Mrs. VanderVere’s Class’s Topics To Share
*Reading
- Scholastic News/Weekly Reader, March Books, Dr. Seuss Books, Irish Folktales & St. Patrick's Day Books, Seasonal Books, Nutrition Books, Earth Books, Math Books, and Poetry
- Shared Reading
*Author Study
- Dr. Seuss/Theodore Seuss Geisel/Theo LeSieg www.seussville.com
*Writing
- Narrative Monthly Writing
- Word Sort Writing and Handwriting
- Daily News Writing
*Math
- Place Value, Expanded Notation/Place Value Number Sentences, Math Strategies Practice, Review, and Assessments
- Math Fixer: 8,7,15 (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)
*Social Studies/Science
– Theodore Seuss Geisel: “Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!”
- Planet Earth: The Third Planet in our Solar System
*Reminders and Upcoming Events
- Read Across Indian Trail Spirit Day: Please try to wear orange and blue next Wednesday, March 9th to show school spirit. Classes will be reading in unusual, interesting locations all over our school that day!
- Library Books: School library books are due by next Friday, March 11th.
- Ice Cream Day: Students will have the opportunity to purchase an ice cream/frozen treat on Wednesday, March 16th during lunch for $2.00.
- 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.
- 2:10 Early Release/Optional Parent Teacher Conferences: Students will be dismissed early at 2:10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22nd for Optional Parent-Teacher Conferences.
– No School/Optional Parent Teacher Conferences: Students do not have school on Wednesday, March 23rd and Thursday, March 24th for Optional Parent-Teacher Conferences.
- No School/Good Friday: We do not have school on Friday, March 25th for Good Friday.
CONFERENCE WEEK: March 21st – March 25th (Next Week/SPRING BREAK: March 28th – April 1st)
MONDAY: Full Day of School
TUESDAY: 2:10 Early Dismissal/Optional Conferences 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY: No School – Optional Conferences 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
THURSDAY: No School – Optional Conferences 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
FRIDAY: No School – Good Friday
- Spring Break: Spring Break will 'officially' begin on Monday, March 28th. Students will not return to school until Tuesday, April 5th.
- No School/Teacher Institute Day: Students do not have school on Monday, April 4th for Teacher Institute Day. Students will return to school on Tuesday, April 5th.
- Scholastic News/Weekly Reader, March Books, Dr. Seuss Books, Irish Folktales & St. Patrick's Day Books, Seasonal Books, Nutrition Books, Earth Books, Math Books, and Poetry
- Shared Reading
*Author Study
- Dr. Seuss/Theodore Seuss Geisel/Theo LeSieg www.seussville.com
*Writing
- Narrative Monthly Writing
- Word Sort Writing and Handwriting
- Daily News Writing
*Math
- Place Value, Expanded Notation/Place Value Number Sentences, Math Strategies Practice, Review, and Assessments
- Math Fixer: 8,7,15 (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)
*Social Studies/Science
– Theodore Seuss Geisel: “Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!”
- Planet Earth: The Third Planet in our Solar System
*Reminders and Upcoming Events
- Read Across Indian Trail Spirit Day: Please try to wear orange and blue next Wednesday, March 9th to show school spirit. Classes will be reading in unusual, interesting locations all over our school that day!
- Library Books: School library books are due by next Friday, March 11th.
- Ice Cream Day: Students will have the opportunity to purchase an ice cream/frozen treat on Wednesday, March 16th during lunch for $2.00.
- 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.
- 2:10 Early Release/Optional Parent Teacher Conferences: Students will be dismissed early at 2:10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22nd for Optional Parent-Teacher Conferences.
– No School/Optional Parent Teacher Conferences: Students do not have school on Wednesday, March 23rd and Thursday, March 24th for Optional Parent-Teacher Conferences.
- No School/Good Friday: We do not have school on Friday, March 25th for Good Friday.
CONFERENCE WEEK: March 21st – March 25th (Next Week/SPRING BREAK: March 28th – April 1st)
MONDAY: Full Day of School
TUESDAY: 2:10 Early Dismissal/Optional Conferences 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY: No School – Optional Conferences 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
THURSDAY: No School – Optional Conferences 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
FRIDAY: No School – Good Friday
- Spring Break: Spring Break will 'officially' begin on Monday, March 28th. Students will not return to school until Tuesday, April 5th.
- No School/Teacher Institute Day: Students do not have school on Monday, April 4th for Teacher Institute Day. Students will return to school on Tuesday, April 5th.