Newsletter 5-25-17

Last week we read about the American flag and other symbols of America.  We learned a lot of American history and worked on our interactive notebooks.

We have been reading about cowboys this week.  Children may dress up like a cowboy or cowgirl tomorrow.  

We finished our unit on graphing, and now we are learning about geometry.  We will have a test next Wednesday.

We had a fantastic time exploring the Living Planet Aquarium.  We saw sharks, penguins, otters, and more.  We had a great class about blue whales.  Thank you to all of our parent helpers!

Congratulations to Max for completing the 20-Book Challenge! 

Congratulations to Ella and Bennett for passing off another level in Lexia!

Our last homework and spelling test are this week.  Please use the extra time the next two weeks to have your child do Reflex Math and Lexia.  

Thank you for making sure your child has her or his signed planner each day.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Newsletter 5-5-17

Our Ugly Duckling play was a big success!  I was so proud of our little performers.  

We read some fun stories in language arts, and we talked a lot about responsibility.  We reviewed contractions, worked on pronouns, and practiced our comprehension skills. 

We read books about earth day and learned about how we could help our community.  We wrote our own earth day books.

We just finished our math unit on addition, subtraction, and measurement.  We liked making these measurement gardens.  Our next unit will graphing.

We have been talking about weather in science.  We are keeping a daily log of the temperature and weather conditions.

We had a terrific time on our field trip Monday!  We explored the museum, then we ate and played at Draper Park.  Thank you to our moms and dads who chaperoned.

We’re excited for our next field trip to the aquarium.  Please return the permission slip as soon as possible.

Thanks to everyone who sent colored pencils and other donations for the children in Nepal.  Mrs. Gill showed us pictures and videos of the students we will be helping.  We are excited to hear about her trip! 

Congratulations to Ross for completing the 20-Book Challenge.  Excellent work!

Mya passed the 20-Book Challenge...again.  Wow!

Jane, Ella, and Aliya passed a level in Lexia.  Way to go, girls!  

Paisley earned our citizenship award for forgiveness.  She is a good friend!

Please remind your child to bring his or her planner to school every day.  It's a great communication tool, and it helps teach students responsibility.

Thank you for all the teacher appreciation gifts and cards.  The students have been so sweet this week.  I'm lucky to have such a wonderful class!

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!