Mrs. VanderVere’s Class’s Topics To Share
*Reading
- Scholastic News/Weekly Reader, Science Spin News Reader, March Books, Dr. Seuss Books, Irish Folktale Books, St. Patrick's Day Books, Seasonal Books, Weather Books, Nutrition Books, Food Books, Math Books, and Poetry
- Instructional Level Guided Reading Assessments (continuing next week)
*Author Study
- Dr. Seuss/Theodore Seuss Geisel/Theo LeSieg (continued) www.seussville.com
*Writing
- Reading Response Writing
- Word Sort Writing and Handwriting
- Daily News Writing
*Math
- Place Value/Base 10, Expanded Notation Equations, Problem Solving Strategies, Review, and Assessments
- Math Fixer: 9,7,16 (7,4,11 8,8,16 9,5,14 3,3,6 5,2,7 8,4,12 6,3,9 5,5,10 9,2,11 4,3,7 8,6,14 9,9,18 3,2,5 7,6,13 8,2,10 9,3,12 7,7,14 5,4,9 8,3,11 9,8,17 2,2,4 8,7,15 6,4,10 5,3,8)
*Social Studies/Science
– Casimir Pulaski Day: “Hero on Horseback”
- Air and Weather: “A Storm is Coming!”
- Daylight Saving Time in March: “Spring your clocks forward one hour”.
*Reminders and Upcoming Events
- March Daylight Saving Time: Please do not forget to set your clocks ahead one hour before you got to bed at night this Saturday, March 11th.
- Scholastic Book Orders: Book Orders are due by next Tuesday, March 14th.
- Ice Cream Day: Students will have the opportunity to purchase an ice cream/frozen treat next Wednesday, March 15th during lunch for $2.00.
- “Words Their Way” Word Study Assessment: Students will be assessed on their current list of Word Sort words next Thursday, March 16th. We have been practicing different word sort activities at the end of this week and will continue to practice more next week. Your child should also be doing these different word sort practice activities at home.
- Library Books: School library books are due by next Friday, March 17th.
- Hand Wipes: Thank you to the Gamson family for donating more hand wipes for our class this week.
- Early Release: Students will be dismissed at 1:00 on Friday, March 24th.
*Students will be eating their healthy fruit or vegetable morning snacks and lunches at school.
- Spring Break: Spring Break will begin after school on Friday, March 24th at 1:00 p.m. School will resume on Monday, April 3rd.
- Attendance Reminder: If your child is going to be absent from school for any reason, please call the school's attendance line and report his/her absence at 224-765-3505.
- Scholastic News/Weekly Reader, Science Spin News Reader, March Books, Dr. Seuss Books, Irish Folktale Books, St. Patrick's Day Books, Seasonal Books, Weather Books, Nutrition Books, Food Books, Math Books, and Poetry
- Instructional Level Guided Reading Assessments (continuing next week)
*Author Study
- Dr. Seuss/Theodore Seuss Geisel/Theo LeSieg (continued) www.seussville.com
*Writing
- Reading Response Writing
- Word Sort Writing and Handwriting
- Daily News Writing
*Math
- Place Value/Base 10, Expanded Notation Equations, Problem Solving Strategies, Review, and Assessments
- Math Fixer: 9,7,16 (7,4,11 8,8,16 9,5,14 3,3,6 5,2,7 8,4,12 6,3,9 5,5,10 9,2,11 4,3,7 8,6,14 9,9,18 3,2,5 7,6,13 8,2,10 9,3,12 7,7,14 5,4,9 8,3,11 9,8,17 2,2,4 8,7,15 6,4,10 5,3,8)
*Social Studies/Science
– Casimir Pulaski Day: “Hero on Horseback”
- Air and Weather: “A Storm is Coming!”
- Daylight Saving Time in March: “Spring your clocks forward one hour”.
*Reminders and Upcoming Events
- March Daylight Saving Time: Please do not forget to set your clocks ahead one hour before you got to bed at night this Saturday, March 11th.
- Scholastic Book Orders: Book Orders are due by next Tuesday, March 14th.
- Ice Cream Day: Students will have the opportunity to purchase an ice cream/frozen treat next Wednesday, March 15th during lunch for $2.00.
- “Words Their Way” Word Study Assessment: Students will be assessed on their current list of Word Sort words next Thursday, March 16th. We have been practicing different word sort activities at the end of this week and will continue to practice more next week. Your child should also be doing these different word sort practice activities at home.
- Library Books: School library books are due by next Friday, March 17th.
- Hand Wipes: Thank you to the Gamson family for donating more hand wipes for our class this week.
- Early Release: Students will be dismissed at 1:00 on Friday, March 24th.
*Students will be eating their healthy fruit or vegetable morning snacks and lunches at school.
- Spring Break: Spring Break will begin after school on Friday, March 24th at 1:00 p.m. School will resume on Monday, April 3rd.
- Attendance Reminder: If your child is going to be absent from school for any reason, please call the school's attendance line and report his/her absence at 224-765-3505.