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CTES Cub’s Night In!

CTES Cubs Night In flyer 2017

 

Cubs Night In is coming on Feb 10th!!! This will be a fun filled night for your child.  We are only taking the first 200 students and slots are filling up fast.  Please send in your RSVP –  ASAP!!!!

Papa John’s Fundraiser!

HI CTES Families!

PTA and Papa John’s have partnered up to raise big funds for Colonial Trail.  The fundraiser starts Tuesday, January 17th and ends Tuesday, January 31st. That’s only 2 weeks to take orders, so make yours today! Our school will receive up to 70% of the proceeds. Wow! The classroom with the highest number of cards ordered wins a PIZZA PARTY for their class.  Please see the below PDF Flyer.                   Let’s go Cubs!

CTES PAPA JOHNS Pizza Cards flyer 2017

Week of 1/31/17

Here’s how we are starting off our third quarter::

Language Arts: sounds of -ed, writing Friendly Letters

Math: Review 2 digit problems, estimation, word problems–Test Friday 2/3/17

Please practice Doubles +1 facts this week!

Social Studies: Native Americans- Review for Test (2/7/17), Projects

 

Coming Up:

2/1 and 2/2 Math Benchmarks

2/2 Spirit Night at Zaxby’s, 5-8pm

2/10 Scholastic Orders due (flyers going home 2/1)

 

*Bonus Question:: The word “pueblo” means ___________ .

Week of 1/23/17

We worked very hard this week and accomplished so much! Here’s what’s on board for next week::

Language Arts: Verbs, writing Friendly Letters

Math: Doubles +1 Facts, Word Problems, Estimation

Quiz Friday on 2-digit addition and subtraction

Social Studies: Native Americans: Pueblo

Quiz Thursday on Pueblo

*Native American Projects due 1/27- help your child remember not to leave this until the last minute!

We will have Reading Benchmark tests on Monday and Tuesday. These are cumulative tests to see what your child has learned so far this year. Please make sure your child gets a good breakfast and is at school on time as these start at 8:30!

Coming Up:

1/23-1/24 Reading Benchmark Tests

1/27- End of 2nd Quarter- STUDENT HALF DAY

1/30- STUDENT HOLIDAY

*Bonus Question:: Write down and solve (show your work!)

  1. 74-29
  2. 36+56

 

Heritage Night

A big thanks to all who came out to see the exciting and informative projects completed for Heritage Night! I enjoyed seeing you there! Please see some of the awesome contributions from our class on our Photos link!

Our Week!

We had a fantastic first week back, I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly your children got back into our daily routines! Here’s what’s on board for next week::

Language Arts:

Math: 2-digit Addition/Subtraction mixed review

    ** please review basic +/- facts nightly with your child, if you don’t have flashcards at home they are available at the dollar store! 

Social Studies: Native Americans: Lakota/Sioux

 

*Native American Projects due 1/27- help your child remember not to leave this until the last minute!

 

Coming Up:

1/12- Heritage Night- we have a couple of students signed up to participate, please come out to support our classmates and check out the interesting projects on display!

1/16- Martin Luther King Jr. Day- NO SCHOOL

1/23-1/24 Reading Benchmark Tests

1/27- End of 2nd Quarter- STUDENT HALF DAY

1/30- STUDENT HOLIDAY

 

 

*Bonus Question:: What do you think Ms. Willis did on her snow day Monday? (write this one down please!)

 

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back, I hope that you had a restful and happy holidays! Can you believe we will be halfway through the year in just 3 more weeks?!? We are jumping right back into the swing of things this week with:

Language Arts: adjectives, r-controlled vowels

Math: 2-digit subtraction, with and without regrouping

Social Studies- Native Americans: Powhatans of the Eastern Woodlands

 

*Native American Project– please see information sheet coming home today with details and email me with any questions. I look forward to seeing your child’s creativity!

 

Coming Up:

1/1-1/7 Papa John’s Dollars4Dough Fundraiser; use the code:  CTESCUBS

1/12- Heritage Night- we have a couple of students signed up to participate, please come out to support our classmates and check out the interesting projects on display!

 

1/16- Martin Luther King Jr. Day- NO SCHOOL

1/23-1/24 Reading Benchmark Tests

1/27- End of 2nd Quarter- STUDENT HALF DAY

1/30- STUDENT HOLIDAY

 

 

*Bonus Question:: What are 3 words that describe your winter break? (write this one down and turn it in!)

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