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Week of January 21st

1/21/2019

Happy Monday Room 208 Families!
I hope you all have enjoyed this long weekend and winter weather. With the cold weather upon us, please make sure your child is dressed appropriately. Students will go outside as long as its above 20 degrees and it is not storming. Although this week is a short week, it will be a busy week at school. Students will have their Topic 6 Math test tomorrow, Tuesday, January 22nd. We have been working with area for a couple of weeks now and we reviewed on Friday. Students will also have their Wordly Wise Lesson 5 test on Friday, January 28th. Make sure to check out the Crews News page to see more about this week's happenings.
Have a great week! Stay warm!

~Mrs. Crews

Week of January 14th

1/13/2019

Happy Sunday! I hope you all enjoyed the little snow we got this weekend. I know my kids were finally glad to get out and play in it! Last week, students logged into Khan Academy for the first time. This is another great math site for students to practice math skills that they will commonly come across not only in class, but also on the MAP test. Don't forget to check out this week's Crews News to see what else will be going on in our classroom.

Have a great week!

~Cara Crews

Week of January 7th

1/7/2019

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a restful and wonderful break with your loved ones. Please let me start by thanking you all for your generosity. I am so blessed to have you and your students in my class. This week we will be getting back into our routines and starting some new content. I will be updating the classroom newsletter by tomorrow. Please make sure to check out the "Crews News" this week.

FYI, there will be a spelling test on this Friday, January 11th.

Have a great week!

~Mrs. Crews

Week of December 17th

12/16/2018

Happy Sunday Everyone! We are down to the final week of school for 2018. This week we will be finishing up a lot of our units this week.
In reading, we will be taking our Because of Winn Dixie novel test on Tuesday, December 18th. For the rest of the week, students will work on projects to recap the highlights of the book.
In math, we will review and take the Topic 5 Math Test on Tuesday, December 18th. Students will finish the week with winter themed math activities.
In science, we will conclude our unit on Balancing Forces and investigation of the floating train. It has been great to see your "scientists" using their investigations and readings to understand forces and motion.
In social studies, we will continue to explore different events and moments that lead to the American Revolution.
In writing, we will continue to add more details to our small moment stories.

Don't forget that progress reports will come home on Wednesday, in black folders. Please make sure to return the folders the following day! Also, Friday is pajama day! Your child may come dressed in their pajamas, but no slippers please!

I hope you all have a wonderful week!

~Mrs. Crews

Week of December 3rd

12/2/2018

Happy Sunday! Hope you all had a great weekend! Tomorrow is will be the spelling test for last week's words. Don't forget to check out this week's Crews News to see what we will be doing this week in our classroom. Have a great week!

Week of November 26th

11/25/2018

Week of November 5th

11/4/2018

Happy Sunday! I hope you all were able to enjoy the extra hour today. This week starts the beginning of the 2nd quarter. Now that procedures and routines are in place, things will begin to vamp up a little bit. Please continue to encourage your child to complete and turn in all homework and classwork. As you can probably guess, November will be a quick month, with a few more days off than normal! Don't forget to sign up for a ten minute conference on the 14th.

Have a great week!

Week of October 29th

10/27/2018

Happy Saturday!
It is crazy to think that we are near the end of October and the 1st quarter! It sure has flown by. I am so proud of the dedication and hard work that your students are already displaying in 3rd grade. This Wednesday is Halloween, in case you didn't know =). Students may dress up if they'd like to. Please remind your students that they do have dance in the morning, and need to be able to participate regardless of wearing a Halloween costume. Masks are okay to bring for the Halloween party, but no weapons are allowed. Also, a quick reminder that there is no school on Friday, November 2nd and Report Card Pick Up Day is on Wednesday, November 14th. I will be setting up the link to sign up for conferences this week, and will e-mail it out to the class. Don't forget to check out this week's Crews News for more information on the happenings of our classroom.

Have a great rest of your weekend!

~Mrs. Crews

*** Don't forget the Immigration Spoon Project is due on Monday!! ***

Week of October 22nd

10/20/2018

Happy Saturday!
I hope you all are having a great weekend and enjoying this crazy Chicago weather! We have a lot going on the last couple of weeks of the first quarter. I have sent an e-mail with many of those events and activities. Please make sure to read this week's Crews News to find out more about the happenings in our classroom.

~Mrs. Crews

Week of October 15th

10/14/2018

Thank you to all the families and friends of 208 that helped support Pride Stride Nine. We are so blessed to have such a generous and supportive school community. Look for more news later this week on Mr. Z's and Mr. Laslo's adventures on the school roof!
To see what we will be doing in our classroom, make sure to check out the Crews News.

Have a great week!

~Mrs. Crews