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Mrs. Stough’s
Superhero
Newsletter
January 11-15, 2016
Important Dates
Classroom News
• Monday 1/18/16 – No school (Weather make-‐ Reading – This week we learned how to make connections
up day) as we read. Students learned how to document the part
• Monday 1/25/16-‐Friday, 2/12/16 – Spring of the text they connected to, the connection they made,
Fundraiser and how that connection helped them as a reader.
• Friday, 2/5/16 – Family movie night (6 pm) Students learned how to make text to self, text to text,
text to world connections.
Writing – We are beginning another process writing piece.
http://www.choosemyplate.gov Students will use the writing process to write a 2 paragraph opinion
(This is a great site for learning more piece. We will be working on using strong details to support
about nutrition). opinions. Way to go with Words Their Way! We took another
spelling assessment to determine how students are progressing in
http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition the program and I was thrilled with our progress so far! Thanks for
(This is the site we used to complete all your home support that has been vital to the student’s
our nutrient investigation. There is a significant growth!!!
lot more to explore on this site as well. Math We applied our measuring skills to find the perimeter of an
object. We’ll also be learning how to find the area of an object,
************************** before we take our practice test and measurement assessment.
Some students are still having trouble with measuring to the quarter
Happy Birthday! inch. Please help your child measure at home, paying close
1-20 – Hayden K. attention to measurements to the nearest quarter inch.
Science – Students learned the six nutrients our bodies need, and
1-27 – Kadence L. how they help our body function. Students also learned the foods
that contain these nutrients. Finally we
learned how to read the important information
Our classroom newsletter can be on nutrition labels.
found on our website each week. Tissue boxes needed: Please send in
http://www.etownschools.org/Domain/264 any empty tissue boxes for Valentine’s
boxes. THANKS!
Monday
1/18
–
No
School
Tuesday
1/19
–
CUBS
Wednesday
1/20
-‐
Music
Thursday
1/21
–
Gym,
Library
exchange
Friday
1/22
–
Art,
Library
Contact Information: Robin Stough
robin_stough@etownschools.org
717-426-4203 x3911
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