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Spencer Loomis
Hawthorn Woods, IL
3/18/16
“Embrace Challenge!”
~Growth Mindset Committee
Mrs. Slaters’ Friday Note!
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Dear Parents,
Please look over the papers your child has been bringing home throughout the week.
Through open communication, we can work together to ensure a successful school year for all!
This Week’s Highlights
Reading – In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we read
several Irish folktales including Jamie O’Rourke
and the Big Potato, Clever Tom and the
Leprechaun, and That’s What Leprechauns Do!
We also read some nonfiction texts about Irish
castles and women in history while determining
the main idea of these texts and the author’s
purpose for writing his/her texts.
Writing– After crafting leprechaun traps,
students were inspired to write what a how to
catch a leprechaun paper using temporal words.
Students continued to research and collect
information about their selected topic to prepare
to write their own nonfiction piece!
Math – Students are using the number line to
identify the position of two- and three-digit
numbers and rounding numbers (estimate) to the
nearest ten or hundred. Once we’ve rounded to
the nearest ten, students are using these
rounded numbers to estimate the sum or
difference of two two-digit numbers.
Social Studies – We are comparing/contrasting
the U.S. government with our state and local
government & learning about state symbols.
Upcoming Events
March 19th – Spring Sports Spectacular at
Main Street Sports from 4 – 6 PM
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March 25 – Non-Attendance Day
March 28th through April 1st – Spring Break –
No School
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April 4 – School Resumes!
Announcements
Henry Vealitzek has won Lake Zurich District
95’s 2nd grade Young Authors writing competition!
His story is now off to state! Congratulations,
Henry!
Join Spencer Loomis families for sports and
games at the PTO’s Spring Sports Spectacular on
Saturday, March 19 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.at Main
Street Sports in Lake Zurich! In addition to
offering 12 games and events, there will be face
painting, balloon-making figures, a prize walk,
and raffle baskets. Proceeds will go towards
funding more iPads for the school. What a
wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon. J
Come join the fun!
Star Student
Star Student
Congratulations, Morgan Schneider on
earning star student status! Morgan
has shown academic strength and
endurance all year long. She is
consistent with her goal setting and is
sure to reflect upon her achievements.
She is a hard worker with
determination and grit who is
dependable and is always eager to
take on a challenge.
Terry Patrinos has earned his star
student badge by embracing feedback
and genuinely applying it to his
academics. He has proven resilience
through both core academics and is
now learning to apply strategies that
will help him conquer any problem to
every day situations! Way to go,
Terry! Keep up the hard work!