Monday, April 10, 2017

April 10-14, 2017

A note from Ms. Smith
I want to start by sharing some personal information.  Your kiddo might have come home and told you that I was sad or worried on Friday.  This is because my oldest daughter, Gracie, hurt her knee very badly last week.  I took her to the doctor, and they think she most likely has torn her ACL in her left knee.  After taking x-rays, they also found a tumor on her right tibia.  There is a very, very low percentage that it is cancerous (so that is good), but they will most likely have to surgically remove it so it doesn’t begin to cause her trouble.  I will be out this coming Wednesday in order to take her in for an MRI on both legs.  We will know more after this.  I might have to be out several more times if we need to schedule surgery on one or both legs before school lets out.  I wanted to let you know that this is a possibility.  I am a worried parent, and I’m having all of the “Mommy feels”.  I would greatly appreciate it if you would please keep my little family in your thoughts. 

This week...
Monday (4/10): Self-selected reading @ home.  
                             TIC TAC TOE homework will be emailed.
Tuesday (4/11): Tuesday folders will come home.
                             Homework bags will come home. 
                                 No Library check out this week. 
Wednesday (4/12): Our chicks are due to hatch!!
Thursday (4/13): Chick Fest! Dress like a farmer!!
Friday (4/14): No school. 

In Reading and Writing...
We will begin our last Research project of the year.  This will be a time when students choose their topic, find sources, read, take notes and create a presentation about their topic.  We will work on this project for two weeks!  Tomorrow the students will be presented with books from the library.  They will choose a topic based on the variety of books selected.  

In Math...
We will begin a unit on Fractional Parts.  The questions we will ask ourselves are "How do I know if I’ve shared something fairly? How exact does measurement have to be?" We will also spiral back to telling time during this unit. We will review telling time to the hour and learn about telling time to the half hour.
In Science...
We will wrap up our unit on Animals. We will review the 3 types of animal groups we focused on. Birds, Fish and Mammals. We we discuss how the food chain works in nature. We will also learn about the life cycle of a frog.
Have a great week!

DATES TO REMEMBER:
April 12:  Hatch Day! (Ms. Smith out)
April 13:  Chick Fest- Come to school dressed like a farmer!
April 14:  Spring Holiday- No School
April 22:  Earth Day Clean up
April 26:  Playland Skate Center @ 5:30 pm
May 1-5:  Teacher Appreciation Week
May 8-10: STAAR Testing- No Visitors on Campus
May 15-19:  Book Fair
May 18:  KnOWLedge Night @ 5:30
May 19:   Field Day
May 26:  Career Fair
May 29:  Memorial Day- No School
June 1:  Last Day of School- End of the Year party


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