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Upcoming dates:

January 31st- 100th day of school and Beulah Ralph's Birthday 
February 1st- Field trip to the public library
February 2nd- KOMU 8 Weather Presentation February 3rd- Neon color day, wear something bright!February 6th- School not in sessionFebruary 10th- Progress reports, Problem solver day- bring in a puzzle to completeFebruary 13th- parent/teacher conferencesFebruary 14th- Valentine's PartyFebruary 16th- parent/teacher conferencesFebruary 17th- school not in session

Math- Multiplication Flash Cards

In the Friday Folders this week I sent home a set of multiplication flash cards for each student to practice their math facts at home with.  Starting on Monday students can be quizzed over the different multiples (multiplies of 0, multiplies of 1, multiplies of 2) in order to gain a part of their multiplication sundae page. Each week students will be tracking their process with their facts. There is no time limit on the flashcard quiz, however, they must get every one right in order to move on to the next category.

Reading- Field Trip

This next week on Wednesday we will be taking a field trip to the Columbia Public Library. We will have the opportunity to tour the library, learn more about the books that are there, and listen to some stories. Students will also have the opportunity to get their own library card! I sent home the permission form last week but if you need another copy I have more as well.

Science- Weather Presenter

This week we also have the unique opportunity to have Kenton Gewecke, the local weatherman at KOMU 8, come to our class and talk to us about being a weather man. This will be wrapping up our current science unit over weather and it will be a great experience for the students to learn first hand how the weather man predict the weather and the tools they use at the station.

Writing

We are still working on our nonfiction writing unit! We are aiming to have our writing pieces finished for parent teacher conferences soon! The students are working hard turning their notes into sentences, and then turning those sentences into a structured paragraph.

Valentines Day Boxes

In third grade this year, we decided that instead of doing Valentines Day Boxes we would instead do Valentine Animal bags. The kids will make these in class the day before the Valentines Day party. We will work on the symmetry of hearts and how we can turn them into animals! The students can use different size and shapes of hearts to create their own animal and then place these onto paper bags where they will collect their valentines in.