mini Marshmallows Gold Fish Crackers Cheez-Its Raisins Fruit Loops Other MATH: Next week we will take two days to practice for our upcoming math assessment.  This assessment will cover counting money (quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies), 2-digit & 3-digit subtraction, and word problems.  Please look for a review packet coming home next week.  Our test will be on Wednesday.   OTHER NEWS: We are almost out of Kleenex boxes.  At this point, we have four more boxes to last us the rest of the year.  I am not sure that will cut it.  We would gladly appreciate any Kleenex box donations.  Thanks!

March 16: Newsletter

IMPORTANT DATES:

March 17: Play a board game with your family March 19: Dress like a movie character March 20 - Book Fair Preview/Parent Teacher Conferences March 21 - Book Fair Shopping March 23 - Book Fair Ends/Wear Eagle Pride Day March 24: Read a recipe and make a treat! March 29: Pajama Day/Read & Feed March 30 - No School Spring Break Beings April 9 - School Resumes READING: March has been a busy month celebrating reading month! We have enjoyed meeting with reading buddies from Mrs. Windeler's class, D.E.A.R. time, dressing up, BINGO and joke day. Keep looking at your March reading calendar at home to prepare your student for events.  Monday is "Dress Like A Movie Character Day"!    The possibilities are almost endless!!! Keep recording reading minutes on our Weekly Reading Logs!   Thanks! WRITING: We have completed our first opinion writing piece about a restaurant, book, movie, popular spot, or video game.  Students challenged themselves to add more convincing details and examples to support their opinions.  Next week we will write another opinion piece on a new topic.   MATH: We continue to use our addition and subtraction strategies to solve 2-digit and 3-digit equations while solving word problems.  It has taken a lot of perseverance, but their determination has brought much success.  They have a solid understanding of these concepts.  Next week we will apply our learning to comparison word problems and two-step word problems.   GROWTH MINDSET: Words to encourage a growth mindset... -You tried really hard on that! -You never gave up, even when it was hard! -What a great friend you are! -I admire the way you... -It is so nice you value other people's opinions. Also here are some pictures from Fort Friday!  The students had a blast reading in their forts.  The classroom has never looked this fun!!!

Fort Friday

The class was caught doing something amazing by other Bauer staff members and earned five leader awards.  They were able to choose from a list of rewards.  They decided on Fort Friday!  That means your child can bring a blanket or sheet to make a fort over the desks and tables tomorrow.  Please make sure the blanket or sheet can fit in your child's backpack or can be easily carried to school.  We will spend part of our day reading under our forts.  Your child can also have a flashlight to help them read in their forts.

Check us out!

Today was "dress for a job you'd like to have" day!  In the classroom, we had a future teacher, DJ, doctor, architect, football player, cowgirl, veterinarian, and psychiatrist (specializing in hoarding disorders).  The future is looking bright with this crew!  

Newsletter: March 9

Important Dates:

• March 10: Do a word search or crossword puzzle

• March 12: Dress for a job you'd like to have
• March 14: Parent Teacher Conferences
• March 16: Wear green
• March 17: Play a board game as a family
• March 19: Dress like a movie character
• March 20: Parent Teacher Conferences
• March 24: Read a recipe and make a treat!
• March 29: Pajama Day/Read & Feed

Reading:

This week we spent time learning about the ways authors of informational texts teach us about various topics that are beyond the regular text.  Students are getting very familiar with these text features and can quickly identify each one.  Next week we will look at the informational text features even further.  It will be our goal to identify many different text features as well as describe how they help us as readers.  

Writing:

We will continue with our opinion writing next week.  Students are working to make their writing organized by including transition words (one reason, another reason, for example, also, etc.).  We are also trying to pay attention to the words we use to support our opinions in order to convince the reader of our thoughts and feelings.  Their opinions and reasons are always fun to read.  

Math:
We continue to practice 2-digit and 3-digit subtraction and addition.  Next week, we will use our addition and subtraction strategies to solve many different word problems.  We will also learn how we can use the opposite operation to check our equations.  For example, after solving a subtraction equation, students can use addition to check their thinking.  (62-35=27/ 27+35=62)

Growth Mindset:
Strive for PROGRESS, not PERFECTION!

Other News:

Below you will find a list of our Parent Teacher Conference schedule.  Please let me know if your assigned time doesn't not work.  I look forward to seeing you soon!  Also, you will a parent questionnaire in your child's Friday folder for our upcoming conference.  If you could fill it out and return it to school next week, I would greatly appreciate it.  Thanks!

Wednesday, March 14, 2017

4:30 Nathan Lee

4:45 Zach Langeland

5:00 Trevor Lalley

5:15 Adde Ulberg

5:30 Mallory Kornoelje

5:45 Jillian Kornoelje

6:00 Nate Stanley

6:15 Ana Sanders

6:30 Mitch Behler

6:45 Austin Taylor

7:00 Angelia Trujillo

7:15 Jillian Tuttle

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

4:30 Peyton Ward

4:45 Skyler Gromko

5:00 Lucas Acevedo

5:15 Weston Oosterhouse

5:30

5:45 Isabella Jaroh

6:00 Braylan King

6:15 Jager Nienhuis

6:30 Brady Steigenga

6:45 Liam Kooiker

7:00 Noah Mol

7:15 Brayden McCarty

Newsletter: March 2

Important Dates:

• March 5: Read Your Shirt Day
• March 9: Early Release Day/Dismissal 12:15/Flashlight Friday
• March 10: Do a word search or crossword puzzle

• March 12: Dress for a job you'd like to have
• March 16: Wear green
• March 17: Play a board games as a family
• March 19: Dress like a movie character
• March 24: Read a recipe and make a treat!
• March 29: Pajama Day/Read & Feed

Other News:

Please don't miss the conference slip in your child's Friday folder.  The conference slip indicates the day and time for our coming Parent Teacher Conference.  Please return the slip next week to confirm our conference time. 

Thank you for continuing to hand in Box Tops.  Our class turned in the most amount of Box Tops last month and earned a free recess.  The class was very excited! 

Reading:

Thank you for attending the Roll Out The Red Carpet For Reading Night last week.  It created a lot of excitement for reading as we enter into reading month.  Please take note of the reading calendar for the month.  We have many fun events planned each week.  

Writing:

We have been working on writing opinion writing pieces.  We are writing our opinions about a restaurant, movie, book, popular spot, or video game.  Next week we will write an introduction that includes our opinion and a catchy lead.  We will also begin to write the middle section including reasons to support our opinion with details, examples, and evidence. 

Math:
We continue to practice 2-digit and 3-digit subtraction.  Students are confidently using  subtraction strategies to solve.  They are even beginning to check their work using addition.  Some students are using a method called "Ungroup First".  In explaining this method, students use the "hundreds, tens, and ones" language in order to ungroup and subtract.  This shows that they understand the value of each number in the equation.  Other students have become proficient using a number line to subtract while other are decomposing the total (173=100+70+3).  Ask your child to show you how they subtract from any number less than 200!

Growth Mindset:
And you will succeed?  
Yes!  
You will indeed!  
(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed)
-Dr. Seuss