4-14-17
Or shall I say was reading month....hopefully every month is reading month. I just wanted to share all the photos of our guest readers from March. It was a couple crazy weeks leading up to spring break so I apologize for the delay.
Or shall I say was reading month....hopefully every month is reading month. I just wanted to share all the photos of our guest readers from March. It was a couple crazy weeks leading up to spring break so I apologize for the delay.
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| Logan's Dad - Mr. Kissinger |
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| Thomas' Mom - Mrs. Evans |
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| Isabella's Mom - Mrs. Monarch |
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| Khushi's Mom - Mrs. Patel |
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| This is actually Joe Flacco's younger brother Tom. I think I was the most excited when I made the connection. The other player never told us his name but he plays wide receiver (#7) |
If you're looking for a great way for your child to earn a free book and to continue reading over the summer. Check out this link. You can print the form out on-line or the next time you visit Barnes & Nobles, just ask for one there. I can also print out a copy for you as we get closer to summer.
Our campaign for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society officially begins Monday, April 17th. It runs until April 30th. On-line donations are encouraged but the kids are bringing home personal piggy banks to collect any money you may want to donate. Classroom that raises the most money wins Olive Garden for the class.
If a student didn’t pre-order, there are some extras in the office. They are first come, first serve. The cost is $15 and checks should be made payable to PPS. If they bring in cash, they must send in the exact amount as change will not be given.
We are going on a field trip to the Kalamazoo Civic Theater next Thursday, April 20th to see The Moon's a Balloon. I wish I could tell you more about the play or performance but I'm not really sure what it's about. I do know that we will be leaving LCE at 11:35 so it doesn't really effect our lunch other than we will be eating in our room. Kids can still order from the cafeteria if they want or they can bring their own lunch. We should be back from the field trip around 2:00.
Family Plan for Early Dismissal
You should have seen a pink sheet of paper come home this week along with the field trip permission slip. Please take a moment to update this new form. Some changes have been made to the form since the beginning of the year to help things go a little smoother in case we have another early dismissal in the future. Please return it back to school ASAP. If the form never made it to you then please let me know so I can get you another.
During the next few weeks, we will be exploring the theme What a Surprise! We will read about all kinds of surprises. As we read, we will explore the Big Idea “A surprise can change your life.” We will begin with a fantasy story about a big birthday surprise, The Mysterious Tadpole. We will also learn about real tadpoles in the informational text From Eggs to Frogs. Throughout this first week, we will talk about this question: “Why is it helpful to know the setting of a story?”
Target Vocabulary: confused, ordinary, control, sensible, suspiciously, training, cage, upset
Phonics Skills: Vowel diphthongs oo (shoot), ew (dew), ue (true), ou (you)
Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-meaning words
Comprehension Skill: Story structure— tell the setting, character, and plot in a story
Comprehension Strategy: Infer/ predict—use clues to figure out more about story parts
We finished up Module 6: Foundations of Multiplication and Division. We will start up Module 7: Problem Solving with Length, Money, and Data on Monday. We will start off with graphs and data. It will be very helpful if everyone freshens up on their money skills. Try to review pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and counting different coin combinations. IXL is a good resource for the kids to use for both graphs and money.
We are very close to wrapping up our unit on continents and oceans. We've traveled around the world visiting all 7 continents and putting together our continents booklet along the way. Hopefully we can finish putting the booklet together today and everyone can share it with you this weekend. Our final assessment will be next week on Monday or Tuesday so be sure to review a world map or globe over the weekend.
