• Our second round of FAST Math testing will be taking place this Thursday, Jan. 22nd.  Please try to avoid scheduling any appointments if possible.

• Parent patio closed for the month of January due to state testing.

• Literacy Week is Jan. 26th-Jan. 30th.  Here is the schedule of activities:

  • Monday 1/26 ~ "Patriotic Twist" Wear Red, White, and Blue

  • Tuesday 1/27 ~ "All-American Bookmark" (design a bookmark)

  • Wednesday 1/28 ~ "Stars, Stripes, & Stories" (buddy reading)

  • Thursday 1/29 ~ "Patriotic Pages" (read a historical fiction/ nonfiction book)

  • Friday 1/30 ~ "History Heroes Celebration" (dress as your favorite Historical Book Character)

• Student Led Conferences will be a part of the "Launch to Leadership Night" on Feb. 3rd.  This will be a fun schoolwide event that includes Student Led Conferences and a journey through the 7 Habits Forest.  The entire event is from 5:00-7:00 p.m.. The Student Led Conference portion is from 6:00-7:00 p.m. for grades 3-4.  This is a great time to come look at your child's Leader in Me binder and see your child's progress at school.

• We have started to complete two minute timed multiplication tests of forty fact problems.  Students are expected to pass with 36/40 correct, or with 90% accuracy in two minutes.  If you haven't already, please begin to practice multiplication facts at home.  Students in 3rd grade are expected to be fluent in multiplication by the end of 3rd grade.

• Cellphones and devices should be "Off and Away All Day" this year.  Smartwatches can still be worn as long as students are not texting on them or using them for anything other than a watch.

• If you have a dismissal change during the day, please contact the front office at 377-7400 prior to 2:15.  No dismissal changes will be made after this time.

• If you are interested in becoming an LOE volunteer, you must complete the online volunteer application.  The form must be completed to volunteer for field trips, classroom parties and celebrations, or to help in any capacity on school property.  This is a process that needs to be completed each year.  

ELA 

• The student can identify text structures and central idea, explain how details support the idea, explain the development of an author’s purpose, and how text features contribute to the meaning of informational text. 

• The student can summarize a text to enhance comprehension across genres. 

•  The student can identify and determine the meaning of unknown words and use academic vocabulary in speaking and writing. 

• Use context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials, and / or background knowledge to determine the meaning of multiplie-meaning and unknow words and phrases, appropriate to grade level

• write expository texts about a topic, using one or more sources, providing an introduction, facts and details, some elaboration, transitions, and a conclusion

Math

• add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers

• collect, represent, and interpret numerical and categorical data

Science 

• explain that stars vary in size and brightness, recognize that the Sun appears larger and brighter because it is the closest star to Earth, and investigate how telescopes reveal more stars than can be seen with the unaided eye 

Social Studies 

• label the continents and oceans on a world map

• describe the physical features and landmarks of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean

• be able to review basic map elements and identify different types of scale to measure distance