Final Twenty Fifteen Friday

What a great start to the school year! I hope that 201 Families are on "break mode," and that you all enjoy the extra time with family and the more relaxed pace.   Today we took our Reading Test on Think Central. You can check the results online.  We also finished up our Southwest Travel Brochures.  They look fantastic and will soon be displayed in 201.

Kids are really excited about beginning our new Science unit on Animal Habitats, Ecosystems, and Adaptations.  Today they had time to select a research topic and do some preliminary research. In 2016, I will send home the official project paperwork. It will involve a research paper and a diorama. Don't worry, we will have time in class to do the research. I want to guide kids through the note taking and organization process. You will have plenty of time to work on this! Don't worry!

These weeks at home...

• Complete the Marshmallow Reading Challenge.  If we get 100% participation, we will celebrate with a warming "Hot Cocoa Read- In" in early January.  Please, feel free to add extra marshmallows. You can glue the extras to the the bottom of the mug or make "lift- a -flap" marshmallows. Decorate those mugs! The form is in the Green Folder. 
• Spend some time with your multiplication tables. Log on to Multiplication.com a click on the "quizzes."  http://www.multiplication.com/quiz/multiplication-self-correcting-quizzes
• Do some ST and /or Extra Math
• Learn how to sing "Winter Fantasy." It is one of my favorite holiday songs.  Click on the link to hear it.
• Lastly, 201 is scheduled to take the Winter MAPS Reading/L.A. test on Tuesday, January 5. We will take the Math the following week.

See you next year!