Week of May 14th

Dear Parents,

The Parent Appreciation Night Concert is next week on Thursday, May 24^th at 6:30 pm. The students will meet in the classroom at 6:15.

Hope to see you there!

Help Needed: As a contribution to our farm fest presentation, please send in an emptied, clean dairy container with your child next week: yogurt, milk, cheese, ice cream, etc. Due by Friday, May 25^th.

Reminder: Please donate a book for the book swap!

Reading: We are starting end- of-the-year reading assessments with the students. I can’t believe it is this time already! It is fun to see how much each student has grown as a reader!

We are currently reading Magic Treehouse #17, Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osborne in conjunction with the 100^th anniversary.

Writing: Students published their non-fiction research reports. They presented their writing to the class. It was fun learning about a wide variety of topics!

Spelling: Lesson 27, words with

i-e

Math: We are extending work with money to include dollars, and work with place value to include hundreds. We are also beginning to explore fractions.

Please continue to practice at home: time (hour, half-hour, quarter-hour, am vs. pm), money (penny, nickel, dime and quarter), and counting by 2s, 5s and 10s.

Science/Social Studies: Students were introduced to the scientific method this week. We conducted an experiment in which students were required to research a question, develop a hypothesis and record results.    

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Craft