Weekly Update

Hi Parents,

This day off is a surprise!  I'm sorry we're missing the STEAM Expo, but I'm grateful for an extra day with my boys.  I don't have any information regarding rescheduling of the STEAM Expo.  If I find out anything, I'll let you know.  :)

3rd Quarter Interim Progress Reports:
3rd Quarter Interim Progress Reports ("interims") will be issued Wednesday, March 7th.  If your child receives an interim, it will be emailed to you on Wednesday, March 7th using the email address on file in your ParentVue account.  You can update and/or verify your email address by logging into your ParentVue account.  If you have questions about logging into ParentVue, please contact Mrs. Sciortino in our school office at 703-957-4325.

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 Fiend...even from middle school.)  Students previewed the Book Fair yesterday. 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 6th 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 6th at 5:30 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!  I'll be there too!  :)

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading:  We will identify the main idea and supporting details in fiction stories and nonfiction texts.
• Writing:  We will explore paragraph structure as we focus on editing our writing for mechanics, punctuation, and proper sight word spelling.
• Math:  We will continue our Fractions unit.
• Science:  We will finish our Matter unit.  We will begin to learn 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.  

Have a super weekend!  We are headed back to the city.  My boys enjoy history and have been asking to visit the National Archives, so we are headed there tomorrow.  I hope the wind dies down a bit before then.