What is reading fluency? Reading fluency is smooth reading that sounds like conversational speech. It is NOT reading as fast as you can.
Why is reading fluency so important? ...
3rd grade has been studying motion and learning how we can predict the motion of an object based on its pattern. We used this new knowledge to create pendulum paintings and they t...
Mrs. Tuttle's class was the winner of last week’s Golden Spatula. Our focus was voice levels and Mrs. Tuttle's class did a great job using appropriate voice levels! Keep up the go...
Pontiac Grade School District #429 will be closed today, Monday, January 22, 2024 due to inclement weather. All scheduled activities will be cancelled as well. School will resume...
Pontiac Grade School District #429 will not be in session today Friday, January 12, 2024 due to inclement weather. As a reminder there is no school on Monday, January 15th in obse...
7 Tips For Getting Your Kids to Read Over Winter Break:
Holiday breaks and chilly winter weekends offer the perfect excuse to encourage kids to snuggle under a warm blanket wit...
Dressing for Winter Weather
Remember, your children still may be going outside for recess and/or P.E. as long as the wind chill is above 20 degrees.
Parents with...
Please Remember Gym Shoes
For the month of December, there will be a mixed bag of activities for PE. We will begin the month by finishing our Dance and Tag Unit. We will us...
3rd grade focus this week was on manners…table manners, using manners with each other, and using manners with staff in the lunchroom. The winner this week was Ms. Tonarellis class...
Ms. Busch’s class not only won the 3rd grade Golden Spatula award for the week but were also chosen as the monthly winners for following cafeteria expectations! Big congratulation...
Students in Ms. Hyde’s math groups have been learning all about place value. With the help of our student teacher, Ms. Smith, we have learned about the value of numbers, how to mak...