Marlin Class Newsletter
Marlin Class Newsletter April 24, 2017 8/20: Event
Ms. Shelby & Ms. Esther [email protected] 971-2430 class ext. #150
Welcome back! I hope you had a fun-filled Spring Break with your family and friends. Don’t forget that as you are coming back from Spring Break, we have our Scholastic Book Fair in the Pacific Room. It is our annual BOGO Book Fair, where you can buy one book and get one free! Our CAASPP testing for our 3rd graders is next week! Please make sure your child gets plenty of sleep and eats a nutritious breakfast. If you are a parent of a 3rd grader, please be sure to access the CAASPP website, www.caaspp.org with your child to help them with the ELA and Math practice tests that they have available. These resources will help your child get an idea of the format of the test so they can feel more prepared for the actual CAASPP test. In our curriculum before the break, our 3rd graders were working hard on their CAASPP Practice Tests with Ms. Shelby! Ms. Esther and Ms. Angie were in the classroom with our 1st and 2nd graders and they reviewed area and perimeter in Math and Geometry. In Language, our 1st and 2nd graders reviewed homophones to prepare for their spelling test. During our Literacy Block in the afternoon, we continued our unit on persuasive writing as they completed their first draft. This week they will work on revising, editing, and begin publishing their work. Meet our new CMPCarmichael mascot, Monty the Shark! Slamson from the Sacramento Kings basketball team came to our assembly before Spring Break and helped us unveil our mystery mascot. We were all thrilled to see Monty as many of our students voted for the shark!
“The land is where our roots are. The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the Earth.” -Maria Montessori
IMPORTANT DATES April 24-28 – Scholastic Book Fair 26 – Beautification Day May 1-5 – 3rd Grade CAASPP Testing 2 – Teacher Appreciation Day 3 – Early Release/ Staff Development Day (1st-3rd grade dismissed at 12:00) 4 – CAC Meeting at 5:30 in the Pacific Room 5 – Friday Lunch hosted by Coral Reef 17 – Early Release/ Staff Development Day (1st-3rd grade dismissed at 12:00) 29 – NO SCHOOL/campus closed in honor of Memorial Day June 2 – CMP Annual Art Walk 12-14 – Spirit Days 15 – Last Day of School – Early Release (1st-3rd grade dismissed at 12:00) **Cottage Pool Field Trip Date To Be Announced Soon!**
HOMEWORK: Homework is due on Friday in the red poly envelope. Math: Please work on math facts each night and record your practice on your Math Facts Log. Reading: Read for 20 minutes each night and record your books on the Reading Log. Spelling: Please choose three spelling activities to complete that are listed on the tic-tac-toe page. Rosetta Stone: We encourage you to access Rosetta Stone from home as 30 minutes of practice are required each week between home and school. Sight Words: Read your sight word list each night. This will help you become an amazing reader! .
Ms. Shelby & Ms. Esther [email protected] 971-2430 class ext. #150
Welcome back! I hope you had a fun-filled Spring Break with your family and friends. Don’t forget that as you are coming back from Spring Break, we have our Scholastic Book Fair in the Pacific Room. It is our annual BOGO Book Fair, where you can buy one book and get one free! Our CAASPP testing for our 3rd graders is next week! Please make sure your child gets plenty of sleep and eats a nutritious breakfast. If you are a parent of a 3rd grader, please be sure to access the CAASPP website, www.caaspp.org with your child to help them with the ELA and Math practice tests that they have available. These resources will help your child get an idea of the format of the test so they can feel more prepared for the actual CAASPP test. In our curriculum before the break, our 3rd graders were working hard on their CAASPP Practice Tests with Ms. Shelby! Ms. Esther and Ms. Angie were in the classroom with our 1st and 2nd graders and they reviewed area and perimeter in Math and Geometry. In Language, our 1st and 2nd graders reviewed homophones to prepare for their spelling test. During our Literacy Block in the afternoon, we continued our unit on persuasive writing as they completed their first draft. This week they will work on revising, editing, and begin publishing their work. Meet our new CMPCarmichael mascot, Monty the Shark! Slamson from the Sacramento Kings basketball team came to our assembly before Spring Break and helped us unveil our mystery mascot. We were all thrilled to see Monty as many of our students voted for the shark!
“The land is where our roots are. The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the Earth.” -Maria Montessori
IMPORTANT DATES April 24-28 – Scholastic Book Fair 26 – Beautification Day May 1-5 – 3rd Grade CAASPP Testing 2 – Teacher Appreciation Day 3 – Early Release/ Staff Development Day (1st-3rd grade dismissed at 12:00) 4 – CAC Meeting at 5:30 in the Pacific Room 5 – Friday Lunch hosted by Coral Reef 17 – Early Release/ Staff Development Day (1st-3rd grade dismissed at 12:00) 29 – NO SCHOOL/campus closed in honor of Memorial Day June 2 – CMP Annual Art Walk 12-14 – Spirit Days 15 – Last Day of School – Early Release (1st-3rd grade dismissed at 12:00) **Cottage Pool Field Trip Date To Be Announced Soon!**
HOMEWORK: Homework is due on Friday in the red poly envelope. Math: Please work on math facts each night and record your practice on your Math Facts Log. Reading: Read for 20 minutes each night and record your books on the Reading Log. Spelling: Please choose three spelling activities to complete that are listed on the tic-tac-toe page. Rosetta Stone: We encourage you to access Rosetta Stone from home as 30 minutes of practice are required each week between home and school. Sight Words: Read your sight word list each night. This will help you become an amazing reader! .
