1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
September 9, 2011
Mrs. Nawrot’s Classroom News
This Week’s Academics Class News
Spelling  First Book Order- Our class participates in
We will learn about short vowels and long the Scholastic Book Order program. If you
vowels. We will be using the Sitton Spelling would like to order books, please return the
program, and we will have a skill test over the book order form and payment by Sept. 23. If
vowels and a word test over 20 spelling words. you are interested in ordering online I have
Reading attached a form. All orders earn our
We will begin reading in our Open Court reading classroom FREE books.
series, starting with the story about Mrs. Frisby
 Character Traits- We are focused in on
and the Crow. We will continue reading aloud
Chocolate Fever. Respect and Responsibility this month!
 Ron Glodoski- Yesterday we had an
Writing
We will look at the steps of the writing process assembly with Mr. Glodoski. He encouraged
and what makes a paragraph. We will write our our students to make good choices, value
first paragraph of our autobiography. themselves, and have hopes and dreams! He
Math was very motiviating to us all!
We will be reviewing addition and subtraction.  Box Tops- Our class will be counting and
We may also begin basic multiplication practice. collecting Box Tops for the whole school.
Social Studies Please send some in! 
We will start a new unit in social studies about  Thank You- I want to say thank you for a
who makes up the United States and our great 1st week of school! I appreciate all that
government. We will look at local, state, and
national government.
you have done to help your child transition
into the 4th grade!
Special Notes Upcoming Events
Mileage Club
Mileage Club begins on Monday at recess  Sept. 12 – Mileage Club Kicks Off
time. Each day, students are allowed to run,
jog, or walk around the perimeter of the  Sept. 23 – Book Order Due
playground. Students can earn tokens and
they may get breakfast with Mr. Schroeder if  Oct. 26 – K-6 Picture Day
they have the most
mileage!