I can’t believe we are already into 3rd quarter!! We have been working so hard on all of our mid-year assessments! It is amazing to see all the growth these kids have made, I love it!!!  Remember, Parent/Teacher conferences are next week.

Important Dates:
Monday 1/21 – No School – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tues. 1/29 & Thurs. 1/31 – Parent Teacher Conference 3:10-8:00pm
**No School on President’s Day – Monday, February 18th
**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 1/22 – Library *Please bring your books!
Friday 1/25 – Early Out 

Math in Class
We are still working on 2 step word problems using ALL four operations. Please watch for the family letter to come home Tuesday. This week is a little harder than last week, so I may send some extra practice home with your student.  We will most likely be taking the test Monday, the 28th. 
    
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? We will be testing this Friday to see how we are doing. 

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!*****