Woods Weekly
Week of January 18th-22nd
Classroom Happenings
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Save-the-date: Central's spring music program will be taking place on April 12th at 7pm. Mr. Meyer will be sending a letter home soon.
We do not have school tomorrow (January 15th) or Monday (January 18th). I hope you enjoy the long weekend! :)
Reminders
Scholastic Book Orders:
The January Scholastic Book Orders went home last week. If you are interested in ordering online, please visit: scholastic.com/readingclub and use our class activation code: NG6FZ. You can also get books by filling out the order form and including a check made out to Scholastic Reading Club. All orders are due by Friday, January 22nd. Happy ordering! :)
Student Council:
Our Student Council is sponsoring The Pet Project which will benefit the Porter County Animal Shelter. The project is currently underway and goes until Friday, January 29th. Items we are looking for include:
- old towels
- pet food
- pet shampoo
- collars
- kitty litter
- toys
- old pet crates
- leashes
- paper towels
- puppy pad
Science
- vocabulary
- static electricity
- current electricity
Social Studies
Math
- solving division story problems with remainders
- interpreting how to represent the remainder (i.e. whole number, fraction, cents for money problems)
- standard division algorithm
Reading
- using the text to support answers
- using context clues
- comparing and contrasting
- using features of trickster tales
Students will be taking their quarterly STAR Reading and STAR Math tests during reading on Thursday and Friday.
Writing
Spelling
None
Important Dates to Remember:
January 14th: End of 2nd grading period
January 15th: No School (Snow Make-Up Day)
January 18th: Martin Luther King Day/ No School
Specials and Lunch/Recess Schedule
Tuesday: Music and Gym
Wednesday: Music and Gym
Thursday: Computers
Friday: Art
Lunch: 12:20-12:50
Recess: 12:50-1:20
Conferences
Contact Information
Email: jwoods@valpo.k12.in.us
Website: http://misskrasclass.weebly.com/
Location: 305 Franklin St, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone: 219-531-3030