Week of March 2

The March Class Calendar will be sent home on Monday March 2nd. You can view a copy of it HERE.

Monday 3/2 (C Day):
-Art

Tuesday 3/3 (D Day):
-Art and P.E.
-Variety Show performance at SJHS (9am for students and 6pm for families)

Wednesday 3/4 (E Day):
-Late Start
-Music

Thursday 3/5 (F Day):
-1/2 Day (Dismiss at 12:06pm) Spring Conferences
-No specials today

Friday 3/6 (A Day):
-1/2 Day (Dismiss at 12:06pm) Spring Conferences
-Maker Day for 3rd-5th graders
-Dress like your favorite superhero day!


Upcoming important dates:
3/8 - Spirit Wear orders due today (see the Mrs. Bawks' blog for more information)
3/11 - Late Start
3/13 - Dress like your favorite book character day and Popcorn Friday!
3/17 - Author Visit (Mark Tyler Nobleman)
3/18 - Late Start
3/20 - 4th grade field trip to Upton Planetarium and Flashlight and Fuzzy Sock Friday

Parent/Teacher Conferences:  Are coming up! Teachers will be writing report cards on Friday,

February 28. Therefore, school will be dismissing at 12:06 p.m. that day.  Spring conferences
are held on an "as needed" basis, and will be held during the week of March 2nd.
I sent e-mails on February 27th regarding conferences; please check your e-mails.

The March is Reading Month celebration kicks off on Thursday March 5th! Students will read from a variety of genres and choice activities throughout the month. They may choose to complete any square at any time. For each square completed, students will receive a raffle ticket for the book giveaway. Drawings will be done weekly and winners will be announced on the news.

Math:  We are full swing into unit 5. This week, we will be working on a project called, "Queen Arlene's Dilemma." Students will be dividing Queen Arlene's land into parts based on a number story and then writing fractions in an addition number sentence.

We will also be learning how to subtract fractions with like denominators (5/6 - 3/6 = 2/6) and mixed numbers.

Google Classroom: Please ask your child to take a minute to share with you our Google Classroom page this week. There are MANY resources posted there that we use on a daily basis that will help in practicing the skills we learn about at school at home.

A HUGE congratulations to the following students for passing a level in Lexia this past week!

Cold and Flu season:  As you've probably heard on the news, many school districts around us continue to get hit hard by influenza.  Symptoms include fever, headache, lethargy, and upper-respiratory congestion.  Please remember if you child has a fever, he/she must be fever free (without the aid of medicine) for a full 24-hours to return to school.  We are wiping down our desks regularly and encouraging hand washing!  Our superintendent is monitoring our attendance numbers, but as of now we are seeing attendance typical for this time of the year. 

Please don't forget to view the weekly Brown School Blog for additional information: https://brownschoolnewssaintjoseph.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Hassenger