I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are ready for a busy week.
Passport to Adventure!
On Thursday, December 8, 2016, we will have our Passport to Adventure-Literacy Night. Each grade level is learning about a different continent and will present their learning to the community on Thursday night. The fourth graders are working on projects about Asia. We are researching Asia and its countries as well as analyzing fairy tales from Asian cultures. Come see our posters, plays, artwork, and computer presentations!
Libraries of Love-Book Drive for Africa
We will kick off our Libraries of Love Book Drive on Thursday with a video about the organization and their accomplishments in Uganda, Africa. We will collect donations of new or gently used HARD COVER books that will go to Africa for the children. Trudy Marshall, the founder of Libraries of Love and a former RRISD librarian, will be at our Passport to Adventure-Literacy Night to talk about her project. Our school will have a Walk to Read Event on Friday, Jan. 13 at 1:15 and will collect books and donations until that day. Learn more at https://librariesoflove.org/.
Reading -We had a Thanksgiving reading and there were some students who read a lot! That was very impressive! However, many children didn't read or didn't record ANY reading from the Thanksgiving Break. That was very concerning for me because daily reading is necessary to maintain reading level. Lots of reading is necessary to increase reading level. Most of our students are good readers, but all of us need to read on a regular basis and challenge ourselves to continue to improve and reach our goals. We will have another reading log over winter break and it will NOT be optional. Your child will receive a grade for their winter break reading log. Be sure to expect daily reading and model it yourselves. Talk about books and make it enjoyable and fun for everyone. Reading is amazing and I can't wait to hear about all the reading adventures from the winter break. Happy Reading!
Holiday Party-We will have our class Holiday Party on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 1:00. You will receive information soon! Thank you in advance for your help.
Read about our week:
Reading- We will work on our Literacy night projects in class this week
Writing- We will continue to work on expository writing this week.
Dates to Remember:
Monday, Dec. 5- No new reading log or spelling
College Shirt Day,
Writing Club 2:50-3:50
Running Club Cancelled
Tuesday, Dec. 6-FCE Senior Choir Tour
Cedar Ridge Varsity Basketball game @ CRHS 7:00
Wednesday, Dec. 7-PTA Family Fun Night at Zaxby's
Thursday, Dec. 8-Passport to Literacy Night at FCE- 5:00-7:00
Friday, Dec. 9- FCE Spirit Day! Wear purple and green.
Monthly Challenge Treat at lunch time-First in a series
Ridgeview Band, Choir, and Orchestra Concert at 1:15 pm
Monday, Dec. 12-College Shirt Day,
Service Club 2:50-3:50 pm
Wednesday, Dec. 14-Turn in cards for Biography Monthly Challenge
Thursday, Dec. 15-Winter Party for fourth grade at 1:00 pm in classrooms,
Friday, Dec. 16-Winter Break begins-Winter Break Reading
Tuesday, Jan. 3-Welcome back to school! Winter Break Reading Logs due for grade.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Pinter
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