Weekly News from IRE 003
February 19, 2016
Fair of Hearts!
Math Learning!
What Information Do We Need
Solving the Problem
Adding to What We Understand About Fractions
Informational Writing
Upcoming Reading Celebrations!
On Monday, February 22, we will Skype with Mr. Schu who is an expert on children's books and a children's librarian in Chicago. He blogs daily and keeps up with all the best new children's books. You can follow his blog at Watch. Connect. Read.
On Tuesday, February 23, we will Skype with children's author, Mitali Perkins. She is the author of Tiger Boy, the book we recently finished as a read aloud. We will have the chance to ask her lots of questions about the book and her writing!
On Wednesday, February 24, we will Skype with children's author, Louise Borden. Louise is an Ohio author with great books for 3rd graders. She will read to us a bit and talk to us about the ways she researches for her writing.
Wednesday, March 2 is the official celebration of Read Across America. On that day, we'll have an All Day Read! More information will come about that but kids will spend the day reading lots of great books, magazines and more!
BINGO Family Game Night is Coming to IRE!
BINGO Night is scheduled for Friday, March 4! This is always a fun night for families at IRE!
Please use the link below to sign up to volunteer for this event.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a44acad23a20-bingo
We are also offering a pizza dinner before the games begin. There will be a form attached to Mrs. Schwanke's weekly update this week; please use the form attached to order a hassle-free pizza dinner. Join us from 6-6:30pm to enjoy dinner before Bingo starts at 6:30pm!