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IT was a super day in room 205! Today we were able to talk more about our research report and read reports written by other 3rd and 4th graders! Tomorrow we will begin the introduction of our research paper. We made butterfly observations and learned many details and interesting facts about their life cycle! We had a fantastic day!

Our Read to Waikiki party is tomorrow from 10-11 in the gym. The kids may wear bright, summery looking clothes, but only if they are wearing long sleeves and long pants since we’re only DREAMING about Waikiki!

Valentine’s Day Community Service:
The 3/4 theme for this year is "valuing each other". As a community service project, the 3/4 students are collecting and donating any gently used books to a school in great need. We will be collecting these in the classroom from now until the Valentine's Day Party. These books will be donated to a needy school in Detroit. If you have any books for this effort, please send them to school with your child! Thank you! Please do not feel obligated, this is strictly voluntary.

Please ask your child if they are in need!

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS PENCILS IN HIS/HER BINDER!!!

Here’s what we have for you tonight:

We have mail today!

Bring 3 or more sharpened pencils!

Share Valentine letter with parent. Decide if you will bring Valentines for February 13.

Reading:
3rd graders: 30 mins
4th graders: 40 mins

Spelling: Spelling Lesson 5 is due February 13 (go to spelling city and play 3-5 games); Test Feb. 13 (Friday)

Go to http://www.spellingcity.com/ and play 5 games or activities before the 16th! Write the name of the game and the date you completed this on the spelling list handout. It needs to be signed by a parent.

Math:
3rd- HL 7.1 Go to Kidzone from our Blog and take timed multiplication test (50 problems each) and print with parent signature; Get family letter signed

Your mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade) are 30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!

4th- JP 205-207; SL 7.9; Angles project due 2/13/09; Get test letter signed
Please check Mrs. Frishman’s Blog just in case we missed something!

3rd Grade Spanish:
We are working on a family unit—La familia. I am hoping that parents can email me family pictures for the students to use in a Power Point presentation. I prefer jpeg or bmp files—nothing in a Microsoft word document, please. Students are going to write about five family members including themselves—very simple, as in: ésta es mi mamá. Se llama Joan. (This is my mother. Her name is Joan.) Pets are allowed. They may include grandparents, cousins, etc., but they must include all siblings. My email is kw11bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us Kalyn Wulatin

Reminders:
Remember to write the title of the book you are reading in the ‘Keep Track’ section of your planner…did you do it?

Tuesday and Friday we will be in the GYM. You will need your GYM attire!

Did you take your planner and pen to a parent and ask them to initial it?