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Volume 2, Issue 7
Fostoria Intermediate
1202 H.L. Ford Drive
Phone: 419-436-4125
Fax: 419-436-4169
With the recent frigid temperatures, it is hard to believe March is upon us and spring is
just weeks away. At this point all grade levels have participated in their first round of the
new PARCC assessments.
With all of our snow days and delays over the last two weeks we have had to adjust our
testing schedule. Below is information regarding our updated schedule for the Performance-Based Assessments (PBA). Please note that in the event of a closing we will simply
push our testing back by a full day. In the event of a delay we will begin testing as soon as
we arrive at school.
Below is the updated testing schedule, please look to see when your child/children will be
taking tests, and plan appointments, etc. accordingly. It is very important that all students
are here on testing days. Students who are in advanced math courses will test on the days
of the grade level of the math they are placed in (i.e. a third grade student in advanced
math will test on the dates of the fourth grade test, etc). **Make-up testing will take
place as testing labs are available throughout the next two weeks.
Grade 4 Math
3/2
3/3
3/10
Grade 5 Math
Grade 5 Science
3/4
3/5
3/11
3/6
3/9
3/12
Dates to Remember
March 2 - Spring Picture Day
March 13 - End of 3rd grading
period
March 26 - BOE Meeting 6:00
March 19 & 24 - Parent-Teacher
Conferences 3:30-7:30 pm
March 30 - Bank Day NO SCHOOL
March 31 - April 3 - Spring
Break - NO SCHOOL
TARDY TO SCHOOL
We have had an excessive amount of students arriving tardy to school recently. Please remember that classes start at 8:30 and a student is considered tardy if they are not in their classroom by that time. Please ensure
your student arrives early enough to have time to go to their locker or take
care of other needs and still be in class before 8:30.
TEACHER REQUESTS
It is never too early to begin
planning for the next school
year. As we look ahead to the
2015- 2016 school year we will
begin the process of placing
students in homerooms and
developing class rosters. If you
would like to request your
childs teacher for the upcoming school year and have a valid
academic reason, please stop by
the school and complete the
teacher request form in the office. These forms need to be
completed by Friday, April
17th. We will do our best to
honor all requests, but it is important that we balance our
classes.
PARENTTEACHER
CONFERENCES
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held
on March 19 & March
24 from 3:30-7:30 p.m.
An appointment sheet
will be sent home soon
with your child with a
day and time for your
conference. Please be
sure to sign it and return it to your childs
teacher. We hope to
meet with all of you!
Chloe Salisbury has demonstrated good leadership by showing respect and helpfulness in
the classroom. During class discussions, she keeps her eye on the speaker and listens attentively. She has offered her assistance to help other classmates and the teachers when
something needs done. Chloe's great efforts have shown continued improvements in her
math fluency assignments, too. We are proud of her confidence, leadership, and improved
progress with her class work. - Mrs. Reino
Ally Lewis was new to Fostoria Schools this year and has done a fantastic job of being a
leader in our classroom. She is a great role model as she always follows directions, helps
others, and leads by example. - Mrs. Ross
Landon Dunn has been working very hard in class! He always follows the classroom rules
and works to do his best every day. - Mrs. Schermer
David Diaz always completes his class assignments and homework assignments on time;
he is helpful in the classroom, and he helps other students . - Mrs. Schreiner
Noah Augsburger always participates in class, and he is a kind and thoughtful classmate
to others. - Mrs. Armstrong
Belinda Burkett is an all around leader. She has turned in every homework assignment
this year on time. She has a contagious positive attitude and is a great friend to all her
classmates. She takes her studies very seriously and is determined to succeed in each subject. She is a perfect example of how to behave in class. She always tries her best and is
more than willing to help out other students in need. I cannot express what a positive
impact Belinda has on anyone she comes in contact with! - Miss Bartz
Mia Botton is kind and helpful to everyone in class. Her work is always completed, and
she tries to do her best.- Mrs. Linhart
Andres Sanchez always has good manners and is kind to his classmates and shows good
sportsmanship. - Mrs. Riedlinger
WAIVER DAYS
Fostoria City
Schools will be conducting in-services
for all teachers
PreK-12 on Monday,
April 6 and Tuesday, April 7. There
will be no school
for students on
those two days.
Syllables
As students read increasingly complex texts, they will encounter many multisyllabic words. To decode these words, students must be able to divide the
words into recognizable chunks, not just individual letter sounds. There are
six syllable patterns that make up most of the syllables in English words.
Students can use this strategy to help them read more complex text.
6 Syllable Types
Closed-These syllables end in a consonant. The vowel sound is typically short.
The vowel is closed in by the consonants. (rab/bit, nap/kin)
Open-These syllable send in a vowel. The vowel sound is typically long. The
vowel is open and free to say its name. (ti/ger, pi/lot)
Consonant + le-Usually when le appears at the end of a word and a consonant
comes before it, the consonant + le form the final syllable. (ta/ble, lit/tle)
This is also true for words ending in ion.
Vowel Team-Many vowel sounds are spelled with vowel digraphs, or teams,
such as ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow, oo, oy, oi, ie, and ei. The vowel teams must stay
together and appear in the same syllable. (ex/plain/ing, team/mate)
r-Controlled-When a vowel is followed by the letter r, the vowel and the r
must appear in the same syllable. They act as a team that cannot be broken
up. (tur/tle, mar/ket)
Final (Silent) e-When a word has a vowel-consonant-e (VCe) spelling pattern,
the vowel and the final silent e must stay in the same syllable. (con/pete, de/
cide)