Special Events!

March 15 and 16 - Parent / Teacher conferences
March 16 - We present at Morning Program THIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS
Please don't hesitate to contact me for an appointment if you'd like to meet and I haven't requested a conference
March 19 through 23 - student observer, Miss Tiffany Whitman visits
March 22 - Literacy volunteer, Mrs. Donovan, will visit. This is in recognition of Agricultural Literacy Week and is sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension
March 30 - end of third marking period

Monday, March 16, 2009

It's a short week!

Please remember we will dismiss at 12:00 noon on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday is a Superintendent's Conference Day. Students will not attend (but teachers will!)
Reminder: some kids still need cereal boxes for the dinosaur project.

Here are the homework assignments for March 16-19.

Monday - please write your vocabulary words in descriptive sentences.
  • grasslands - large open areas of land covered with grass, such as prairies or meadows - noun
  • violent - showing or caused by great physical force - adjective
  • beware - to be on the lookout for something dangerous or harmful - verb
  • prevent - to stop or keep something from happening - verb
  • uprooted - pulled all the way out of the ground - verb
  • destroy - to completely ruin something - verb
Tuesday - please read and complete both sides of the page called Fact and Fiction about St. Patrick's Day. Don't forget to wear green!

Wednesday - please write your spelling words 3 times each.
regular: root, glue, boot, flew, suit, new, fruit, shoe, clue, canoe
review: cook, could
frequency: complete, measure, questions

Thursday - please read and complete the page called paper clips. You'll need a magazine or newspaper for this assignment. We have some in the library if you don't have any at home.

Friday - No school - enjoy yourselves!

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