Newsletter Updates for the Week of May 4th

DATES TO REMEMBER:

-Wednesday, May 6—Next Visit to the Library

-Wednesday , May 6—3rd Grade Bookstore

-Book Fair—May 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, & 22

(We browse on the 14th & go back to buy on the 18th)

-Friday, May 22nd—Fun to Be Fit @ 1:30

-Monday, May 25th—Memorial Day—No School
-Thursday, May 28th - Kindergarten Program @ 1:30
-Tuesday, June 2nd - Fieldtrip to Kettunen Center
-Tuesday, June 9th - K-1 Track and Field Day - pm

-Thursday, June 11th—last day of school/half day

3RD GRADE BOOKSTORE

The 3rd graders are putting together their annual bookstore as part of their economics unit.  This Wednesday, May 6th we will be visiting their bookstore.  They will have gently used books available for purchase from 25¢ - $2.00.  Please send your child with a couple of dollars, so that they can purchase a couple of books to bring home and add to their library. :)

ASSESSMENTS: 

As we prepare to wrap up the school year, we will be assessing student growth in many areas. Next week, students will be assessed for Dibels & Aimsweb—practice those nonsense words!  We will be going back to the computer lab for our NWEA Assessment later in the month and we will be assessing for report cards, throughout the month of May:)  Please make sure your child is well-rested and remind them to ALWAYS do their best! :)

READING: 

This week our class will be reading stories and learning about our country’s national symbols, monuments, and national parks, such as the American flag, the White House, and the Grand Canyon.

· Vocabulary: country, travel Talk about places in the United States where you have traveled or would like to visit with your child. Then invite your child to draw a picture of that place.

· High-Frequency Words: this, what, him, & does.

· Category Words: ordinal numbers 

· Phonics: y & z  - We made it to the end of the alphabet—Yay!

· Reading Folders—Keep up the great work of reading at home! Students are now working towards earning a subway certificate, which will be presented once they have read 20 take-home books:)

WRITING: 

This week we will be writing our own How to Books on things we know how to do and can teach others—at home.  The students have picked their topics and have went through the planning process.  This week we will write and learn how to add labels to our drawings.

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES: 

We’ve completed our Science Unit on Motion and will be taking an assessment this week.  Our next unit is on Lifecycles; this week we will be learning about the lifecycles of birds, ducks, and chicks, as we will read several informational texts related to eggs & chicks.

MATH: 

This week we will continue to practice adding numbers within 10 and work on identifying numbers 1-30 using Base10 Blocks.  We will also be practicing identifying the bigger number & the missing number in anticipation for Aimsweb testing next week.  Our Hall of Fame is up for Counting by 2’s and we have a few students who’ve made it, so keep practicing!

Please be sure to return your child’s library book on or before Wednesday!