Friday, May 17, 2013

Weekly Update 05/17/13


Important Announcements:

*Our class reading Hall of Fame has been posted outside of the classroom.  We have students that have read over 100,000 words so far this year!  I have challenged the children to make it to the next level on the Hall of Fame before the end of the school year. 

*Next week we are reading the story The Great Kapok Tree.  Your child will be bringing home a copy of the book on Tuesday to read with you.  Please make sure the book is returned to school on Wednesday.  Your child will be taking a reading counts test over the story on Thursday, May 23rd. 

*We will be taking the final SRI test of the year on Tuesday, May 21st.  I am excited to see how much your child’s lexile has grown this year!  I will send a report of your child’s scores before the end of the school year. 

*Our field trip to McCloud Nature Park will take place on Wednesday, May 22nd.  Your child will need to have a sack lunch (whether purchased from the cafeteria or brought from home).  We will be leaving school around 9:00 a.m. and returning at approximately 1:45 p.m.  Long sleeves and pants are recommended because of the bugs.  We will be going rain or shine so please have your child dress accordingly! 

*Mrs. Kraus will be in our classroom on Thursday, May 23rd for our last character education lesson of the year. 

*Track and Field will take place on Friday, May 24th.  Our class will be wearing our Dog Jog t-shirts that day.  Please make sure to put sunscreen on your child that morning.  Your child may also bring a water bottle to school that day. 

*There will be no school on Monday, May 27th due to Memorial Day. 

*Our final Unit 12 math test will take place on Thursday, May 30th.

*The last student day will be Friday, May 31st.  This school year is coming to a close quickly! 

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health:

Medicines and Drugs

Spelling:

No more spelling for the rest of the year!  J

Reading:

Story: The Great Kapok Tree

Skill: sequence and comprehension

Math

x, ÷ Fact Triangles; x , ÷ Facts Practice; Typical Life Spans

Social Studies

History of Brownsburg

English

Review of concepts taught

Writing

Research reports