April 22 - 26

Hello!

We are down to our last month of school! We still have plenty of learning to do and will continue working hard right up to the end!

The students began MAP testing this morning.  MAP assessments are a tool that is used by the district to show the growth that the students make.  We will be testing on Tuesday and Thursday mornings this week as well. 

Our Ernie Miller field trip is this Wednesday--rain or shine!  Make sure your child brings a sack lunch to school on Wednesday.
We have not yet decided when our walking Nature Scavenger Hunt will be yet.  We will be watching the weather to determine a nice afternoon for a stroll to the park!

Science Week is next week!  Please check the sign up in the email I sent earlier if you are able to volunteer some of your time. 

Here is a look at some dates for the remainder of the school year:
April 22, 23, 25-- Spring MAP Assessments
Arpil 24-- Ernie Miller Field Trip
April 29-May 3-- Science Week
May 10-- Science Fair
May 10 - PTA Talent Show and Basket RaffleMay 21-- Assessment Reward- walk to the park
May 23-- Field Day and LAST Day of School

Here are the plans for this week:
Reading- Students will work in small groups as they read through a novel together. 

Spelling-  The pattern this week is the "f" sound created by different digraphs-- "ff", "gh", and "ph".
The final test will be on Friday.

Writing- The students will continue writing a variety of poems. 

Math- We will begin Topic 13 this week.  The students will be learning how to find the perimeter of different shapes.

Science-  We will continue to learn about Matter.  Also, the next portion of the Science Fair project is due on Wednesday.  Students need to create a "Hypothesis or  Educated Guess" about how they think their experiment will turn out.

Have a wonderful week!