1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
March 23, 2012
Mrs. Nawrot’s Classroom News
This Week’s Academics
Class Info
Spelling -
This week we looked at the different spellings AR Reading – Students should be at 95% of
of the /k/ sound. Our Take Home Task their AR goals.
involved finding spelling errors in writing.
March Character Trait- Our trait is Mercy.
Proofreading is a tough skill!
Reading- Marking Period Ends- Our 3rd Marking
We have been working on our personal reading Period will end next Friday, March 30th.
books as well as meeting in our guided reading
groups this week. March Is Reading Month Continues- Next
week we will meet with the author of Ellie
Writing- McDoodle in an assembly on Wednesday
We have been looking at what Mercy means. 2pm.
Students had an opportunity to start pieces on
Mercy this week. We have also begun to look
into our upcoming Michigan research project.
Battle at the Beach – We will be having our
Math- Battle of the Books on March 30th. Students
We are working on Division! We have gotten
will be participating in the gym to see which
into remainders and 2 digit quotients. We will
team can recall the most about the books that
take a test next week!
they have been reading.
Science-
Finish assembling that science Fair project.
The Science Fair is scheduled for April 11.
Boards are due to Mrs. Benson on March 29th.
Upcoming Events
Special Notes
Mar. 27 – Parent University
Mar. 28 – Author Assembly 2-2:45
Scholastic Book Orders-
I know that we recently had a wonderful Mar. 29 – Science Fair Boards are due
book fair, but I wanted to send home the
April book orders. They will be due on Mar. 30 – Battle of the Books Competition
March 23rd. If you would like to order you - Out-of-Uniform $1
may fill out the forms and return them or Mar. 31-April 8 – Spring Break
order online using the links on my class blog. April 11 – Science Fair