Weekly Update

Hi Parents,

It was a fun week celebrating Dr. Seuss.  The redesigned book covers the students made are displayed in the library and look both fun and festive!  :)

3rd Quarter Interim Progress Reports:
3rd Quarter Interim Progress Reports ("interims") will be issued Wednesday, March 8th.  If your child receives an interim, it will be emailed to you on Wednesday, March 8th using the email address on file in your ParentVue account.  LCPS is migrating to electronic delivery of interims (and eventually, report cards).  You can update and/or verify your email address by logging into your ParentVue account.  

Scholastic Book Fair:

The Scholastic Book Fair will be held at school all next week!  (This also means my family will eat cereal for dinner all next week because Jonah is a Book Fair Frequent Flyer.)  Students previewed the Book Fair today.  Students who bring money may shop at the Book Fair next week during recess.  If your child plans to bring money for the Book Fair, please send the money in a sealed envelope marked with your child's name, my name, and "Book Fair" on the outside of the envelope.  If you would like to attend the Book Fair to shop with your child, our Family Shopping Night will be Tuesday, March 7th from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm.  *Please note: Book Fair purchases are optional.

Fine Arts Night:

The PTA is sponsoring a Fine Arts Night at school on Tuesday, March 7th at 6:00 pm.  This will be a night of hands-on creativity as kids visit many fun stations to explore art through a variety of mediums.  Visit the Book Fair to shop with your child, and then head over to Fine Arts Night!

Pennies for Patients:
Our Student Council Association (SCA) is sponsoring a fundraiser called "Pennies for Patients" from March 6th - March 17th.  All funds will be donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to help battle childhood cancer.  Our fundraising school-wide goal is $2000.00.  I sent home a collection box and a more detailed explanation in yesterday's Thursday folder.  If your child would like to participate in this optional fundraiser, he/she may bring in any denomination of money (coins or bills) to school during the fundraising period.  

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading:  We will explore rich vocabulary in various texts, and practice identifying story elements such as character, setting, problem, and solution.
• Writing:  We will explore paragraph structure as we focus on editing our writing for mechanics, punctuation, and proper sight word spelling.
• Math:  We will begin our Time unit.  We will practice telling time to the hour and half hour using both analog and digital clocks.  
• Science:  We will finish our unit about force and motion.  We will explore different paths of motion, ways things move, sound, and vibration.  

Thank you for your continued efforts to support the kids and me!  I appreciate working with each of you, and I am continually amazed at the progress the kids are demonstrating.  Please keep reading!  

Have a super weekend!