January 14-18

*Parent Teacher Conferences*
Quest has changed the dates for our Parent Teacher Conferences.  The new dates are Tuesday, Jan. 29th and Thursday, Jan. 31st.  The sign-ups are on BLOOMZ, so if you haven’t already, please log on and select a time that works best for you. I would love to meet with each of you and celebrate your child. *Please note each conference is 20 minutes long. 

Important Dates:
Monday 1/21 – No School – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tues. 1/29 & Thurs. 1/31 – Parent Teacher Conference
**Living Aquarium bus field trip- Wednesday, February 27th (Parents will need to drive for this field trip.).   More info coming soon!**
**Curiosity Museum field trip- Wednesday, April 10th (Front Runner)** The Curiosity Museum only allows a certain number of parent volunteers, so I will let you know when sign-ups for this starts.  More info coming soon!**

This weeks happenings: 
Tuesday 1/15 – Library *Please bring your books!
Wednesday 1/16 – RISE practice 
Friday 1/18 – Early Out

Math in Class
We will be working on 2 step word problems using ALL four operations. Please watch for the family letter to come home Monday. 
    
Language Arts in Class
We are still working on main idea using key details this week with our story, “Big Ideas from Nature” and our essential question is: What ideas can we get from nature?

Homework: 
**ALL students have been switched to multiplication on Reflex**
MATH: Make sure that your child is doing Reflex for math and getting the green light AT LEAST 3 times during the week.  If students do not complete Reflex at home they will complete it during recess time.
READING: Please read 20 minutes every night and keep track of your minutes on our reading log. ******* I would love if you would have your child read out loud to you for at least 5 of those minutes!*****