Newsletter April 23 - April 27

Our class has changed by two students.  Reese moved to Orem on Friday and today Aspen moved to LaVerkin.  It's hard to see my kids go.  They will be missed.

Here are this week's happenings:

• Tomorrow is our field trip to SUU for BARD's birthday bash.  We will leave East at 12:20 and return by 3:00. Thank you to Lilly's and Phoenix's moms for joining us on our trip.  Please make sure that your child is wearing comfortable walking shoes.
• Today I sent home both April and May Scholastic reading fliers.  These will be the last fliers that I send home this year.  I included a coupon for a free book (buy one get one free).  Those coupons expire on April 30, so if you are interested please place your order by April 30.  I put May 1 as the deadline on the fliers before I noticed the expiration date on the coupon.
• I will send home a Power school printout tomorrow with current 4th quarter grades.  If your child misses school I always send home the morning work that they missed. I always accept late work so if you child is missing an assignment you can help them finish it at home and return it for full credit.
• Yearbook order forms were sent home last week.  If you want to order a yearbook for your child please send back the order form and money in the envelope provided.  I know that the PTA has spent hours making sure that everyone's picture is in the yearbook.  It's a fun way to remember the year.
• Today we started two new units--one in math and one in reading.  In math, we are now working on graphs and representing data.  This math unit is fairly short.  We will have a test on this material next Thursday, May 3 (what?!  it can't be May already). Today we learned about picture graphs.  In reading, we have moved from animal habitats to Fairy Tales.  Today we read Sleeping Beauty.  
• New spelling words will be sent home on Wednesday, with the test on Tuesday, May 1. 
• I have included some end of the school year calendar items on this blog.  I will send home a tangible note about the end-of-the year field trips to the Aquatic Center, the St. George Children's museum and field day the first part of May.  
• May 11 is the last day for take-home books.  Our take home librarian said that she will not be sending new books home with students that haven't turned one in for a long time.  Please make sure that you find those books and return them or pay the $5.00 replacement fee.  The same goes for library books. 
• Our final DIBELS (reading test) will be next Thursday, May 3 in the morning.  Please help by making sure your child has a good night's sleep the night before and something healthy to eat in the morning.   If your child is sick they can take the test on an alternative day.

Happy Reading--look for grade print outs tomorrow and ask about your child's behavior (ask were you on green today?).