Reminder: This Thursday, March 10, is an early release day (12:30pm).
Parent Conferences
March is spring conference time. It is the expectation that ALL families will sign up for a conference with the classroom teacher to learn how their child is progressing in class. If you need help connecting with the classroom teacher, please call the office and we will help you.
PTO Meeting
The next PTO meeting is Tuesday, March 8th from 8:30-9:15 AM in the library. Please join us. We will be working on recruiting new members to the PTO board and making some budget decisions.
Highlights from Classrooms – Spotlight on Grade 3!
Lincoln-Eliot third graders are working on a math investigations unit called “Muffles Truffles.” The students work with a partner in solving problems related to place value patterns and multiplication. This unit is a great introduction to multiplication.
The students use various strategies such as repeated addition, skip counting, grouping of tens and doubling and halving. Then they make a poster to show their work and explain the strategies and shortcuts they used. Students explain their thinking to their peers and compare solution strategies.
In class, the students are enjoying solving for how many truffles are in each box and representing their thinking with arrays. They are also designing different boxes from smaller boxes using the commutative and distributive properties of multiplication.
Parent Volunteers Needed for Understanding Our Differences
Understanding our Differences is a disabilities awareness curriculum that is delivered to all Newton students in grades 3-5 by parent volunteers.
At least 6 parents are needed on each of the following dates to help lead activities:
- Grade 3 (Deafness/Hard of Hearing) – Friday, April 8th, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Grade 4 (Deafness/Hard of Hearing) – Thursday, April 14th, 12:45 – 2:45 p.m.
- Grade 5 (Autism Spectrum Disorders) – TBD, TBD
There is a 1-2 hour time commitment on the day of the unit and 30-60 minutes to train for the unit at your convenience with online materials. Please see the attached flyer for more details on how to participate.
LE 5th Grade Car Wash and SAVERS Donation Drive
DATE: Saturday, April 30, 2016
TIME: TBD
LOCATION: LE Parking Lot
All proceeds benefit the 5th grade camping trip! Please see the attached flyer for more details.