Tuesday, May 9, 2017

May 8-12, 2017

Teacher Appreciation week is the most amazing week of my life! I feel so appreciated! The flowers were beautiful! The cards were heartwarming! The treats were delicious! I am stocked up on school supplies for the rest of this year and next year! The gift cards will be a lovely reminder of how much I am loved by your children! Thank you for your generous gifts! I will cherish these last few weeks with your children!

Reminders:
Monday (5/8): STAAR testing for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade- No visitors
Tuesday (5/9): STAAR testing for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade- No visitors
                        Homework Bag comes home 
Wednesday (5/10): STAAR testing for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade- No visitors
Friday (5/12):  Homework Bag due

KnOWLedge Night is coming up soon.  On the evening of May 18th we will be hosting a Reading Restaurant. The reservation times will be sent closer to May 18th.  We are excited to share our love or reading and our portfolios with our families!

Field Day will be Friday, May 19th!  We will be outside from 10:00am-12:00am.  Please apply sunscreen at home. Plan to send your child in clothes that they can get wet in.  They will need tennis shoes, socks, play clothes, water bottle labeled with their name, a towel and and extra set of clothes (including underwear) socks and shoes (they can be something other than tennis shoes).  We will have a picnic lunch at 12:30pm that day.

We will have a Class Play Date in the classroom on Wednesday, May 31.  This is a day when your child can bring 1 game (that will fit in their back pack) from home.  The summer is fast approaching and many kiddos will not see any of their classmates until August 22nd.  We will have a morning of play and camaraderie.  Please do not send electronic devices.  In the years past, kiddos have brought games like connect 4, Candyland, and Hungry, Hungry Hippos (just to name a few).

End of the Year Party: 8:30am-10:20am on Thursday, June 1
This year we will have our End of the Year Awards ceremony in our classroom.  It will be followed by a breakfast reception and our Talent Show.  Your children have thought of ideas for their performance.  We will have time to practice at school.  Please talk with them about their choice and encourage them to practice at home! 

This week in Reading Workshop...
We will continue reviewing our reading comprehension strategies.  We will focus on making connections.  We've been discussing our read aloud The Land of Stories The Enchantress Returns as we use our reading strategies. 

This week in Writing...
We will be working on various projects to prepare our portfolios for KnOWLedge Night.  We can wait to share our work with you!

This week in Math...
We will continue our unit on inequality and comparison subtraction.  We worked really hard last week thinking about how to make amounts equal and create equations that are balanced.  Check out our work on Google Classroom from last week!

This week in Science...
We will continue our study of Plants.  We will learn about the parts of a plant and the functions of those parts.  We will also plant a seed and watch it sprout and grow!

Have a great week!


DATES TO REMEMBER:
May 8-10: STAAR Testing- No Visitors on Campus
May 15-19:  Book Fair
May 18:  KnOWLedge Night @ 5:30-7:00
May 19:   Field Day
May 26:  Career Fair
May 29:  Memorial Day- No School
May 31:  Class Play Date
June 1:  Last Day of School

            Class Awards Ceremony/End of the Year Party- 8:30-10:20

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