AWESOME JOB TEAM MCNITT!!

FIRST PLACE!! 

Read A Thon Kick Off!

READING IN THE HALLWAYS!

P/T Conferences

March 3, 5, & 11
If you haven't already, please sign up for a conference slot to discuss your child's progress in school! 
Click for Conference Sign Up

SPECIALS TEACHERS
There is no sign up to meet with Specials Teachers during conferences, just drop in at any time.
Music - Mrs. Burnell - March 3
PE - Mrs. Ray - March 5
Art - Mrs. Gang - March 5 & 1

SOCIAL WORKER
Jill Hibbard, our general education school social worker, is available to meet during parent-teacher conferences in a number of different ways.
a) If you'd like her to join your parent-teacher conference, please sign up for the same time on her link and note in the comments "with teacher."
b) If you'd like to meet with her separately to talk about your student, sign up for a time before or after your meeting with the teacher.
c) If Mrs. Hibbard doesn't work directly with your student, consider signing up to chat informally about peace lessons and social work support in general.
d) If you don't sign up but her door is open (room 303), feel free to drop in to say hi.

In Need of Volunteers!

To go along with out theme of Building Great Readers for the Read A Thon

We have the opportunity to BUILD some kid-friendly Home Depot Crafts!

Team McNitt: March 10 from 2:15 - 3:00

We are in need of volunteers to come in and help with the hammering, gluing, and creating of these crafts.

If you are interested, please fill out the form linked below!
Home Depot Volunteer Form

Read A Thon Spirit Week

Flyers Went Home Wednesday!

Please register your child by Sunday, March 1!
Click to Register
OR use the QR Code on the flyer sent home.
This website will also let you track, record and participate in this years Read A Thon!

4th grade Fundraiser!

Sale Ending!

Store closes this Sunday, Feb. 22
Wilbur Wear Link

CKLA Skills: Unit 4

Students are introduced to more spelling alternatives for vowel sounds and three Tricky Spellings. They also practice persuasive writing when crafting a friendly letter. For grammar, students review singular and plural nouns, along with common and proper nouns. In addition, they learn about the formation of irregular plural nouns as well as how to use action verbs and to be verbs.

STUDENT END OF UNIT GOALS

Read and write words with alternative vowel spellings

Use capitalization, quotation marks, and ending punctuation correctly

Identify and use irregular plural nouns

Use apostrophes to show possession

Use titles such as Mr. and Mrs., as well as other proper nouns

Use the past and present tense of the verb to be

Use the writing process to compose a persuasive letter

Currently in Math

Valentine's Day Celebrations

Great day to celebrate Valentine's Day!
Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's weekend!

CKLA Listening: The Civil War

This week we started a new CKLA Domain. Students have been introduced to an important time period in the history of the United States:

We are learning about the controversy over slavery between the North and the South, which eventually led to the American Civil War. An icon students were introduced to this week was Harriet Tubman and her as a conductor of the Underground Railroad.
Future conversations are coming about the American Civil War and how the end of the war also meant the end of slavery. We will also study about men and women who were significant during this time:
Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, Clara Barton, Robert E. Lee, Joseph De Castro, and Ulysses S. Grant

Westwoods Loves Wilbur!

Westwoods Student Council has opened a "Westwoods Loves Wilbur" Swag Store, with a special design available on t-shirts and sweatshirts.
All proceeds will benefit Noah's A.R.C. (Animal Rescue Center)
Click to Shop for Wilbur Wear

Noah’s Arc is a rescue farm in Buckley, MI. They take in and care for animals that have been abandoned, injured and mistreated. They have goats, sheep, horses, donkeys, many kinds of birds, dogs, cats, etc. These animals have all been saved but require care that can be costly. 

“Noah’s ARC is a nonprofit Animal Rescue Center in Northern Michigan. Our mission is to save as many animals as we can.” 

Reminder: Valentine's Day

Friday, February 13th
If your child would like to participate, please make sure they have a Valentine for each of the 26 students in our classroom. Please address all Valentines at home before bringing them to school.