Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Family Letter 3/18/13


Dear Families,
Hello and Happy Spring (almost!)! Can you tell how excited I am for the return of more daylight and the color green?! Can’t wait to see what this storm has in store for Tuesday!
Today I am proud to report that we have read a total of 2483 minutes! Last week we read 971 minutes. That’s more than our first week and our second week! We’re in third place, only 2403 minutes behind Ms. Walior’s class. I am confident that between weekend reading, Wegivebooks.com reading, and sheer determination, our class could pull ahead!
FYI, I will be at a Grade Level Meeting with the other third grade teachers in our district on Tuesday this week. There will be a substitute teacher. The class and I will be discussing strategies to make the day awesome. Please have this conversation at home, too. J

* IMPORTANT * Please check out the conference schedule on the back of this letter. Thank you for sending in those slips! If you don’t see your name, please call or email (or send the paper back!) with a time that would work well for you and your child.

Reminders:
·      HALF DAY on Friday (3/22/13)
·      NO SCHOOL on Monday (3/25/13)
·      I expect to see students with their parent(s) at conferences!
·      I expect students to bring their reading logs and personal reading books neatly stowed in their plastic book holders EVERY DAY. Please, please help us make this happen!
·      Homework is now due on Mondays (to accommodate weekend reading).

Looking forward to another great week!

Emily
254.3743 x 120 or ehartz@windhamse.org

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK
-      Read at least 20 minutes every day
-      Math Practice
-      Spelling Practice