Dear families~

March 1st, 2013

All homework is due by Friday, March 8th: ScootPad- Click on Assignment and do a Math, Reading, and Spelling review. Start your March Book-It reading and log it on your March of Dimes form, too! Put completed March of Dimes reply card into the Homework Bin. (No postage) Practice writing your first & last name, phone, and FULL address for test on March 15th. Refer to your March Is Reading calendar to see what needs to be read at home. Our new Spelling Words are: me mean bean be beet feet low road who door Our new Word Wall Words are: also know only those write keep teacher Our new Sweet Sentence is: None, due to address/Charlottes Web ~~Please note the following and mark your calendar:~~

Mar 7th- Spring Picture Day! 6:00 pm PTA-Sponsored Learning Gizmos Mar 12th- PTA Meeting at 7:00 pm Free babysitting provided in the Art room! Mar 29th- Apr 7th- SPRING BREAK! Enjoy your time off, but remember to read! Apr 17th- Field trip to see Junie B. Jones- Live on Stage! Stay tuned- more to come!!

Dojo points- You may have seen a decline in the frequency of points being given. This in no way indicates bad classroom behavior, its just that the amount of tech time were spending is being geared more toward ScootPad practice. Id much rather have the iPad in the kids hands, using it for learning, than camped out at my table, waiting for me to use it to issue dojo points! I have recently posted on the protopage a listing of great educational apps. Check it out by clicking on the Parents Page tab and see what you think. The kids are going to love them! WANTED: We are down to two containers of Chlorox wipes and could really use more. We use these wipes each day to wipe down our desks before eating our Brain Break and they really help us keep the bacteria from spreading. Thanks so much! March Is Reading Month: The committee has chosen Charlottes Web as the book our ENTIRE school will be reading. Trivia questions will be asked on the morning announcements and prizes will be given. Please read the book to/with your children, following the reading calendar that was sent on Thursday. Also, after you read, record it on your March Book-It and March of Dimes forms. When were done reading the book, we will take an AR test on it. It is worth FIVE points in the system! The local March of Dimes chapter came out to talk to us this week about raising money for babies born from a premature birth. Camp Cronce was deeply touched and eager to help out! Give what/if you can, but complete the log sheet, as IT IS HOMEWORK. Each child MUST record a minimum of nine books on it before turning the log in to me. Keep it in a safe place with your March Book-It and record nightly the books your child has read to you at home. Return the reply card to class without postage. I will collect them and deliver them to our local chapter. The March of Dimes will come again in May to award top book readers as well as top money-earners. MEDALS WILL BE GIVEN to children who have read nine books or more! See the March of Dimes info that is coming home today! Looking forward to the week ahead, Mrs. Cronce www.protopage.com/mrscronce