Weekly Update 05-22-15

Important Announcements:

*We had a BLAST today at Track and Field!  We worked hard and had a lot of fun!  Your children may be slightly worn out tonight! 

*Congratulations to these students for qualifying for the pizza party with Miss Whisman for the reading competition: Elijah, Lila, Faith, Caleb, Braeden, and Griffin!  I am so proud of these students for reading as much as they did during March and April!  Way to go!  The pizza party will take place on Tuesday, May 26^th during lunch. 

*Our schedule for the last day of school is as follows:

9:00 – 9:45 Awards Convocation (I would have contacted you if your child was receiving a special award at this convocation.)

11:30 – Lunch

12:00 – Recess

2:00 – 2:30 Specials

2:30 – 3:15 Teacher Talent Show (if the school earns it with our behavior tickets)

*On the last day of school I will make time for students to sign yearbooks and track and field t-shirts or Dog Jog t-shirts.  IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS, make sure he/she has his/her yearbook at school that day and his/her t-shirt.  It would be helpful for your child to bring in a permanent marker as well.  

*Your child will not have any reading homework next week.  He/she will continue to have math homework.  Our final math test is on Wednesday, May 27^th.  After that, we will not have any homework! 

*Sometime next week I will send home the summer reading challenge.  I encourage you to have your child participate in this!  If your child returns the calendar next school year, he/she will receive a special treat!  I have attached a copy of the calendar to this e-mail in case you need another copy. 

*Continue to work on addition and subtraction math facts over the summer!  Make sure to use those fact triangles that were sent home, or you can practice for free online at www.xtramath.org. 

*I believe in building relationships with the children both inside my classroom and outside the classroom.  If your child participates in any extracurricular activities (sports, dance, theater, etc.), or has any other events that he/she would like to invite me to, please let me know, and I will do my best to come! 

*The blog will also be updated with this information as well so if you need to see it again visit http://misswhisman.blogspot.com .

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health

Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Spelling

No more spelling for the rest of the year!

Reading

Story: The Great Kapok Tree

Skill: Review of skills taught in Unit 6

Math

Review Unit 12; Unit 12 Test on Wednesday, May 27^th; Review math skills

Social Studies

Various activities

English/Writing

The Important Book

Weekly Update 05-15-15

Important Announcements:

*Congratulations to these students for qualifying for the pizza party with Miss Whisman for the reading competition: Elijah, Lila, Faith, Caleb, Braeden, and Griffin!  I am so proud of these students for reading as much as they did during March and April!  Way to go! 

*Our zoo field trip will be on Tuesday, May 19^th.  We will leave school at 9:00 a.m. and return by 2:00 p.m.  If your child did not purchase a sack lunch from the cafeteria, he/she will need to bring one from home.  All students will need to wear their dog jog t-shirts.  They are the neon yellow ones with a purple paw print on the front.  I am looking forward to a great trip! 

*We will be taking our last SRI of the year on Wednesday, May 20^th.  I will send home a report with your child’s final score after the test!  I am excited to see how much they have grown! 

*Your child will not have any reading homework this week or next week.  He/she will continue to have math homework. 

*Track and Field is scheduled for Friday, May 22^nd.  Your child will be given a t-shirt to wear that was provided by the PTSG.  Your child will also need to bring a water bottle that he/she can use throughout the day.  There will be NO recess and NO specials the day of Track and Field.

Our Schedule for Track and Field:

Fun Day: 9:00 – 9:50

Field Day: 9:55 – 10:45

Lunch: 11:30 – 12:00

Game Day: 12:30 – 1:20

Track: 1:35 – 2:25

*Continue to work on addition and subtraction math facts.  Make sure to use those fact triangles that were sent home, or you can practice for free online at www.xtramath.org. 

*I believe in building relationships with the children both inside my classroom and outside the classroom.  If your child participates in any extracurricular activities (sports, dance, theater, etc.), or has any other events that he/she would like to invite me to, please let me know, and I will do my best to come! 

*The blog will also be updated with this information as well so if you need to see it again visit http://misswhisman.blogspot.com .

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health

Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Spelling

No more spelling for the rest of the year!

Reading

Story: Summer Vacation from the Black Lagoon

Skill: Review of skills taught in Unit 6

Math

Bar Graphs and Data; Interpret a Bar Graph; Review Unit 12; Unit 12 Test on Wednesday, May 27^th

Social Studies

Various activities

English/Writing

The Important Book

Weekly Update 05-08-15

Important Announcements:

*Congratulations to these students for qualifying for the pizza party with Miss Whisman for the reading competition: Elijah, Lila, Faith, Caleb, Braeden, and Griffin!  I am so proud of these students for reading as much as they did during March and April!  Way to go! 

*I sent home book order forms today.  This will be the last order of the year!  If you are interested in ordering, please order online or submit your order to me by Friday, May 15^th.  This should give us enough time for the order to be shipped by the end of the school year.  It is a great time to stock up for the summer!   

*Next week will be our LAST reading story from the book and our LAST spelling test!   

*We will be having spirit days next week all week long leading up to our Relay for Life event on 

 Saturday, May 16^th and Sunday, May 17^th.  The spirit days are:

Monday – Wear college gear

Tuesday –Pajama day

Wednesday – Dress as your favorite Disney character

Thursday – Dress is Hawaiian gear

Friday – Dress in your superhero gear

*Our zoo field trip will be on Tuesday, May 19^th.  We will leave school at 9:00 a.m. and return by 2:00 p.m.  If your child did not purchase a sack lunch from the cafeteria, he/she will need to bring one from home.  All students will need to wear their dog jog t-shirts.  They are the neon yellow ones with a purple paw print on the front.  I am looking forward to a great trip! 

*Track and Field is scheduled for Friday, May 22^nd.  Your child will be given a t-shirt to wear that was provided by the PTSG.  Your child will also need to bring a water bottle that he/she can use throughout the day.  There will be NO recess and NO specials the day of Track and Field.

*Continue to work on addition and subtraction math facts.  Make sure to use those fact triangles that were sent home, or you can practice for free online at www.xtramath.org. 

*If anyone is able to come in next week to volunteer, send me an e-mail and let me know what day and time works best for you!  Thanks! 

*I believe in building relationships with the children both inside my classroom and outside the classroom.  If your child participates in any extracurricular activities (sports, dance, theater, etc.), or has any other events that he/she would like to invite me to, please let me know, and I will do my best to come! 

*The blog will also be updated with this information as well so if you need to see it again visit http://misswhisman.blogspot.com .

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health

Forces of Motion

Spelling

Words that start with mis- and mid-

Reading

Story: Grace for President

Skill: Fact and Details

Math

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

Social Studies

History of Brownsburg

English/Writing

Animal Research