Wow! It is hard to believe that this Friday marks the end of the first semester! On Friday afternoon, teachers will be working on progress reports. The reports will be sent home at the end of the month.
A few upcoming events:
January 19th: Half Day for Students, 11:30 Dismissal; MAP test for math
January 22nd: No School for Students-Staff development for teachers
January 22nd-26th: Celebrate New Directions Week!
January 23rd-BE Creative -Game Day (dress like game characters ie. Twister, Mario)
January 24th-BE Unique - Backwards Day
January 25th-BE Active - Activewear
January 26th-BE Adventurous - Camping Day
Curricular updates:
Reading and Writing ~ We continue our fiction reading and our fiction writing. We are looking closely at what the characters are like on the inside in both areas. What are the character's motivations? Troubles? Heart's desires?
Math ~We are learning strategies to solve 2-digit subtraction. To start with, we are using ten sticks and ones to show why we ungroup and what happens when we ungroup. From there we will learn numeric strategies to solve the 2-digit subtraction problems.
Content ~ We continue to work on mixing and separating in science.
Don't forget...January is a big month for our school! There are many informational events taking place to help others learn more about New Directions. Please share these dates with anyone you think may be interested in hearing more about what a great place New Directions is for students to learn and grow!
Tuesday, January 16th-6:00 -7:00 PM Info Session at New Directions
Monday, January 22nd-10:00 AM-1:00 PM Open House for prospective families at New Directions
Thursday, February 1st-6:00-7:00 PM-Info Session at New Directions
Families can also call Mrs. Frischmann at 766-6116 to set up individual tours.
Have a great week!
Kathy
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