1. Mrs. Nawrot’s Classroom News
Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
October 7, 2013
Upcoming Events
• Oct. 8-Oct. 16- MEAP test for Reading,
Writing, and Math from Michigan
• Oct. 17 – Book Order is Due
• Oct. 18- No School (Enjoy the long
weekend)
• Oct. 24 – Picture Day (Mark your
calendar)
• Nov. 1 - Food Drive Ends
 Library Day – Our class visits the Library
each Tuesday! We love reading on the comfy
cushions and picking out great books!
 MEAP – We are taking the MEAP Tues.,
Wed., and Thurs. this week!
 Oct. Book Order- October forms are due Oct.
17. All orders earn our classroom FREE
books. You can shop at Scholastic.com with
order code: HB2QM
 AR Goals- Students should be at 60% of their
AR goals by Friday. Students who meet 50%
by Oct. 9 will get a Book It! Pizza slip to Pizza
Hut for the month of October!
 Character Traits- October is all about
Honesty and Justice! Help reinforce the idea
of honesty with your child at home this
month!
 Midterm- We are more than halfway through
the first marking period! Midterm grades are
entered into Skyward, and you can access the
scores using a password from the office.
Printed reports will go home Oct. 11.
Class News
This Week’s Academics
Spelling
Spelling can be so tricky! Encourage your child to
think about the sounds that make up each word and to
say the sounds as they read and write their words.
Reading
We completed Sarah, Plain and Tall! This Friday we
will start a new book called Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of
NIMH. I loved this story and I am excited for the class
to read about intelligent rats and mice, with the ability
to read and build their own community!
Writing
We will be continuing our exploration into personal
narratives. Each student has started a piece and we
will be adding description and details.
Math
Now we are looking at how to round. Students are
reviewing how to round to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000,
and more.
Science
Students are working in Mrs. Benson’s room on their
first Science unit.
Special Notes
3rd
Floor Food Drive- Oct. 1 – Nov. 1
Here are the totals:
Mrs. Nawrot- 39 Ms. Hall - 5
Ms. Morris – 19 Mrs. Guttersohn – 2
Mrs. Benson – 10 Mrs. Kreh - 0
Mrs. Goller – 10
Mrs. Lancaster – 6
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