Friday, April 26, 2013

Weekly Update 04/26/13


Important Announcements:

*Attention Parent Volunteers-
 Track and Field is approaching quickly.  I am in need of around 30 volunteers still.  If you can please help on Fri. May 24th, my students and I would greatly appreciate it.  Please email me (shopkins@brownsburg.k12.in.us) or call me at 852-1062 ext. 1319 to tell me what time slot you could help us out (AM- 9:00-12:00, PM 12:30-3:30, or all day).  Thanks in advance for making this day full of memories.
Mrs. Hopkins

*Thank you so much to Mrs. Carmin for organizing a great spring party!  I would also like to thank the parents that were able to donate for our party.   Thanks to these parents for coming to our party: Mrs. Black, Mr. Cabreros, Mrs. Cabreros, Mrs. Carmin, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Rushenberg, Mrs. Scott, and Mrs. Sylva.   The kids had a blast! 

*I spent the first three days of this week home sick.  The kids did a great job while I was away, and I appreciate that very much!  Thanks!

*I will soon be starting our new reading incentive program which will track the number of words read using reading counts quizzes.  I am still in the brainstorming process so I will share more details as I develop the incentive.  In the meantime, I am encouraging the children to continue to read and take as many reading counts quizzes as possible. 

*The All Pro-Dad’s meeting will take place Friday morning, May 3rd at 7:30 a.m.  Dads, we hope you can make it!

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health:

Ways to Keep Fit and Healthy; Staying Well

Spelling:

words with oo, ou(gh)

Reading:

Story: Dinosaurs Travel

Skill: Author’s Purpose

Math

Trade-First Subtraction; Multiplication Stories; Division Number Stories; Multiplication Facts

Social Studies

History of Brownsburg

English

Go, Do, Went, Did

Writing

Research reports