Dear families,
We have had a great first week of the third quarter! The students have been hard at work reviewing all the math concepts we have learned throughout the year. We completed our animal research writing. I look forward to you seeing them in the hall at parent teacher conferences Thursday!
We are so proud of Mrs. Duffy who was honored as the exceptional education teacher of the year at the monthly faculty meeting!

Ms. Capano, our innovations and learning coach, has earrned her National Board Certification and Mrs. Gouldman, kindergarten, is our teacher of the year.
In your child’s yellow folder today there is a paper copy of this link forParent/Teacher conferences on Thursday, February 6. Please sign up for a conference if you haven’t already done so.

On Friday, February 14 we will celebrate school wide with our quarter 2 PAW achievement and also classroom parties that begin at 1 pm. I sent home a paper copy today and here is a digital copy as well.
Valentine’s party/class list
Next week in reading we will continue to compare and contrast fairy tales. In writing we will practice breaking larger words into syllables and begin to plan a fictional writing. In math we will continue our benchmark review before the semester test on Thursday and Friday. The students will continue to bring home their math notebooks to help them prepare. I can tell the students are feeling much more confident in their abilities and I know that this will translate into a great performance on these important tests. In social studies we will continue to study famous americans.
Beginning Monday, February 3 we will begin a school-wide fundraiser called Pennies for Patients. We encourage each child to bring an any amount of change to contribute to this important community service activity.
Upcoming Events:
Thurs./Fri. 2/6 and 2/7-Math semester benchmark
Monday, Feb. 10-report cards come home
Friday, Feb. 14-PAW achievement/Valentine’s Party: 1 pm