MVPs: Week 4 and 5

Our fourth and fifth weeks of Reading Counts were successful yet again!!!! We are currently at 1,664 points toward our goal of 1,800 points by May!!!

Evan Furuness and Emma Thompson received our “TOP DOG” or MVP reading points rewards for the last two weeks! Evan enjoy lunch with a few friends and Mrs. Hill, while Emma will enjoy a treat, too!  ***Remember, for each 10 points earned as of January 25, a new Mr. Sketch marker is received!!! There will be a different winner each week, so keep racking up those points with reading books and passing quizzes at school on the computer!!!

Thursday Update

We are beginning to construct a 3-D map of Brownsburg next week. We could really use shoes boxes, paper towel rolls, and other recyclable items. Please send anything and everything that we could possibly use to school by Monday of next week. NO GLASS PLEASE!

Tomorrow, Friday, March 1, is Read Across America Day! We, along with many kids in America and around the world, will be celebrating reading and Dr. Suess’s birthday! I’m allowing students to bring a blanket, pillow, and/or small stuffed animals to read with in the morning. (These items MUST fit in backpacks or small bags that can be held on the students’ laps on the bus). We will enjoy some partner reading, listening to a few famous faces read aloud, and some individual reading time, as well. It’s also dress like your favorite book character dress-up day at Reagan tomorrow (Friday)!

ISTEP testing begins next week! I’m still awaiting quite a few letters from parents for the kids! Please, please try to get a letter, note, or an email to me by Friday afternoon. See the attached ISTEP letter for more information.

 March 22 is a pajama day for our class and many others! We brought in over 400 Box Tops for our school, helping to raise over $2000! Please remember that students may wear slippers once inside the school, but regular shoes MUST be worn to and from school and at recess. Of course, appropriate pajamas are necessary!

MVP Reading

Our third week of Reading Counts was another successful week!!!! WOW!!!! WOW!!!!! WOW!!! The kids are staying excited about this new reading incentive program with another weekly increase of 225 points!  We have over 1,275 points total for the year, and 450 of those points have been in the last 3 weeks!!! The kids are really motivated, and we celebrated all of the growth today with donuts from the Johnson family!  Our goal is 1,800 points by May, so please continue to encourage reading at home, too!! It’s making a difference . . .

Sophia Owens received our “TOP DOG”  or MVP reading points reward for the week! She received a Dunkin Donuts gift card for a special treat!! (Thank you Johnson family for providing the rewards). Sixteen more Mr. Sketch markers were given out last week, doubling last week's total!  ***Remember, for each 10 points earned as of January 25, a new Mr. Sketch  marker is received!!! There will be a different winner each week, so keep racking up those points with reading books and passing quizzes at school on the computer!!!

Riley Week Reminder

This was posted last week, but just as a reminder!

Riley Hospital for Children Fundraiser

Please help us raise money for Riley Hospital. One example of a child that Riley has helped is Faith. Faith is a 5 year old girl who has brain cancer. Faith loves to play Barbie’s with her big sister Savanna who is a fifth grader at Reagan! By donating money to Riley Hospital you are helping children like Faith!

We will have the following activities to help raise money. If you want to donate a $1.00 for each dress up day that would be great, however if you can’t donate a dollar that is okay too! ALL students can participate in the dress up days! Class that raises the most money for the week will get extra gym time with Mr. Trimmel!

February 19- Wear your favorite team clothing

Students will be able to pay $.50 to shoot a 3 point shot (closer for younger students). If they make the shot they will get a prize.

February 20- Wear Red for Riley

Class that wears the most red wins extra recess!

February 21- Brownsburg Bulldog Day wear your favorite B-Burg Gear!

February 22- Hat Day!

Reading Rewards

WOW!!!! WOW!!!!! WOW!!! The kids and I are so excited about this new reading incentive program! We’ve been reading Reading Counts books all year, but it’s recently sky-rocketed with our new incentives! We have 1,055 points total for the year, and 220 of those points have been in the last 2 weeks!!! The kids are really motivated, and we celebrated all of the growth today with 100% of our class predicted to pass ISTEP based on Acuity C!!!! We are “over the moon”! Our goal is 1,800 points by May, so please continue to encourage reading at home, too!! It’s making a difference . . .

Megan Janning received our “TOP DOG” reading points reward for the week! She received a McD gift card for a special treat!! (thank you Johnson family for providing the rewards). Eight other students received a Mr. Sketch marker this week for completing 10 points of reading books. ***Remember, for each 10 points earned as of January 25, a new Mr. Sketch is received!!! There will be a different winner each week, so keep racking up those points with reading books and passing quizzes at school on the computer!!!  

Upcoming Dates

February 7-Lockdown practice DRILL

February 8-Acuity C for Language Arts-this is just a predictive assessment for ISTEP

February 13-Valentine Traps due

February 14-Valentine Family Breakfast (7:45-8:15)-a purple flyer came on Friday

February 14-Valentine cards distributed (No party)

February 15-Acuity C for Math-this is just a predictive assessment for ISTEP

February 18-NO SCHOOL-Presidents’ Day

 

March 4: ISTEP WEEK—we will test every day during this week

March 14: 3^rd Grade Music Program 7:30 PM @ Reagan

March 18: IREAD-we will be testing ALL day

March 25-April 5-Spring Break

 

April and May . . . more dates to come in the coming months

May 31—Last Day of 3^rd Grade

Valentine Information

Valentine traps are due next week! Please try to have the traps to school by Wednesday, February 13. Please keep in mind, this is an enrichment-type project. I don’t expect amazing inventions, but rather creativity and effort!

Since we are creating the Valentine card traps, the kids will be able to distribute Valentine cards to one another on Thursday, February 14. However, please DO NOT send any treats, candy, or other snacks/drinks as we’re NOT having a Valentine party.

I am sending home a class list for Valentine cards on Friday. Please be sure that IF your child is bringing cards to his or her friends, EVERY student in our class receives a card. Thanks!

Supplies Needed and IREAD packets

Please check with your child that he or she has all needed supplies for school. Many students were without scissors and glue this week when it was needed for a variety of activities. We all kindly shared with one another, but it made the process much slower than needed. Please check with your child this weekend on his or her supplies, and if possible, help replenish.. Thanks!

IREAD packets (pink) went home with the students today. The packets are a required assignment, and they are due on Friday of next week. I assured the kids that they could count the time they spend on the packet toward their nightly reading logs. However, I’d love to see that the packet is in addition to the nightly reading, as all of these activities will prepare us for the “big game’, just as Mr. Johnson’s playbook prepared him for his games!