Special Notes –
* The track meet is this coming Thursday; I
will post the schedule on our website later today. Thank you so much to Anitra, Fran, Geraldine,
and Traci for donating snacks and beverages.
Cross your fingers for good weather!
We will ask students to wear their tie-dye t-shirts.
* Final book order
is coming home today and is due next Friday.
I have already eyed 7 books that are must reads for the summer. I am also crowd-sourcing a summer reading
list for the students and will share later this year.
* Please get the
pictures in for the graduation bulletin board; students should submit a picture
of them now and from when they were younger.
Please write their name on the back of the pictures.
* If you would like
an end of the year conference, please email me.
We can set one up for the coming weeks.
* We got quite the
surprise on Wednesday when 17 marching band members, our superintendent, our
school board president and other people came in during math. The great news was that we had been awarded a
grant for a classroom iPad! I cannot
wait to get it in the hands of the students.
* We will be having our very own
talent show in our room on May 24th.
All students are encouraged to participate and just have to submit the
slip to me to let me know what they will be doing. Our 1st grade buddies will be part
of the audience that day.
* Innovation day is this Wednesday,
which means students need all of their materials here by Monday. I cannot wait to document the day. You are also more than welcome to stop by and
see the kids at work if you have time.
As always, our door is open. We
will work all day except for recess time and art.
* The students also made me proud
on our visit to Glacier Creek. It was
wonderful to see their excitements and their curiosity about their new
adventure.
* I have some dates for you to put on your
calendars: MAP testing Map 6th and 7th 1 PM, Innovation
Day Wednesday, May 8th all day, Track meet at the high school Thursday,
May 9th, Sub all day May 15th, Egg Drop Friday,
May 17th at 2 PM (we are putting Mr. Jerry on the roof!), Tangle of
the Titles May 20th1 PM, Lock Out June 5th all
day, 5th Grade Graduation June 7th 1:30 PM in
lunch room.
Math – We had our last
lesson today of unit 11 with the test scheduled for Tuesday. Then no math Wednesday or Thursday and
pre-test for unit 12 Friday. The final
unit is on ratio, probability and rates and will take us to the end of the
year.
Science – We planted our
plants Wednesday and have started observing them. Because there is little growth here in the
beginning, we are also busy at work on our biome lesson. The students are very driven and being very
thoughtful on how they want to teach the other students about their biome.
Social Studies – We
have started government discussing the three branches, as well as going in
detail with the Constitution. We are
getting all of our background information so that we can finish the year with
the simulation on how a bill becomes a law.
Writing – Students have been
sharing meaningful moments all week and some of them have brought us to
tears. This weekend their homework is to
interview a family member about a shared memory and to jot down notes in their
memory log. We will continue this
writing unit until the end of the year.
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