Week of March 29

Library Helper - Mrs. Shanahan
Parent Reader - Mrs. Peffly
Current Events - Tuesday - Reilly, Devin; Wednesday - Chase. Noah; Thursday - Emerson, Turner; Friday - Erin, John

Language Arts
Spelling - coast, soak, float, soap, foam, throat, hoe, toad, moan, toast, roast, toe
Bonus - science, survey, were, where, wear
High Frequency Words - already, guess, hundred, learn, curve, fair, exercise, woods, prove, caught, world, accept, brought, bought, board, tough, thumb, father
Robust Vocabulary - extinct, pledge, blended, cradled, raggedy, distance, personalities, crumpled, patience, tedious
Reading - Watching in the Wild by Charman Simon (Non-Fiction)
Fluency - Reading Rate
Comprehension - Use Graphic Aids; Synonyms
Grammar - Forms of be
Writing - Publishing

Mathematics - Unit 8 - Fractions
* Comparing Fractions
* Fraction Number Stories
* Review and Progress Check

Social Studies
Asia

Science
Energy (Sound)

The students are also learning D'Nealian cursive handwriting (writing capitals and cursive letters).

In computers, the students will finish their surveys and organize their data by forming a bar graph.

Spirit and Field Day

This Wednesday is Spirit Day, so please encourage the students to wear green and gold and show their school spirit. On Friday, April 2, is Field Day and the students will need to wear a t-shirt in their team color with school bottoms. The students know their team colors, but please contact me if you have any questions.

Relay for Life

Join me for this year's Relay For Life on the Shorecrest campus, on Haskell Field, Friday, March 26. From 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Shorecrest students will be participating in Alpha through eighth grade, and Upper Division students will enjoy their spring barbecue and concert at this year's Relay For Life. After 3 p.m. the event will be open to the public, with the Survivors Dinner at 5 p.m. followed by the Survivors Celebration at 6 p.m. I am on team Green Eyes this year and trying to raise money to help find a cure. Come out and support Relay for Life.

March 22-26

Welcome back. The students seem rested and excited to be back, as I am. If you are scheduled to be parent reader, and can't make it, please let me know in advanced so I can ask for another volunteer. Thanks for your help.

Here is our week at a glance.

Parent Reader - Liz Jack (Friday at 8:10)
Current Events - Tuesday - Emery, Keaton; Wednesday - Ellie, Asher; Thursday - Chase, Renata, Samuel; Friday - Joshua, Lindsey

Language Arts
* Spelling - enjoy, oyster, foil, point, join, soil, joy, toil, loyal, voice, moist, voyage, Asia, southern, northern
* High Frequency Words - police, sugar, sometimes, world, though, understand, wear, interesting
* Robust Vocabulary - thickens, plentiful, crowd (v.), sealed, carefully, attack, pattern, disappear, role, diligent
* Reading - The Bee by Sabrina Crewe
* Fluency - Reading rate
* Comprehension - Use Graphic Aids
* Grammar - Past-Tense Verbs
* Writing - Editing and Publishing

Mathemcatics - Unit 8 - Fractions
* Using fractions to name parts of collections
* Equivalent fractions
* Comparing Fractions

Social Studies
* Asia

Science
* Energy

The students are continuing to learn cursive handwriting and are really enjoying the challenge.

Relay for Life - Purple T-Shirt Day

This Wednesday, March 24 is wear purple day for Relay for Life. We will also wear our purple shirts on Relay for Life day on Friday, March 26.

An Important Message

Dear Parents,

The Lower School administration uses Online Community to communicate with our families. Dr. Bianco and Mrs. Weinman's letters and Lower Division reminders are posted on a Lower Division blog. This is the school administration's main form of communication, so EVERYONE should subscribe. In order to have access, you will need to subscribe to the Lower Division blog.

Directions:
First log into the Online Community. After logging into the Online Community, go to Community > Groups > Lower Division Group from the green menu bar. First, click on the icon "Join Group." Next, scroll down the page and click on the Subscribe button. This will send you e-mail alerts whenever I write a new blog post.

Change of Date for Purple Day

The date for PURPLE DAY, in support of Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society, has been changed from this Thursday to WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24.

March 8-12

Here is our week at a glance.

Library Helper (Monday) - Mrs. Camp
Parent Reader (Friday) - Mrs. Quilty

Current Events - Tuesday - Reilly, Devin; Wednesday - Chase, Noah; Thursday - Emerson, Turner; Friday - John, Erin

Language Arts
Spelling - climb, kneel, comb, knife, crumb, knot, gnat, know, gnaw, known, kneaded, wrist
Bonus - hemisphere, fraction, energy
High Frequency Words - woods, idea, laughed, though, worry, care, sign, brought, store, fork, pour, score, your, chore, short, more, four, sore
Robust Vocabulary - acquired, assumed, serious, extremely, admit, barely, hilarious, witty, absurd, attempt
Reading - Serious Farm by Tim Egan
Fluency - Expression
Comprehension - Plot (Compare and Contrast)
Grammar - Subject-Verb Agreement
Writing - Form: Personal Narrative
Trait - Sentence Fluency

Mathematics - Unit 7 and 8
* Unit 7 assessment
* Equal Parts of ONE
* Exploring Fractions, Multiplication and Division, and Volume
* Collection of Things

Science
* Energy (Heat, Light, Sound)

Social Studies
* Australia

Field Day on Friday

Just a reminder that the Lower Division Field Day will be on Friday, March 12th from 9:00-10:45.
The coaches have asked that your children wear their team's colored athletic clothing and proper athletic shoes to school on this day.

Relay for Life

Purple Day is March 11.

The Shorecrest school community will wear purple on March 11 to raise awareness of the need to find a cure for cancer.

Relay for Life is on March 26. I am on team "Green Eyes" and I am trying to raise money to help find a cure. I hope to see you there.

Oldie Goldie Tomorrow

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the Oldie Goldie book sale and the students will be able to purchase books to add to their home collections. It your child would like to buy some books, $5 is a good amount to send in. This amount will go a long way.

I also thank you for your book donations. This is what makes Oldie Goldie successful. Have fun reading with your children.

March 1-5

It was wonderful meeting with you this past week and sharing what great work your children have been doing. I can't believe we are now in March and spring is around the corner - as well as lots more learning and growing.

Here is our week at a glance. I wish you a terrific week.

Parent Reader - Mrs. Peffly

Current Events - Tuesday - Emery, Keaton; Wednesday - Ellie, Asher; Thursday - Renata, Chase, Samuel; Friday - Joshua, Lindsey

Language Arts
Spelling - ladle, bubble, puzzle, riddle, table, cattle, beetle, nibble, castle, cradle, maple, rattle
Bonus Spelling - February, Australia, marsupial
High Frequency Words - already, accept, woods, curve, coming, worry, out, town, count, crowd, ground, now, found, crown, sound, down
Robust Vocabulary - allowance, rosy, bargain, spoiled, comfortable, boost, exchanged, delivered, thrifty, industrious
Story of the Week - A Chair for my Mother by Vera B. Williams
Fluency - Expression
Comprehension - Plot, Compare and Contrast, Using Story Structure
Grammar - Past-Tense Action Verbs
Writing - Form:Revisit Personal Narrative; Trait:Sentence Fluency

Mathematics - Unit 7
* Middle Value (Medium) of a Set of Data
* Frequency Distributions
* Review Partial Sums and Unit 7 concepts
* Math Quiz (at the end of the week)

Social Studies
* Australia

Science
* Energy (Heat, Light and Sound)

WANTED: USED BOOKS

The Oldie Goldie book fair is just around the corner. Don't forget to clear those shelves and bring in your books. The fair will be this Friday, March 5th.