Monday, March 25th, 2019

Coming Soon…

Monday, March 25th

  • Music

Tuesday, March 26th

  • Gym

Wednesday, March 27th

  • Technology
  • MIRM (March is Reading Month): Wear It Wednesday: Wear a button or pin with words

Thursday, March 28th

  • Art
  • Weekly Homework is due today (M-STEP Homework Packet #4)
  • New Weekly Homework is sent home (M-STEP Homework Packet #5)
  • Chapter 5 Social Studies Test

Friday, March 29th

  • Half Day! Dismissal at 11:30am
  • MIRM: Pajama Day
  • Media (Return your library book)
  • MSTEP Vocabulary Quiz #16
  • MIRM: Flashlight Friday

English Language Arts

Every week your child will read an anchor text as well as a paired text. The anchor text is used to work on fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills and strategies. The paired text may be similar in theme and/or genre. This text will reinforce vocabulary usage.

Here is our Focus Wall for the upcoming week:


Good News!

Ashton and Emerson are 100% fluent on their multiplication and division facts on Xtra Math! Way to go Ashton and Emerson! Keep up the great work!


Guest Readers

Thank you to Mrs. McCue (Gwen’s mom) and Fire Deputy Chief Cann for reading to our class. If you would like to be a guest reader this week, please send me an email so we can set up a time. Thank You!


Mr. Peace Motivational Assembly

Last week, Mr. Peace visited Arno to remind all of us that each and every person is a miracle and is capable of greatness!


Crazy Sock Day

Thank you to everyone who participated and donated for Down Syndrome Awareness Day!


Science Test

Congratulations to Alaynna, Brooke, Ava, LaNorah, and Gwen for earning 100% on the Weather and Climate Science Test!


Parent Connect

I am trying something new. Parent Connect allows you to see your child’s grades without having to wait for a progress report or report card! If you don’t have a parent connect account, please email Mrs. Anderson at andersonc@appublicschools.com to receive a username and password.

Again, I have never used parent connect so please be patient and kind if you see something that doesn’t look correct. There might be a learning curve for me and you are all helping me (I appreciate your help)! Fourth grade also stresses using parent connect so this will help you be prepared for next year.


A Few More Pictures


Vocabulary Segment on Announcements

Every morning, we watch the Arno News or Announcements. As a fun way for our Arno Cougars to learn vocabulary words, there is a vocabulary segment. The vocabulary segments feature staff, students, families, and community members. If you would like to make a vocabulary video, please email me and I will send you a word.


Motivational Monday

On Mondays, there is a motivational segment on the announcements. Our class is in charge of recording the motivational segment. After our announcements, we watch a pre-selected motivational video from Mr. Zielinski. The motivational news segment and Mr. Zielinski’s videos are very inspiring!

Monday, March 18th, 2019

Coming Soon…

Monday, March 18th

  • Music
  • Return Signed Report Card Envelope
  • Read Frindle Chapter 13

Tuesday, March 19th

  • Gym
  • Read Frindle Chapter 14

Wednesday, March 20th

  • Technology
  • MIRM (March is Reading Month): Wear It Wednesday: Wear a T-Shirt with Words
  • Read Frindle Chapter 15
  • Assembly: Academic Success and Motivation

Thursday, March 21st

  • Art
  • World Down Syndrome Awareness Day-Wear Fun/Crazy Socks and pay $1
    • Students are being asked to wear crazy socks and donate $1.  Wearing crazy socks on World Down syndrome Day is in honor of John Lee Cronin, a man with Down syndrome who founded his own company selling crazy socks. Check out his website and all of the awesome socks he sells at: www.johnscrazysocks.com.
  • Weekly Homework is due today (M-STEP Homework Packet #3)
  • New Weekly Homework is sent home (M-STEP Homework Packet #4)
  • Science Test on Weather and Climate

Friday, March 22nd

  • Media (Return your library book)
  • MIRM: Book Exchange during Media
  • MSTEP Vocabulary Quiz #15
  • MIRM: Flashlight Friday

English Language Arts

Every week your child will read an anchor text as well as a paired text. The anchor text is used to work on fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills and strategies. The paired text may be similar in theme and/or genre. This text will reinforce vocabulary usage.

Here is our Focus Wall for the upcoming week:


Metro Parks Assembly

On Thursday, Mr. Justin from the Metro Parks visited Arno to teach our third graders about Michigan Mammals.


Good News!

Alyssa is 100% fluent on Reflex Math!

Way to go Alyssa! Keep up the great work!


Penny Wars

We may not have won the Penny Wars but we had a lot of fun! We also counted and sorted A LOT of money!


Guest Readers

This week we had 2 guest readers. Mr. Darga, our superintendent, and Dr. Tafelski, our curriculum director, stopped by room 122 to read us some good books. If you would like to be a guest reader, please send me an email.


Flashlight Friday

One of our favorite March is Reading Month activities in Flashlight Friday! Your child may bring in his/her own flashlight or use the finger flashlights that we have in the classroom.


Vocabulary Segment on Announcements

Every morning, we watch the Arno News or Announcements. As a fun way for our Arno Cougars to learn vocabulary words, there is a vocabulary segment. The vocabulary segments feature staff, students, families, and community members. If you would like to make a vocabulary video, please email me and I will send you a word.


Motivational Monday

On Mondays, there is a motivational segment on the announcements. Our class is in charge of recording the motivational segment. After our announcements, we watch a pre-selected motivational video from Mr. Zielinski. The motivational news segment and Mr. Zielinski’s videos are very inspiring!

Monday, March 11th, 2019

Coming Soon…

Monday, March 11th

  • Music
  • MIRM: Penny Wars

Tuesday, March 12th

  • Gym
  • MIRM: Penny Wars

Wednesday, March 13th

  • Technology
  • MIRM (March is Reading Month): Wear It Wednesday: Be a Word Day! Wear a word on the front of your shirt and pin the definition to the back of your shirt.
  • MIRM: Penny Wars

Thursday, March 14th

  • Art
  • Weekly Homework is due today (M-STEP Homework Packet #2)
  • New Weekly Homework is sent home (M-STEP Homework Packet #3)
  • MIRM: Penny Wars
  • Bingo for Books

Friday, March 15th

  • Media (Return your library book)
  • MSTEP Vocabulary Quiz #14
  • MIRM: Flashlight Friday
  • MIRM: Penny Wars

English Language Arts

Every week your child will read an anchor text as well as a paired text. The anchor text is used to work on fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills and strategies. The paired text may be similar in theme and/or genre. This text will reinforce vocabulary usage.

Here is our Focus Wall for the upcoming week:


Detroit Lions Assembly

On Thursday, the Detroit Lions had an assembly at Arno called, “Score with Reading”.


Book and Cook

Our class had our first Book and Cook on Wednesday. We read, “If You Give a Pig a Pancake” and then we made and enjoyed pancakes.


Vocabulary Segment on Announcements

Every morning, we watch the Arno News or Announcements. As a fun way for our Arno Cougars to learn vocabulary words, there is a vocabulary segment. The vocabulary segments feature staff, students, families, and community members. If you would like to make a vocabulary video, please email me and I will send you a word.


Motivational Mondays

On Mondays, there is a motivational segment on the announcements. Our class is in charge of recording the motivational segment. After our announcements, we watch a pre-selected motivational video from Mr. Zielinski. The motivational news segment and Mr. Zielinski’s videos are very inspiring!

Monday, March 4th, 2019

Coming Soon…

Monday, March 4th

  • Music

Tuesday, March 5th

  • Gym
  • Unplugged Night

Wednesday, March 6th

  • Technology
  • MIRM (March is Reading Month): Wear It Wednesday: Wear a Hat with Words
  • Math Test on Fractions

Thursday, March 7th

  • Art
  • Weekly Homework is due today (M-STEP Homework Packet #1)
  • New Weekly Homework is sent home (M-STEP Homework Packet #2)
  • Detroit Lions Assembly-Score with Reading
  • Spring Pictures

Friday, March 8th

  • Half Day! Dismissal at 11:30am
  • No Media
  • MSTEP Vocabulary Quiz #13
  • MIRM: Flashlight Friday

English Language Arts

Every week your child will read an anchor text as well as a paired text. The anchor text is used to work on fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills and strategies. The paired text may be similar in theme and/or genre. This text will reinforce vocabulary usage.

Here is our Focus Wall for the upcoming week:


Good News!

Zack is 100% fluent on his multiplication and division facts on Xtra Math!

Way to go Zack! Keep up the great work!


Field Trip Pictures

We had fun and learned a lot on our field trip to the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Environmental Interpretive Center.


Tooth Fairy Visit

In honor of February being Dental Health Month, Ms. Stephanie from Smile Clinic in Allen Park talked with us about the importance of brushing our teeth and keeping our teeth healthy.


February PBIS Rewards

Congratulations to Alyssa for being our classroom Super Cougar for February. Alyssa is Responsible, Respectful, and Safe. She goes above and beyond our PBIS expectations. Way to go, Alyssa! She will participate in a pizza lunch with Mr. Zielinski and the other February Super Cougars.

Congratulations to the following students who earned the February PBIS Reward of Board Games: Alyssa, Bryce, Camdin, Aubrey, Landon, Tori, Jayden, Emerson, Hailey, Abigail, Ashton, Zack, Noah, Alaynna, Chris, Gwen, Cole, Ava, Bryson, Charlotte, LaNorah, Abby, Brooke, and Camden.


Flashlight Friday


Vocabulary Segment on Announcements

Every morning, we watch the Arno News or Announcements. As a fun way for our Arno Cougars to learn vocabulary words, there is a vocabulary segment. The vocabulary segments feature staff, students, families, and community members. If you would like to make a vocabulary video, please email me and I will send you a word.


Motivational Mondays

On Mondays, there is a motivational segment on the announcements. Our class is in charge of recording the motivational segment. After our announcements, we watch a pre-selected motivational video from Mr. Zielinski. The motivational news segment and Mr. Zielinski’s videos are very inspiring!


Homework Helper

  • Read
  • Weekly Homework: M-STEP Packet #1
  • Practice multiplication and division facts (0-10)
  • Practice M-STEP Vocabulary Words (Words were sent home on Friday, 3/1/19)