Mrs. Barlow’s Class Please view our daily blog for information on student learning and upcoming events. 

This letter will come home today. Please let me know if you are unable to send the item listed on your sheet. Please return the bottom portion! Thank you in advance for your help!

Upcoming Events:
Spring Pictures the morning of March 24th.
Easter Party will be held on the afternoon of March 24th from 12:00pm to 1:00pm.
We will be out of school on Friday, March 25th in honor of Good Friday.

Reading – The students will be learning about recycling and research.  The students will learn to ask questions and discuss what they are learning about recycling.

Writing – The students will be able to write persuasive statement about issues that are important to the student for the appropriate audience in the school, home or local community.

Phonics – Possessive Nouns/Plural Nouns

Spelling Words – every, found, still, between, name

Math – The students will learn the hour, minute, and second hands. They will be able to distinguish what takes one second, one minute, and one hour. They will also learn to tell time to the hour and half hour.

Science – Recycle PBL

Daily Homework:
Read each night for 15 to 20 minutes and have your log initialed by your parents.
Practice spelling words.
Due Thursday (this week):
Read poem each night to practice fluency.
Math homework.

Important Information for upcoming events:
Please return field trip permission slip for the Recycling Plant/Landfill by Tuesday, March 15, 2016 if you have not already turned it in.
Field Trip will be March 16, 206. Please arrive at school on time because the bus will be leaving by 8:15 and we will return for lunch at 11:05.
Spring Pictures

Reading – We will be learning about recycling and how it will help our world.  This is a PBL/Project Based Learning opportunity for the students to research, observe, collaborate, and publish their learning of recycling.
We will also learn about adverbs and apply this learning in reading and writing.

Spelling:  great, tell, men, say, small, quietly, softly, slowly

Writing – The students will write in their Go Green Journals and give their opinions about what they feel about recycling, how they will recycle, and how recycling will make a difference in our world.

Math – We will review fractions and graphing.

Social Studies/Science – PBL Recycling

Homework:
Read each night and get your log initialed by your parents.
Math homework due Friday.
Fluency Poem read each night and due Friday.
Assessments –
Thursday – Reading Comprehension
Friday – Spelling Review and Math

We will have Spring Break next week! I hope you enjoy your week off!  Please keep up your reading!

Please bring in your Leprechaun Traps the week after Spring Break!

Please get your Recycling Plant/Land Fill permission slip signed and returned by Monday!

I will see you back on March 14, 2016!

Our field trip about recycling will be on March 16th!

Jackson – Good Friend
Will – Math Wizard
Gavin – Car Pick-Up Champ
Taylor – Great Reading Fluency
Annie – Morning Meeting Award