We have four more weeks left of school. Three more weeks of spelling words, three more weeks until the 100-book challenge is due (May 15), three more weeks of math homework--we can do anything for 3 or 4 more weeks right?! Please continue to read with your child as next week is our big testing week. Remember that our class will be tested on Friday, May 8. I will make pancakes for the class before we test. Please make sure your child gets a good nights sleep the night before the test :)
We have two fun field trips planned (we were just made aware that we secured buses). On Thursday, May 14, we will travel to St. George and visit the Children's Museum. We will leave right at 9:00 a.m. and return by 2:30. The cost for this field trip is a $1.00 donation. I will need 3 parents to accompany us on this field trip (you can ride the bus with us). Since we will be there during lunch time, I need to know by Wednesday, at the latest if your child will bring a home lunch or want a school sack lunch. It truly is easier to have a school lunch, as they pack them, put them in coolers and on the bus etc., but if you would like to send your child with a lunch that day please let me know by Wednesday at the latest. If I don't hear from you (e-mail me), I will assume that your child will want a school lunch and will order one. The cost for school lunch is $2.00 and it's really quite good. It will come with a meat sandwich, usually carrot sticks, oranges, and chips and juice and milk. If you want to accompany us on the field trip I can also order an adult lunch. The cost for an adult lunch is $3.00.
On Thursday, May 21 we will be going swimming at the Aquatic Center. We will leave the school at 12:45 and return by 3:30. The cost for this field trip is a $1.50 donation. I will NEED 5 parents, or uncles, aunts etc. to help and be brave and actually get in the pool and swim with the kids. We cannot go if we do not have a 5 to 1 ratio of adults to students. You can e-mail me and let me know if you can go with us swimming also.
As you can guess, when I told my students today, they were giddy with excitement! I will send home a permission slip (combination slip) for both of these field trips so that you can remember the donation cost for both of these. Mrs. Vogel and I would also like to go to the public library the last week of school so that our students can get excited about their Summer Reading program. I will let you know if and when this materializes.
We have Field Day on May 15. The first grade will go up to Canyon Park, and walk the trail, and then play on the playground. We would like to have a water balloon "fight" also. If you could help by filling up water balloons and then bring them to the park that would be wonderful. We will have field day in the morning. After the field trip, we will have a school wide BBQ.
This week I will finish off Unit 11 in math (three-dimensional shapes) and test next Monday, May 4. I will start Unit 12 next Tuesday. That is a longer chapter, but my plan is to have that complete and the test taken by May 15. I may have to combine two lessons a day, but will only send home one sheet of homework if that is the case. I will send home spelling lists for the next three weeks and on Friday I will send home a May Reading Record. It will be due on May 15, and will be worth 50 points this time. The April Reading Record is due this Friday. I give the students that turn in their reading records a certificate and a little treat. I have had these trickle in. I will only give an April certificate and treat if those records are turned in by Wednesday , May 6. I will still give points for those that trickle in after that date, but I will not give out a certificate and a treat.
Happy Reading!!
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