We will be having a science test next Friday. A study guide will be coming home on Wednesday evening. Students will need to know the characteristics of solids, liquids and gases.

We are still taking our timed multiplication tests. Please take a few minutes to study at home each night. We have made flashcards in class, but you can also find flashcards at the dollar store, Target or Walmart. Thank you very much to the parents offering to send in the treats for the multiplication party. I will send a note home confirming the item you volunteered. If it's something that can be sent to school soon, feel free next time you're at the store to pick it up and send it in. The party will be closer to Spring Break at the beginning of March, so if your item is a perishable item, please wait until closer to the date.

If you have not signed your child's grade card, please send that back to school as soon as possible.

We could definitely use Clorox wipes and pencil top erasers if you would be willing to donate these items. Thank you in advance!

Reading minutes did increase to 80 minutes per week. Please make sure to document this in your child's agenda.

Book orders are due next Friday if you plan to order.

We started learning multiplication on Monday. We will begin taking a multiplication timed test on next Tuesday. It is very important for your child to begin memorizing multiplication facts for third grade, but also for future grades. We started making flashcards in class to practice and will continue working on those next week. These flashcards could be left in their backpack so they are available each day at home and school. Please take a few minutes each night to practice with your child. You could also purchase flashcards at the Dollar Store, Walmart or Target as well as apps that would all cost around a dollar or two.

Don't forget there is no school on Monday.

A book order is being sent home today. If you'd like to order, please return the order form and a check by Friday, January 25th. If you would like to order online, visit www.scholastic.com/parentordering and our classroom code is GNFLV.

We started a science unit about matter and energy. We will be working on this unit for about 3 weeks.

Grade cards will be coming home today. Please sign the back page and return it to school by next Friday. We are now in third quarter and grades start back over at zero, meaning the previous grades for first and second quarter are not added to their third quarter grades.

Reading minutes are now increasing to 80 minutes a week. This is calculated from Friday afternoon until Friday morning of the next week. Please document reading minutes in your child's agenda. Reading is so important for your child to grow academically. Please make it a priority at home.ot only reading for fluency, but reading to remember.