Newsletter April 16 - April 20

Wow!  what a windy Monday.  With our weather being so unpredictable please send your child with appropriate outer wear.  Last Friday, was especially chilly for the students during break.

Here are this week's happenings:

• Our next spelling test is tomorrow, Tuesday, April 17.  Words were sent home last week and a list is on this blog (remember to scroll down and view "web version" if using your phone). A new list will not come home this week.  We have a little spelling break :)
• This Friday, is mid-term.  I will send home a power school print out early next week so that you can see how your child is doing in class.  You can also always access power school yourself and check your child's status.
• April is the last month for PTA reading awards.  We have several students receive awards last week.  Congratulations to Brinley, Wes, and Phoenix for earning the Gold Eagle award.  That's a lot of reading!!! Congratulations to Wes also for reaching the 100-book challenge mark!! (that challenge ends May 16).
• This week we are finishing up our unit on measurement and time in math and I will give a test on that material this Friday.  Today we learned about half past the hour.  We have been working on time all year during our "math wall" meeting so this part of the unit hasn't been too difficult for most students. 
• In reading we are finishing up unit 6 (that's why we don't have a spelling list).  Today students wrote "improved" sentences.  I gave them a start like "The rabbit hopped." and they added adjectives and prepositions to make the sentence better.  Sentences changed to things like "The white, fluffy rabbit hopped to the barn to get warm." 
• Next week is our field trip to SUU for Bard's Birthday Bash.  We will walk to SUU after lunch and return around 3:00.  I still need or would really appreciate a volunteer to go with us over there.  If you could help please send me an e-mail.
• I am sending home sight word lists to those that haven't passed off one recently.  Please take advantage of this helpful incentive.  
• I hope that you are still looking for your child's behavior chart every Friday.  Please discuss with them their behavior in school especially if their behavior chart shows a color "below green". 

 Please feel free to e-mail me or contact me if you have any concerns with your child. 

Happy Reading!