Mar+21st

Grade 2 and 3 Newsletter March 21, 2011 **March 28, Monday-2 hr. early dismissal** **!** **2ND ENGLISH 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, oral language, vocabulary development, and follow & give directions** 2.4, **2.5 phonics, 2.6 use reading strategies, 2.7 fluency, 2.8 read and comprehension fiction, 2.9 read and comprehend nonfiction 2.10 use reference materials, 2.11 write in manuscript and begin cursive, 2.12 write stories, letters etc., 2.13 writing, grammar and mechanics** **3RD ENGLISH 3.1 oral** **communication****, 3.2 present reports, 3.3 word analysis, 3.4 use reading strategies, 3.5 comprehend fiction, 3.6 comprehend nonfiction, 3.7 use reference sources, 3.8 cursive, 3.9 writing process, 3.10 writing and grammar**
 * ** second grade **
 * 2ND MATH 2.18, 2.19, 2.20 probability 2.11time**
 * 2ND SOCIAL STUDIES 2.12 Diverse customs, cultures and traditions, 2.11 famous Americans, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 economics**
 * 2ND SCIENCE 2.4 Life cycles, 2.5 living things are part of a system** || ** third grade **
 * 3RD MATH ** ** 3.11time **
 * 3RD SOCIAL STUDIES ** ** 3.1, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7 Greece and Rome **
 * 3RD SCIENCE ** ** 3.8 natural cycles. ** ||

**Notes and reminders:** ** Please return or pay for spring pictures by March 31. Thanks. ** //  3rd grade: Field trip information will be in the Wednesday folder. Please return all permission slips and payments to school as soon as possible. Thank you. //  March 28 -End of 3rd Nine Weeks – 2 hr. early dismissal April 8 – Professional Dev. Day – School Closed April 18-22 – Spring Break April 4 – Report Cards go home April 4-7 - Book Fair (Family NightApril 63:30-6:00 pm) April 8 – Professional Dev. Day – School Closed April 11 – PTA Meeting/Science Fair – 6:30 PM   April 12 – Spring Challenge AR Incentive/Liberty Station April 18-22 – Spring Break April 26 – 3rd grade Field Trip – Regal Cinema-Roanoke TES will be host to a FREE parenting class for parents of children ages 0-12! What a great opportunity thanks to a partnership with Family Alliance! Classes are ** // free and include dinner // ** and childcare. What a bargain! Flyers are available in the office and in the Wed. Folder. Parents do not have to be affiliated with our school to participate. ** Homework: ** Read for 20 minutes every night. Word study daily assignments are listed in the student’s word study book. Study to recall math facts every night. Other assignments are written in the planner. Parents please sign your child’s Planner every night.

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