Rountree

Mock CRCT

Dear Parents,

On Thursday and Friday (1/19 and 1/20) morning this week, the students in third grade will be taking a Reading Mock CRCT. This will be the same test the students took at the beginning of the year and was discussed with you during conferences. We are hoping to see growth and to use this assessment as an indicator of how they may perform on the real CRCT. Third grade is a critical year for the Reading portion of the test. In order to move on to fourth grade, students must pass the Reading test. Encourage your child to use the UNRAVEL strategy as they take the test. For extra practice, your child can log into Study Island. Reading nightly with your child also increases reading comprehension. Thank you for all of your support! I hope you have a wonderful week! I will send home scores next week along with some information about an upcoming Study Island Competition.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Rountree

 

 

ATTENTION!!

CHICKEN BISCUITS WILL NOT BE SOLD THIS WEDNESDAY.

We are extending the Cameron Donation Drive for the Wounded War Foundation for tomorrow (THURSDAY). This is a friendly reminder to wear your Lt. Cameron shirts from last year, your Patriotic Frey Shirt, or wear red, white, and blue on FRIDAY. We are also inviting our parents who would like to come and join us for the "Hero's Welcome Walk of Honor". We are asking that parents stand in the lobby so that classes are not disturbed.

IMPORTANT YEARBOOK INFORMATION

YEARBOOK SALES ARE COMING TO AN END.  HAVE YOU ORDERED YOURS?

 

Order BEFORE December 22^nd 2011:

Download yearbook order form from the PTSA website or pick a form up at school.

Send in order with check or cash.

Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com Order # 18885 ($3.50 service fee applies)

AFTER December 22^nd:

Online only at the www.yearbookordercenter.com

Adopted Soldier

Frey is very excited that on Friday, December 16th, Cameron West will be visiting and speaking to our students. He is our school's adopted soldier and we feel very honored to have him come.

We will be doing a COINS FOR CAMERON DRIVE on Tuesday & Wednesday to raise money and will present a check to him for the "Wounded Soldier" Organization. Please help us in honaring him with this donation.

Have your child wear red, white, and blue in support of our soldiers and Cameron West.

Supplies

Dear Parents,

When devising our school supply list for the current year, we tried to be very cautious in asking for supplies. Each school year all grade levels combine a few supplies to one central storage area. With the rapid change in weather, we are finding ourselves in need of a few community school supplies. It would be greatly appreciated if each family could send in some Kleenex, Clorox Wipes, Ziploc Sandwich and Snack size bags.

News 12-5

We are back on a normal homework routine this week. A new reading packet was sent home on Friday and is due this Friday. I also stapled their spelling list in their agendas. Our copy machine is having issues, so there is no spelling page to go along with the list. Please make sure your child studies. On another note...the December specials schedule will be written down by your child in their agenda's from this point. I am trying to get them to be more independent in knowing what is coming up. It is written for the week on the board.

I would also like to say how proud I am of the progress the kids are making on their multiplication facts. I just gave a 0-10 timed test, with 100 problems, that they only had 7 minutes to complete. I compared each student's score to what they scored last 9 weeks and saw great improvement. Those tests are coming home this week for you to see. Your child should be scoring at least 75% or higher to be considered a "3" for meeting standards. Please make sure you do flashcards at least 5-10 minutes a night. It might not seem like it makes a difference but it does. Next quarter we are moving on to long division and division with remainders and knowing their facts is the key to being successful on that standard. The #1 thing 4th & 5th grade teachers say that keep students from being able to master concepts in math is knowing their multiplication facts. Having taught both of those grades, I can tell you that not knowing them QUICKLY will hold them back. Study, study, study.......

Welcome back!

It's time to get back into the swing of things.  I hope you all had a  great break.

This week's homework will be a bit different.  It will be NIGHTLY homework that is DUE THE NEXT DAY.  So please read your child's agenda and sign so that you are aware of what they are to do. 

Our Winter Celebration party will be on Thursday, December 22nd.  This is the last day before we get out for our 2 week break.  Details to come soon....

What are we learning right now?

Math - Making Change from $5.00 and moving on to Geometry

Reading - Making Connections while we read.

English/Writing - Verbs, Response to Literature, Sentence Structure

Science - Weather & Erosion/Soil

Social Studies - Finishing up Frederick Douglass

Thanksgiving Feast & Other Stuff

ORIGINAL ART MAGNET ORDERS ARE DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH. PLEASE RETURN THE MAGNET IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO PURCHASE. THE MAGNET IS NOT FREE. :0)

If you are planning on attending the Thanksgiving Feast next Wednesday, our lunch time is different than usual. It will be 10:38-11:08. It will be a traditional Thanksgiving meal served by our cafeteria. YUMMY!

Canned Goods...don't forget to send in some canned goods for our food drive. Our goal is 100 cans. We only have about 10 so far. A list was sent home for other ideas. Just make sure what you send in is non-perishable. :0)

Multiplication Facts....please make sure your children are studying their facts. They are going to be tested on their square numbers, 2's, and 5's on Wednesday, November 9th. A new letter will go home for a new set of facts that they will be tested for on Friday. We are making flash cards for each new set of numbers to help them. These tests aren't timed, but I am having them put how long it takes them to complete it for you to see. We are moving on to division next week so it is imperative that they have a good understanding of their facts in order to be successful next week.

Picture Retakes

Picture Retakes are this Friday! 

Please return the first set of pictures in order to have a retake. The only exception is for students who were absent on picture day and have no pictures to return.