Dear Parents,

Please note that the SBAC test for third graders at the end of the year will ask them to type sentence and paragraph responses.  They only have computers once a week.  Please have them practice typing at home using home row keys instead of hunting for the letters and pressing them so they will be better prepared for typing more quickly.

Mark your calendars!

Minimum day –  Friday, December 20th is minimum day.  Dismissal is at 12:30 for grades 1-6.

Cookies and Cocoa – On Friday, December 2oth, we will enjoy cookies and cocoa and possibly a short activity.  A note was sent home in the Cougar folders on Monday.  There will be a link sent to you for signing up to donate for our cookies and cocoa.

Winter vacation – Our last day of school is December 2oth.  There will be no school from December 23rd to January 6th.  The first day back for students is January 7th.

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Here is a look at what we are doing in class this week:

Math – We are learning strategies to help solve division equations.  There will be a mid chapter quiz on Tuesday.  We will review the chapter on Friday and have the chapter 6 test Monday or Tuesday of next week.

Reading – We are reading about holidays around the world.  This week we are reading about how the holidays are celebrated in Australia and Israel.

Social Studies – We are reading about Christmas traditions around the world.  We are using text evidence to answer questions in complete sentences.

Science – We are learning our last lesson for our first unit about animals through time.  This lesson is about how long humans and animals can survive in space.

Writing – We are revising, editing and writing our final drafts of a second personal narrative of the year.

Grammar – We are practicing prepositions and prepositional phrases.

P.E. –  Tuesdays and Thursdays

Library – No library this week

Computers – Students will go to the computer lab on Thursday morning.