Mrs. Stough’s  
                                                                                                                      Superhero 
                                                                                                                      Newsletter 
                                                                                                                 January 11-15, 2016 
                   Important Dates	
                                                 Classroom News   
           •    Monday  1/18/16  –  No  school  (Weather  make-­‐                    Reading – This week we learned how to make connections
                up  day)                                                             as we read.  Students learned how to document the part 
           •    Monday  1/25/16-­‐Friday,  2/12/16  –  Spring                        of the text they connected to, the connection they made,
                Fundraiser                                                           and how that connection helped them as a reader. 
           •    Friday,  2/5/16  –  Family  movie  night  (6  pm)                    Students learned how to make text to self, text to text,
                                                                                     text to world connections.   
                                                                                     Writing – We are beginning another process writing piece.
                 http://www.choosemyplate.gov                                        Students will use the writing process to write a 2 paragraph opinion 
             (This is a great site for learning more                                 piece.  We will be working on using strong details to support 
                              about nutrition).                                      opinions.  Way to go with Words Their Way!  We took another 
                                                                                     spelling assessment to determine how students are progressing in 
                http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition                                  the program and I was thrilled with our progress so far!  Thanks for 
             (This is the site we used to complete                                   all your home support that has been vital to the student’s 
             our nutrient investigation.  There is a                                 significant growth!!!  
           lot more to explore on this site as well.                                 Math We applied our measuring skills to find the perimeter of an 
                                                                                     object.  We’ll also be learning how to find the area of an object, 
           **************************                                                before we take our practice test and measurement assessment.  
                                                                                     Some students are still having trouble with measuring to the quarter 
                       Happy Birthday!                                               inch.  Please help your child measure at home, paying close 
           1-20 – Hayden K.                                                          attention to measurements to the nearest quarter inch.  
                                                                                      Science – Students learned the six nutrients our bodies need, and 
           1-27 – Kadence L.                                                         how they help our body function.  Students also learned the foods    
                                                                                                             that contain these nutrients.  Finally we 
           	
                                                                                                learned how to read the important information
                      Our classroom newsletter can be                                                        on nutrition labels.    
                                         
                       found on our website each week.                                                       Tissue boxes needed:  Please send in 
                                         
               http://www.etownschools.org/Domain/264                                                        any empty tissue boxes for Valentine’s  
           	
                                                                                                boxes.  THANKS!  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
           	
                                                                        	
  
                                                                                     	
  
                                                                                     	
  
                                                                                                            	
  	
  
                                                                                                            	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Monday	
  1/18	
  –	
  No	
  School	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
   	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
                                                                                                            	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Tuesday	
  1/19	
  –	
  CUBS	
  
                                                                                                            	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Wednesday	
  1/20	
  -­‐	
  Music	
  
                                                                                                            	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Thursday	
  1/21	
  –	
  Gym,	
  Library	
  exchange	
  
                                                                                     	
  	
  	
  	
         	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Friday	
  1/22	
  –	
  Art,	
  Library	
  
                                                                                     	
  
             Contact Information:                                                     Robin Stough 
                                                                                                            	
  	
  
                                                         robin_stough@etownschools.org
                                                                                     	
  
                                                            717-426-4203  x3911
                                                                                     	
  
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