1. “An apple for the teacher is really nothing new, except when you remember that parents are teachers too.” Welcome Sign up for a volunteer time and a Parent Teacher Conference. Fill out the contact form on your child’s desk.

2. DAILY SCHEDULE 2013-2014 8:30 - 8:45 Arrival Time, morning work 8:45 – 9:45 Whole Group LA / SS 9:45 – 10:00 Read Aloud 10:00 – 11:15 Literacy Centers / Reading Groups 11:30 – 12:30 Recess / Lunch 12:30 - 12:45 Math Warm Up 12:45 - 1:40 Math 1:45 – 2:15 Recess/ Star Student 2:15 – 2:45 Science / Art / Music 3:00 Dismissal (Tentative Schedule)

3. Language Arts Reading : Units of Study ( non-fiction, poetry, mystery) Read Aloud Reading Groups, partners and book clubs Reading Response Writing : Units of Study ( personal narrative, non-fiction, poetry) Writer’s Notebook Cursive Word Work: Spelling, Words Their Way Grammar

5. Units of Study Living and Non-Living Force and Motion Heat and Light Earth and Moon Gravity

6. Social Studies geography environment citizenship communities With additional study of China and Ghana

8. Mrs. Newton’s Classroom News http://qacblogs.org/janice.newton/ Please visit our classroom website and subscribe to our blog !!

9. Sign up for a volunteer time and a Parent Teacher Conference Subscribe to our Blog Fill out the forms on your child’s desk I look forward to a terrific year! Thank you for coming! Please remember :