May 30th..... Classroom Auction
*June 2nd- Dunes Field Trip *RAIN DATE: June 3rd
TRACK AND FIELD DAY
It was a little chilly, but I'm SO glad we were able to have this event for the kids. It was great to see them enjoying time with each other, their teachers, their families, and competing. Pictures are on the blog. I could have done a better job with this!If you have any pictures you'd like me to add, just send them my way!
CLASSROOM AUCTION: MAY 30TH
Items due Tuesday May 27th.
I usually don't have this until the end of the last week of school, but we have a student who will be gone, and I don't want anyone to miss out on this. I have been purchasing things this weekend to prepare. If you would like to donate things such as $5 and under gift cards for ice cream etc., boxes of candy, inexpensive things for the beach or pool or outdoor summer fun, or any inexpensive items that your own kids like, please send those in a sealed paper bag so it's a surprise by Tuesday May 27th. I need some time to put items together with ribbons etc.
DUNES FIELD TRIP:
If you checked that you would like to donate items and/or volunteer for this day, soon you will be receiving an email and/or note about what item we will need you to donate (pop, cookies, chips, etc.) and what we will need you to volunteer to help with for the afternoon. Parents who are joining us for the day will be needed to run games or travel around with groups of students in rotations, and assist in serving lunch. We will need people to help set up games in the morning and clean up- the more we have the quicker this will go. We appreciate your assistance with this. We truly can't make this happen without you!!
We begin at the Saugatuk Dunes Rides. The hike follows and is about 3/4 of a mile into the beach. It is hilly and a little steep in spots.
You will be given directions to get there, but we start out by the parking lot near the Felt Mansion.
HOMEWORK: No Homework this weekend! The kids were so sad! :)
MATH:
We have continued to review compound volume and customary and metric units of length, capacity, and weight. We added in line plots this week as well. We will spend time reviewing this week and the test will be the following week.
We took the Delta math test this week. Your child took home a paper showing what he/she did and did not pass. I am very proud of everyone for their very hard work and all the gains they have made!
READING - Students took the SRI test, the Dibels test, and the Fountas and Pinnell reading assessment this past week. This information will be shared with you. I will send it in report cards. Since report cards do not come to you until the week after school is out, please know that you are welcome to contact me even after school is out to discuss your child's progress!
WRITING:
We are wrapping up drafts of Pourqouis - legends that tell why something came to be- editing, revising, and beginning final drafts long necks? Students are in the planning process now and will begin drafting on Monday. We also read an article about whether plastic bags should be banned or not. Each student took a side and used information from the text to support his/her opinion.
READING - Students took the SRI test, the Dibels test, and the Fountas and Pinnell reading assessment this past week. This information will be shared with you. I will send it in report cards. Since report cards do not come to you until the week after school is out, please know that you are welcome to contact me even after school is out to discuss your child's progress!
WRITING:
We are wrapping up drafts of Pourqouis - legends that tell why something came to be- editing, revising, and beginning final drafts long necks? Students are in the planning process now and will begin drafting on Monday. We also read an article about whether plastic bags should be banned or not. Each student took a side and used information from the text to support his/her opinion.
SCIENCE: Everyone is working on their Project-based Learning activity that focuses on the behavioral and physical adaptation - but include other standards-which is the largest focus in this unit. They will work in pairs or individually (their choice) to create a new animal and include its classification, physical and behavioral characteristics, habitat, a learned behavior and inherited trait. They will be doing some simulations on the computer for review and ideas and will have resources to use. Quizzes looked great! - I am having them keep them at school to use for studying for the test. We will discuss fossils and paleontology this week.
SPELLING:
Students took the lesson 31 skills test on Friday. Monday will be the Word test. and it will come home on Monday. List 32 will go home Monday. You can also find lists under the spelling tab. The skill is adding suffixes. This will be the LAST SPELLING TEST!
| If your child wants to play games/do practice tests, go to: Spelling City |
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