1. Mrs. Nawrot’s Classroom News
Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
January 20,
2012
Upcoming Events
 Jan. 26 – Math Test over Fractions
 Jan. 26 – Awards Assembly
 Jan. 26 - Family Science Night
 Jan. 27 - Book Orders Due
 Jan. 30-Feb. 1 – Parent Teacher Conferences
 Feb. 3 -No School Due to Conference Week
 AR Reading –New reading goals start
Monday! We will be starting our 3rd
Marking
Period!
 Marking Period Ends- Report cards will be
available during conferences Jan. 30-Feb. 1.
 Family Science Night – CCA will be having
its 2nd
Annual Family Science Night on Jan.
26. Please join us for hands-on activities from
5-7 pm.
 Awards Assembly – Our next Awards
assembly will be on January 26. Please join
us at 2:30 in the auditorium.
 Book Orders – Book Orders are due Jan. 27.
Thanks!
 Conferences – You received the conference
schedule attached to my newsletter this past
Monday. It is also posted on my blog. 
 Roller Skating Field Trip- We will go roller
skating on Feb. 10. It will be $3. More info to
come soon.
Class Info
This Week’s Academics
Special Notes
Tonight, if you would like to you can come
out and support our high school as they play
their Snowcoming basketball games at 6 and
7:30.
They are also hosting their annual Cougars
vs. Cancer event.
Spelling -
We have some new options on the Spelling
2-5-8 Menu now. Next week students will be
reviewing homophone pairs.
Reading-
We have completed our DIBELS benchmark
testing. Next week we will be reading
Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary. Our Battle
of the Books teams have been working hard
too!
Writing-
Powerpoints are almost complete. Students
should finish any remaining bird research by
Monday afternoon.
Math-
We are back and working with fractions. We
have been adding, subtracting, working with
improper fractions and mixed numbers.
Students will have a test on Jan. 26 due to the
snow days.
Science – Science
Fair 2012 is coming! Check with your child for
contracts and packets.