Smarty Panda Newsletter

What We Are Learning

Reading Genre - Diaries and Journals

Writing/Science - Prairie Animals nonfiction

Author - Marissa Moss

Spelling - Geography terms

Math - Adding and Subtracting 2-digit numbers with mental math

Social Studies - Pioneer life & Geography

Important Dates and Homework

05/02 - Teacher appreciation week

05/04 - Math homework due

05/04 - *optional* hard candy due for our 3rd grade STAAR grade goody bags

05/06 - Map homework due

05/06 - End of Student Council fundraiser contest (see below)

05/06 - Progress reports go home

05/09-11 - Campus closed: STAAR testing & no specials (art, PE and library)

05/13 - Musical costumes needed on campus (except class shirts and jeans)

05/13 - Reading Counts store

05/13 - 7am - All Pro Dads

05/17 - 6pm Fine Arts Night at Nelson

05/19 - Musical performance at 7:00 pm. Students arrive at 6:45 - dressed and ready

05/27 - Field day - wear your panda shirts

05/30 - No School

05/31 - 8:15 2nd grade End of Year awards ceremony

06/02 - 12:50 dismissal on last day of school


	Read to Self in Pioneer Wagon

Read to Self in Pioneer Wagon


Pioneer Cooking We learned how to make sowbellies, slamjohns, biscuits and scrambled eggs.	Pioneer Games We tried bobbing for apples, rolling hoops, panning for gold and dropping clothespins.	Pioneer Planning We tried to figure out what we could take with us on our pioneer trip. We were only allowed 2,000 pounds worth of stuff and it would have to fit in a wagon the size of the back of a pick-up truck.

Pioneer Cooking

We learned how to make sowbellies, slamjohns, biscuits and scrambled eggs.

Pioneer Games

We tried bobbing for apples, rolling hoops, panning for gold and dropping clothespins.

Pioneer Planning

We tried to figure out what we could take with us on our pioneer trip. We were only allowed 2,000 pounds worth of stuff and it would have to fit in a wagon the size of the back of a pick-up truck.