1. Mrs. Rice’s Weekly News May 2-6, 2016 We Are Studying….. A.R. Update
Reading: Genre focus: Poetry. We will be continue to practicing rereading for details and summarizing. In language arts we will focus on adjectives and adverbs.
Writing: We wrote FANTASTIC opinion pieces about our favorite read aloud book from the year. Many students chose The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane as their favorite book from the year.
Math: Students will have a test this week on Geometry and Fractions, and we will begin reviewing and getting ready for third grade!
Spelling: words with r controlled vowel syllables
Social Studies: Students are researching a country in groups and presenting their research to the class.
Star Citizen
This week’s star citizen is:
Aderyon Blackburn
Calendar Updates
May 16: School wide trip to North Middleton to see “The Little Mermaid”
May 17th: School is in session! AR Beach Party.
May 19th: Field Day (more info to come about this soon)
May 24tH: Last day for students.
Class Photos: If you did not purchase a class photo and would like one the office has a few extra for sale. The cost is $10. Please let me know if you would like.
Lost and Found: Mrs. Earlywine in the family resource center has received a lot of items in lost and found. If your child is missing an item, please send a description of the item, along with your child’s name to or call her at
We are in need of tissues, pencils and treats for our treat box.
Box Tops: Please continue to send those in for us!
A.R. Update
Student: __________________
A.R. Average:_______% (Goal 100%)
% of Goal Met ______% Weekly Goal 80%
Students must be at 100% of their AR goal by May 16th, in order to attend the AR Beach Party.
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