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IMPORTANT: Student Treasures Class Book Payments!!
Parents!
As you know, we are creating our class books. our book topics are as follows: Mrs. Nelson’s book “when i grow up” and Mrs. bischoff’s book “I wonder why”. Every student gets their own page to write their story and illustrate their picture. We are so excited for this book and want to make sure we give you plenty of notice of when payments are due! Here are the steps to order books:
1. What kind of book would you like to purchase?
Softcover Book: $19.95
*Top Parent Pick-Standard Hardbound Books: $24.95
Deluxe Hardbound Books: $27.95
2. Choose your method of payment:
Cash
Check made out to Studentreasures Publishing
Credit Card (Online Only)
3. Parent’s Contact Information:
Name
Email
Phone
****Payments are due March 16th! They will not be accepted after this date.****
*******CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS********
If you choose to do a credit card payment. Here are the steps you need to follow.
1. Go to studentreasures.com/Preorder to pre-order your child’s book.
2. Print and send to school the order confirmation sheet. If a printer is not available, send the authorization code to Mrs. Nelson via email: anelson@questac.org if purchasing her class book or Mrs. Bischoff via email: qbischoff@questac.org if purchasing her class book. Thank you!
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Weekly Reminders
Checking out books from our school library is a privilege. To check out books students are expected to:
1- Follow the library rules (be respectful, follow directions, use a library voice, etc.)
2- Return library books (no outstanding books)
3- Select a book during the allotted time
1- FRIDAY:
- Early Out 1:30pm
- Optional Dollar Dress Down Day for Youthlinc donations
- Homework due
2- Please return the class book order form by no later than March 15th. ALL students need a form returned even if a book is not purchased. Thank you to those who have already returned their forms. We are still in need of some forms.
3- Scholastic Book Order. Looking for Easter gifts? Give a BOOK from Scholastic Books. Orders placed by Sunday, March 11th will arrive before Easter. Click here for easy online ordering (only online orders are accepted), our class code is N8TKQ: Scholastic Book Club
4- Elementary yearbooks on sale now for only $17! Only online orders accepted. Order until March 22, 2018. Click here to pay: Yearbook Online Orders
5- Please look for BOX TOPS on the items you use every day, then clip and send to school.Daylight Savings Time is coming…
It has been our experience that daylight savings time can be a challenging transition for our young students. The time change can really affect a child’s attention span, appetite, and overall mood.There are several things you can do now to help:
- Gradually set bedtime a little earlier each night (15 min a night works well)
- Gradually wake them up a little earlier each morning (15 min a morning also)
- Dim lights and turn off electronics 30-60 minutes before bedtime
- In the morning, give them light (turn on lights, open blinds, enjoy breakfast outside, go for a sunrise walk)
- Stick with a bedtime routine (warm bath, read a book together, lights out)
- Be patient (Understand that time change can change their overall mood; they can be grumpy, easily frustrated, and challenging)
- Take care of yourself, get plenty of sleep. If you are tired, you will be sluggish, irritable, and cranky too.
Homework 3/5-3/9
PRINT THIS Homework Tracker
- Worksheets: Please look in your child’s green folder on Monday for worksheets with concepts that have been taught in class. The purpose of this homework is for a quick review, some practice, and a chance for parents to see what their child is learning in math. Please complete every other problem (alternate between evens and odds so your child gets practice doing story problems AND “Vocabulary Check”/ “Test Practice” problems each week). If your child wants to do every problem they are certainly free to do so!
Please help your child read the directions/example problems and allow them to talk about the problems as they figure out the answers.
Math Fluency Timings: Click on the link to see where your child is at on math timings.Then print the page of timing they are working on. Addition and Subtraction Fluency Timings. Print the page they are working on and put it in a sheet protector in your child’s green folder. Time them for 1 minute and 15 seconds twice. Have them use an expo to write their answers that way you can reuse sheets.
- HARDER TIMINGS: If your child has passed off all the other timings here are some new timings I made. They should not have to regroup and should be able to either count on, count back, or know it by heart. Print off Harder Math Timings 10-20. Here is the tracker to know where your child is at Timings 10-20. Time them still for 1 minute 15 seconds. Please let me know if you need help with anything.
We are working on the -or, -ore, and -oar word families this week. We are working on word choice in writing, adjectives that compare in grammar, abbreviations, and capitalizing days, months, and holidays. Poetry and Biography are our Genre focuses this week. Problem and solution connections within a text are the comprehension skill we will be focusing on, and asking and answering questions as our comprehension strategy.
You can review the picture below for the week at a glance.
1- Daily Reading Fluency
A Reading for All Learners (Baggy Book) leveled book will be sent home with your child DAILY. Please have your child read the book (or one story from the books that contain more than one story) at least two-three times and then sign the included form. You may supplement your child’s reading using books at home, library books, etc. to fulfill the minimum requirement of 20-30 minutes of reading per day. These are meant to be easier than your students level to work on their sight word and fluency.
2- Reading 20 minutes per day. Track your daily reading minutes on the homework tracker sheet. Make reading every single day a priority. Ask your students questions using the retell rope visual below.
3- February Fluency Passage Homework. Please have your student complete their leveled daily reading fluency timing and the daily activities associated with it on the back. They should complete the activities each day. They may have already worked on some of these stories, but we are polishing up our skills.
It is also extremely helpful to have our student re-tell the story to you. Please also have them do this and you may use the visual aid below to assist with the steps to prompt your student if necessary.
Re-tell the story with as much detail as possible, and in your own words, to a parent, using the guidelines described below:
4- Phonics and High Frequency Words Homework. Practice using any method of your choice to prepare for the weekly spelling test. Click here for some practice ideas: Spelling Study Activities.
**If your child is absent please have them complete a Waterford session and do a few activities on Wonders. The activities on Wonders are connected to our daily lessons. Thank you.
Click here to access Waterford: Waterford
Click here to access Wonders: Wonders
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Student Treasures Order Forms Due
Remember- no obligation, we just need all the forms returned for our free class books. Thank you in advance for your support.

Student Treasures book forms are due back Friday if possible. Even if you choose not to purchase a book, please sign both forms with your students name and check the box at the bottom, sign it and return it so that we will be able to get a free class book with the student’s work for both Mrs. Bischoff’s “I Wonder Why” book & Mrs. Nelson’s “When I Grow Up” book.
You may also choose the option to order the book online at this link:
Student Treasures Online Order Form




