March 25-29 (STEM)

Reminders:

Monday-

Tuesday- Library

Wednesday- Harbor Seal Spelling Test, Graphing Quiz,

End of 3rd Quarter

Thursday- Harbor Seal Comprehension/Skills Test,

Homework Due, New Homework Issued, Sonic Night

Friday-

SAIL Schedule:

Monday- Art

Tuesday- PE

Wednesday- Music

Thursday- STEM

Friday- Advanced Clubs

This Week's LIFESKILL: Perseverance

This Week's Blinky's Buddy: None

March Birthdays: None

Upcoming PTO Meeting:

Second grade will display our Animal Research Projects

at the PTO Meeting on Monday, April 8th at 6:00.  Please

have your child in the cafeteria at 6:00.  They will sit in 

front of their displays and answer questions as people walk

around (think museum style).  The kids will not need to

have note cards or memorize anything.  Thank you for your

participation!  The kids are really excited to show  off 

their hard work!

Recent Classroom Guidance Lesson:

Topic: Stress & Strategies/ Anger Management

Objectives: Younger grade levels will learn that Anger is an

emotion and that there are appropriate and inappropriate ways

to respond when angry.  Students will learn how to recognize

when they feel angry and how to self-calm (self-regulation).

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math:

Topic 16: Graphs and Data (Graphs and Data Quiz 3/27)

Reading/Writing:

Reading Story: A Harbor Seal Pup Grows Up (Treasures textbook)

Skills will include: Long vowels, pronouns, sequencing, compare and contrast

*Spelling assessment on 3/27; Reading assessment on 3/28*

Next Reading Story (Starting 3/29): Dig, Wait, Listen (Treasures textbook)

Skills will include: Long oo (oo, u_e, ew, ue, ou, ui), author's purpose, possessive nouns

*Spelling assessment on 4/5; Reading assessment on 4/8*

Unit of Study:

The students will demonstrate an understanding of the role of goods

and services and supply and demand in a community. People's choices

affect the types of goods and services that are produced as well as the

price of those goods and services.

SPRING MAP TESTING FOR 2ND - 5TH GRADE

Reading & Math MAP Testing is scheduled for April 3 - 10th. Each classroom

will test on two days during that testing window (Second Grade: Reading

on April 4 at 9:00, Math on April 9 at 9:00).  The MAP test is administered

in the Fall and in the Spring to measure each student’s academic growth.

Please ensure that your child is in attendance on their scheduled testing date.   

There will be one day for makeup testing, but students perform much better when

taking the test with their own class and teacher.

        

Dear Bookman Families,

Our first grade charity this year is to collect money for the Columbia Police Department’s
K-9 Unit.  We want to raise money to put towards a new bullet proof vest for one of the
police dogs.

Each classroom has a “piggy bank" container for any donations.  Students will come around
and pick up donations every Wednesday for the entire month of March.  The last day to donate
will be Friday, March 29th. The Police officers and dogs will be coming to Bookman the
following day to collect our donations.  We are so excited! Thank you in advance for donating
any of your loose change!

First Grade Students and Teachers