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** We need shoe boxes for our next project.  If you have 1 or 2 you could send in that would be very helpful.  Also if you have any magazines with animals in them that you could donate to our classroom that would be great!


Reading: This week we started reading non-fiction.  We introduced the text features title, subtitle, heading and subheading.  

The students also received their spelling words.  Their test will be on 2/8.

3rd Graders: They did a great job on their work this week.  They took their time and went back and found their answers in the text.  I was very proud of their work ethic! 

4th Graders:  This week the 4th graders did not take their work seriously.  Out of the entire class only 3 turned in their work completed correctly.  The others had to get their work back to fix.  Some of them had to fix it 3 or 4 times before getting it correct.  If they go back and use their text to find their answers they would not have this problem.  Starting this week, if a student turns in his/her work the first time and misses enough problems to earn a 1 on the assignment I will be sending it home for a parent signature.  They will still be required to fix their work and turn it back in.  This work in not too hard for them, they just don't want to take the time to read carefully and go back and find their answers.

Writing:  The students had a narrative assessment.  They had to write a narrative story about missing Valentines.

Grammar:  We worked on subject/verb agreement.

Projects:  We finished up our weather projects and presented to the 2nd grade.