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

March 23

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    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