Parents, Welcome back from our long weekend. I hope you enjoyed a relaxing weekend! I look forward to seeing all of you at our Curriculum Night on Wednesday. Please note that it starts at 7:00pm for grades 3-5 and will start in the Commons. Please take a look at our important dates and what we are learning this week. Please feel free to email me at the address below with any questions, comments, or concerns. Have a wonderful week! Mrs. Bolenbaugh’s Newsletter 9/8/15 – 9/11/15 Important Dates W ed. Sept. 9 th – Curriculum Night @ 7PM Mon. Sept.14 th – Family Night Tues. Sept. 15 th – Picture Day Thurs. Sept.17 th – 3rd grade Math Night @6:30pm LIVE Zoo animal cam link: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/webcams/ We have LOVED watching the lion, elephant, and giant panda cameras on this link. Feel free to try them at home and see if you can catch a glimpse of the baby panda! Upcoming Birthdays Ava – 9/15 What we are learning this week: Reading o W riting During reading workshop this week, I will be doing interest interviews with each student to get to know them better as readers! o We welcome Mrs. Halli, our literacy coach, into our room this week to learn how to set up our writer’s notebooks! W ord Study o We will continue to observe spelling patterns and parts of speech within our read aloud book. Math o Students will continue to work together on problem solving skills with story problems. Social Studies o Related Arts This week we will be working on community building to learn how to successfully work together and enhance our learning community. Contact Information: Chelsea Bolenbaugh – bolenbaugh_chelsea@dublinschools.net Website: http://www.dublinschools.net/ChelseaBolenbaugh.aspx Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. - – PE – Art – Lib. Music