March 11-15

Calling All Colors
Over the next few weeks, students will be participating in Calling All Colors.  The program is designed to bring children from Benton Harbor and Saint Joseph together for a series of multicultural educational experiences. The program consists of two workshops that take place at the  Boys and Girls Club of Benton Harbor at the Fettig Youth Center. While at the workshop, the children participate in a variety of hands-on activities with their partner class, both in large and small groups. Feel free to contact the Program Director if you’d like to volunteer your time (maryaliceyogi@gmail.com).

Important Notes for Reading Month

• Students have individual passports to track their Reading Counts points and other Reading Adventures. Passports are collected every Friday and returned the same day.

• It's important for students to read at home so they can get as many points as possible!

• There are raffles each week for students who have earned the required 3 points per week. Our class goal is 100 points per week.

• If students also complete the Reading Adventures in the passport, they will have an opportunity to get an additional raffle ticket.

Important Dates for reading month:
-Reading Month Celebration: Friday, March 29th

Fun Friday Dress up Days!
-Flashlight Friday and Fuzzy Socks-Friday, March 22nd
-PJ Day-Friday, March 29th 

Report Cards

Please remember that report card envelopes need to be signed and returned. We use these each marking period. 

March 18th-Calling All Colors (Covert only)
March 21th-Donuts with your Wonder Woman (A-K)
March 22nd-Donuts with your Wonder Woman (L-Z)
PTO Meeting at 12:00 (Media Center)
March 25th-Calling All Colors (Knuth only)
March 27th-Calling All Colors (Deis only)
March 29th-1/2 Day (beginning of Spring Break)

Next Week's Schedule:

Monday: A Day
Tuesday: B Day
Wednesday: C Day
Thursday: D Day
Friday: E Day

What we've been up to:

Reading: We have begun our unit on making inferences and predictions. We've also been studying the elements fairy tales.  

Word Study:  Next week we will be studying mb, gn/wr/kn/stle words. 

Math: We are currently working on graphing skills. 

Science: Our current unit is teaching us about force. We are learning about friction and gravity.

Social Studies: We are going to be assessing Chapter 3 of the History of Michigan on Monday or Tuesday, depending on what class your student is in.  Be sure to check planners and take-home folders for the information on the study guides.  Students will be required to write a paragraph about an important person from the chapter, so they should prepare at home.  No study guides will be allowed during the test.

Writing: We are continuing our informational unit.  Students are working on their chapters, conclusions, and glossaries. We will be turning our final drafts into digit books using BookCreator!