Weekly+Newsletter

January 28, 2011

Report Cards Hopefully everyone received your child’s report card on Wednesday. I am seeing many improvements along our journey together. :-) Please let me know if you have any questions/concerns and I will be happy to meet with you.

Florida Writes We are practicing for our upcoming test on March 1st. Your child is being timed for 45 minutes and then given a score of 0-6. Manatee County wants to see every child earn a 4.0 or higher. I have been conferencing with your child twice a week on their strengths and weaknesses.

Math We are working on algebraic expressions. You will notice that I will be testing your child once a week on times tables. Any child that earns under a B average will begin going to administration who has volunteered to work with your child during recess time.

Florida History We are studying Statehood and the effects of The Civil War.

Reading Our FCAT will be in April. Reading next week will be on Black American Biographies. We will not be working out of the reading book, so there will not be a Friday test. They will be working in pairs to work on research papers and posters instead.

Important Dates Jan.31st  Feb. 4th Spirit Week Feb. 3rd  Honor Roll Breakfast <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Feb. 4th <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Super Bowl celebration/snacks <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Feb. 14th <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> See Friday folder for names and Valentine Box suggestions. Mrs. Allen will bring us cookies and punch. We will have a brief opening of cards and snacks. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Feb. 17th <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> DQ Night 4-8:00 <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Feb. 26th <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Winter Carnival

<span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Helvetica; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Have a great weekend!