Mar+28th

Grade 2 and 3 Newsletter March 28, 2011 ** 2nd Grade testing this week: Eat a good breakfast and get lots of sleep. **  ** What we are studying this week: **

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 **
 * ** second grade **
 * 2ND ENGLISH ** ** 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, oral language, vocabulary development, and follow & give directions **
 * 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 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 **
 * 3RD MATH ** ** 3.11time **
 * 3RD SOCIAL STUDIES ** ** 3.1, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7 Greece and Rome **
 * 3RD SCIENCE ** ** 3.8 natural cycles. ** ||

// **--**  ////  Please return or pay for spring pictures. Thanks. //   **--3rd grade: Field trip-April 26- Please return all permission slips and payments to school as soon as possible. Thank you.** **--2nd Grade testing this week: eat a good breakfast and get lots of sleep.** 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.
 * Notes and reminders: **

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