Weekly Update (8/30-9/3)

Math-Lessons covered this week are:

1.6 "Equivalent Names"

1.7 "The Language of Chance Events"

1.8 "Finding Differences"

1.9 "Calculator Routines"

Language Arts- We will begin the first topic in our reading series, Voices. The spelling theme this week is short vowel sounds. In writing workshop, we will begin writing our personal narratives.

Spelling Test on Friday (9/3). Wordly Wise vocabulary quiz will be on Friday (9/3)

Science- We will continue learning about the Scientific Method and use it to conduct an experiment on Friday.

Social Studies- We will continue our unit on Florida. Students will use the Hello, Florida textbook to complete the scavenger hunt we began last week. The Geography project will be due on September 10.

Social Studies Project

Today a form will go home outlining a landform project that students are to complete over the next two weeks. Please review this sheet and contact me if you have any questions.

The due date for the project will be September 10 ( next Friday).

Picture Day

Picture Day is on Tuesday, September 14th.

Photo packages will be available for purchase.

More information will be sent home as the date gets closer.

Summer Vacation Photos

Attention Students and Parents:

The yearbook staff is collecting photos of the student's Summer vacation experiences both in and out of the country. Please send or email your photos to Mr. Napodano in the Upper Division: nap@shorecrest.org

Photos will be accepted until September 30th.

Spirit Day

Quick note that may have not made it into the students' agendas this afternoon:

Our first Spirit Day is Friday, August 27. Students may wear green and gold colored clothing. Uniforms are not required, but this is not a dress down day. Students may not wear umbros, spandex, boxer or gym style shorts. Blue jean shorts and shorts sold by the Shorecrest Booster Club are allowed.

Weekly Update (8/23-8/27)

Math-Lessons covered this week are:

1.1 Numbers and Number Sequences

1.2 Number Grids

1.3 Introducing the Student Reference Book (SRB)

1.4 Tools for Mathematics

1.5 Analyzing and Displaying Data

Language Arts- We will launch writers workshop this week. We will begin reading the first of our class novels, Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days. Also, over the next two weeks we will work on Lesson 1 in Wordly Wise. Spelling Test on Friday (8/27).

Science- We will introduce the steps of the Scientific Method.

Social Studies- We will start our unit on Florida. Students will use the Hello, Florida textbook.

Back to School Night

Tuesday (8/24) is Back to School Night. Please meet at 7:00 in the Janet Root Theater. Refreshments will be served in the hallway following classroom visits. Be sure to bring your personal calendar to mark important dates and party sign-ups. I look forward to seeing you all there!

Welcome Back!

I hope that you got your welcome back letter in the mail. I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday...

Lights. Camera. Action!

After ten weeks of planning, writing, filming, and editing, we are ready to share our explorer iMovie projects. I hope that you are able to join us.

They will be shown on Wednesday morning at 8:30 in the Lower Division Studio (the room next to Mrs. Lippincott's classroom).

Splash Day

Splash Day is scheduled for this Friday (5/14).

Waivers were sent home on Friday. Without a signed waiver, children WILL NOT be able to use the big water slide. Please sign and return the waivers by Thursday (5/13).

K Program

We will be attending the Kindergarten dress rehearsal this morning. We are looking forward to seeing the new program. I know that many of the students with siblings in Kindergarten are very excited to see them on stage.

Explorer Video

We need your help! The third grade classes are working on their Explorer Movie projects with Mrs. Baralt in the computer lab, and they will be shooting live footage for their movies this week. As students will shooting in different location of the Lower Division campus, we could use extra adults to help with supervision. If you are interested in helping out, please email me if you are available to help.

Our time slots are Wed 10-11 and Thurs 11:10-12:10.

Kentucky Derby

We have studied a bit about Kentucky this week in our geography lesson, and the Louisville (Ms. La Duke's home town) Kentucky Derby. Due to the Derby this Saturday, the third grade teachers are permitting the children to bring a hat to school on Friday in honor of Derby Day.

*Participation is optional.

*Hats should be decorated or fancy. (Baseball caps need some sort of decoration.)

*Hats will be brought to school and stored in lockers until after the ERB testing is over for the day.

Thank you!

Spirit Day

This is a reminder that tomorrow is Spirit Day.

Celebrate the Arts

This week is "Celebrate the Arts" week.

The festivities kicked off with our field trip this past Friday. This week we have several other events planned. This morning we were treated to a string quartet performance by some USF students. On Friday, there will be a performance at 11. Each grade level will be singing some songs, and there is even a group of teachers that will be performing. After the performance, the entire Lower Division will have a cookout. Please submit your lunch preference form if you have not already done so.

I look forward to seeing all of you on Friday!

Field Trip

As part of the Celebrate the Arts next week, we will be taking an architectural tour of downtown St. Petersburg. We will be going this Friday morning (4/16). We are scheduled to leave campus at 8:45 and return around 10:30.

If anyone is interested in accompanying our class, please let me know via email at nealw@shorecrest.org .

Thank you!

Rays Day

Opening Day for the Tampa Bay Rays is Tuesday, April 6. Students may wear a Rays shirt with their regular uniform pants on that day.

Class Pictures

Just a reminder that Monday is class picture day. The order forms went home this week. Extra copies of the order form are available in the office. The deadline to order pictures is Friday (4/9).

Picture Day

Our class picture is scheduled for Monday, April 5th.

Order forms went home today, and all orders must be submitted before Friday 4/9 in order to avoid a late fee of $5. No orders will be received after 4/30.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Important Dates this week

Just a quick reminder that this week we have both Spirit Day and Field Day.

Spirit Day is Wednesday 3/31 and Field Day is Friday 4/2.

Also, despite the fact that it is scheduled for this Thursday (4/1), the history quiz is not a prank.

The quiz will cover the Early North American Tribes that we have been covering in class. The students will be able to use the culture chart that we have been completing during this unit.