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Dear 217,

This calendar should provide you with an idea as to what’s going on in Room 217 throughout the rest of the year.

Best,
Ms.Villeda

I got my master’s degree! Thanks for all of your support, 217!

In honor of Earth Day on April 22nd we had a guest speaker talk to us about the importance of taking care of our planet. We got to make these super cool garden monsters. The students planted grass in a mesh material and some students left them at school so we could watch them grow.

Next week we will be planting trees outside of our school. My friend and I won a grant to purchase these materials and I’m very excited for this project!

The First Week

After Two Weeks

Garden Monster

Hi Everyone,

This Wednesday, April 18, 2012, are parent teacher conferences. The school will be open from 12 pm – 3 pm and 4 pm – 6 pm. Please do not come between 3 pm and 4 pm because the school will be closed. See you Wednesday!

Ms. Villeda

Enjoy!

Dancing Cat Video

I just wanted to let parents know that the students were not assigned homework during spring break. I hope they enjoy this much needed break! However, Disney is having a Young Authors competition in the school. The students can start thinking about a story or series of poems they would like to write. We will be working on these when we get back to school.

I am also very excited about our upcoming field trip to Lincoln Park Zoo on Thursday, April 12th! We have a lot of parent volunteers and I am excited to have more of the 217 family join us.

Hello!

Can you believe this wonderful weather? I am not a fan of winter and therefore I am extra excited about the warm temperatures.

The ISAT is over! We did it, 217! After months of hard work, we took the test and I bet we rocked it. That does not mean that school is over. There are three things necessary to pass 3rd grade and one of them is to receive at least a C in reading and math for the year. There is still a lot to learn!

One of the fun activities we did this past week was a team building exercise with marshmallows and spaghetti. This exercise is done with people all over the world, including CEOs of Fortune 50 companies. I learned a lot as I watched my students try to build the tallest tower they could with their team. Let’s see what happened! I will update tomorrow with pictures and the winners.

Room 217 Homework
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

…relax!

We have done so much preparation that it is important to take a deep breath and feel confident that we are ready to ROCK the ISAT tomorrow.

Please make sure your child:

 gets a good night’s sleep,
 eats a healthy breakfast,
 brings a chapter book to school,
 is ready to ROCK!

<3 Ms. Villeda

These are some helpful links you can use to prepare for the ISAT. I will be posting more over the weekend!

1. Rocking the ISAT Blog
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2. Practice Tests
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3. More Practice Tests
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4. More Practice Tests
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5. More Practice Tests
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6. IXL Math Practice
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7. Library of Virtual Manipulatives (students can focus on their target!)
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