Newsletter April 30 - May 4

Here we go into the last month of school. 

Here are this week's happenings:

• This is our big testing week for first grade.  We only take one reading test called DIBELS on Thursday.  Please help your child the night before by getting a good night of sleep and if they are sick they can take it another day.  I am excited to see the progress my students have made.
• The Scholastic book order is due tomorrow, but if you want to use the free book coupon I attached to the fliers then you will need to order by today--April 30 as that expires today.  This will be the last book order obviously and the books will be here before school dismisses (again obviously). 
• With the end of school we will be going on a couple of field trips that last week of school--we will be going to the Aquatic Center on Monday, May 21 and the St. George Children's Museum on Tuesday, May 22.  I will send home a note tomorrow giving more details about these field trips and asking for volunteers. We also have Field Day on Friday, May 18th that I will detail in that note.   Please look for that and return the lunch note ASAP. 
• Take-home book late notices will be sent home tomorrow.  Please help your child find their book and return it by May 11 or pay the $5.00 fine to the office.  Library books are also due the second week of May.  Our library day will be Wednesday, May 9.  All students that turn in their books or pay the replacement fee will receive a free book of their choice.   
• I have doubled up on math and our Math test for Chapter 10 (graphing) will be tomorrow.  I will then do the same thing the next couple of weeks with Chapters 11 and 12.  These chapters deal with three-dimensional shapes, and equal and unequal parts (halves, fourths etc.). 
• Our spelling test will be on Wednesday--I think I might have stated in last week's newsletter that the test will be on Tuesday, but on the list of words that were sent home last week it has the correct date.  A new list will come home on Thursday with that test being next Wednesday.  
• April reading calendars are due tomorrow--May 1.  I will send home May calendars and those will be due on Wednesday, May 16 since take-home books will stop on May 11. All work will need to be turned in by Friday, May 18 at the latest (missed morning work, reading calendars etc.)
• We will have three more opportunities for Sight Word Soldiers.  Phoenix's mom will pass off students this Friday, May 4, next Friday May 11 and the following THURSDAY May 17. 
• Remember the last day for the 100-book challenge is Wednesday, May 16.  The Reading pizza picnic will be in my room  the following day, Thursday May 17 and I will submit the recipients picture to the newspaper after that date. I'm so impressed by those that have persevered through this challenge and it's showing in their reading. 

Please feel free to contact me anytime with any question or concern.

Happy Reading!!