Week 30 Update

Good afternoon parents,

Reminders:

•        We will begin taking the Milestone on Tuesday, April 10^th. Please sign up to donate a snack on the following link www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0A44A4A92D6-snacks 
•        Please encourage your child to practice for the Milestone over the break. You can tell them their mean teacher said they need to practice, but it’s because I love them J

I hope you all have a fun, relaxing, and safe Spring Break!

Week 29 Update

Good afternoon parents,

I hope you were able to enjoy our VIP Tea today. The kids were so excited and so proud to show off all of their hard work! They did a fantastic job!

Reminders:

•        The STEAM Run is next Friday, 3/30, during specials. Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes. All packets should be returned on Friday, even those without donations!
•        The No Excuse and Vocab quizzes are on Tuesday, March 27^th.
•        Please make sure your child is practicing for the Milestone for at least 20 minutes each night. They can complete the practice on my blog, or go to Education Galaxy. The students will begin the ELA portion of the Milestone on April 10^th , this is right around the corner!
•        Next week we will be discussing the elements of poetry and reviewing extensively for the Milestone! 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend! We are on the countdown to spring break! 5 more days!!! 

Week 28 Update

Good afternoon parents,

Reminders:

•         Here is a link to sign up for the Talent Show on May 4^th. https://goo.gl/forms/Ezdra3pAbBn525Fd2
•      Our next No Excuse and Vocab quizzes will be on March 27^th.
•      The VIP Tea is on Friday the 23^rd. Please join us any time between 8:30 and 9:15 to see all the hard work your child has been doing in class!
•         Please make sure your child is practicing for the Milestone for at least 20 minutes each night. They can go to either of the two links on my blog under “Test Prep”, or they can do Reading or Language Arts practice on Education Galaxy. We only have 11 school days left before the Milestone, so it’s important that your child is practicing every night. Yes, even on the weekends! J

Have a wonderful weekend, and thanks for your continued support.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Week 27 Update

Good afternoon parents,

Reminders:

•           Please go to the following link to sign up for an item to donate for our VIP Tea: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094faeaa29a20-viptea 
•          Spring picture day is on Friday 3/16. We will also be taking our class picture this day, so even if you are not ordering pictures for your child please make sure they look nice for our class picture!
•          We will be taking our Vocab and No Excuse Words quizzes on Monday.
•           Please make sure your child begins working on their final copy of questions. These should be neatly written or typed. They should also begin memorizing their answers.
•          Continue to have your child work on the test prep links that are located on my blog.

Have a great weekend! 

Week 26 Update

Good afternoon parents,

Reminders:

•         Our next vocabulary quiz and no excuse words quiz will be on Monday, March 12^th.
•         Our reading focus for next week is inferencing, and in writing we will continue to research the VIPs.
•        Science Day is next Friday! We look forward to a fun, science-filled day!
•        Please make sure your child is beginning to work on their poster and shoe box at home. They should also begin working on 12 questions that they will be asked at the VIP Tea. These questions should not be just yes or no questions, but should be questions like “Where were you born?”, “When were you born?”, “What are you most famous for in American History?”, etc. These questions will be due by next Friday for me to check over and approve. They should have their questions AND answers completed by Friday, March 9^th. 

As always, if you have any questions please let me know.

Thank you so much and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!