Newsletter May 8 - May 12

Our swimming field trip is tomorrow, Tuesday, May 9 in the afternoon. I sent home a note last week detailing the event as I have given out information for weeks on this blog and sent home another note last month.  Thanks to those that have volunteered to help us that day!

Here are this week's happenings and announcements or reminders:

• Please remember our dress code as the weather is warming up--no short shorts, hats, spaghetti straps or tank tops 
• All library books (both regular and take-home) are due this week.  Library books are due this Thursday, May 11 and take-home books (book in a bag) are due this Friday, May 12.  Please help us get all of our books returned.  I will send out reminders and texts to those that haven't returned their books or paid the fine.
• If you have any Box tops please send them by this Friday, May 12.  The winning class will receive an ice cream party.
• All 4th quarter work will be due by Friday, May 19.  I will send home grade printouts the following Monday.  THE MAY READING CALENDAR WILL BE DUE THAT DAY ALSO (May 19)!
• Some of you will receive DIBELS scores in the mail.  State law requires that we inform parents via mail if their child is below benchmark on this test.  I will still send out those scores along with helpful hints for this summer to all students.  It won't be sent through the mail.  I will let you know when those have been put in your child's folders.
• Mr. Moyle reminded us today to please not bring "toys" to school, lately we've had issues with "fidgit" spinners and always with Pokemon cards.  Please help us by cleaning out your child's backpack and reminding them to leave "toys" at home.
• This week we will finish our math unit on Two-Dimensional Geometry.  Today we learned about halves and on Wednesday we will learn about fourths. We will review on Thursday and take the unit test on Friday.  We will then review "harder" concepts from earlier in the year and work on concepts that will be a jump-start for second grade.  I will send home some worksheets that your child can work on over the summer to also help for second grade.
• Today we learned about the Sonoran Desert habitat.  We will continue this Unit until the end of the year.  We will learn about rain forests, Temperate deciduous habitats, and the African Savanna.  My students will write a final informational paragraph choosing one of these habitats.
• Our spelling test will be tomorrow morning--I will group the words by spellings:  i.e. all 'ai' words together and all 'ay' words together hoping that will help. 

As this year is drawing to a close, I wanted to say how much I've enjoyed your beautiful children.  They will forever be apart of my heart.  Thanks for your support throughout the year.

Happy Reading and Happy Mother's Day!