Caroling on the Common

                                         December 23rd at 7:00

Don't forget to bring your family and friends to the center of town tonight for Caroling on the Common. Dress in your most festive holiday scarf and hat. Song sheets and hot chocolate will be provided.

Math Assessment - unit 5

          The unit 5 Math assessment will be given on Thursday the 20th. Study guides will go home Monday the 17th. Unit 5 teaches place value through millions and introduces decimals through hundredths. The best review is to ask your child to record numbers that you say and then read them back to you. Ask the value of the varied digits.  See if he/she can fill in the blanks on a number grid. The decimals are the challenging part. They should be fine fine with the place value.

Snowflake Festival

             The annual Snowflake festival will be celebrated by the third grade classes on Friday the 21st at 1:00. A list of needed supplies was reviewed with they students and they volunteered to bring in one that interested them. Notices are in the backpacks. If circumstances do not allow you to send along the requested item please let me know so I have an opportunity to make other arrangements. If you could send in the supplies by the 19th that allows us time to do a quick inventory and make any needed adjustments by the 21st.  Thank you!

Pilgrim Assessment

            Our study of the Pilgrims will be assessed December 12th and 13th. Students will be asked to play the role of a Pilgrim who had just arrived in Plimoth. They will write a letter "home" to a relative in England telling about their decision to journey to this new land.  Study guides were sent home Monday. The students have their own notes from their reading - Samuel Eaton, Sarah Morton, Mass Our Home, and Life on the Mayflower, which they will be able to use when writing their letter. A persuasive pillar will be available to help them outline their thinking.

Report Cards

            Report cards were sent home today with all elementary students in the district. The report is yours to keep. Please return the envelope tomorrow with your signature on the front indicating you received the paperwork. If your child participates in title one reading or is an English Language Learner those reports are also enclosed in the envelope. There is a tear off at the bottom of those reports for your signature. Your child should return the form to their teacher tomorrow as well. It is important that we be sure all reports have been reviewed by an adult.  If you have questions about any of the descriptors on the report card please let me know: ahurley@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us.

Gingerbread Shoppe

           The Coolidge School Gingerbread Shoppe will be open the week of December 3rd. Our class is schedule to shop Wednesday the 5th from 9:30 to 10. Envelopes for money and lists went home today. Please send the envelope back with the students on Wednesday. Mark your child's name and my name clearly on the front of the envelope. Cash or checks for a reasonable amount should be enclosed. Students will keep the envelope in their orange homework folder until we go to the Shoppe. Please review the list, limits, and expectations with your son/daughter before they come to school. The students are very thoughtful with this activity.  I hope you enjoy your surprises.