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March 9-13

It was fun celebrating reading last week!  We read in many classrooms on Friday afternoon and decorated our room as a space theme. If you still have a Dr. Suess grid at home, try reading in fun places!  They can still bring them in this week for a prize.

Conferences: Make sure to sign up! Also, I will be sending home a survey for conferences.  Please complete and return to school.  Thank you! 
Sign up: https://ptcfast.com/schools/NDLC
If you are able to help out:  https://signup.com/go/iCXSJWB -Book Fair
https://signup.com/go/hDFsTGU -Teacher meal sign up 

NDLC Spring Service Project: We are excited to announce our 2020 spring service project Happy Tooth - Day - a collection for St. Joseph’s food program in Menasha.  We will be collecting and creating birthday bags and dental hygiene bags for kids in need.

Each grade has an assigned item to collect.  Donations are OPTIONAL.  If you wish to donate,  please bring NEW items to conferences on March 24 &26.

Families are invited to fill the dental and birthday bags at the Knowledge-athon dance on April 17th. 

4K Kids toothbrushes (both toddler and child size needed)
Kindergarten Kids toothpaste
First grade Birthday candles
Second grade Cans of frosting  (please check expiration dates)
Third grade Cake mix  (please check expiration dates)
Fourth grade Kid’s birthday cards ( no age specific cards and please
Leave them blank)
Thank you for your participation in this important project.

Reading and Writing: We are beginning a new fiction reading and writing unit this week.  We will be reading fiction books and writing realistic fiction books.

New snap words:
K: ball, as, by, be
1st: any, have, make, could  (practice writing could at home!  It's a tricky one!)

Kindergarten Math: We are continuing to work on partners of ten and building equations.  We are practicing telling story problems and solving them.

First Grade Math: This week we are working on comparison problems.  Today a math sheet that we did in class is coming home.  Take a peek at it so that you can see the work that we are doing.  We are making connections to addition and subtraction and listening to the story closely to see what we need to solve for.

Science: First graders are beginning a sound and light unit.  This week we will gain some background knowledge about sound.  Kindergartners are finishing up their weather unit with a season study and will be doing some art projects. 

Some pictures from the last couple of weeks!

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