Weekly Update 04/27/12

Important Announcements:

*Our field trip to McCloud Nature Park was fantastic!  The kids had a great time and learned a lot.  I would like to thank the parents that were able to go with us on our trip: Mr. Angle, Mrs. Fought, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Matthews, Mrs. Meiners, Mrs. Meller, Mrs. Newberry, Mrs. Vaught, and Mrs. Watson.  Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to come with us today!

*We will be going to the Book Fair on Wednesday during our specials time (2:10 – 2:50).  Your child may bring money to shop for books during this time.  The book fair is offering buy one get one free.  It will also be open during the data night and art show. 

*Transportation and enrollment forms were sent home on Wednesday.  These are due back to me by Tuesday, May 1^st.  Thanks!

*Our annual data night and art show is taking place on Thursday, May 3^rd starting at 6:00 p.m.  This is a time for your child to show you his/her school work, data, and some art work.  I look forward to seeing you there!

*Grades 3 – 5 will be taking the final part of ISTEP + testing next week.  Because of this, our lunch and recess schedule on Thursday ONLY will be different.  We will eat lunch from 11:45 – 12:15 and have recess from 12:15 – 12:40. 

*Mrs. Hopkins is looking for volunteers for track and field on Friday, May 11, 2012.  If interested in helping her at a station, please e-mail at shopkins@brownsburg.k12.in.us or call her at 317-852-1062 with the following information: whether you can work a.m., p.m., or all day; your phone number; your e-mail address.  Volunteers help to make the day a successful one!

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health
Life Cycles

Spelling

words with aw

Reading

Story: Montigue on the High Seas

Skills: details; fluency

Daily Five: focus on read to self, listen to reading, partner reading

Math

Many Names for Times, Timelines, Multiplication and Division Fact Triangles, Multiplication and Division Facts Practice

Social Studies

Unit 6

English

Helping verbs

Writing

Research reports

Weekly Update 04/20/12

Important Announcements:

*April is Autism Awareness month. A special guest speaker will come to our class on Monday, April 23^rd to talk to the students about autism.

*Our field trip to McCloud Nature Park is on Friday, April 27^th. Your child will need to have a sack lunch that day. If your child is purchasing one from the cafeteria, he/she will be able to pick it up that morning. If you are chaperoning, you will need to be here at 9 a.m. We should be returning to school no later than 2:30 p.m. Last year we did encounter ticks while we were at McCloud. You may want to take some precautions to help this year. Wearing light colored clothing, long sleeved shirts and pants, a hat or bandana, and using bug spray are strongly encouraged by me.

*Because of our field trip next week, our spelling and reading tests will take place on Thursday, April 26^th. Since we are testing a day early, there will be no challenge list given next week. If your child scores 100% on the pre-test on Monday, he/she is excused from spelling for the rest of the week!

*End of the year Dibels testing will take place today and continue through next week. This is where I will test your child’s fluency (we have been practicing all semester!) and retell. Scores will be available at Data Night.

*Our annual data night and art show is taking place on Thursday, May 3^rd starting at 6:30 p.m. This is a time for your child to show you his/her school work, data, and some art work. I look forward to seeing you there!

*Speaking of the art show, Ms. Whitton is looking for volunteers to help mount artwork and put it in frames. If you are interested in helping her as early as next week or during the art show, please contact her at swhitton@brownsburg.k12.in.us.

*Mrs. Hopkins is looking for volunteers for track and field on Friday, May 11, 2012. If interested in helping her at a station, please e-mail at shopkins@brownsburg.k12.in.us or call her at 317-852-1062 with the following information: whether you can work a.m., p.m., or all day; your phone number; your e-mail address. Volunteers help to make the day a successful one!

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health
Life Cycles

Spelling

words with ou

Reading

Story: Dinosaurs Travel

Skills: details; fluency

Daily Five: focus on read to self, listen to reading, partner reading

Math

Fact families, Unit 11 Review, Unit 11 Test, Fact Triangles

Social Studies

Unit 6

English

Go, Do, Went, Did

Writing

Research reports

Weekly Update 04/13/12

Important Announcements:

*Mark is celebrating his birthday today. Happy Birthday, Mark!

*Mrs. Hopkins needs one to two volunteers to help when the class runs the mile on TUESDAY, APRIL 17^th from 2:10 – 2:50. If you are able to help her by supervising the children on part of the track, please contact her at shopkins@brownsburg.k12.in.us. You can also let me know, and I will forward your name on to her. If it rains, the mile will be rescheduled.

*Smile! Monday is spring picture day. Your child will get his/her picture taken. Proofs will then be sent home later for you to decide if you would like to purchase the pictures or not.

*April is Autism Awareness month. A special guest speaker will come to our class on Monday, April 23^rd to talk to the students about autism.

*Our field trip to McCloud Nature Park is on Friday, April 27^th. Your child will need to have a sack lunch that day. If your child is purchasing one from the cafeteria, he/she will be able to pick it up that morning. If you are chaperoning, you will need to be here at 9 a.m. We should be returning to school no later than 2:30 p.m. Last year we did encounter ticks while we were at McCloud. You may want to take some precautions. Wearing light colored clothing, long sleeved shirts and pants, a hat or bandana, and using bug spray are strongly encouraged by me.

*Our annual data night and art show is taking place on Thursday, May 3^rd starting at 6:30 p.m. This is a time for your child to show you his/her school work, data, and some art work. I look forward to seeing you there!

*Mrs. Hopkins is looking for volunteers for track and field on Friday, May 11, 2012. If interested in helping her at a station, please e-mail or call her with the following information: whether you can work a.m., p.m., or all day; your phone number; your e-mail address. Volunteers help to make the day a successful one!

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health
Life Cycles

Spelling

words with oo and ou

Reading

Story: Beginner’s World Atlas

Skills: details; reading non-fiction; fluency

Daily Five: focus on read to self, listen to reading, partner reading

Math

Multiplication Facts and Fact Triangles

Social Studies

Unit 6

English

come, came, run, ran

Writing

Research reports