Welcome Back

Students warm up with Ms. Phillips today at the beginning of gym class.

Welcome back!  From what I have heard so far your students had a relaxing break.  They also seem to be excited to see their friends and get back to school here at Silver Springs.

Thank You
Thank you all so much for your gifts, cards, and overall classroom gift.  I truly, truly appreciate it.

NWEA Testing
Our days for NWEA winter testing are as follows.  This Thursday, January 8th we will be taking the English Language Arts portion of the exam.  Next Thursday, January 15th we will be taking the Math portion of the exam.  Please make sure that your students get a good night’s rest this Wednesday night and next Wednesday night!

Family Bowling Night
The next Silver Springs Family Bowling Night is Friday, January 16th from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM.  I will be attending and can't wait to check out Novi Bowl.  If you want to join me a pre-registration form will go home in student folders tomorrow.  The pre-registration form is due by January 13th.

Home Writing Journal
Now that break is over and we are back in the swing of things please make sure to have your child write in their Homework Journals at least twice this week.  As always have students bring them to me next Monday.

Curriculum Overview
Literacy - In reading we are stopping to ask questions and think thoughtfully about the books we read.

Math - We are starting new unit that reviews addition and subtraction.  Students will learn when to add and when to subtract in different real world problems.  We will also be using a bar model to understand addition and subtraction.

Writing - We are studying and emulating the style of one of our favorite authors, Jonathan London.

Science - Our objective for this week is to understand that groundwater is water below earth's surface that fills up the cracks and small holes between rocks and sand.  We will also begin studying the water cycle.

Social Studies with Mrs. Heron - We are learning how our community of Northville belongs to bigger regions such as our state, country, continent, and the world. 

Word Study with Mrs. Sepich - We will be introduced to the new words for our word sorts and work with them on different activities for two weeks.  This round of words will come home in 2 weeks.  Please review when they come home.  We will also begin working with Vocabulary Words again.  We will spend this week reviewing the last set of words.  5 new words will be introduced next week.

Leadership - Using Habit 3 - Put First Things First.