Feb. 25th - Mar. 1st

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Monday, Feb. 25th (D Day) SSW, Music

Tuesday, Feb. 26th (E Day) Library, Art, Math Center

Wednesday, Feb. 27th (F Day) PE, Art, LATE START

Thursday, Feb. 28th (A Day) Computer Lab, PE, ½ Day

Friday, Mar. 1st  (B Day) Music, ½ Day

Important Upcoming Dates

Late Start - March 6, 13 and 20

Dress like a World Traveler Day - Friday, March 8th

Book Fair - March 11-15

Dress as your favorite book character - Friday, March 15th

Flashlight Friday & Fuzzy Socks - Friday, March 22nd

Planetarium at Upton Middle School- March 22nd

PJ Day - Friday, March 29th

Reading Month/Reading Counts

March is Reading Month starts this Friday. The theme is “One World, Many Stories.”  We will have a
variety of reading adventures, STEAM activities, and a fun “Where in the World?” guessing game to
play daily.  Please look for information to come home about this exciting month later this week.

The new Reading Counts Goal for 3rd Trimester is

21 points for a 3, 40 points for a 4!

Multiplication Facts

We had a great time celebrating our multiplication fact success on Friday.  There are still several
students that need to work hard at putting their math facts to memory by the end of the year.  Please
work on this weekly with your child so they become more fluent at their facts. Learning their
multiplication facts now will be super beneficial as they continue into 4th grade and beyond!

Feb. 18th - Feb. 21st

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Monday, Feb. 18th (E Day) ABC 57 Weather Assembly, Talent Show, Art

Tuesday, Feb. 19th (F Day) Math Center, Gym, Art

Wednesday, Feb. 20th (A Day) LATE START, Gym

Thursday, Feb. 21st (B Day) Multiplication Pizza Lunch, Music

Friday, Feb. 22nd (C Day) ½ Day, 3rd grade to Planetarium at Upton

Important Upcoming Dates

Late Start - February 27

½ Days Parent Teacher Conferences - February 28 and March 1

Book Fair - March 11-15

Valentine’s Day Party

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to help with our Valentine’s Day party!  The kids had
a lot of fun playing the games, decorating the craft and eating all the sweet treats.   

Multiplication Facts

This is the last week of our multiplication pizza challenge!  Practice, practice, practice!! Please
check in with your child to see how many slices they have earned and continue to have them
practice at home.  IXL F Skill builders are a great way to practice. We will have our pizza party to
celebrate levels passed on Thursday. Here is the what students will earn:

Facts 1-4 passed = 1 slice of pizza

Facts 5-7 passed = 2 slices of pizza

Facts 8 and above - 2 or more slices and dessert

If your child has not passed through the 4's, they are still welcome to eat lunch with us in the
classroom, they would just need to bring their own lunch or bring their hot lunch up to the room. We will
provide juice boxes.

Feb.11th - Feb.15th

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Monday, Feb. 11th (F Day) Gym, Art

Tuesday, Feb. 12th (A Day) Math Center, Gym

Wednesday, Feb. 13th (B Day) LATE START, Music

Thursday, Feb. 14th (C Day) Art, Valentine’s Party 2:40-3:40

Friday, Feb. 15th (D Day) 1st Grade Program, Music

Important Upcoming Dates

Late Starts - February 20 and 27

½ Day End of 2nd Trimester - February 22

½ Days Parent Teacher Conferences - February 28 and March 1

Valentine’s Day Party

We will be having our class Valentine's celebration this Thursday from 2:40 – 3:40.  Parents have
planned some fun activities for our class. I would ask that if your child is bringing valentine's to school
to pass out (it is not mandatory), that they bring one for everyone in our class and sign them
themselves.  Students may begin to bring in their Valentine boxes, bags, or envelopes (made at home)
to school beginning Wednesday, Feb. 13th. If your child is competing in our Valentine's Day Box
competition, they can bring those in on Wednesday as well. I will be asking them which category
they would like their box to be voted on. Here are the categories: Most Creative, Most Original,
Best Representation of Valentine’s Day, Cutest Box, and Funniest Box

Multiplication Facts

We have 2 more weeks to work through all of the multiplication levels to fill a pizza.  For each
multiplication level they pass, students will add another piece to make a whole pizza.  We will
continue testing all the way through 10s. Please check in with your child to see how many slices
they have earned and continue to have them practice at home.  IXL F Skill builders are a great
way to practice. We will have our pizza party to celebrate levels passed on Thursday, February 21st!