Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!

Stay safe over the holiday break and

Happy New Year!!!

Tom Watson was here!

On Tuesday, author, Tom Watson, visited with the children in our 2nd-5th grades. He taught them how to draw the characters from his book series, Stick Dog - which he autographed! The children also had the opportunity to get an autographed copy of his book. They are loving the books and can't wait for the next one to come out.

DEAR Breakfast

It was so nice to spend time eating breakfast and reading with everyone! :)

PUMPKIN Day!!!

What a day we've had! Our day was filled with pumpkin reading, pumpkin math, and pumpkin science activities. Here are some pictures from our day...

iPad Friday Pictures

Here are some candid pics from iPad Friday:)

FOSS Science Website

I have created a student account on FOSSweb for our class called Mrs. Maurer's Class.

User Name: lmaurer4-1
Password: Crusaders14-15

There are many fun/educational things to do on the site... check it out!

Everyday Math Website

Hi Parents!
I wanted to make sure you know that the children were each given a personalized username and password. One copy was sent home, and another is glued into their assignment notebooks.

Once logged in on the site, choose the current unit & lesson in this section:

Among other things, the website provides:

• pertinent vocabulary
• the Study Link (SL) page
• games
• an interactive Student Reference Book (SRB)

(The children are also allowed to bring the text home.)

At the bottom of the page is a section called, "More Stuff You Can Do." There you will find animated math strategies (algorithms), games for grades K-6, and many other great resources.

Please contact me if you have questions or need help accessing the information.

Have a great weekend!

iPad Friday is Coming Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is iPad Friday! I have my fingers crossed that we will get to use the new iPads in addition to the ones we currently check out...

Don't forget to complete your Read EveryDay Homework (R.E.D. Sheet).

Math Test on Monday

Just a reminder- our Chapter 1 Math test is scheduled for Monday. Your study guide is due Friday (so we can go over it).

Welcome Back!!!

It was so nice to see everyone that came to Open House last night. Here are the pictures I took of all of you..

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