Can you believe the first week of school is over?

Wow! What a week!  I appreciate your support at home as we transition into third grade!  (Nightly homework exhausting any of you?!)

Please plan to attend Curriculum Night on Tuesday night - 6:00pm - please meet in the cafeteria, then come to my classroom (314) afterwards!

New words of the week:

Salubrious - adj - promoting health
Interdependent - adj - dependent on one another, working together (antonym of independent - each assignment/project/etc. is one of the two - we are developing positive habits that support each learning style. 
Exorbitant - adj - excessive.  *This week's spelling bonus word - if the students use it correctly in a sentence and turn it in on Monday, they get a sticker for their agendas! 

DRA:  We are currently testing the students using the DRA-2 assessment.  It takes ~20 minutes to assess each child, but the information gathered is very useful and will be a part of their independent work (Reader's Workshop) in class as well as books that they choose at home for their personal and weekly homework reading. 

The boys and girls have been so patient and hard-working while I am administering this - I am so proud!  We will have a DRA's DONE snack party on Monday, August 27 during ELA!  I would love some parents to send in a variety of healthy snacks/fruit/juice for it.  Please email me if you will send in something.  We have 22 students and 2 teachers. 

I will send out information regarding online textbook login and Study Island as soon as that information is sent to me.  (Our CST has been out of the office this week!) 

Please send in a magazine/file holder (they used to sell the cardboard ones for $1 at Target - I am not sure if they do anymore) for reading/language arts!

Have a great weekend!

Here we are 90% pure joy, 10% hairy scary!